Europe, British Isles, North-West England, Lancashire, Liverpool [Map]

Liverpool is in Lancashire.

On 20 Dec 1823 John Leigh (age 71) died in Liverpool [Map].

Night of the Big Wind

On 06 Jan 1839 an enormous storm, known in Ireland as "Night of the Big Wind", the largest in three-hundred years, caused significant loss of life and damage in Ireland, particularly Dublin [Map] where one fifth of property was destroyed, and western Britain, partiularly Liverpool [Map]. The next day a number of passenger ships were lost.

The River Mersey is formed from the River Goyt and River Tame which converge at Stockport [Map] from where it flows through Carrington, Lancashire [Map], Warrington [Map], Widnes, Lancashire [Map] and Runcorn [Map] to Liverpool [Map] after which it joins the Irish Sea.

Europe, British Isles, North-West England, Lancashire, Liverpool, Brownlow Hill

Europe, British Isles, North-West England, Lancashire, Brownlow Hill, Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral [Map]

Between 1962 and 1967 Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral [Map] was constructed to designs by architect, Frederick Gibberd.

Europe, British Isles, North-West England, Lancashire, Liverpool, Childwall

Europe, British Isles, North-West England, Lancashire, Liverpool, Childwall, All Saints' Church

On 05 Apr 1866 Dean Herbert Mortimer Luckock (age 32) and Margaret Emma Thompson at All Saints' Church, Childwall. They had eight children of which six survived him.

On 25 Apr 1867 Ralph Brocklebank of Childwall Hall and Mary Petrena Royds (age 17) were married at All Saints' Church, Childwall by Reverend Edward Royds (age 46), Rector of St Oswald's Church, Brereton [Map] assisted by the Rev. Canon Brandreth, Rector of Standish, co. Lancaster, both uncles of the bride.

Europe, British Isles, North-West England, Lancashire, Scotland Road Liverpool

Europe, British Isles, North-West England, Lancashire, Horatio Street Scotland Road Liverpool

Europe, British Isles, North-West England, Lancashire, Horatio Street Scotland Road Liverpool, Liverpool Maternity Hospital

On 09 Oct 1940 John Lennon Musician was born in Liverpool Maternity Hospital.

Europe, British Isles, North-West England, Lancashire, Liverpool, St Augustine's Church

On 26 Jul 1841 Thomas Brocklebank of The Roseote in Heswall in Cheshire was born to Ralph Brocklebank of Childwall Hall. He was baptised on 02 Dec 1841 at St Augustine's Church, Liverpool.

Europe, British Isles, North-West England, Lancashire, Liverpool, St George's Church [Map]

On 11 Jul 1848 Henry Royds of Elm House in Wavertree (age 26) and Margaret Bourne (age 21) were married at St George's Church, Liverpool [Map] [Note. Assumed to be the St George's Church in Everton?] by the Rev. George Drinkwater Bourne, Rector of Weston-sub-Edge, co. Gloucester.

Europe, British Isles, North-West England, Lancashire, Liverpool, St James' Mount

Europe, British Isles, North-West England, Lancashire, St James' Mount, Liverpool Anglican Cathedral [Map]

Between 1904 and 1978 Liverpool Anglican Cathedral [Map] was constructed based on a design by Giles Gilbert Scott (age 23). The total external length of the building, including the Lady Chapel (dedicated to the Blessed Virgin), is 207 yards (189 m) making it the longest cathedral in the world.

Europe, British Isles, North-West England, Lancashire, Liverpool, St Nicholas Church

On 16 Feb 1709 Earle John Willis (age 34) and Mary Finch (age 24) were married at St Nicholas Church, Liverpool.

On 10 Nov 1717 Sarah Earle was born to Earle John Willis (age 43) and Mary Finch (age 32). She was baptised on 28 Nov 1717 at St Nicholas Church, Liverpool.

On 08 Mar 1827 William Molyneux (age 66) died. He was buried at St Nicholas Church, Liverpool.

Europe, British Isles, North-West England, Lancashire, Liverpool, St Peter's Church

On 20 Apr 1800 John Gladstone 1st Baronet (age 35) and Anne MacKenzie Robertson (age 28) were married at St Peter's Church, Liverpool.

On 03 Jul 1820 Anne Mary Littledale was baptised at St Peter's Church, Liverpool.

Europe, British Isles, North-West England, Lancashire, Upper Canning Street Liverpool

Europe, British Isles, North-West England, Lancashire, 122 Upper Canning Street Liverpool

In 1881 Census Joseph Crosland Graham (age 14) was living at 122 Upper Canning Street Liverpool.

Europe, British Isles, North-West England, Lancashire, Liverpool, Walker Art Gallery

1849. John Everett Millais 1st Baronet (age 19). "Isabella". From the poem Isabella and the Pot of Basil and the book Decameron Day Four Story Five. Note the initials PRB on the bottom of the table leg. The painting is on display at the Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool.

The models are believed to be:

Dante Gabriel Rossetti (age 20): Far right drinking from glass.

William Michael Rossetti (age 19): Lorenzo, offering an orange to Isabella.

Isabella: Decameron Day Four Story Five. Summary. Lisabetta's brothers murder her lover. He appears to her in a dream and shows her where he is buried. She secretly disinters the head and places it in a pot of basil, over which she weeps for a long time every day. In the end her brothers take it away from her, and shortly thereafter she dies of grief.

Europe, British Isles, North-West England, Lancashire, Liverpool, Walton Prison

On 13 Aug 1964 the last execution occurred in England. Peter Anthony Allen, at Walton Prison, Liverpool, and Gwynne Owen Evans, at Strangeways Prison, Manchester, were executed for the murder of John Alan West on 7 April that year.

Europe, British Isles, North-West England, Lancashire, Liverpool, Wavertree

Europe, British Isles, North-West England, Lancashire, Liverpool, Wavertree, Elm House

On 07 Feb 1865 Margaret Bourne (age 38) died at Elm House, Wavertree. She was buried in the churchyard of Holy Trinity Church, Wavertree [Map] on 13 Feb 1865.

On 16 Dec 1878 Henry Royds of Elm House in Wavertree (age 56) died at Elm House, Wavertree. He was buried in the chuchyard of Holy Trinity Church, Wavertree [Map] on 20 Dec 1878.

Europe, British Isles, North-West England, Lancashire, Liverpool, Wavertree, Holy Trinity Church [Map]

On 08 Aug 1850 Margaret Borne Royds was born to Henry Royds of Elm House in Wavertree (age 28) and Margaret Bourne (age 23). She was baptised on 04 Oct 1850 at Holy Trinity Church, Wavertree [Map].

On 16 Sep 1851 Dora Bourne Royds was born to Henry Royds of Elm House in Wavertree (age 29) and Margaret Bourne (age 24). She was baptised on 01 Nov 1851 at Holy Trinity Church, Wavertree [Map].

On 07 Feb 1865 Margaret Bourne (age 38) died at Elm House, Wavertree. She was buried in the churchyard of Holy Trinity Church, Wavertree [Map] on 13 Feb 1865.

On 07 Oct 1875 Charles Assheton Whately Pownall (age 26) and Dora Bourne Royds (age 24) were married at Holy Trinity Church, Wavertree [Map] by Reverend Pownall, Rector of South Kilwoith, Leicestershire.

On 07 Oct 1875 Reverend Sydney Henry Armistead (age 38) and Margaret Borne Royds (age 25) were married at Holy Trinity Church, Wavertree [Map] by Reverend Edward Royds (age 54), Rector of St Oswald's Church, Brereton [Map], uncle of the bride.

On 16 Dec 1878 Henry Royds of Elm House in Wavertree (age 56) died at Elm House, Wavertree. He was buried in the chuchyard of Holy Trinity Church, Wavertree [Map] on 20 Dec 1878.

On 10 Apr 1880 Ella Molyneux (age 45) died. She was buried in the churchyard of Holy Trinity Church, Wavertree [Map] on 14 Apr 1880.