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Historic maps of Burton and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Burton maps
Burton photos
We have no photos of Burton, although we do have photos of these nearby places: Puddington, Willaston, Neston, Shotwick, Parkgate, Raby, Hooton, Little Sutton, Thornton Hough, Connah's Quay, Great Sutton, Shotton, Eastham, QueensferryBurton books
Displaying 3 of 5 books about Burton and the local area. View all Burton books
The Wirral Photographic Memories
Paperback
£14
Merseyside Living Memories
Paperback
£14
Liverpool and Merseyside Photographic Memories
Paperback
£13
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Memories of Burton
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I was born at Rocklands December 1954. It was sold shortly after and later demolished for a new build home.
Shared on 25 February 2007
Bike rides from Ellesmere Port
I remember bike rides first with my dad and then with my brothers Glyn and Paul and cousins David and Neil to Raby Mere. The lake was so calm and peacfull and we hired the lovely clinker built skiffs for a row. My dad taught us to row there without 'catching crabs'! I remember the penny machines well and ice cream... [more]
Shared on 03 August 2009
I spent a few summer holidays with my auntie who lived in Bromborough. I used to go to Raby Mere with my cousins, Gerrard and Chris. I remember some swing boats there, we used to love going on them.
Shared on 15 February 2009
My memory is not so much of the Wheatsheaf although I did visit a few times during my youth, a nice place to take a new girlfriend for a drive.
But nearby is the mere, a huge lake in the middle of an agricultural area.When I was a kid there were rowing boats that could be hired for a trip up... [more]
Shared on 29 January 2008
Extracts From Burton & Merseyside books
Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Burton, inspired by Frith photos.
Liverpool and Merseyside Photographic Memories
This is the original Adelphi Hotel: it was built in c1840 on the site of Adelphi Gardens by the Midland Railway Company, and was in direct competition with the London North Western Railway Hotel, which was further along Lime Street. The hotel we see here had a glass balcony, and a large portico entrance was added at the turn of the... [more]
This is an extract from Liverpool and Merseyside Photographic Memories.
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Liverpool and Merseyside Photographic Memories
Started in June 1838 to accommodate the Liverpool Music Festival, which was held every four years and had become a very popular event, St George's Hall is one of the greatest buildings in England. The designer Harvey Longsdale Elmes was only 23 when he won the design competition, firstly for the Music Hall and then for new Law Courts for Liverpool;... [more]
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Liverpool and Merseyside Photographic Memories
It was planned that around St George's Hall there would be unbuilt areas so as to show off the Hall, the grandest of the civic buildings. At the back is St John's Gardens, and in front is the open area of St George's Plateau. At the time of our photograph, it contained the equestrian statues of Prince Albert (1866) and Queen... [more]
This is an extract from Liverpool and Merseyside Photographic Memories.
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