Sorry to see @waite99d drawing his studies of #LiverpoolHistory to a close as he quits the birdsite. He always showed such a deep understanding and love of the subject and will be sorely missed. I very much appreciated the help he gave me on numerous occasions both on and off line. I wish him all the best in his future endeavours.

Great thread by @edfarrell on how he creates his marvellous views of #LiverpoolHistory https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1683809890928582659.html

Sorry to see the Bygone #Liverpool team have drawn stumps. They had a superb innings and I wish them well in whatever they do next. Their blogs are archived here: https://bygoneliverpool.wordpress.com/

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Joseph Sandars was a Liverpool corn merchant who played a leading role in development of the Liverpool & Manchester Railway.

In 1824 he lived at 7 Pembroke Place (red). I tentatively place this at the corner of Pembroke Place and Daulby St based on the location of the Oakes mansion which was at number 7 in 1803 and number 10 in 1824 (green).

The building later became a spirit vault and was still extant in 1934. It is now the site of the Liverpool Dental School. #LiverpoolHistory #LMR

I'd assumed the structure on the landing-stage was a timeball. It seems more likely that the ball and associated bell were used to warn users of the departure of ferries. Their positioning, obscured by the Baths, left something to be desired.

#LiverpoolHistory #GeorgesDock

This post is intended to complement the birdsite post by @edfarrell which shows the second, later Jevons-built arcade on the other side of Newington. Intended to be a more elegant build, many shops had a presence in both arcades. The Roscoe Arcade was named for polymath Wm Roscoe whose daughter, Mary Anne, Jevons married. Aerial view dates to 1885 by which time Central Station has replaced the Howard Arcade.

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https://twitter.com/edwardrolf/status/1628370469341519873

Conjectural #opensim build of part of the Howard Arcade (likely named after the penal reformer) that ran parallel to Bold Street and which disappeared when Liverpool Central Station was built. Opened c1835 and replacing roperies, it was mostly furniture shops. The builder Thomas Jevons was bankrupt by 1848 and the arcade was offered for sale c1850.

Jevons was father of the better known William Stanley Jevons after whom the Jevons Paradox is named. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jevons_paradox

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Don't know if it helps but detail of the swing bridge can be seen in this image https://i.imgur.com/sRBN6iy.jpg

https://www.bootlehistory.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=32475&start=315

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@edfarrell simply marvellous, makes the map come to life
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Watercolour reconstruction. Research rough for Nova Scotia and Mann Island; Liverpool (UK) 1890 (corrections to come). #LiverpoolHistory

Nicely illustrated guide to Liverpool in 1897. #LiverpoolHeritage #LiverpoolHistory

https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=hvd.hn6b85&view=2up&seq=1

Super upgrade to Liverpool Record Office digital access, e.g. George's Dock images in the City Engineer's archive https://liverpool.access.preservica.com/?s=george%27s+dock&parenthierarchy=SO_da4baac8-faeb-4a88-8912-bc822d9bfb5d

h/t @LMRailway

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#DiggingForBritain episode on the #Liverpool Piermaster's Green dig (from 31:45) https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p0dm82fz/digging-for-britain-series-10-6-headless-romans-and-anglo-saxon-gold

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Another excellent blog by the #BygoneLiverpool team: Black Lives in 18th Century Liverpool #LiverpoolHistory https://bygoneliverpool.wordpress.com/2022/12/23/black-lives-in-18th-century-liverpool/

More from the #BygoneLiverpool team: the Blackburne family of Orford Hall, Liverpool and Hale: Salt and Slaves https://bygoneliverpool.wordpress.com/2022/12/17/the-blackburne-family-of-orford-hall-liverpool-and-hale-salt-and-slaves/

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This is likely the second Simpson's refreshment room on the Prince's Landing Stage. The two are very similar but may perhaps be distinguished by the presence of a shop, office or possibly Simpson's entrance to the immediate right.

Photo courtesy of Britain from Above, 1920. Mrs Simpson died the following year aged 93 and it's likely that the franchise ended. The landing stage was subsequently redeveloped as a two-tier structure.

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https://www.britainfromabove.org.uk/en/image/EPW003064

End view of the lifeboat station and stagemaster's office (Britain from Above, 1936). This area of the #LandingStage was used by ferries carrying vehicles that descended via the floating roadway.

The tunnel may have been a passageway from a shelter formerly on the Pier Head above, the ferry basin to the right having been infilled by this time.

https://www.britainfromabove.org.uk/en/image/EPW050113

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Detailed biography of author Gomer Williams who wrote the much quoted History of the Liverpool Privateers #LiverpoolHistory https://bygoneliverpool.wordpress.com/2022/12/13/biography-of-gomer-williams-liverpool-author-and-historian/

Interesting book on William Shaw Simpson, caterer resident on the landing stage and social benefactor (see preview). Died 1883. #LiverpoolHistory #LandingStage https://www.blurb.co.uk/b/1326086-simpson-of-the-liverpool-landing-stage

Nice collection of #photos of 1900s #Liverpool and #Wirral #LiverpoolHistory
https://www.ukphotoarchive.org.uk/photos-of-liverpool-wirral-1900-1940s/h7D70FD30#h815195aa