WHEN: Saturday 27th September 2025, 7pm – 8.30pm
WHERE: Mossley Hill Parish Church, Rose Lane L18 8DB
An opportunity to see rare film footage of Liverpool from Victorian times to the 1980s.
Join us for a unique screening of film footage of Liverpool from the Victorian age to the 1980s.
The films include:
- the earliest known footage of Victorian Liverpool
- Sefton Park in the 1930s
- Liverpool during World War 2
- a 1950s street party
- the city in the Swinging ’60s
- the 1980s – including the International Garden Festival
From the archives of the late Angus Tilston MBE, amateur filmmaker, collector and producer. The films will be presented by Angus’s daughter, Nicki Wilkinson. A free local history reading list will be available for the audience to take home.
This event is supported by RILCH, Liverpool John Moores University and Liverpool City Coucil. Ticket profits will be donated to Smithdown in Bloom.
The venue is accessible for wheelchair users, including toilet facilities.
For all enquiries about this event please contact the Smithdown Litfest, and not the venue directly.
