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August 2009 Archives

SECOND World War evacuees are needed to help bring a historical production alive to local school children.


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The Floral Pavilion is staging two Horrible Histories shows, based on the children's books and TV series, covering the "Frightful First World War" and "Woeful Second World War".

A TWO day exhibition commemorating the 70th anniversary of the start of World War Two opens at Liverpool Town Hall for two days only this week.


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It was the German invasion of Poland on September 1, 1939, which led Britain to go to war two days later, and the unique display focuses on the experience of Liverpool and the Polish city of Gdansk.

The exhibition, which is open on Tuesday September 1 and Wednesday September 2, includes photographs of wartime damage of both cities, as well as period books, games and other household items.

AS IT'S Beatles week in Liverpool, here are a few interesting links for you...

Abbey Road Studios has installed a webcam on the famous pedestrian crossing photographed on the cover of the band's album of the same name. As Fab Four fans know, this month marks the 40th anniversary of the album, which has inspired many imitations, as you can read in this article.


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Cartoonist John Minnion used it as the inspiration for this cartoon, explored in this interview with Peter Elson.

THIS weekend is the last chance to see the exhibition Sound and Vision: Music and Fashion at the National Conservation Centre.


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The selection of fascinating photographs on display were taken by Francesco Mellina from 1978-82 and form a unique visual record of Liverpool's music and fashion scene.

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Pupils at Birkenhead's Overchurch Infant's School in 1968 experience the excitement of their first day. Code: zz240809lookback

To order this or any other Photo of the Week, call 0151 472 2549, quoting the relevant picture code, or click here to buy online.

ARE you in the habit of polishing your best china and putting out your finest crockery for visitors? Imagine the dusters you'd get through if you had hundreds of collectables to look after, and your visitors numbered many thousands per year.


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This is the responsibility of Caroline Schofield, mansion and collections manager at Tatton Park's Georgian mansion house.

She will be sharing her experiences of taking care of the ceramics, paintings, silverware, furniture, books and other items unique to the Cheshire stately home's collection at a lunchtime lecture today.

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Laura Davis - Laura Davis is the Liverpool Daily Post's Arts Editor and 02 Digital Journalist of the Year 2009, which is in a large part due to this blog. She has a long-standing interest in local history and is keen to learn more about your own memories or discoveries about the history of Liverpool and the surrounding area.

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The story of Liverpool is as much about its people as its buildings or historic events. This is a forum for everyone who has been touched by the city to share their memories and learn more about Liverpool from its very beginning to the recent past. Send your memories, including photographs, to lauradavis@dailypost.co.uk

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