The Liverpool Scottish Museum Trust
Over One Hundred Years of Regimental History
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The Regimental Museum Trust is responsible for the Regimental Museum, established in 1979 to protect the collection of artifacts acquired since the foundation of the 8th (Scottish) Volunteer Battalion, The King's (Liverpool Regiment) in 1900. This and its successor units are generally known as The Liverpool Scottish Associated with the Army Museum Ogilby Trust and the Association of Independent Museums Liverpool Scottish Regimental Museum Trust (Reg Charity 277953) |
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Museum and Archive Latest News
Latest News
The Liverpool Scottish Film Archive DVD
Professionally created from Museum Resources from 16mm/8mm Film and Audio Tape to Play on Your TV/PC
Double DVD ….. Nearly Two Hours of Running Time
Limited Number IMMEDIATELY available
Click on the images below for short previews
Presentation of Colours at Goodison Park 1938 by King George VI. Five hundred men of the Liverpool Scottish on parade (printed commentary available). Original professionally shot in 16mm. Fifteen minutes. Better than Trooping the Colour, High quality, remastered.
Remembrance Day 1957 and Camp Otterburn 1958 (Duke of Edinburgh's Trophy Training. TA Review Knowsley Hall 1958. Opening of Chavasse Barracks 1950s with associated audio tape ‘Sir Arthur Gemmell recalls Noel Chavasse at first-hand’ (previously unpublished)
Camp Sharjah 1968 and Remembrance Sunday 1968. Amateur film transferred professionally
Film Compilation of V Company on 1970s, Warcop Ranges Support Weapons, Camp Cyprus 1972 and 1974 (evacuation from the Akamas, the Fancy Dress Parade with the Wombles of Akrotiri), Penally Camp, Rifle Meetings, Lord Mayor’s Parade. Unattributed origin. See your friends? See yourself?
Previously unpublished audio of Frederick Jackson, wounded in the Charge at Hooge 1915
Full written commentary with more detail is found here.
Cost: £15 including P&P (UK)
£16 with A5 full commentary booklet (£5 discount to those who bought an ‘original simple’ disk in March 2012)
Contact: Major Ian Riley, 51a Common Lane, Culcheth, Warrington, WA3 4EY. Cheques payable to Liverpool Scottish Museum Trust.
Payment can be made (BY ARRANGEMENT and NOT to the e-mail below) by Paypal for a £1 surcharge.
ilriley@liverpoolscottish.org.uk
November 2012
On the 21st November Dennis Reeves was presented with the Liverpool Scottish Order of Merit at the Artist Club. To read the citation click HERE.
October 2012
While the site may not look any different the work done over the summer correcting mistakes, some of which have existed for many years, has now been largely completed. If you find any further errors please contact us.
A new page for the Regimental Association has been added.
The next task is to create the first phase of our 'virtual museum'. We know what we want but there is still some work to be done to figuring out exactly how best to achieve it.
New Look Web Site
February 2012
If you have visited the site before you will notice a significant change in the layout and presentation. This is the first phase of developing the Museum as a 'Virtual Museum'. With the loss of physical accommodation for the collection, this is seen as the most practical method of preserving the 'story' of the Liverpool Scottish for the future. The two main areas of future development will be in presenting images of the collection online and providing a more active and timely service to the Regimental family and its associated groups. This site is of course just one of the activities undertaken by the trust and those will continue.
The Apology
November 2011
Because of the forced relocation of both the archive office and the stored artifacts, we have not been able to respond to queries in general since March 2011. The Honorary Curator and the Honorary Secretary are now beginning to work their way through the backlog of nearly eighty queries that has accumulated. We are grateful for the patience and understanding. With the move now largely complete our priority is the outstanding queries.
If a query is particularly urgent (for instance in the case of an impending trip abroad to a battlefield or cemetery or for a compassionate reason), our telephone numbers are available under 'Contacts'
The Cost Of Research
All members of the museum trust are unpaid, providing their efforts voluntarily. The trust does still face significant running costs including the costs due to compulsory relocation. With queries often taking four of five hours to research many military museums make a £25 charge or between £10 and £20 an hour. Currently our service remains generally free of charge. If you feel the response to your enquiry was of value and wish to make a contribution, donations to the trust are, especially now, most welcome.
Donations can be made to the Secretary, cheques should be made payable to the Liverpool Scottish Regimental Museum Trust. His address can be found on the Contact Us page
The Current State of Play
Following the move from Botanic Road in 2008 to New Zealand House in Liverpool City centre the Liverpool Scottish archive relocated again in May 2011 to offices in Eberle Street, Liverpool L2. Visits there are strictly by appointment only, generally on Wednesdays. This should be arranged through the Honorary Secretary or the Honorary Curator whose telephone contact details remain the same. Please continue to use the postal address given on the contact page. We are still in the process of moving the stored artifacts to a new location as well as organising their reassignment to other collections. Our digitisation programme has continued and we now have over 50,000 readable images from our archive collection
The Museum Trust's artifacts are in secure storage and we are in the process of transferring the core of the collection to the Museum of Liverpool where it will be held as the Liverpool Scottish collection. This is a long and complex process. In common with all museums, the Museum of Liverpool will not be able to exhibit all these items but elements are to be seen in the displays in the new Museum of Liverpool Building on the Pier Head. This is the largest museum to open in the country for nearly 100 years. Other elements of the collection may be transferred to other museums with Lancashire or Cameron Highlanders affinities; negotiations are in progress. A small display has been mounted at a Territorial Army location in Liverpool and it may be possible for accompanied access to be arranged: this depends on the availability of volunteers. More background to the decision not to redisplay the collection will be included in the next newsletter
It is planned that images and descriptions of many of our artifacts in the collection that were previously on display will be available in the future. We are aware that the website needs extensive amendment to represent our new status but again this will be a gradual process for a limited group of volunteers.
Ashton Trophy
The 'Ashton Trophy' section now contains the citation for the award of the Ashton Trophy to Mr Mick Molyneux BEM on 21 October 2011