Green light for new U-Boat Museum
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00:00 plans to create a new museum, cafe and bar on the waterfront with one of the best views
00:05 in the world have been given the final sign off. In October 2023, Big Heritage CIC, which
00:11 runs Western Approaches Museum in Liverpool, revealed its plans to revamp and completely
00:15 transform the U-Boat Story Museum in Birkenhead. The project's being funded by part of a £19.6
00:21 million levelling up grant, which looks to introduce a new green space, improve the Woodside
00:26 Ferry Terminal and create a new international battle of the Atlantic attraction. Planning
00:32 permissions now being granted for the project and Big Heritage previously said it hopes
00:35 to get spades in the ground by early summer. The new museum is currently expected to open
00:39 sometime in August 2025 but will fully launch once £21 million plans to improve the wider
00:45 area are complete. The current single story museum will be demolished with a new three
00:49 storey building built in its place which has been designed to be tall enough to be seen
00:54 across the Mersey while ensuring the views from the Hamilton Square approach are maintained.