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Past Events

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March

Date: Wednesday, March 20th, 2024
Time: 6.00 for 6.30pm
Venue: Quaker Meeting House, 22 School Lane, Liverpool, L1 3BT –
Location: In Person | Liverpool
Date: Wednesday, March 20th, 2024
Venue: Online
Location: In Person | Liverpool

April

50 Years of the Liverpool Group of the The ÂÜÀòÊÓÆµSociety

Roger Hull has been an active committee member of the Liverpool Group of the ÂÜÀòÊÓÆµfor many years and will tell the fascinating story of the group since its foundation in 1974.

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Date: Tuesday, April 30th, 2024
Time: 5:30pm
Venue: Liverpool Athenaeum, 12-18 Church Alley (off School Lane), Liverpool, L1 3DD –
Location: In Person | Liverpool

May

A guided tour of the graveyard of All Saints, Childwall, by Diana Goodier

The tour will highlight some of the most interesting burials from the ÂÜÀòÊÓÆµperiod – the shipping magnates, local politicians, founding members of the university and a couple of architects.

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Ticket Price: £5 (Cash or Cheque)
Date: Saturday, May 11th, 2024
Time: 11:00am
Venue: Meet by the war memorial at 11.00. Address: Score Lane, Liverpool, L16 0JW –
Location: In Person | Liverpool

September

Talk: The History of the Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool, by Christina Clarke

Discover the stories of one of Liverpool’s most famous art collections in this in-person talk given by Christina Clarke.

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Ticket Price: £5
Date: Saturday, September 28th, 2024
Time: 2:00 pm – 3:45 pm
Venue: The Quaker Meeting House, 22 School Lane Liverpool L1 3BT –
Location: In Person | Liverpool

October

Walk: Peter de Figueiredo: A walking tour of Liverpool’s Mercantile Architecture

The walking tour will explore how Liverpool became a great commercial city as well as an international port, and how the redevelopment of the city centre in the 19th and early 20th centuries reflects its commercial importance.

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Ticket Price: £5
Date: Saturday, October 12th, 2024
Time: 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Venue: Nelson monument, Liverpool –
Location: In Person | Liverpool

November

Talk: More Wallpaper, Vicar? A Talk by Rowena Beighton-Dykes

Rowena will explore the socio-economic and political context of wallpaper purchases by members of the Anglican Church in the 19th century.

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Ticket Price: £5
Date: Saturday, November 23rd, 2024
Time: 2:00 pm – 3:45 pm
Venue: The Quaker Meeting House, 22 School Lane Liverpool L1 3BT –
Location: In Person | Liverpool

January

60th Anniversary AGM inc. Lecture ‘Liverpool Scottish’, by Joseph Sharples

The Liverpool Regional Group of the ÂÜÀòÊÓÆµSociety welcomes all to our 60th anniversary AGM and lecture presented by Joseph Sharples.

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Ticket Price: £10
Date: Saturday, January 18th, 2025
Time: 2:00 pm – 3:45 pm
Venue: Liverpool Medical Institution & Conference Centre –
Location: In Person | Liverpool

February

Talk: The Manchester Art Workers’ Guild, by Barry Clark

Barry Clark will explore the Guild in the context of the Arts & Crafts movement in Manchester.

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Ticket Price: £5
Date: Saturday, February 22nd, 2025
Time: 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Venue: The Quakers meeting house, 22 School Lane, Liverpool L1 3BT –
Location: In Person | Liverpool

April

Talk: The History of Port Sunlight with Gavin Hunter

Leverhulme historian Gavin Hunter will explore the vision of Port Sunlight and its development as an early exemplar of urban planning.

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Ticket Price: £5
Date: Thursday, April 24th, 2025
Time: 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Venue: Lyceum,Bridge Street, Port Sunlight –
Location: In Person | Liverpool

May

Walk: Liverpool’s Waterfront, A Walking Tour with Peter de Figueiredo:

Discover Liverpool’s famous waterfront as we hear how the George’s Dock became the site of the three monumental Edwardian buildings.

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Ticket Price: £5
Date: Saturday, May 10th, 2025
Time: 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Venue: TBC –
Location: In Person | Liverpool