The Huskisson Monument in Saint James' Cemetery was put up in 1836. It was designed by J. Foster in a Greek Revival style. It originally held a statue of William Huskisson by John Gibson. Huskisson was a Liberal M.P. for Liverpool and President of the Board of Trade. He was run over by a train and killed in 1830, at the opening of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway. The monument is an adaptation of the Choragic Monument of Lysicrates at Athens.

@g2emedia1977

Жыл бұрын

cheers i did link all in the description

@cm7737

Жыл бұрын

My bad 🤦‍♂️.. the guy got wiped out by a train on the opening day.. crazy

@stephensmith4480

Жыл бұрын

@@cm7737 The Ironic thing was that George Stephenson, The Father of The Railways, lived at 34 Upper Parliament Street, but for a period he stayed in what was The Caretakers Lodge of St James Cemetery whilst he was working in Liverpool.

Think the arch at the beginning was were the horsed drawn hearses used to drive in for the burials!

@g2emedia1977

10 ай бұрын

ahh cool cheers for the info

There are 3 tunnels that have been bricked up some where used in 1800s to access the cemetery the first bricked up arch you seen is a tunnel that runs all the way to Duke st/ Rodney st they were closed and bricked up during the construction of the cathedral

Should do an update on the fairy glen in Sefton park for us, I complained to the council as that was overrun with rats and shopping trolleys. Stagnant water that had rats swimming in it, and the waterfalls were turned off and had brown sludge running down the wall! It was flamming awful! Wonder if they’ve done anything with it

@g2emedia1977

Жыл бұрын

i always planned on going back here but always got pulled away doing other things but last time i was there jeez bloody rats everywhere ill try take a look in the week cheers

@Osman-mj5rf

2 ай бұрын

Surely the flannel bragade can sort 😂.

There is a stone under the church for a load of orphan children that burned in a orphanage fire…quite sad,names and ages…

@g2emedia1977

Жыл бұрын

really ill try find it on my next visit there cheers dude

some famous people in there its really interesting place kitty wilkinson the woman who opened the the first wash houses in the slums of Liverpool havent been there for about 20yrs good this thanks for sharing

@g2emedia1977

28 күн бұрын

Cheers glad you enjpyed it thanks for watching

I love all these hidden places you and Eric find George, makes me wonder what you will discover next! Keep up the good work guys, see you on the next one!

@g2emedia1977

Жыл бұрын

lots more to come mate on here upping the game a little bit now so stay tunes for more historic videos thanks for watching and see you on the next one simon cheers

Another fascinating video George, you and Eric at 6.45 mins, that was funny. Hope Eric has beaten the cancer. Thanks guys

@g2emedia1977

Жыл бұрын

hello brian thanka for watching mate ha ha yeh eric wasnt expecting that last scan he had he was all clear mate which is all good glad you liked the video mate cheers

My Nan & my mum were both born in 39 Knight Street. My Nan lived there for 40 years. I think her mum lived there for over 70 years.

@g2emedia1977

6 ай бұрын

cool very interesting thanks for watching

The other access was for the horse and carriages to get down into the graveyard.. there is a picture inside or in the museum showing it.

@g2emedia1977

Жыл бұрын

ahh cool cheers for the info and thanks for watching

Did you Have a drink from the spring ? I did a few years ago and I’m still here 😂😂😂😂

@g2emedia1977

Жыл бұрын

i will next time i plan to get a bottle and fill it

@bettybeebrewski2122

Жыл бұрын

@@g2emedia1977 I did , it was lovely and fresh , try it next time

@g2emedia1977

Жыл бұрын

ill make a cup of tea with it ha ha cheers

Any history of the place ? I'm looking forward to doing a brief history of St James garden this year. Covering the basic history of the place that is freely available online. Looking forward to see if you find "Little Grace" Also Kitty Wilkinsons grave is extremely important to Liverpool.

nice one lads love these type of videos keep em coming

@g2emedia1977

Жыл бұрын

cheers john glad you liked it thanks for watching

A Truly magical place St James’s cemetery

@g2emedia1977

Жыл бұрын

it is a nice looking place

Nice video George thanks for sharing

@g2emedia1977

Жыл бұрын

thanks mountain goat glad you liked it thanks for watching as always

Video @30:01 that was the lines in & out off Liverpool central high level lines (aka the Cheshire Lines Committee Railway)(to Hunts Cross and Manchester Via Warrington Central)

@g2emedia1977

4 ай бұрын

brill thanks for the info and watching

Hi George and Eric not been around the St James garden's for a long time,nice to see again,you would think the council would clean the area up at the back of Rapid no wonder we have so meny rats running around, l was walking through the Otterspool festival part l never seen so meny rats running around and this was during daylight great video thanks for sharing 👍

@g2emedia1977

Жыл бұрын

hey mate sorry late reply the city is full of rats im surprised we didnt see any behind rapid but otterspool and sefton park is full of them thanks for watching martin

I had no idea this place even existed thanks yet again for a future day out with the Mrs 👍

@g2emedia1977

Жыл бұрын

cheers thanks for watching its a really nice place to visit so much to see around these parts

@magic1968

Жыл бұрын

Took the Mrs here yesterday 8th Sept she loved it. Both of us are Natives and never knew this place existed until your videos. We also went to the bucket fountain as well. So thanks again for an interesting day out. Looking forward to your next videos. 👍

Boss vid this…had a good nose about there in the summer and drank from the spring…still alive as well haha

@g2emedia1977

Жыл бұрын

thanks chris i do plan on possibly a more detailed look at this place in the future thanks for watching dude

Old cemeteries are often neglected and bad decisions made such as landscaping to try to improve appearance rather than preservation of heritage. The history section of the St James Cemetery website says this about its decline:- "The dangerous nature of the site and its frequentation by drug users and incidence of other unfavourable activities finally led to action being taken by the Corporation in the 1960s. The cost of maintenance of the site as it remained was considered too great, and the memorials were cleared. The majority of gravestones were stacked at the southern end of the site above the pit burials. These were covered in earth resulting in an artificial slope. Others were lined along the sides of the site and pedestrian tunnel, with only a few of the larger monuments remaining in place. The atmosphere of the former cemetery was destroyed."

@therespectedlex9794

Ай бұрын

Terrific knowledge ty 👍

😂😂... Another excellent video. Thank you. Totally interesting.

@g2emedia1977

Жыл бұрын

cheers thanks for watching glad you liked it

Keep up the content mate, great channel Does eric have a channel?

@g2emedia1977

Жыл бұрын

cheers matey glad you like it yeh erics channel is eric kayes productions cheers for watching much appreciated

🤪🤣🤪🤣🤪 I'm laughing my head off here, thanks George 👍🏻 mum I've made it, I was mention in a top scouse youtubers channel 👍🏻👌🏻👍🏻😃😉

@g2emedia1977

Жыл бұрын

ha ha had to mention you mate i remember you doing knight street ages ago only just got round to doing it you inspired me thanks for watching matey

Boss that lad. Where we grew up. Lived over the road from St James

@g2emedia1977

Жыл бұрын

cheers gee glad you liked the vid miss that place so much

@Ged63

Жыл бұрын

@@g2emedia1977 ahhh I’ve not been down there since my Nan passed away. Hope you’re all good lad

@g2emedia1977

Жыл бұрын

yeh mate cheers all good i often drop into johnnos for a few pies and chaus chippy on park road

@Ged63

Жыл бұрын

@@g2emedia1977 best pies in the world. I was telling our Catherine about your vid today. Was she in your class??

@g2emedia1977

Жыл бұрын

i dont think she was in my class im pretty sure she wasnt havent seen her for yonks

the bricked up archways are cater cooms thay go back a fere distansunderground and had wooden doors on them back in the 60s

@g2emedia1977

Жыл бұрын

ahh cool cheers for the info

wen we were kids in the 60s and 70s we had a big rope swing from the tree in there by hope street end

most Rats I've ever seen in Liverpool is on Seel street go down there early on a Sunday morning! Swarms of them everywhere

@garyrigby21

11 ай бұрын

Swarms? Packs? don't know the right term for loads of Rats ha ha

@g2emedia1977

11 ай бұрын

ha ha me neither

@g2emedia1977

11 ай бұрын

ive seen that mate bloody hell not seel street but around that general.area eating peoples food left lying about

Only natural spring left in Liverpool George.

@g2emedia1977

Жыл бұрын

im yet to drink that water lol

@VaultPete

Жыл бұрын

@G2E Media No way lol.

@g2emedia1977

Жыл бұрын

apparently its safe

@VaultPete

Жыл бұрын

@G2E Media probly full of rat shit and piss. I drank some me dogs water out of his bowl. Nearly got ran over licking me bollocks in the middle of the road 😆 sorry half canned lad.

there were 1000s of plage victims berryd there thay were throun over into the grave yard were the rats were at the dead end were you turnd back

Capt Charles webb has a sad story🙊

@g2emedia1977

Жыл бұрын

yeh i googled that one so sad

@anerickayesproduction2627

Жыл бұрын

I’m going to look it up, as I said at the time, the name rings a bell.

@g2emedia1977

Жыл бұрын

i thought at the time you was calling me a bell

6:48 There xenophobic George. It's dangerous there. But it's gorgeous George. It's not all bizarre.

Them bricked up archways are catacombs

@g2emedia1977

Жыл бұрын

thanks for the info

You could have a terrible tumble from a higher point. Have your wits about you on that holy ground.

Give Joe Owens a voice KZread

@user-rk6sm2hh3t

7 ай бұрын

Joe for Mayor of Liverpool