encyclopedia titanica

The only known surviving Titanic first class ticket and other rarelyseen items linked to the disaster are displayed in Liverpool to mark the 100th anniversary of the sinking The ticket belonged to Reverend Stuart Holden vicar of St Pauls Church Portman Square London His wife became ill the day before the Titanic sailed forcing him to cancel his voyage Mr Holden had the ticket mounted and kept it above his desk until his death in 1934 A compelling new exhibition explores littleknown links between Titanic and Liverpool the city that inspired the biggest ship in the world doomed to be most notorious shipwreck in history