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Thermopylae
I was brought up in Claughton Village (Wirral) and in the holidays as children we regularly walked through Bidston Hill to Thermopylae Pass. We would spend all day on the Hill and at Thermopylae and walk home at the end of the day exhausted and happy after playing and running about all day. At the time we didn't know its real name, and called it The Moppoly Paths. Sometimes we called it "The Mops". The grandmother of a friend used to live in the house in this picture, I recall that there were stables on the west side of the house. I am not sure whether she owned it or just lived there. We used to love Thermopylae, it was wild and free, more so than Bidston Hill. Even as a child I felt disappointed that housing in Noctorum was encroaching on the Thermopylae Pass as I felt it spoilt the vista and the wildness of the place. It was then truly a beautiful place and I hope it still... Read more
Our Wedding Day.
I was married in St. Joseph's 9th February 1963. The Priest who married us was Father Mc'Gonigal. Such a nice gentleman. The weather that day was snowy & very cold.
New Home
Upton has many happy memories for me. I was only 15 years old at the time we moved to Upton from Aintree. I spent many happy times in Upton those days. I remember the village so well. And in particular The Stone House Bakery! Where my mum would buy her bread and other deli items. I married in St. Josephs Church in 1963, and had my wedding reception in The Eagle & Crown Hotel. I live in Canada now and the last time I was back home I visited the village and so many changes I came across. Fond memories though.
Growing up in The 70s
I was born and brought up in Thingwall Drive, right on the boundary of Irby and opposite the entrance to the golf course. I went to Irby CP School, Coombe Road, and then onto Calday Grange Grammar School. My Granny lived just past the Anchor Inn, and stopping by to Miss Ellis shop for a treat after walking the dogs on the common was a regular indulgence. The far shop on the left was the post office, then coming back towards us, there was Donna's, the hair dresser and the chemist. I used to love the smell of the Legion; stale ale and fags but with a mellowness of old leather, and who could forget the fish and chips on the corner to the right? We never went into the Oak Barrel, it was too expensive for my family! Just to the left of the photographer there was Barclays Bank but it had the badging from Martin's Bank. I was always confused by this, no matter how many times my... Read more
Irby in The 50's
My father Dennis Stephens, used to manage the tennis courts and bowling green on Mill Hill Road. My aunt Effie Wheildon, took over the pet shop after Grace Shatwell ended her tenure and moved from her bungalow (opposite our house at 59 Mill Hill) further down the road to another house that was once a market garden, where she opened a little shop. Grace and her son William emigrated to New Zealand, and I met her in Aukland for dinner when we were on holiday there in the early 1990's. My father was a well known character around the village, a respected horticulturist and also the village chimney sweep among other things. George Devaney was my brother-in-law, and his daughter Cecile is my niece. She married Len Robinson from Coombe Road and they emigrated to Canada about 1980 and she is now a Canadian citizen. Sadly, Len died of cancer about two years ago. I have lived in the US since the early 80's and just retired after 25 years as a... Read more
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