The Wilfred Owen Commemoration  First World War Concert, Sat, 15 Sept. As part of the Wilfred Owen Commemorations, a concert will take place at Christ Church featuring music mainly by young composers who, like Owen, were killed in the First World War.  The music is in...

Wirral’s Heritage Open Days programme is organised by the Wirral History & Heritage Association with the support of scores of volunteers. It is Wirral’s biggest heritage event and this year covers the eleven day period, 6-16 September, aiming to give visitors and...

The Oxton History Group have produced two new publications which are available from Oxton Bookshop in the Williamson.  The bound book of the first 25 Oxton History Periodicals, which also contains a history of the development of the Oxton area, is on sale in...

The Online History Archive is gradually being made available and already contains a range of fascinating material on Oxton. The latest addition is the story of William Potter, a 19th century merchant, who was responsible for building many of Oxton's grand houses and...

Discover Wirral's Conservation Areas and Heritage Sites Conservation Areas Wirral (CAW) has worked with Wirral Council’s Rights of Way Officer, Robin Tutchings, Eileen Willshaw (Heritage Officer) and Jess Malpas (Conservation Officer),to devise a trail which will...

Edith Smith, who was the first woman to become a warranted police officer, was born and bred in Oxton. She lived in 18 Palm Hill where members of the Oxton Society and their guests assembled on June 16th to unveil our second Blue Plaque. Edith made her mark in...

We have now produced a Privacy and Data Protection Policy which explains how we collect and use the personal information you provide to...