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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

September

Talk: Thomas Brassey: World Railway Builder, Storeton Quarry Manager & Benefactor

Local history speaker David Casement will explore the work of Birkenhead-based civil engineering contractor Thomas Brassey

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Ticket Price: £7
Date: Saturday, September 20th, 2025
Time: 2:00 pm – 3:45 pm
Venue: The Quaker Meeting House, 22 School Lane Liverpool L1 3BT –
Location: In Person | Liverpool

October

Talk: Solomon J Solomon’s Samson: a Jewish masterpiece in the Walker Art Gallery

Solomon J Solomon’s Samson created a sensation when first exhibited. Julian Treuherz explores the Liverpool context of this iconic painting.

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Ticket Price: £7
Date: Saturday, October 4th, 2025
Time: 2:00 pm – 3:45 pm
Venue: The Quaker Meeting House, 22 School Lane Liverpool L1 3BT –
Location: In Person | Liverpool

November

Walk: Duke Street: a tour of Liverpool’s merchant’s quarter with Marie Passey

Join Marie Passey’s guided tour of Liverpool’s Duke Street area, where merchants’ houses and warehouses were built to serve the Old Dock.

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Ticket Price: £7
Date: Saturday, November 1st, 2025
Time: 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Venue: Sailors’ Home Gates, Paradise Street, Liverpool L1 3EB –
Location: In Person | Liverpool

Visit: The Unitarian church and St Agnes Church, Sefton Park, Liverpool

Two Grade I listed ÂÜÀòÊÓÆµchurches in one day! Join retired architect Michael Davies to explore these two remarkable buildings.

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Ticket Price: £10
Date: Friday, November 28th, 2025
Time: 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Venue: Unitarian Church, 57 Ullet Road Liverpool L17 2AA –
Location: In Person | Liverpool

January

AGM & Talk: Liverpool Regional Group AGM + The Albert Dock Talk, by David Roscoe

Liverpool Regional Group’s AGM at 1:30 pm will be followed at 2:00 pm by the story behind the construction of the Albert Dock and its opening in 1846.

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Ticket Price: £10
Date: Saturday, January 17th, 2026
Time: 1:30 pm – 4:00 pm
Venue: The Quaker Meeting House 22 School Lane Liverpool L1 3BT –
Location: In Person | Talk | Liverpool