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Caldy, Merseyside

Caldy photos

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Caldy maps

Historic maps of Caldy and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis.   View all Caldy maps

Caldy map

Historic map of Caldy

Merseyside map

Illustrated Victorian map of Merseyside

Caldy map

Historic Map of any Caldy postcode

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Caldy books

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Liverpool and Merseyside Photographic Memories
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Southport Photographic Memories
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The Wirral Photographic Memories
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Caldy books
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Memories of Caldy

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Merseyside memories

Tracing family tree

Hi, I'm am trying to trace Judith Jones or James, she married Samuel Reed then they moved to Heath Farm, Childerthornton. I believe she came from Storeton, but there is nothing registered on this site for Storeton, if anyone can help, I would love to hear from you

Shared on 22 February 2009 by Valerie Waring.

World War II

I was born in West Kirby and lived at 5 Dunraven Rd. I remember being a young choir boy at St Bridget's. My father, great grandmother, grand mother, Aunt and Uncle are all buried in St. Bridget's. Inside the Church is (was) a plaque on the wall dedicated to the soldiers from West Kirby that lost their lives... [more]

Shared on 16 February 2007 by John Andrews.

Monks and Pirates

I used to live in a house at the top of Grange Hill in a road called Monks Way. At the top of our garden, just opposite Tottey's garage, there was the remains of a round sandstone tower. We were told that the area used to be a monastry or abbey, hence the name "Monks way". The monks were apparently persecuted... [more]

Shared on 16 February 2008 by James Mcdonald.

Vikings and Saxons

How many young vikings and saxons would have been slain trying to capture this ancient landmark.Memories of sword fights blood and guts in a childs fantasy. A wonderful place to explore and imagine.
The view from the rock across the Dee estuary is magnificent and I would think that countless photographs would have been taken from this vantage point.

Shared on 26 January 2008 by Pete B.

Camp & Fish

What a wonderful place to camp and fish in the 1950's and 60's. Plenty of fish and sea birds and so very peaceful. In recent years the old railway track Hooton-West Kirby line, which ran alongside Thurstaston shore, has been ripped out to make the Wirral Way walking track. I have heard from U.K. friends, that now in 2008, that the... [more]

Shared on 10 January 2008 by Pete B.

Irby

I moved to Irby in 1957 and remember the sandstone cottage that was there before the library. I think a lovely girl called Prudence Cottrell lived there and she had a strawberry roan pony that was always in the garden. Mrs Matthews had the corner shop at the top of the road into the village and the hardware store was owned... [more]

Shared on 20 September 2009 by Susan Reid-Povall.

Irby to Thustaston

Irby for me was the place that led to walks and holding hands along the coast at Thustaston. I found the village to be a quaint  quite place in the 1970s that had an almost magical feel in the spring when the flowers started to bloom. I now live in Minnesota, USA but I often times remember the sounds and smells... [more]

Shared on 10 September 2009 by Mikeheste@yahoo.com Mitchell.

Irby, the village c1955

I was born in Irby 1940, and well remember the village, what a lot of changes have taken place. I too remember the cottage which preceded the library, and went to school with the young girl (very pretty) who lived there. I worked at Dawpool Farm, and would be interested to find any photos of the farm, or of anyone who... [more]

Shared on 19 January 2009 by John Black.

Extracts From Caldy & Merseyside books

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The Wirral Photographic Memories

The lovely red sandstone Caldy parish church was opened on 1 November 1907 and dedicated to the Resurrection and All Saints. It replaced the former village chapel, which had been formed by converting outbuildings at Caldy Manor into a place of worship.

This is an extract from The Wirral Photographic Memories.
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The Wirral Photographic Memories

Pevsner in The Buildings of England says of Caldy: 'Cheshire is something of a Surrey of the North, but Surrey has nothing to compare with this'. In 1906, the Caldy Manor Estate was split up into housing development plots for the wealthy. The smallest ones were about an acre in size, and this influenced the sorts of houses constructed during the... [more]

This is an extract from The Wirral Photographic Memories.
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The Wirral Photographic Memories

This view looks along Caldy Road with the part stone, part half-timbered Reading Room on the right. It was built by the Barton family in 1883. The estate of Caldy Manor was purchased by Mr R W Barton in 1832 for the then princely sum of £18,900. He was one of a number of wealthy Manchester merchants who settled in the... [more]

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