Liverpool
LIVERPOOL HISTORIC SOCIETY (LINKS PAGE)
Comprehensive listings covering a very broad area of aspects of the History of Liverpool.
Your second port of call (after this list !)
HISTORIC LIVERPOOL
Mapping Liverpool's History and Archaeology. Martin Greaney has created an excellent site which explores the historic landscapes of Liverpool and Merseyside, from the rocks beneath our feet, to the prehistoric footprints left in Formby sand, to the 1,500 listed buildings within the city.
LIVERPOOL RECORD OFFICE ONLINE CATALOGUE
Direct link to the catalogue. Refer to the Liverpool Record Office website for all other features..
An online history of the port and its people. 20,000 images drawn from local museums, libraries and archives tell the fascinating story of the individuals, events and communities that shaped the port, the city and the wider Merseyside region
OLD LIVERPOOL
Liverpool snippets from old Liverpool newspapers and other sources. This site came into being when Caryl Williams purchased a large collection of old Liverpool Mercury newspapers and started putting marriages, obituaries and snippets from them online. Since then the site has grown and grown. Caryl has also added Liverpool snippets from old books, other old newspapers and theatre programmes from her collection.
OLD MERSEY TIMES
Liverpool and Merseyside's life and times transcribed from old newspapers
LIVERPOOL CONSERVATION AREAS
This is a web-based replica of the 1979 booklet detailing the then main areas of conservation around the centre of Liverpool, re-arranged slightly but not changed substantively.
LIVERPOOL - LISTED BUILDINGS
Comprehensive list on Wikipedia
LIVERPOOL MONUMENTS Created by the 'Friends of Liverpool Monuments Civic Society'
LIVERPOOL'S HISTORIC CANNING STREET AREA
In 1800, the Corporation Surveyor John Foster Senior had drawn up plans for an area known as Mosslake Fields. Situated on top of St James's Mount away from the grime of the city centre, the area offered an opportunity to live in spacious comfort. Over the next 100 years a succession of developers built a large number of imposing and elegant town houses, mostly in the Georgian style...
WAVERTREE GARDEN SUBURB - A CONSERVATION AREA
History, memories, illustrations
SCOTTIE PRESS
The ‘Scottie Press’ is Britain’s longest running and award winning community newspaper, serving the Scotland Road and Vauxhall Road areas of Liverpool for 29 successful years. In that time they have presented the news and views of the local community together with a regular nostalgia page featuring old photographs, memories and stories from the Scotland Road area.
WILLIAMSON'S TUNNELS
Find out all about these amazing and mysterious tunnels built beneath the Edge Hill area of Liverpool around the turn of the nineteenth century.
PEOPLES STORIES
Hurricane films expanding the Community from the ‘Of Time and the City’ website into a reminiscence website based on the central themes of Terence Davies’s original film. The website is called ‘People’s Stories – Liverpool Lives’
A SENSE OF PLACE
Ronnie Hughes, a writer, walker, reader, and the principal writer of this blog about life, Liverpool and things he feel's like writing about. Much of the work happened with community groups and organisations during his many years of co-running the business (also called A Sense of Place) with partner Sarah Horton.
LIVERPOOL MURDERS
Gruesome tales of liverpool's past - Steven Horton's excellent pages on gruesome crimes.
LIVERPOOL THEN AND NOW
Links page to many of Keith Jones' thousands of images - amazing work. Excellent thoughout.
THE ATHENAEUM ARCHIVES
The online catalogue for The Athenaeum Library Archives.
The online catalogue contains collection, series and item level descriptions relating to the historical documents in the holdings.
Liverpool Suburbs and Hinterland
HALEWOOD PARISH LOCAL HISTORY PAGES
A website created by Mike Royden. Halewood lies to the south east of Liverpool and was once a township in the large parish of Childwall. This website covers various aspects of Halewood's history, including articles, documents, image store, then and now photographs.
KNOWSLEY LOCAL HISTORY PAGES
Compiled by Knowsley Record Office covering all local areas in the Borough of Knowsley (Cronton, Kirkby, Huyton, Roby, Halewood, Knowley, Prescot, Tarbock, Whiston).
WEST DERBY
The West Derby Society was established in 1977 and holds regular meetings and summer outings.
Meetings are held at 7.30 pm on the third Wednesday of the month (not summer months) at Grade II-listed Lowlands – the West Derby Community Centre – 13 Haymans Green, Liverpool L12 7JG.
BOOTLE TIMES
Bootle Times: Past - Present - Future. Bootle History Forum is updated with regular news about Bootle, Liverpool, Merseyside and news from their Friends all around the world
A HISTORY OF CHILDWALL
A History of Childwall and much more by local resident Jonathan Wild.
SPEKE LOCAL HISTORY PAGES
Local pages based around All Saints Church, Speke.
SPEKE HALL ESTATE HISTORY PAGES
Local pages based around documents and history of the estate by Ian Ford
HALE VILLAGE ONLINE
Online since 2005, Will's site continues to be an excellent resource for villagers and those interested in its history.
WALTON ON THE HILL HISTORY GROUP
The Walton History Group was set up in 1985, mainly by those who had attended a WEA course in 1983 and had produced a booklet on the area and is still going strong.
Shipping and the Port
MARITIME ARCHIVES AND LIBRARY AT THE MERSEYSIDE MARITIME MUSEUM
Best start point and numerous information leaflets for download with advice on further research.
THE LIVERPOOL NAUTICAL RESEARCH SOCIETY A society and website dedicated to preserve and promote interest in the history of shipping and all nautical subjects through research using the resources of the Merseyside Maritime Museum Archives and Library and other appropriate organisations.
MERCHANT NAVY ASSOCIATION
an excellent site containing a wealth of information about fleet histories, individual vessels and images, the early days of sail as well as being a current site for the present day activities of merchant shipping.
THE SHIPS LIST
Maintained since 1999 by S. Swiggum and M. Kohli is highly recommended. The site holds ships' passenger lists, immigration reports, newspaper records, shipwreck information, ship pictures, ship descriptions, shipping-line fleet lists and more; as well as hundreds of passenger lists to Canada, USA, Australia and even some for South Africa.
SHIPS NOSTALGIA FORUM
'The world's greatest online community for people worldwide with an interest in ships and shipping. Whether you are crew, ex-crew, ship enthusiasts or cruisers, this is the forum for you.'
OCEAN LINER VIRTUAL MUSEUM celebrating the golden age of ocean travel.
A TIMELINE OF THE WORLD'S LARGEST PASSENGER SHIPS; From 1831-Present What are the largest passenger ships of all time? Here you will find the ultimate cruise ship size comparison timeline, so you can take a deep dive through maritime history to discover when famous ocean liners and cruise ships, such as the the SS Great Eastern, RMS Titanic, SS France, RMS Queen Mary 2, and Symphony of the Seas, have held the title of biggest passenger ship in the world. [Many thanks to Sarah, student & library volunteer over in Maine, USA, for sending me the link via her mentor Mr. Harry Rizzo - good luck with the maritime exhibition!]
Liverpool and the Slave Trade
INTERNATIONAL SLAVERY MUSEUM - MERSEYSIDE MARITIME MUSEUM For information about the slave trade and Liverpool's involvement see the International Slavery Museum website.
INTERNATIONAL SLAVERY MUSEUM - SLAVE TRADE HISTORY INFORMATION SHEET Useful information sheet with guidance in how to research information about the slave trade and Liverpool's involvement.
SLAVERY REMEMBRANCE DAY
A commemoration and celebration of the end of slavery, held in Liverpool on 23 August each year
THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Material held at The National Archives
THE TRANSATLANTIC SLAVE TRADE DATABASE
The Transatlantic Slave Trade database
SLAVERY ABOLITION & SOCIAL JUSTICE 1490-2007
from Adam Matthews Digital
Local photography - images of Liverpool sites
LIVERPOOL DAYS
Liverpool photographs of places, people, and everyday Liverpool life.- Gerard Fleming's photos of the city, with a large collection of Beatles related pics.
INACITYLIVING
Ged Fagan's collection of over 5,000 photographs of the Gerard Gardens, Vauxhall area of Liverpool and much more.
NATIONAL MONUMENTS RECORD - VIEWFINDER
The photographs on ViewFinder are all held by the National Monuments Record, the public archive of English Heritage. They date from the 1850s and are a resource for people interested in England's social, industrial, architectural and archaeological history.
Mulitcultural City
Writing on the Wall (WoW)
Writing on the Wall (WoW) is a writing and literature organisation based in Liverpool hosting Liverpool’s longest running and nationally acclaimed literature festival – WoWFEST
AFRICA OYé the UK's largest free African music festival, held in Liverpool each June
Religion and Migration
LIVERPOOL ANGLICAN CATHEDRAL
LIVERPOOL METROPOLITAN CATHEDRAL
Irish
HIBERNIA
Useful Liverpool Irish Family History records portal by Patrick Neill
IRISH HOLOCAUST
A view of the Irish experience as a Holocaust which author insists should be taught as such in schools. Section on disembarkation and local reaction in Liverpool.
UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL INSTITUTE OF IRISH STUDIES
Information about degree courses plus external lectures, conference and publications
LIVERPOOL IRISH FESTIVAL
An annual event that celebrates Liverpool's Irish heritage. Performance, participation, entertainment and education in Irish traditions, music, literature, theatre, and art and reflect their significance in defining Liverpool's culture as a great European city.
IRISH ANCESTORS
Portal pages sponsored by the Irish times. Useful passenger list database.
Welsh
THE WELSH IN LIVERPOOL
THE SCOTTIE PRESS
A section on this informative local site is dedicated to a study of the Welsh in the Vauxhall/Walton area of the town and includes photographs of streets and chapels.
Manx
UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL - MANX STUDIES
MANX NATIONAL HERITAGE
The Official Website of the National Heritage Agency Of The Isle Of Man
ISLE OF MAN FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY
Formed in January 1979 to encourage the study of genealogy and family history, for those on the Island or those living abroad.
A MANX NOTEBOOK
Useful history portal for all matters concerning the Manx and their history.
ISLE OF MAN ONLINE
Latest News plus current affairs links.
OFFICIAL ISLE OF MAN GOVERNMENT SITE
This web site has been divided up into information for Businesses, Residents and Visitors. There is also information on the Isle of Man and its Government.
ISLE OF MAN OFFICIAL TOURISM SITE
Tourism, Accommodation, Activities, etc.
Italian
SCOTTIE PRESS LITTLE ITALY PROJECTS
Several pages full of photographs, maps, documents, and memories about Little Italy and the Liverpool Italian Community in this ongoing project. A recommended start point.
Scandinavian
SCANDINAVIAN SEAMEN'S CHURCH IN LIVERPOOL
Jewish
LIVERPOOL OLD HEBREW CONGREGATION, PRINCES ROAD SYNAGOGUE
Includes photographs of the interior and history pages
CHICKEN SOUP AND SCOUSE
This site provides information about the DVD of this name that was produced in 2007 as a result of researches and interviews by Michael Swerdlow and Arnold Lewis with senior citizens of the Jewish community.
JEWISH GEN: THE HOME OF JEWISH GENEALOGY
THE CHANGING YEARS
A series of articles published in the Liverpool Jewish Gazette between 1968 and 1970
DEANE ROAD CEMETERY
Cemetery of the nineteenth century Liverpool Old Hebrew Congregation and community
MERSEYSIDE JEWISH COMMUNITY
MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY CENTRE FOR JEWISH STUDIES
BRITISH JEWRY WEBSITE
Databases, links and other information
Lascar
INDIAN PRESENCE WEBSITE
MOVING HERE
Tracing South Asian Roots (some contributions have come from Liverpool).
Chinese
LIVERPOOL AND ITS CHINESE SEAMEN
The story of the Shanghai Seamen by their children on a website created and authored by themselves
YVONNE FOLEY'S STORY
The Eurasian daughter of an English mother and a Shanghai father.
MOVING HERE STORIES
Liverpool’s Eurasians
THE SHANGHAI SAILORS
About the plight of the forced repatriation of sailors, broadcast on Radio 4 on 13 September 2008 is available on
Quakers
THE QUAKERS IN LIVERPOOL
Site based around the Friend's Meeting House in School Lane, Liverpool
Health
THE POOL OF LIFE - A PUBLIC HEALTH WALK IN LIVERPOOL
This has evolved over more than 20 years. Maggi Morris's original book was first published by Bluecoat Press in 1997. It was updated in 2007 with her husband, John Ashton. They are your guides for this audio version which features the key elements of the walk but is necessarily abridged.
HISTORY OF ST.PAUL'S EYE HOSPITAL
Poverty and the Labouring Poor
A HISTORY OF WORKHOUSES
This is an excellent unsurpassed web site by Peter Higginbothom on all aspects of the history of the workhouse and the poor law. This links to Liverpool Workhouse (Brownlow Hill).
(But dont forget to look at the article on this site first).
LIVERPOOL RECORD OFFICE INFO LEAFLET - POOR LAW
Information leaflet - covering the Poor Law and Workhouses in Liverpool, history, location of archives, further research.
.Education
LIVERPOOL SCHOOLS AND TEACHERS
A developing website which came online in 2006 and is swiftly expanding into a central site for schools in the area. Histories, local schools, sources, photographs and weblinks. Very useful and informative.
Liverpool Family History Society holds an online list of Liverpool School Records www.liverpool-genealogy.org.uk/Liverpool/schools.htm
HMS Conway
The Merchant Shipping Acts of 1851 and 1854 required those making a career at sea now had to be trained and educated in academic as well as nautical subjects. The Mercantile Marine Service Associations (MMSA) began to set up institutions and Liverpool was one of the earliest to comply. HMS Conway, moored in the Sloyne, off Rock Ferry , was set up in 1859 specifically to train young boys for a life at sea. Their records are held at the Merseyside Maritime Museum. These include annual reports, wage books and registers of cadets. www.hmsconway.org – has history, illustrations, reunions on the official site.
The Akbar
Another reform vessel, this time for Protestant Boys. The records of the Akbar are partly preserved at the Lancashire Record Office, Preston. The records of the Lancashire National Sea Training Homes, Heswall Nautical School and Redbank School, Newton-le-Willows are also held at the Lancashire Record Office. www.ts2000.royalnavy.co.uk/akbar.htm - an excellent illustrated account of the Akbar by Joan Rimmer - however, this link had gone down in August 2009, Googling did not list a new address.
Transport
Merseyside Tramway Preservation Society
History of Hooton Airfield
Liverpool Cemeteries
HISTORY OF ST JAMES'S CEMETERY
Located at the rear of the Anglican Cathedral, it occupies ten acres of ground which were once the final resting place of nearly 58,000 souls. From an American sea captain, stabbed to death, to children who died within hours of their birth. From a midget artist who painted England's nobility, to a simple serving girl. They all found their way into this final resting place, in Liverpool. Mike Faulkner shows why this small corner of Liverpool fascinates, and what stories are hidden in the past.
TOXTETH PARK CEMETERY
Transcription site, with useful links.
ANFIELD CEMETERY
A growing site on the history and internments. Illustrations of monuments.
DEANE ROAD CEMETERY
Cemetery of the nineteenth century Liverpool Old Hebrew Congregation and community
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