by Sarsfield Blog | Oct 6, 2014 | Blogs
Remembering a Liverpool sculptor ‘privileged never to have had an art education’ Born in Liverpool in 1929, Arthur left school at 14 and took up an apprenticeship at Cammell Laird’s shipyard, where he contributed to the construction of the Ark Royal. On being finished...
by Sarsfield Blog | Sep 29, 2014 | Blogs
Memorial Plaque to a Muslim convert and Liverpool lawyer who opened the first mosque in England William Quilliam was born on 10 April 1856 into a wealthy local family, prominent Methodists and established watchmakers in the city of Liverpool. Qualifying as a...
by Sarsfield Blog | Sep 22, 2014 | Blogs
Henry was born and brought up in Walton, Liverpool. After apprenticing at sea with Messrs James Chambers & Co, Henry learned quickly and rose through the ranks to become a junior officer with the White Star Line in July 1897. After time served as Chief Officer on...
by Sarsfield Blog | Aug 18, 2014 | Blogs
A few weeks ago, we wrote about the sinking of RMS Lusitania, one of the worst casualties of WWI in which 1,198 people lost their lives. Captain William Thomas Turner was her commander when she sank, torpedoed by a German submarine. This was just one incident in a...
by Sarsfield Blog | Aug 11, 2014 | Blogs
There are many memorials to those who died during the Great War. One of the most notable ones in Liverpool is the First World War Memorial Roll of Honour of Liverpool’s Military War Dead. This is located in the Hall of Remembrance at Liverpool Town Hall in the city...
