A mill worker’s diary, 1897

The term ‘Merseyside’ was coined around the end of the 19th century. In the county reorganisation of 1974 it became the official name for the area that encompassed the boroughs of Birkenhead, Bootle,

Rail’s architectural legacy reaches further than where the rails go -and far beyond the lineside fence or the station walls. TIM DUNN reports

The Bank of England, Threadneedle Street, London EC2

This week’s dream: a little corner of Blighty ...

The Gainsborough Silk Weaving Company has an illustrious past and fascinating present, as Charlotte Reather discovers

I’m sceptical about news stories you sometimes read of big black cats roaming the countryside. I was, however, tempted to don my boots for a hike I found on the internet titled In the Footsteps of the