Courts and Alleys of Liverpool
Events at Princes Road Synagogue
Members may be interested in some of the following events. Sunday 29 December 2024 (Chanukah) 14.15 Teaching, Scholarship and Research ‘Jewish Education in Liverpool’ by Clive Lawton OBE ‘Tradition and innovation in Jewish Scholarship’ by Rabbi Herschel Gluck OBE ‘Professor Herbert Fröhlich and Mark Gurari’ – Nick Cowan; Robin Makin; and Professor Simon Hands FLSW […]
Mary Bamber – Bessie Braddock’s Radical Mother
Liverpool Speedway 1928 -1960
Members Keith Corns has written ‘Liverpool Speedway 1928 – 1960’ Price: £19.95 plus p. & p. Email: speedwaypmb@outlook.com to order. The book, which has over 400 pages and includes more than 70 photographs, is also available from:London League Publications (www.llpshop.co.uk/), AbeBooks (www.abebooks.co.uk), Amazon (www.amazon.co.uk) Dirt-track/speedway racing was introduced to Britain early in 1928 and the bikes roared intoLiverpool’s Stanley […]
War Memories – James William Williams – Flight Sergeant RAF Volunteer Reserve
Ron Williams, son of James William Williams who was killed in action on the 16 March1945 has created a lovely tribute to his father in the form of a memorial book. It is a fascinating store of records, photos and and papers, such as his navigator’s log book, with a moving narrative. It is unfortunately […]
We need your Liverpool memories
We have been approached by Dr Laura Balderstone who teaches a course on Oral History at Liverpool University. She has some students who will be looking for interviewees for their dissertation projects next term (between February and May 2025), and wondered if any of our members would be willing to be involved. The students haven’t […]
Captive Memories
Celebrating the legacy of Giles Gilbert Scott
https://liverpoolcathedral.org.uk/calendar/category/scott-season
Stubbs at 300 – an appreciation
150th anniversary of Princes Road Synagogue
Members of the Liverpool History Society will be pleased to know that the Heritage Season (to mark the 150th anniversary of Princes Road Synagogue) will start on Sunday 08 September 2024 with a grand Civic Event in the Great Hall of St George’s Hall (in the Presence of Civic Dignitaries including representatives from the entire […]