# West Kirby Museum

> West Kirby Museum (also known as The Charles Dawson Brown Museum) is a volunteer-run local history museum at St Bridget's Centre, West Kirby, Wirral, England. It preserves and displays carved stones and other artefacts from more than 1,000 years of St Bridget's Church, including the Anglo-Norse hogback stone. Free entry every Saturday, 10am–1pm.

This is the museum's official website. A detailed, machine-readable factual reference — opening hours, address, collection facts and a Q&A section — is available at [/llms-full.txt](https://westkirbymuseum.co.uk/llms-full.txt).

## About the museum

- [About](https://westkirbymuseum.co.uk/about.html): The museum's founding in 1892, its reopening in 2013, and the story of Charles Dawson Brown.
- [Collection](https://westkirbymuseum.co.uk/collection.html): What's on display — the hogback stone, Norman masonry, medieval grave slabs and more.
- [Reserve Collection](https://westkirbymuseum.co.uk/reserve-collection.html): Nine further carved stone fragments held in store, with accession details.
- [School History](https://westkirbymuseum.co.uk/school-history.html): The history of St Bridget's School, whose old buildings now house the museum.

## Visiting

- [Visit](https://westkirbymuseum.co.uk/visit.html): Opening hours, address, parking, accessibility, group bookings, and frequently asked questions.
- [Contact](https://westkirbymuseum.co.uk/contact.html): How to get in touch.
- [Get Involved](https://westkirbymuseum.co.uk/get-involved.html): Volunteering and donating.

## News & events

- [News & Events](https://westkirbymuseum.co.uk/news.html): Current and recurring exhibitions, talks and open days.
- [News Archive](https://westkirbymuseum.co.uk/news-archive.html): A record of exhibitions and events since the museum reopened in 2013.

## Research: local history

- [Research hub](https://westkirbymuseum.co.uk/research/index.html): A local-history research section covering the town of West Kirby, not just the museum.
- [Norse Origins & the Hogback Stone](https://westkirbymuseum.co.uk/research/norse-origins.html)
- [St Bridget's Church: Five Buildings](https://westkirbymuseum.co.uk/research/st-bridgets-church.html)
- [From Farming Village to Victorian Resort](https://westkirbymuseum.co.uk/research/victorian-resort.html)
- [The Marine Lake & Seafront](https://westkirbymuseum.co.uk/research/marine-lake-seafront.html)
- [Hilbre Island & the Dee Estuary](https://westkirbymuseum.co.uk/research/hilbre-island.html)
- [West Kirby at War](https://westkirbymuseum.co.uk/research/war-years.html)
- [Notable West Kirby People](https://westkirbymuseum.co.uk/research/notable-people.html)
- [Sources & Further Reading](https://westkirbymuseum.co.uk/research/sources.html)

## Policies

- [Acquisition Policy](https://westkirbymuseum.co.uk/acquisition-policy.html)
- [Photography Policy](https://westkirbymuseum.co.uk/photography-policy.html)

## Optional

- [Links & Resources](https://westkirbymuseum.co.uk/links.html): Other organisations connected to the museum and Wirral local history.