Birkenhead, Woodchurch Road, Prenton 1954
Photo ref: B399002
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Birkenhead is a surprisingly large and sprawling town, and has taken in its outlying villages to become suburbs. In 1927, under the Birkenhead Extension Act, to celebrate its 50 years the town took in more outlying areas, thus doubling its original size of 1872. Woodchurch was one of those areas taken in. Here we see the shopping area. Many old favourites on the row include Waterworths the greengrocers and Dewhursts the butchers.

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A Selection of Memories from Birkenhead

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Birkenhead

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I lived in Oxton from the late 50s to the early 80s, and have many fond memories. Does any body remember Fred the barber in Rose Mount. He was quite a character, and nobody went there unless they wanted a short back and sides, followed with a sizeable dollop of Brylcreme……therefore I can only remember going there once! I seem to remember he charged a shilling. I also remember Fred the milkman who seemed to ...see more
It used to be in a nunnery in Birkenhead just off manor hill nr entrance to the park ..it was called Nazareth house ? I went to Hamilton middle school in the juniors ? I was 8/9 at the time ?? A few kids I got to know we're Wade Taylor. mark white. Alan Wright. Karen ledgem. Kim Smith ....my names mark n for some reason was given the nickname faggsy 🫣...so these kids are now around 61/62yrs of age ... Does anyone remember any of these or the school
HI i am trying to find any picture of Charles Hunt, his brothers were George and David, sister Ada and Maude, i have a photograph of my grandfather C George Hunt in his WW1 uniform, a paper clipping of David Hunt, WW1 (killed in action) and i would love to find a picture of Charles, I know they lived in Peel Street Birkenhead, later Ellesmere port? and i was told Charles Hunt was also in the Salvation ...see more
I lived at 46, and went Hamilton Sec My mother was Lily Steers