Wirral Archives History Workshops 2026
Wirral Archives present the following free local history workshops to be held on the following dates at 2pm in the Wirral Archives Search Room:
| Date | Workshop | Presented by |
|---|---|---|
| Friday 6 March | Birkenhead Town Hall. The people and materials involved in the design, construction and repair of this iconic local landmark. |
Jim Marshall, leader of the Wirral Geology and Landscape Project |
| Thursday 2 April | Wirral’s connection with canals. On the 50th anniversary of the National Waterways Museum at Ellesmere Port. |
Joseph Boughey |
| Friday 8 May | The Industry of Wirral. | Robert Jones |
| Friday 5 June | Some graves of Bebington Cemetery. Graves of those who served in the military and who died in aeronautical disasters. |
Steve Morgan and Val Beecroft of the Friends of Bebington Cemetery |
| Friday 3 July | Merseyside and the American Civil War as fought from the UK. | Councillor Jerry Williams |
| Friday 7 August | Wirral between the Wars. | William Meredith |
| Friday 4 September | The Foundling Hospital, Chester. The local branch of the Foundling Hospital established in London by Thomas Coram in 1739 as a home for babies whose mothers were unable to care for them. |
Anthony Annakin-Smith |
| Friday 30 October | Churchyard and Cemeteries. Burials practices from the Middle Ages to the present. |
William Meredith |
| Wednesday 11 November | The Commonwealth War Graves Commission. The history of the Commission, the two World Wars, horticulture and landscaping, and how the cemeteries are cared for today. |
Alistair Baker and David Grisenthwaite |
For further information, or to book a place on any of these workshops, please contact the Archivist, William Meredith, on 0151 606 2922, or email: archives@wirral.gov.uk
Wirral Archives will be going out to Birkenhead Central Library for monthly drop-in sessions, presenting archives drawn from our holdings on the following topics:
| 2026 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday 7 April | 10am to 12pm | Transport Collection |
| Tuesday 5 May | 10am to 12pm | Birkenhead Park Collection |
| Tuesday 2 June | 10am to 12pm | The Blitz Collection |