FOR eight successive nights from May 1, 1941 bombs rained down on Liverpool killing 1,746 Merseysiders and injuring 1,154 others. More than 90,000 homes were destroyed or damaged and 75,000 people ...

Arthur Parr, 87, of Kingham Close, Woolton, was living on Prince Edwin Lane, Everton at the start of May, 1941. Here he recalls how his father died in a German bomb attack – and how he witnessed ...

Vintage military vehicles are on display in Williamson Square all weekend Three days of commemorations have begun in Liverpool in memory of those who died in the Blitz 70 years ago. An intensive week ...

This story was submitted to the People's War site by J Johnson of Congleton Library on behalf of Sheila Parry and has been added to the site with her permission. The author fully understands the ...

An amateur silent film documenting the effects of German bombing raids on the city and the docks in May 1941 Liverpool landmarks glimpsed include the Royal Liver Building Mersey Docks Our Lady and St ...

Three days of commemorations have begun in Liverpool in memory of those who died in the Blitz 70 years ago. An intensive week of bombings in May 1941 left 1,700 people dead and destroyed thousands of ...