Irby, Merseyside

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]

Irby hall farm

Irby Manor is a very old building listed in the Hundred of Wirral and was once surrounded on three sides by a moat. There are stories of an underground tunnel leading to Thurstaston so as the early occupants could escape via the River Dee should there be a need. As a kid I remember the farm was owned by "Pop Griffiths"?... [more]

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]

The Paper Shop

The shop seen first on left was owned by a Mr.Mathews and was the new paper shop (newsagents) a handful of young boys including myself and a couple of girls used to deliver the newspapers on bicycles to the local community.The previous shop was more like an old shed. Irby was a lovely peaceful little village.

Irby Village

We moved to Irby from Selsdon, Surrey, in 1957 and I can remember Mathews' paper shop and the hardware shop owned, I think, by the Carters. I also remember that beautiful cottage that was demolished to make way for that dreadful library building. The name Cortrell rings a bell and the young girl that lived there had a lovely... [more]

Reference Simisters Butchers

The butchers shop indeed was Simisters, it was run and owned by Bob Simister, a good friend of my dad. Bob on retiring from being a butcher ran a taxi service from his home on Irby Road, I used him frequently when I was home on leave from the army to run me to Lime Street. There was also a fruit... [more]

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]

Memories from my new home in Chicago

Having grown up in Irby and now living in Chicago. It was great to see some excellent picture of the old Irby village. The white sided building in this picture on the left is the Irby Club. My Grandfather Percy Hayward was the first steward at the club and my Mother lived at the club until my grandfather retired from his... [more]

Liverpool and Merseyside Photographic Memories

Most rationing had ended by now, but you still needed sweet coupons to spend your sixpence or shilling pocket money at this thatched Post Office and general stores. Irby is one of the many Scandinavian names on Wirral, and means 'place of the Irishmen', referring to Vikings who had previously lived in Ireland.

Merseyside Living Memories

The eclectic mix of architectural styles, ranging from the thatched roof of the single-storey old post office and the slab-fronted agricultural dwelling next to it, to the generously featured buildings established during the first half of the 20th century, lend an air of long-term solidity that was subsequently supported by the discovery of evidence of both Iron Age and Romano-British settlements.

The Wirral Photographic Memories

Irby Hall was built on the site of the ancient manor house of St Werburgh's Abbey, Chester. The building dated from the early 17th century and was completely half-timbered. The present Irby Hall was reconstructed in 1888, with the half-timbering on the ground floor being replaced with sandstone, as we see here. The building looks much the same today, except for... [more]