Wirral’s history from the Bronze Age to the Vikings to be laid bare at lecture

Feb 1 2012 by Helen Hunt, Birkenhead News

KEEN historians can learn more about the latest local archaeological excavations in Wirral at a talk being held next week.

The Friends of Greasby Library will host a lecture by local historian Rob Philpott who will describe how finds in a garden in Irby shed new light on settlements in the area from the Bronze Age to the arrival of the Vikings.

Roman pottery was discovered by chance, providing new evidence to link the earliest inhabitants of Wirral with later Scandinavian settlers.

And the beginnings of human settlement in Wirral have been dated to the Mesolithic period, following finds in the early 1990’s at Greasby.

Cllr Chris Meaden, Cabinet Member for Culture, Tourism and Leisure, said: “The richness of Wirral’s history is really extraordinary and yet it is something which is little heard of.

The peninsula has seen Romans, Vikings and Normans, and connecting the dots between our ancestors is a fascinating process.”

The lecture takes place on February, 6, at 7.30pm. Tickets need to be purchased in advance and cost £2.50 or £2.00 for Friends of Greasby Library.