This page is dedicated to the history of Liverpool and its people. These links will link to the origins of Liverpool, its rise to prominence during the 18th century on the back of the slave trade, its 19th century role as one of the world's leading ports for cotton trade and migration, the important people who lived in the city and some of the many interesting stories of events in the city. The 20th century history of Liverpool focuses upon the decline of the port and the war years (both First and Second World Wars). I strongly suggest that you read some of the history before moving on to the links, but please do check out some of the sites listed on the history of the city.
Slavery History Trail: Provides a good set of facts on slavery in the 18th century and its connection to Liverpool.
Wirral History: A brief overview of the past on the Wirral peninsula.
Liverpool, The First 700 Years: Briefly looks at the history of Liverpool up to the present with a series of interesting pages.
City of Liverpool - Coat of Arms: Like other cities, Liverpool has its own coat of arms, and here they are described with accompanying images.
The Port of Liverpool: An interesting look at the history of Liverpool's port, which is important to the growth of the city and region.
The Home Port: As the home of the White Star Line, the Titanic and Liverpool will always be connected, but you probably don't know how closely until you read through some of these pages.
Williamson's Tunnels: A charitable organization, The Friends of Williamson's Tunnels have done great work to preserve this unusual part of Liverpool's history.
Mike Royden's Local History Page: A model site of local history research, with numerous topics covered, and all done by a local historian.
Meccano, A Short History: The development of the Meccano company, from its Liverpool origins to the present.
Knowsley Local History: An excellent site with a variety of information (history tour, timeline, browse, maps & plans) on each of the towns within the district. Well worth the visit.
Roman Site at Irby, Wirral: An interesting look at some previously unknown Roman archaeological areas on Merseyside. The main occupation dated to the late prehistoric and Romano-British periods.
Sefton Village: A good source of information on the Sefton Village area of Merseyside. It could do with some reorganizing since it's one extremely long, but very interesting, page.
The New Brighton History Site: Provides what it states, the history of the New Brighton area, and includes some good images.
The Liverpool Overhead Railway: An excellent site with great old and new pictures of areas connected with the now sadly demolished overhead railway.
Liverpool Sewers: Looks at the Victorian sewers of Liverpool and their unfortunate legacy for the Mersey.
Thetis Submarine Disaster: An excellent site that covers, in great detail, the events surrounding the loss of the Thetis submarine in Liverpool Bay. There are numerous links to survivors, those who died, and other points of interest on the subject.
The Advertisement of Thomas Wood: A Liverpool cake manufacturer, Wood attempted to extend sales across the country for his specialised products at the top end of the consumer market, as this ad can attest.
The Sour Smells of Success: Tells of the populations effects of the industrial revolution on urban communities.
The Cathedrals of Liverpool: A good background to the development of the two cathedrals built at either end of Hope St.
World War II Interviews: Within this page on the BBC site about the Second World War, you can link to the memories of "Billy and John" who survived the Liverpool Blitz.
Herculaneum Pottery: A good page of facts about the Liverpool factory which produced high-quality earthenware and porcelain between 1793-1841.
Lancashire and the Domesday Book: This site provides a good background to North West England of 1,000 years ago, before Liverpool was "born" in 1207.
Liverpool's History: A brief review of Liverpool's history. The best part of this has to be the quotes by visitors, including Daniel Defoe, to the city.
Liverpool Before 1900: A good site that provides some fun articles on Liverpool before the 20th century.
The Struggle of the Liverpool Dockers: A series of articles that look at the struggle of the 500 Liverpool dockers who went on strike in the late 1990s.
An Emigrant's Story: Click on "An Emigrant's Story" within the page for an interesting account of a migrant travelling from England to New Zealand. Although not from Liverpool, the diarist mentions what life was like on board a ship leaving Liverpool for new waters.
Mersey Road Tunnels: Provides some good info on the two tunnels, Queensway and Kingsway, that take travellers beneath the Mersey.
Fort Perch Rock & Military Museum: An interesting account of the Fort built at the mouth of the Mersey to protect Liverpool's trade from wartime enemies.
Liverpool Districts: Provides a brief overview of some of the districts within Liverpool. When completed, this will be a great site for information of all the districts.
Liverpool Airport: A good history of Liverpool airport's past, but it needs to be updated to include the good news of the airport's growth in recent years.
Lancashire History: A good site with a map to facts about the districts of Merseyside, icluding Liverpool, Knowsley, Sefton, and St. Helens.
A Squire's Tale: "The Story of Little Crosby" tells of the Blundell family and their involvement in the area since they came here with William the Conqueror.
Meols Hall: A brief history of the Hall, supported by some good pictures of the Hall and grounds.
Lancashire History and Folklore: Provides good information on Lancashire's past, its people and places. The history section is good for anybody wanting to know something about the greater region rather than just Liverpool.
The Wavertree Society: Has some good stories about the Wavertree district. A good example of what can be done by local people who want to keep some part of the past alive.
Birkenhead - Victorian Boom Town: History of Birkenhead, its park and further links including the Confederate raider Alabama - built here at Lairds.
St. James's Cemetery: A history of St. James's cemetery, also known as the grounds of Liverpool's Anglican Cathedral, from its past as a stone quarry to the present day.
Liverpool Jewish Genealogy Service: More than a million Jews passed through Liverpool on their way to the USA in the period 1880 to 1920, and many Jews where born, died and married here. Liverpool was also blessed with an established Jewish community hundreds of years prior to this period, and here's the place to learn about it all.
All Saints Church, Speke: This church in Speke was originally built in the middle of a sparsely populated village, and the site shows photographs of that village and its people.
Merseytalk: An online email list that focuses on a discussion of the history and current events of the Mersey region.
Historic Chapels Trust: Gives the background to a couple of listed buildings on Merseyside.
