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Wirral Archives Service
Wirral Archives Service cares for and offers public access to thousands of historical records relating to the history of the Wirral. Researchers are welcome to consult original documents and other sources free of charge.
We can provide records for those interested in family history, local history, and maritime and industrial history.
Wirral Archives Service was founded in 1974 upon the creation of the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, a borough of Merseyside. Previously the Wirral peninsula had been a subdivision (or ‘hundred’) of the County of Cheshire.
In 2008 Wirral Archives Service moved to a state of the art facility in the Cheshire Lines building on Canning Street in Birkenhead, not far from Hamilton Square station.
Wirral Archive Service will provide a series of monthy Saturday morning workshops for family and local historians - more information can be found on the Workshops page.
Please note Wirral Archive Service will be closed on Bank Holiday Monday 25th May.