The new Learning Services exhibition celebrates two pioneering women who undertook ground breaking work during the First World War both at home and in France. Mary Birrell Davies grew up in Liverpool and qualified as a doctor in 1899. She founded one of the country’s first war relief organisations in the city- the Liverpool Women’s…

The Lydiate Estate: The Hall, the Chapel and the Inn Come along and discover the history of the local Lydiate estate. Recently awarded a Heritage Lottery grant, the Friends of Lydiate Abbey will be surveying the site of the Abbey, south of Ormskirk, this summer. This exhibition brings together plans, photographs and maps of the…

The Leeds – Liverpool Canal 1816-2016: celebrating the first 200 years “Linking the cosmopolitan cities of Liverpool and Leeds, the Leeds & Liverpool Canal is the longest canal in Britain built as a single waterway. With rural walks, noteworthy heritage and peaceful boating, its 127 mile length has a lot to offer.” – Canal &…