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The ARK (Archive Resource for Knowsley)
1st floor
The Kirkby Centre
Norwich Way
Kirkby
Knowsley
England
L32 8XY
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ARCHON code: 1076
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Collections information
Businesses (9)
- Anthony Blacklay & Associates, architects Nantwich, Cheshire
- BICC plc, electrical cable manufacturers Prescot, Lancashire;London
- Charles E Goad Ltd, publishers Hatfield, Hertfordshire
- Cross Heuler, toolmakers, Knowsley Knowsley, Lancashire
- Huntley & Palmers Ltd, biscuit manufacturers Reading, Berkshire
- SW Lancashire Self-Build Housing Association Ltd Lancashire
- Tickle, Hall & Cross, solicitors, St Helens and Prescot Prescot, Lancashire;St Helens, Lancashire
- Ward Blenkinsop and Co Ltd, fine chemical manufacturers Widnes, Lancashire
- Whiston & District Co-operative Society Whiston, Lancashire
Organisations (44)
- Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of England: Lodge of Loyalty 86, Prescot Prescot, Lancashire
- Cronton Parish Council Cronton, Lancashire
- Halewood New Hutte County Primary School Halewood, Lancashire
- Halewood workhouse Knowsley, Lancashire
- Huyton Constituency Labour Party Huyton, Lancashire
- Huyton Cricket Club Huyton, Lancashire
- Huyton Magistrates Court Huyton, Lancashire
- Huyton St Bartholomew's Ward Labour Party Huyton, Lancashire
- Huyton with Roby Historic Society Huyton with Roby, Lancashire
- Huyton with Roby Inner Wheel Club Huyton, Lancashire
- Huyton Youth Fellowship Huyton, Lancashire
- Independent Order of Oddfellows, Manchester Unity: Farmers Rest Lodge, Tarbock Tarbock, Lancashire
- Kirkby Liberal Historic Society Kirkby, Lancashire
- Kirkby Local History Society Kirkby, Lancashire
- Kirkby Magistrates Court Kirkby, Lancashire
- Kirkby St Chad parish Kirkby, Lancashire
- Kirkby Unemployed Centre Kirkby, Lancashire
- Kirkby, Lydiate and Melling Nursing Association Kirkby, Lancashire
- Knowsley Community and Voluntary Services Knowsley, Lancashire
- Knowsley Magistrates Court Knowsley, Lancashire
- Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council Knowsley, Lancashire
- Knowsley Village School Knowsley, Lancashire
- Lancashire Education Committee Lancashire
- Longview Congregational Church
- Malayan Teachers' Training College Kirkby, Lancashire
- National Association of Colliery Overmen, Deputies and Shotfirers: Cronton Colliery Cronton, Lancashire
- National Union of Mineworkers, Lancashire area: Cronton Colliery branch Cronton, Lancashire
- Oxford Archaeology North Lancaster, Lancashire
- Prescot charities Prescot, Lancashire
- Prescot Conservative Club Prescot, Lancashire
- Prescot Grammar School Prescot, Lancashire
- Prescot Magistrates Court Prescot, Lancashire
- Rainhill Hospital, Prescot Prescot, Lancashire
- Roby and District Horticultural Society Roby, Lancashire
- Royal Ordnance Factory, Kirkby Kirkby, Lancashire
- Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School, Kirkby Kirkby, Lancashire
- St Helen's and Knowsley District Health Authority Knowsley, Lancashire
- St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust St Helens, Lancashire;Knowsley, Lancashire
- St Helens magistrates court St Helens, Lancashire
- Tarbock parish Tarbock, Lancashire
- Tarbock Parish Council Tarbock, Lancashire
- Whiston Girls' school Whiston, Lancashire
- Whiston Hospital Whiston, Lancashire
- Whiston Town Council Whiston, Lancashire
Persons (5)
- Atherton, Eleanora, (1782 - 1870) Kersal Cell, Lancashire
- Bundred, George, (1925-2005), CBE, JP, councillor, chairman of Merseyside Police Authority
- Howarth, George, (b1949), MP Knowsley, Lancashire
- McGhie, Robin, (1922-2012), artist, designer and calligrapher Liverpool, Lancashire
- Wilson, James Harold, (1916-1995), Baron Wilson of Rievaulx, statesman
Diaries (2)
- Thomas, R L, (1916-1949), Local Councillor Prescot, Lancashire
- Whitaker, Hilda Margaret, (fl 1953-1958), artist and teacher Kirkby, Lancashire
Families (1)
- Willis family of Halsnead Halsnead, Lancashire
Paper catalogues available to view at The National Archives - (9)
- NRA 38421 Huyton Cricket Club link to scanned list
- NRA 38420 Independent Order of Oddfellows, Manchester Unity: Farmers Rest Lodge, Tarbock link to scanned list
- NRA 38419 Kirkby, Lydiate and Melling Nursing Association link to scanned list
- NRA 38435 Knowsley Archives: misc accessions
- NRA 29475 Lancashire parishes
- NRA 32459 Merseyside schools
- NRA 38422 National Association of Colliery Overmen, Deputies and Shotfirers and National Union of Mineworkers link to scanned list
- NRA 15069 Prescot Urban District Council
- NRA 38418 Whiston Hospital link to scanned list
Accessions
These are selected lists of new or additional collections that were acquired by this archive during a specific year. If a date is not displayed there are no accessions for that year.