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Ainsdale, Merseyside
Ainsdale maps
Historic maps of Ainsdale and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Ainsdale maps
Historic map of Ainsdale
Illustrated Victorian map of Merseyside
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Ainsdale books
Displaying 3 of 5 books about Ainsdale and the local area. View all Ainsdale books
Liverpool and Merseyside Photographic Memories
Paperback
£13
Southport Photographic Memories
Paperback
£13
The Wirral Photographic Memories
Paperback
£14
5 Ainsdale photos appear in 1 Frith book titles. You can read extracts and browse photos from these books.
Memories of Ainsdale
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The walk to school - Ryeground Lane
Having walked up the hawthorn-lined path from Graburn Road to Church Road, I would turn towards the Embassy Cinema and The Grapes Hotel (pictured) and turn into Ryeground Lane on the way to St Peter's Infants School in Paradise Lane. In autumn I would shuffle through the almost knee-high drifts of tobacco-coloured chestnut and sycamore leaves from the arching overhead branches,... [more]
Shared on 23 October 2009
The children of St. Joseph's Patricroft, Eccles, spent their summer holidays at Freshfield. The girls would stay at "Vaughan House" on Victoria Rd the boys at a priest training college nearby. When the weather was suitable we would walk down to the beach passing by the pine tree woods. At the weekend the older girls were allowed to attend a dance... [more]
Shared on 26 October 2008
I was looking for a Holmwood Old Boys site when I found this one. I spent the years between 1951 and 1958 at Netherby and Holmwood, and they were the happiest school days ever.
Having followed my father's footsteps to Holmwood, I had to achieve the same level in sport. Each afternoon we either played soccer, rugby or cricket and... [more]
Shared on 23 August 2009
I still have good memories of my head teacher at Our Lady's School in Formby, her name was Sister Mary Joseph. Every first Friday of the month we used to go to mass then have breakfast at school. Who can remember Miss Dun? Can anybody remember the names of the 2 male teachers? I left the school in 1963, at 15.... [more]
Shared on 15 August 2009
Extracts From Ainsdale & Merseyside books
Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Ainsdale, inspired by Frith photos.
In common with the rest of this coastline, the sand dunes now constitute the major defence against incursion by the sea. The sand itself is contained, more or less, by strong-rooted grass (mainly marram or star grass). However, it has been accepted that the natural movement of the coastline cannot be halted unless it be at an unacceptable cost to the taxpayer for the benefit of very few. Ainsdale still allows motor vehicles to park on... [more]
This is an extract from Merseyside Living Memories.
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Despite a number of attempts at regeneration, the Lido at Ainsdale was an early casualty of the national move to overseas holidays. However, a lifeline has recently been thrown in the form of the development of wind- powered sports such as kite surfing, kite flying, landboarding, kite buggies and blokarting on the nearby beach. If the activities prove as popular as they are expected to, there are plans to develop Ainsdale Lido... [more]
This is an extract from Merseyside Living Memories.
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Southport Photographic Memories Pocket Album
Ainsdale was a failed attempt by Charles Webb to create an up-market residential area close to Birkdale. Though an independent township, Ainsdale was absorbed by Birkdale in 1903; Birkdale itself was absorbed by Southport in 1912.
This is an extract from Southport Photographic Memories Pocket Album.
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