Liverpool Olympia is back—revived as a vibrant cultural hub. From The Beatles to Robbie Williams, this iconic venue is once again at the heart of Liverpool’s live scene. 🎭✨
👉 alisonlittle.blog/2026/03/27/t...
#LiverpoolOlympia #LiverpoolHistory #CulturalHeritage

Liverpool Olympia is back—revived as a vibrant cultural hub. From The Beatles to Robbie Williams, this iconic venue is once again at the heart of Liverpool’s live scene. 🎭✨
👉 alisonlittle.blog/2026/03/27/t...
#LiverpoolOlympia #LiverpoolHistory #CulturalHeritage

The Return of Liverpool Olympia: Behind the Scenes of Its Stunning Revival Liverpool Olympia, a historic Grade II listed venue on West Derby Road, has entered an exciting new chapter following its launch as a Community Interest Company (CIC). Once home to spectacular perf…

Liverpool Olympia is back—revived as a vibrant cultural hub. From The Beatles to Robbie Williams, this iconic venue is once again at the heart of Liverpool’s live scene. 🎭✨
👉 alisonlittle.blog/2026/03/27/t...
#LiverpoolOlympia #LiverpoolHistory #CulturalHeritage

Nervous Elephant made its way down from the main stage at the lauch of the Liverpool Olympia as a CIC. 🎭✨
👉 alisonlittle.blog/2026/03/27/t...
#LiverpoolOlympia #LiverpoolHistory #CulturalHeritage

On this day in #Liverpoolhistory (27th March)... Robbie Fowler was fined £900 by UEFA because, after scoring against Brann Bergen in a European game the week before, he revealed a T-shirt in support of the 500 Liverpool dockers sacked for refusing to cross a picket line. 1997

On this day in #Liverpoolhistory (25th March), Liverpool's status as capital of the Atlantic slave trade was thankfully destroyed by parliament's vote to abolish that evil. Of Liverpool's two MPs, one (Isaac Gascoyne) voted for the slave trade. The other (William Roscoe) voted for abolition. 1807

On this day in #Liverpoolhistory (24th March)...the most famous Grand National saw Devon Loch, the Queen Mother's horse ridden by the author Dick Francis, mysteriously collapse in the home straight just 40 yards from certain victory. The fall handed victory to another Dick, David Dick on ESB. 1956.

Liverpool Irish Famine Trail: Introductory Tours - Liverpool Irish Festival Join Liverpool Irish Festival's John Maguire on an introductory tour to the Liverpool Irish Famine Trail. Monthly tours March to July.

🚶Reminder! Liverpool Irish Famine Trail tours

Explore how the Great Irish Famine shaped Liverpool on a guided walk led by historian John Maguire.

📅 Mar–Jul | 🎟 Limited places
👉 www.liverpoolirishfestival.com/events/liver...

#LivIrishFest #LiverpoolHistory #IrishHistory

Call for Participants – Fashion and living as LGBTQ+ in 1970s-1980s Britain LJMU PhD student Samantha Barker is seeking participants to contribute to her origianl research on being part of an LGBTQIA+ community with memories from the 1970s and 1980s and the cultural signif…

Call for Participants - PhD student @samanthabarker.bsky.social is recording oral histories of 1970s-1980s LGBTQ+ community memory related to fashion and clothing. For more details:
ljmuarchives.blog/2026/02/11/c...
#lgbt #lgbtq #history #archives #liverpoolhistory #fashion #oralhistory #archive

Liverpool before the Luftwaffe, before the barmy city planners post war, before the Beatles, before me and before most of you.

#LiverpoolHistory #LiverpoolbyAir #VintagePanoramas

Our April Ashley First Look event went SO well - THANK YOU to everyone who attended!
If you couldn't make it - we still want to hear from YOU as to what you'd like to see from the collection: forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...
#archive #history #lgbthistory #transhistory #lgbthm #liverpoolhistory #art

We're all set up for our big exhibition launch tonight and can't wait to see you!
Back to the Drawing Board: 200 Years of Art Education
Runs 16 Oct - 19 Dec 2025
Mount Pleasant Campus Library, 29 Maryland St, L1 9DE
#art #exhibit #arthistory #liverpool #history #archives #ljmu #liverpoolhistory

Liverpool's only Robert Adam-designed building, faces an uncertain future after a major fire caused structural collapse and historic loss.

Read More: www.ibtimes.co.uk/woolton-hall...

#WooltonHallFire #LiverpoolHistory #HistoricBuildingLoss #RobertAdamArchitecture #FireInvestigation

The Origins of the Liverpool Accent. Blog drop here: authorjohnmaxwell.com/origins-of-t...

#scouseaccent #liverpoolhistory

Murphy's Distillery & Bar / Hidden Liverpool Northern Docks Tour Fascinating walking tour of Liverpool's historical Northern Dockland, start/end at Murphy's Distillery & Bar, including 2 free gin drinks pp

It’s nearly pay day and, with Father’s Day just around the corner, why don’t you treat someone to this history tour (which includes two G&Ts, or other selected drinks). Sunday 29th June ☀️🍸🚶💙 ❤️ @hiddenliverpool.bsky.social #history #liverpoolhistory #walking

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/murphys-di...

New Exhibition – A LEGACY IN MOTION: Women’s Physical Education 1900-2025 12 May 2025 – 2 September 2025LG and G Floors of Aldham Robarts Library29 Maryland St, L1 9DOpen Mon-Fri 08:45-17:00 Curated by Christopher Olive, LJMU Special Collections & ArchivesDesigned by…

To read more and download a full copy of the exhibition booklet, visit our blog: ljmuarchives.blog/2025/05/22/n...
#womeninsport #sportshistory #womenshistory #herstory #liverpoolhistory #liverpool #history #archives #exhibition #exhibit #museum

The One Show - 19/03/2025 Julie Graham and Laura Aikman talk about BBC drama This City Is Ours, and Keith Allen talks about his EastEnders debut. Alex Jones and Clara Amfo present.

Super happy to have supplied #archive material from our Everyman & Willy Russell collections for a short piece on The One Show! Starts at 17:24: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
@liveveryplay.bsky.social @willyrussell.bsky.social #theatre #theatrehistory #archives #liverpool #liverpoolhistory

Most people know of Robert Stephen and The Rocket, but have you heard of Henry Booth? Most people know of Robert Stephenson and The Rocket, but have you heard of Henry Booth?

🚂 LAST CHANCE TO BOOK!

Join us this week for an unmissable talk with historian Daniel Mangan on Henry Booth & the railway revolution!

📅 Wed 17 March
🎟 Tickets: www.ticketquarter.co.uk/Online/artic...

#RailwayHistory #HenryBooth #LiverpoolHistory #IndustrialRevolution #HistoryTalk

Background is a black and white photo of April Ashley in profile, taken in the early 1960s. Her dark hair is up. Image text says: "Chins up - get on with life and be as brave as you can" April Ashley, 1935 - 2021 Kickass Women of History logo

Great advice from the ever-inspiring April Ashley.

Hear about her journey from the streets of Liverpool, via the Merchant Navy, to Vogue model on the latest episode of our podcast:

open.spotify.com/show/32oPso9...

#lgbtqhistory #womenshistory #liverpool #transhistory #liverpoolhistory #podcast

LJMU SCA on BBC Songs of Praise LJMU Special Collections & Archives recently provided some digital reproductions of archive material for a BBC Songs of Praise episode on Barbara Dickson’s Faith and Music. Barbara Dickso…

You can read more and view more images of Barbara Dickson from Willy Russell's papers on our blog: ljmuarchives.blog/2025/02/10/l...
#archive #liverpool #history #archives #liverpoolhistory #theatre #theatrehistory #musicaltheatre #bloodbrothers #bbc

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic
Today is our birthday! On 10 January 1840 the Liverpool Philharmonic Society was officially established and by 1843 it was hosting concerts at Collegiate Institute on Shaw Street, Everton. In 1849 we found our permanent home on Hope Street #LiverpoolHistory

I had an hour to kill last week so thought I would visit The Holly Johnson exhibition at Liverpool Museum. It was the best £5 I've ever spent. The exhibition offers a fascinating exploration of the life and career of one of the city's most iconic musical talents. #Culture #LiverpoolHistory

Listen to WATER Street here: amzn.to/43yZ3Tr

Available as an audio book now! How the West was Won right here in Liverpool.

#historicalthrillers #bookrecs #liverpoolhistory #truehistory

@everyone

#2024 #HNY

WATER STREET by JP Maxwell, a mule-kick of a spy yarn set in 1863 Liverpool during the American Civil War. Find it on Amazon.

WATER Street: amzn.to/43yZ3Tr

#LiverpoolHistory #HistoricalFiction
#booktoker #booktok #books #viralbooks #mustreadbooks #mustreads #foryoupage