Visit to Western Approaches, 1-3 Rumford Street, Liverpool L2 8SZ and Afternoon Tea at the Racquet Club, Hargreaves Buildings, 5 Chapel Street, Liverpool L3 9AG

Tickets £26
30 places available
Organising Committee member - Indira Maddison (contact indiramaddison@hotmail.co.uk or artfriendsmerseyside1@gmail.com / 07986 864008)

The Western Approaches is the rectangular area of the Atlantic Ocean lying immediately to the west of the British Isles. As part of this area, Liverpool became a very important strategic position in the Second World War.

During World War ll this underground bunker housed 300 staff working to protect the tactics of the British Armed Forces deployed to bulwark the Germans. We will have a guided tour offering further insight into the history of the bunker and details of the personal stories of the people who worked there. The bunker is just as it was so there are a number of staircases and sensible shoes are advised.

The Western Approaches is a short walk from James Street station and Northern Line Moorfields station, Old Hall Street exit.

Afterwards we will have tea/coffee and cake at The Racquet Club. This historic building was once a private gentleman’s club and is a short walk from the Western Approaches.