by Sarsfield Blog | Jun 9, 2014 | Blogs
2 August 1858 – 13 August 1935 William Watson was the youngest of three sons of a master grocer. Born in Burley, Yorkshire, he moved to Liverpool with his family at an early age and grew up there. His early interest was in Romantic poetry but his first volume met with...
by Sarsfield Blog | May 27, 2014 | Blogs
1852 – 1932, Widnes Scientist, Industrialist and Public Figure Sir Henry Wade Deacon was a son of Henry Deacon, a major industrialist and one of the first entrepreneurs to establish chemical works in Widnes. Henry Deacon counted Michael Faraday, one of the most...
by Sarsfield Blog | May 19, 2014 | Uncategorized
English Sculptor born in Liverpool The legacy of George Herbert Tyson Smith can be seen throughout the Liverpool and Merseyside area. Born in Liverpool in 1883, he was first apprenticed to a stonemason, then studied at Liverpool University and the Liverpool College of...
by Sarsfield Blog | May 13, 2014 | Blogs
If you’ve ever passed the former Church of St Andrew (now student accommodation) in Rodney Street, Liverpool, you may have seen the unusual pyramid-shaped memorial in the grounds. It’s commonly thought that monuments of this shape were chosen by people to prevent the...
by Sarsfield Blog | Apr 28, 2014 | Uncategorized
Shot dead during Liverpool’s general transport strike, 1911 In 1911, Britain was in economic decline. Workers’ wages had dropped, the cost of living rose steeply and living conditions were poor. Sailors and firemen in Southampton began the strike, and action...
