One week of the Great War exhibition in Southport

This will be the last story on the Great War exhibition at Southport.

It is one of the travelling exhibitions using some of David Harrop’s collection of memorabilia from the conflict.*

Much of the material is about Southport and the surrounding area and there may well be people who come across a grandparent or great grandparent in the postcards, pictures and medals on display.

This as he said is "a major exhibition from a private collection and is a fitting reminder of the people who went through the Great War."

It is also a tribute to the unstinting work David has done, first in collecting the material and secondly in seeking out venues to display it across the North West.**

All of which just leaves me to hope as many people as possible can visit the Southport exhibition and failing that the smaller but equally impressive show at Oldham next month.










Pictures; material at the Southport exhibition courtesy of David Harrop

*The Atkinson, Lord Street, Southport from July 28 and Oldham Archives, Union Street, Oldham, from August 4

**David Harrop, http://chorltonhistory.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/David%20Harrop