Battle of the Atlantic U-Boat museum work to start

The project will include an education centre, three-storey museum, and a memorial site for the Battle of the Atlantic

Work is set to begin on a new interactive museum that is intended to better showcase a rare German submarine from World War Two.

The original museum that housed U-534 closed in 2020 due to problems with its roof and water-proofing.

Demolition work will start on Monday to make way for the new Battle of the Atlantic U-Boat museum, which is expected to open in Birkenhead in 2026.

The new visitor attraction, overseen by the Big Heritage community interest company, will include an education centre.

The original museum that housed the German submarine U-534 shut its doors more than four years ago

According to plans approved by Wirral Counci,l "the immersive visitor experience" will also include a riverside café, viewing platform, and new public spaces.

After four years at sea, U-534 was hit by a Royal Air Force bomber, north-east of the Danish island of Anholt.

After 48 years under the waves, it was raised from the seabed in 1993 and cut into four sections.

One of only four surviving U-Boats from World War Two - and the only one in Britain - in 2007 it became the centrepiece of the old museum next to Merseytravel's Woodside Ferry Terminal.

Birkenhead-based Technical Demolition Services has been appointed to oversee the initial work.

Wirral Council hopes the new museum will play a key part in the area's revival.