What we’re about
Attention history lovers! We’ll meet up to go on historical walking tours, visit museums and attend historical events. We usually meet up at a cafe in the venue then go around as a group. You can also share a lift to and from the event where possible.
Upcoming events (4)
See all- Grosvenor Museum Chester | 'Gladiators of Britain' exhibitionThe Grosvenor Museum, Chester CH1 2DD
Gladiators of Britain exhibition:
The events of the amphitheatre – its wild beasts and enslaved fighters – are one of the most enduring aspects of Roman culture that still capture the public imagination today.
https://events.westcheshiremuseums.co.uk/event/gladiators-of-britain/15th Open Art exhibition:
The Grosvenor Museum’s Open Art exhibitions have been a biennial fixture for nearly 30 years, showcasing the best in contemporary art from in and around the region.
I have a couple of prints in the exhibition. See photo.
https://events.westcheshiremuseums.co.uk/event/gm-15th-open-art-exhibition/Meetup time: 1pm
Date: Sunday 27th July 2025
Admission: Free entry to all museumPlan of day:
We will meet at the museum cafe for 1 o'clock.
After lunch, we can then view the Gladiators exhibition followed by the Open Arts Exhibition. Then after visiting the Grosvenor museum, we can explore the streets of Chester and maybe visit the nearby Sick to Death museum.About this museum:
The Grosvenor Museum tells the story of Chester from pre-history to the present day. The museum has particularly strong collections of material relating to Roman life in Chester, including an internationally important collection of Roman tombstones which were found in the 19th century having been reused in the city walls.
The museum also contains an art gallery with very fine painting and sculpture by regional artists with landscapes of Cheshire and North Wales. The Ridgway Silver Gallery showcases the best of a collection of hallmarked Chester silver, from race trophies to church plate. The museum’s period house features decorative styles and furniture from the Stuarts to the 1920s, highlighting changes in living conditions throughout the centuries.
There is also a Natural Cheshire gallery focused on the flora, fauna and geology of the Cheshire area.Travel to the museum:-
By bus:
The Museum is a 10-15 minute walk from Chester Bus Station. From the Cross, walk down Bridge Street and at the traffic lights turn right onto Grosvenor Street. The museum is on the left hand side.By train:
The Museum is a 20 minute walk from Chester Railway Station.
Or you can take the Rail Link bus from directly outside the station entrance to the city centre (ticket £1). The Museum is a 15 minute walk from the bus stop on Foregate Street.
Rail services are provided by Northern, Merseyrail and Transport for Wales. Links below:
https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
https://tickets.trc.cymru/#/
https://www.merseyrail.org/journey-planning/plan-your-journey/By car:
The nearest public car park is The Little Roodee Coach and Car Park on Castle Drive, a 5 minute walk away from the museum. There is a disabled parking bay outside the museum.
https://en.parkopedia.co.uk/There is also a park and ride scheme. I normally use the one at PR2 Broughton Heath Park. Every 15 minutes. Last bus is 5.30pm on Sunday.
https://www.cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk/residents/transport-and-roads/public-transport/buses/park-and-rideAccessibility:
The Grosvenor Museum has wheelchair access to the ground floor, including Exhibition Gallery One, the Lecture Theatre, the ground floor of the Period House, the Roman Galleries and accessible toilet.
The Art Gallery, Silver Gallery, Natural Cheshire gallery and Exhibition Gallery Two are on the first floor, the Education Workroom is on the second floor. There is no lift.Cover image credit: Grosvenor Museum, Chester.
- The Beatles' Liverpool tour on Help's 60th Anniversary with Mojo's Ed GlinertLiverpool Train Station, Lime Street, L1 1JD
Join me on The Beatles' Liverpool walking tour on Help's 60th Anniversary with Mojo's Ed Glinert.
Before you attend, please book your free ticket here via Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-beatles-liverpool-tour-on-helps-60th-anniversary-w-mojos-ed-glinert-tickets-1322094302649?aff=ebdssbdestsearch
Date: Wednesday 6th August 2025
Time: 1pm to 3pm
Location: Ken Dodd Statue, Lime Street Station.It was 60 years this day that the Beatles released their second soundtrack LP, Help!, named after one of John Lennon's earliest primal screams.
And what an album! Despite the pointless cover version of Larry Williams' banal 1958 R&B stomper, "Dizzy Miss Lizzie", the excrutiatingly maudlin "Yesterday" and the laughable idea of letting Ringo have a go with the ridiculous "Act Naturally", this is a collection of classic Macca love songs. And what a start. After "Help!" itself gets the juices flowing, there is an immaculate segue into the exuberant "The Night Before", quickly followed by the slowed down, yearning, "You've Got To Hide Your Love Away" - a barely matchable first three for any LP.
* An odd note: not once on "Ticket To Ride" does Lennon ever pronounce his "d"s.We mark the anniversary of its release with a guided tour (with appropriate music accompaniment) around the Beatles’ Liverpool haunts:
* The Cavern.
* St George’s Hall.
* The Eleanor Rigby statue.
* The shabby flat where John Lennon dossed.
* Brian Epstein’s rather more comfortable apartment.
* The Inny where George and Paul went to school.
* And of course Ye Cracke pub where we will try and order a “Creme tangerine, Montelimar/Ginger sling with a pineapple heart” for our “coffee desert”.Note: Please be aware this event requires a couple of miles of walking. There are a few stops along the way . Please wear suitable footwear and bring bottle water with you.
Event provided by Ed Glinert of New Liverpool Walks & New Manchester Walks
