The Loss of the Arandora Star
The September 1939 mass evacuations of UK towns and cities under Operation Pied Piper is…
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Operation Pied Piper
During the early months of 1939, parents up and down the country received a letter…
Liverpool Albert Docks, A History
Liverpool’s Albert Docks, located in the heart of the city, stand as a testament to…
Liverpool’s Pop Idols from the 1950’s
Today iNostalgia takes a look at three Liverpool pop idols from the ‘50s who were…
From The Mersey With Love: The Story of Hovercraft Travel
During the late-1950s the aircraft manufacturer Saunders-Roe built and tested the first practical hovercraft, the…
The Liverpool Overhead Railway – The Dockers’ Umbrella
Closed on 30 December 1965 after more than 60 years of passenger service, the ovee’…
Get fell in! The vital defence role played by Britain’s ‘Gunner Girls’
At the beginning of July 1940, the UK’s anti-aircraft strength stood at 157,139 men, 1,200…
Ship’s anchor blasted more than a mile away by explosion in Liverpool Blitz
The official Luftwaffe order of battle for the raid on Liverpool and Birkenhead on Saturday…
When the nation lived in dread of gas attacks on our cities
Thankfully for us all, the cry Gas! Gas! Gas! was never heard on the streets…
From Formby to Fame – Wigan’s rich musical heritage
Popular music has always struck a vibrant chord in Wigan, stretching from George Formby and…
Masks an echo of modern times
Bank of England Staff testing gas masks in 1942