By Nell Darby. It was on 15 September 1830 that the first locomotive-hauled railway to connect two cities opened. The Prime Minister, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington, rode on the first of eight inaugural trains from Liverpool, travelling 35 miles to Manchester. The Duke’s train ran on one track, while the seven others made the … Read more
Liverpool’s fortunes have been shaped by its port and associated industries – and, as Nicola Lisle explores, your ancestors could have been involved. Originally known as Liuerpul, meaning ‘muddy creek’ or ‘pool’, Liverpool was once little more than a small agricultural settlement within the historic county of Lancashire, clustered on the banks of the River … Read more
Liverpool, parliamentary and municipal borough, city, seaport, and parish, SW. Lancashire, on estuary of river Mersey, 31 miles W. of Manchester and 201 miles NW. of London by rail – parish, 1715 acres land and 755 water, population 210,164; municipal borough, 5210 acres, population 552,508. From the latter part of the 18th century its progress … Read more
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