Start with evidence
Important claims are checked against relevant contemporary sources, archives, museums, academic research and established heritage organisations.
Why this archive matters
Local history, made easier to explore and check.
The archive brings together Liverpool people, places and events, from Georgian guidebooks and newspapers to waterfront history, wartime remembrance and the stories attached to familiar buildings.
The aim is to make Liverpool’s history easier to explore without flattening uncertainty or repeating a familiar story simply because it sounds convincing. Each article brings supplied material and identified sources together in one readable place.
Editorial standards
How the work is handled
Four commitments guide every article on the site.
Mark uncertainty
Documented facts are distinguished from inference. Local traditions are treated as traditions unless contemporary evidence supports them.
Keep sources visible
References and further reading remain with the article so readers can inspect the basis for important claims and continue their own research.
Correct the record
Relevant new evidence is reviewed. Where it changes the balance of the evidence, the article is updated and a substantial correction is noted.
Images and credits
Real images, clearly credited.
The website uses artwork and images supplied for Out in Liverpool or reproduced from documented sources. Credits and provenance are preserved, and factual imagery is never replaced with a generated substitute.
Corrections and contributions
Bring evidence to the conversation.
If you have a correction, a dated source, a photograph with known provenance or knowledge that could strengthen an article, contact Out in Liverpool through the Facebook Page or Community Group.