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Great Meols, Merseyside
Great Meols maps
Historic maps of Great Meols and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Great Meols maps
Historic map of Great Meols
Illustrated Victorian map of Merseyside
Historic Map of any Great Meols postcode
Great Meols books
Displaying 3 of 5 books about Great Meols and the local area. View all Great Meols books
Liverpool and Merseyside Photographic Memories
Paperback
£13
Southport Photographic Memories
Paperback
£13
The Wirral Photographic Memories
Paperback
£14
12 Great Meols photos appear in 2 Frith book titles. You can read extracts and browse photos from these books.
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Hi, I'm trying to trace the family of Judith Jones or James that married a Samuel Reed, they then lived at Heath Farm, Childerthornton, can anyone help? I was told Judith was born in Storeton, but no such match has come up on this site.
Shared on 22 February 2009
I recall happy memories of the Bathing Pool. It had two fountains spurting over fake rocks. We used to climb on these to cool off. In those days the Summers seemed to go on forever. The baths used to attract large attendances in those days.
I can remember when the baths were closed on warm evenings. With a... [more]
Shared on 27 July 2006
Big Christmas Tree in The Cross, Moreton
One of my fondest memories is of the big Christmas tree at Moreton Cross all lit up, you could see it way up Pasture Road in the dark and to a small child it was magic. I also loved the great hot summers and the very interesting shops in Moreton at that time, much better then than today, happy days at... [more]
Shared on 20 February 2009
My Mum's cousin Ken bought Leasowe Castle and we were all very excited for him especially my Mum! We lived down near London but went to visit as much as my Dad could get time off work. Ken and his lovely wife Jean worked so hard to make this castle as beautiful as you see it today and my brother and... [more]
Shared on 19 August 2007
Extracts From Great Meols & Merseyside books
Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Great Meols, inspired by Frith photos.
This view of Birkenhead Road was taken very early in the wartime decade - the parked vehicles lack the white painted edges to the front and rear wings, and none of the windows in the houses on the right show evidence of blast protection stripping that were features of the early 1940s. With four cars visible, this section of the township was obviously wealthy – indeed, it was the opening of the road link to... [more]
This is an extract from Merseyside Living Memories.
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The Wirral Photographic Memories
This row of shops with their protective glass awnings was built in the grounds of Cleveley Lodge (the building at the far left end of the row) in the 1930s. The front of Cleveley Lodge was also extended at the time to accommodate the post office and a chemist's shop. The buildings stand beneath the Birkenhead Road where it spans the... [more]
This is an extract from The Wirral Photographic Memories.
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The parish church of St John the Baptist was consecrated on 12 April 1913; the foundation stone had been laid eighteen months earlier. St John's present church hall was the original - and temporary - church on the site, and it opened in 1901.
This is an extract from Merseyside Living Memories.
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