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Local Museums and Galleries
Birkenhead's wealth of heritage and culture is celebrated in the Birkenhead Heritage Trail and the Wirral Museums.
Birkenhead Priory
& St Mary's Tower
This Benedictine Monastery established in around 1150, is the oldest
standing building on Merseyside
Birkenhead
Tramway & Wirral Transport Museum
Birkenhead is the historic home of the first street tramway in Europe. The
trams you will ride on today may look and sound old but in fact they are fairly
new! From the tram you may take a guided tour of the Heritage Centre housing a
collection of restored and part-restored local buses and trams, and vehicles
working for Wirral Museums.
Egerton
Bridge
A fine working example of a Birkenhead Bascule Bridge.
Shore Road
Pumping Station
The home of the ‘Giant Grasshopper’ engine, a working example of the
giant steam pumps built in the 1870’s and used to clear water from the Mersey
Railway Tunnel.
Williamson Art
Gallery & Museum
This purpose built Art Gallery was opened in December 1928 and houses
the vast majority of Birkenhead's collection of artistic masterpieces
Wirral
Museum
The Wirral Museum is situated in Hamilton Square. Among the artifacts
on display is a remarkable model of the Woodside area as it was on the day in
July 1934 that King George V opened the Queensway Road Tunnel.