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Willaston Heritage Festival 1975. Photo: Andy Legg
Photo: The Green Lantern Cafe
Willaston in the Past aims to gather, archive, record and disseminate information about our village in the past.
Willaston in the Past aims to gather, archive, record and disseminate information about our village in the past.
Events coming up
Events coming up
Wirral History and Heritage Fair - Hulme Hall, Port Sunlight. We will be having a stall.
Wirral History and Heritage Fair - Hulme Hall, Port Sunlight. We will be having a stall.
Next General Meeting - Tuesday 31st March - The speaker will be Janet Krska on the History of the Old Red Lion
Next General Meeting - Tuesday 31st March - The speaker will be Janet Krska on the History of the Old Red Lion
AGM - Tuesday 2nd June at 2pm at Willaston Methodist Chapel. The speaker will be Anthony Annakin-Smith - 1000 Years of History in a Mid-Wirral Landscape.
AGM - Tuesday 2nd June at 2pm at Willaston Methodist Chapel. The speaker will be Anthony Annakin-Smith - 1000 Years of History in a Mid-Wirral Landscape.
Willaston Open Gardens - Sunday 7th June - we will have a stall at The Old Red Lion garden
Willaston Open Gardens - Sunday 7th June - we will have a stall at The Old Red Lion garden
Book for Sale
Book for Sale
Our new booklet - A History of Willaston and its Inhabitants - covering the period from William the Conqueror to Queen Elizabeth 1 is now available for £5. To order a copy, contact us via this website or text 07948 604568.
Cards for Sale
Cards for Sale
We are delighted to offer a range of cards for sale. These feature the pictures drawn by A.D Moreton in the book All About Willaston written by the British Legion, Willaston Branch in 1945. There are five pictures featuring:
Willaston Mill
Christ Church
The Old Red Lion
Ash Tree Farm
The Old Hall
They are available for £2.50 each or £12 for the set of five. To find out more, please text 07948 604568.
New on this site
New on this site
January 2026
January 2026
We have added various maps and auction documents to our library. These can be seen here.
October 2025
October 2025
We have added discussions with Bill Lee about working at Cherry Brow Farm in the 1950s and memories from John Reney-Smith about the Hooton to West Kirby line. To view these, click here.
July 2025
July 2025
We have added discussions with Les Tillyer and Anne Hughes, two long-standing residents. We have also added research documents on Whitegates and Broadlake Farm and updated several documents including the one on Willaston Mill. To view these, click here.
We have scanned documents from the Heritage Festival in 1975 and a sales map from 1868. These can be seen here.
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