Liverpool’s annual Service of Remembrance takes place on Sunday 8 November on the plateau at St George’s Hall. This year’s theme is Liverpool Remembers, and the city marks 110 years since the Battle of the Somme.
Timings
- From 10.40am: the Band of the Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment and the Pipes and Drums of the Liverpool Scottish Regimental Association, with choirs and soloists.
- 11am: two-minute silence, followed by wreath-laying and the parade to the Cenotaph.
- 6–8 November: the Port of Liverpool, Cunard and Royal Liver buildings, the Parish Church, St George’s Hall and the Town Hall are lit red.
- Sunday 8 November: the Bombed-Out Church is open to the public.
- Wednesday 11 November, 12–4pm: the Hall of Remembrance at Liverpool Town Hall opens to the public.
Road closures
Closures run from 7am (William Brown Street) and 9.30am (London Road, Lime Street, Islington, Commutation Row, St John’s Lane, St George’s Place, Skelhorne Street and Queens Square Bus Station) until 1pm. Arrive early and use public transport where you can.
From the record
In 1914 the steps of St George’s Hall became the rallying point for the Liverpool Pals battalions. Archive film of those recruitment rallies will be shown before the service. Read about St George’s Hall and what’s nearby.
Source: Liverpool City Council, Liverpool Express. Reported and written by Old Town Liverpool.
Where to eat nearby
Places within a short walk, chosen for the buildings they stand in.
- The Vines (The Big House)Historic pub · Lime StreetThe story →
- The CrownHistoric pub · pub food · Lime StreetThe story →
- Neapolitan Pizza & BarItalian · Neapolitan pizza · Lime StreetThe story →
