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An entertaining quick-fire round up of Liverpool's most shocking, gruesome and unusual events over the years.
Criminal Liverpool is an entertaining and informative round-up of some of the strangest, most bloodthirsty, despicable and comical crimes that took place in and around Liverpool from the Victorian era up to the early twentieth century. Daniel K. Longman's scrupulous research has uncovered many enthralling cases that have been long forgotten, and sheds new light on a variety of sinister incidents. The cases featured include the tragic tales of Frances Wallace, whose mummified remains were found decomposing in the water closet of her Hope Place home, and the horrific crimes of the Tuebrook baby-killer, Elizabeth Kirkbride. The stories are supported by seventy-five fascinating illustrations and will appeal to anyone who has an interest in the more sinister side of the city's history.
A history of Liverpool, told through the archives of the Liverpool Echo.
The popular tourist city of Liverpool has a rich heritage, which is uniquely reflected in this fascinating new compilation. Contrasting a selection of forty-five archive images alongside full-colour modern photographs, this book delves into the changing faces and buildings of Liverpool. Comparing the fashionable man about town to his modern counterparts, and workers of yesteryear with today’s trades-people, along with some famous landmarks and little-known street scenes, this is a wide-ranging look at the city’s colourful history. As well as delighting the many tourists who visit the city, Liverpool Then & Now will provide present occupants with a glimpse of how the city used to be, in addition to awakening nostalgic memories for those who used to live or work here.
Criminal Wirral is an intriguing and entertaining collection of some of the strangest, most despicable and comical crimes that took place on the Wirral peninsula from the Victorian era up until the early twentieth century. Daniel K. Longman's painstaking research has uncovered many fascinating cases that have been long forgotten, and he sheds new light on local causes celebres. The tales are supported by a number of maps with many contemporary and modern photographs, which help to bring these events and the people featured in them to life. Criminal Wirral will appeal to anyone who has an interest in the darker side of Wirral's history.
A fascinating collection of merged historic and modern images that reflect the changes in Liverpool through the decades.
This fascinating collection of photographs and stories traces the ways in which The Beatles' home town has changed over the past 50 years.
Physicist Richard Carlson and biblical scholar Tremper Longman address the long-standing problem of how to relate scientific description of the beginnings of the universe with the biblical creation passages found in Genesis. Experts in their respective fields, these two authors provide a way to resolve seeming conflicting descriptions.
This fascinating selection of photographs traces some of the many ways in which the Wirral has changed and developed over the last century.
From the momentous to the outlandish, this little book brings together past and present to offer a taste of Liverpool. Learn about the movers and shakers who shaped this fantastic city. from the great and the good to the bad and the ugly. Small wonders, tall stories, triumph and tragedy. Best places and the worst places. Origins, evolution, future. Written by a local who knows what makes Liverpool tick.