Crosby and District History Society Talks 23rd March at 7.30pmSpeaker: Molly ToalTitle: The Lunt Meadows Excavation 27th April at 7.30pmSpeaker: David HearnTitle: Soldiers on the Streets and Warships on the Mersey 11th May at 7.30pmSpeaker: Spencer LeighTitle: Merseybeat Memories: a Childhood in Crosby Venue: Moor Lane Methodist, Church Hall, Crosby There is no need to book, […]
This exhibition presents highlights from The Atkinson’s renowned fine art collection, displayed in the distinctive 19th-century ‘Salon Hang’ style, where artworks are arranged from floor to ceiling to create a rich, immersive visual experience. The origins of The Atkinson date back to 1875, when William Atkinson, a cotton manufacturer from Knaresborough, generously offered Southport Corporation […]
The formation of Sefton was part of a wider reorganisation of local government in England, which was carried out by the Local Government Act 1972. The Act was one of the most significant Acts of parliament to be passed by the Heath government of 1970-1974. The Act abolished the old county councils and county boroughs, […]
Sefton was formed on 1 April 1974, by the amalgamation of the county boroughs of Bootle and Southport, the municipal borough of Crosby, the urban districts of Formby and Litherland, and part of West Lancashire Rural District. Early history The earliest evidence of human habitation in the area that is now Sefton dates back to […]
