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...
by Sarsfield Blog | Apr 21, 2014 | Uncategorized
If you take a look around your local cemetery, you’ll notice that some images seem to crop up time and time again. Over the coming months, we’ll be explaining some of the symbolism on memorials and monuments to the dead. Tying in with this and the 100th anniversary of...
by Sarsfield Blog | Mar 31, 2014 | Uncategorized
This impressive and unusual memorial in Anfield Cemetery bears a touching picture of Iorwerth Ap Owen on the side and was erected in his memory by his parents after his death on May 7th 1917. Iorwerth Ap Roland Owen was born on July 22nd 1896 to Dr Roland and Mrs...
by Sarsfield Blog | Mar 24, 2014 | Uncategorized
George Edward Nurse (14 April 1873 – 25 November 1945) was born in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Ireland but grew up in Guernsey where his father was a hotel keeper. Aged 18, he signed up with the Royal Artillery at Woolwich, having previously served in the Guernsey...
by Sarsfield Blog | Mar 17, 2014 | Uncategorized
Liverpool’s continuing growth in the nineteenth century as a major international commercial and manufacturing centre presented a huge range of fire risks, from packed warehouses full of combustible goods to densely-packed residential areas. The city’s proud...
