Nostalgic memories of Birkenhead's local history
Share your own memories of Birkenhead and read what others have said
For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our web site to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was when the photographs in our archive were taken. From brief one-liners explaining a little bit more about the image depicted, to great, in-depth accounts of a childhood when things were rather different than today (and everything inbetween!). We've had many contributors recognising themselves or loved ones in our photographs.
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Displaying Memories 11 - 20 of 65 in total
My grandmother lived in 24 sun street Elizabeth Amos her father was called Alfred John but that was in 1911 we could be related. Hope you had a good birthday back here in Birkenhead x
Does anyone remember Farm Road, Tranmere and the family Clifford who lived at No 7?
Hi, I have just found this great site - thank you! I am trying to write some family history, especially about our life in Birkenhead, for my two daughters - who have grown up in Scotland - where my own father came from.
I was born in June 1939 at our house in 2 Huskisson Street - where the imposing St John’s Church once stood before the whole region was demolished to create the ...see more
Does anyone remember the club at the top of the monkey steps in tranmere ..... It was originally called .. Sammy's dance hall .... Then went on to be called " the hillside ) ..... Then onto being called " the welly " short for the Wellington .... It was actually in hillside road tranmere ..... Would love to hear people's memories of the club , as once upon a time it was owned and run by my grandfather George Daniels .... I was born in the house right next door to the club .
does anybody remember Birkenhead north end in the 50s&60S. I lived in Alwen street from 1945 till1970.I enjoyed my childhood there,playing allsorts of games kick than can the allyo football cricket anything you could play we played it Ilchester square was a meeting place for lads and girls from the river streets.The square was a block of 3&4 story flats,a thing that used to amaze me in the square was the ...see more
My husband was Tony Nelson.One of the 9 Nelson children born in Vernon Place Birkenhead.He was born in 1939 and lived his entire life in Birkenhead.He spent his youth going out in New Brighton and Liverpool.He was well known in the pubs around Birkenhead from playing darts and quizzs.He worked at the old Lawries club as a doorman.The old club like so many of the pubs he used to tell me about are of course no ...see more
Birkenhead in the 1950s – it bears no resemblance to how it is today – it does’nt even look the same. Most of the places I remember are gone. The streets where I grew up have gone – the geography of the place has changed – I could not even pinpoint where my old house was in Sun Street.. The church where I was confirmed and married has gone but the memories of Mr Davies, the Vicar, still remain. My ...see more
Birkenhead in the 1950s – it bears no resemblance to how it is today – it doesn't even look the same. Most of the places I remember are gone. The streets where I grew up have gone – the geography of the place has changed – I could not even pinpoint where my old house was. The church where I was confirmed and married has gone but the memories of Mr Davies, the Vicar, still remain. My secondary school is ...see more
Looking for anyone that went to Burlington infant school new Malden around 1967. Have bad memories of a dreadful teacher, a dragon of a woman always keen to throw something at you if you weren't up to scratch. Big woman. Anyone remember her? My name was Louise Varoujian then and my brother Leon also attended. The maths teacher he was pretty scary too. Have great memories of Woolworths and their wooden floors and mum ...see more
my father lived in the house next to the halfway house pub. he was born in 1912, not sure when the family left. any info would be welcome