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Burton, the Village c1960 (ref. B561032) | The house with the two dormer windows in the roof on the left used to be The Stanley Arms, one of two hostelries that once refreshed the village. Its name comes from the Stanley Massey family who owned nearby Ness Colliery. It is now Stanley House. |  Add your own Memory
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Burton, the Village c1955 (ref. B561020) | As with picture No B561032 (below), this is looking east along the village. Very little has changed, except that the unsightly telegraph poles have now gone, along with the shutters on St Nicholas House to the right. The photograph was taken from Rake Corner, where there is a delightful thatched cottage. | Add your own Memory
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Burton, Manor College c1960 (ref. B561052) | Built in 1806 and known as Burton Hall, this gracious old building was considerably altered in the 1900s by the new owners of the Burton Estate, the Gladstone family, who also changed its name to Burton Manor. It is now a residential college for adult education. | Add your own Memory
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Burton, the Church c1960 (ref. B561027) | The parish church of St Nicholas, like many of Wirral's fine buildings, is constructed from local red sandstone. The church dates mainly from 1721, but some features remind us that there were three or possibly more churches here before this one. The first stone church was erected soon after 1086 to cater for the spiritual needs of the families of the thirteen persons recorded in the Domesday Book. | Add your own Memory
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Burton, view of Moel Fammau c1960 (ref. B561039) | Burton is considered by many to be one of the most picturesque villages in the Wirral, and it is enhanced by the wonderful panorama over the Dee Estuary to the hills of Wales. The peak in the centre of the photograph is Moel Fammau, the highest mountain in the Clwydian Range at 1,821 feet. | Add your own Memory
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Barnston, Tree Cottage c1955 (ref. B441001) | Barnston appears in the Domesday Book as 'Bernestone', then held by William Fitz-Nigel, second Baron of Halton. It is wrongly thought by some people that the settlement derived its name from a large granite boulder in the village known as the Barn Stone. | Add your own Memory
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Barnston, The Fox and Hounds c1955 (ref. B441003) | The original inn that stood on this site dated from the 16th century, but it was dismantled in 1910 and the present inn built. It still looks the same as in this photograph, apart from a fresh white coat of paint and a new pub sign hanging from the wrought iron wall bracket. | Add your own Memory
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Bebington, the Village 1936 (ref. B660014) | Taken across the road from the Wellington Inn, this view is looking south along the village. Bebington cum Bromborough became a civil parish in 1922 when Bromborough, Higher Bebington and Lower Bebington were united. Irwin's Grocery shop is now occupied by a barber's, a ladies' hair salon and an electronics shop. The shops to the left have been converted into private dwellings. | Add your own Memory
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Bebington, St Andrew's Church and Lych Gate 1936 (ref. B660027) | St Andrew's church, in Church Lane, has served this ancient parish for hundreds of years. Registers of baptisms from 1558 to 1961, of marriages from 1558 to 1971 and of burials from 1558 to 1909 from the church are at the County Records Office, along with many transcripts of monumental inscriptions. | Add your own Memory
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Bebington, Wirral Grammar School for Girls 1950 (ref. B660014a) | Situated in Heath Road, Wirral Grammar School for Boys was officially opened on 26 September 1931, at the same time as an almost identical building, Wirral Grammar School for Girls, was opened round the corner in Cross Lane. The main building has changed little externally, but new extensions have been added to cope with expanding populations and new educational trends. | Add your own Memory
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Bebington, Teehey Lane 1950 (ref. B660033) | The town owes much to the Victorian jeweller Joseph Mayer, who gave his home village a little library in Mayer Hall in 1866. The grounds behind the hall became a public park, with a small museum exhibiting fine art and crafts, mainly from Ancient Egypt. The spire at the far end of Teehey Lane is that of Christ Church. | Add your own Memory
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Bebington, Broadway 1950 (ref. B660034) | We are looking east along Broadway towards the road junction with King's Road and King's Lane. The floral roundabout still controls traffic flow, and the shops on the left still trade, but now as a dry cleaner's and a travel agent's. | Add your own Memory
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Bebington, Brackenwood Gardens 1936 (ref. B660022) | Brackenwood House, shown here covered in Virginia creeper, dates back to the 1880s. It was purchased by Bebington Council in the 1920s for use as council offices. In the 1970s, a large 18-hole golf course was built to replace a small 9-hole course, and part of the house became a golf club. | Add your own Memory
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Bebington, Mayer Park 1936 (ref. B660018) | This photograph looks across Mayer Park from the terrace of Mayer House. The park still serves as a peaceful oasis for the people of Bebington. The ornate pots have gone from the top of the steps, and many of the flower beds have been replaced with shrubs. The trees are also much taller today, creating a mature-looking landscape. | Add your own Memory
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Bidston, the Windmill c1955 (ref. B443002) | The windmill, which still stands on the summit of Bidston Hill, was built as a flour mill in 1800 and functioned as such until 1875. The tenuous fingers of decay and various storms caused much damage in the ensuing years, but it was restored and new sails were added in the 1990s. There are now frequent open days when the interior and the operating machinery can be seen. | Add your own Memory
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Birkenhead, Hamilton Square 1967 (ref. B399039) | The ornate building with the crowning clock tower is Birkenhead Town Hall, designed by C O Ellison & Son of Liverpool. Its foundation stone was laid in 1883, and the building opened in 1887. The original clock tower was destroyed by fire in 1901, and replaced by the one we see here. The building now houses the Wirral Museum. | Add your own Memory
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Birkenhead, Charing Cross 1967 (ref. B399044) | We are looking along Grange Road from the corner of Oxton Road. The ornate building on the right, occupied by the Midland Bank at the time this photograph was taken, is still there, but it is now Hamiltons, a pub and wine bar. Grange Road is now fully pedestrianised, a MacDonald's stands on the site of the Grange Hotel (left), and the roundabout has gone. | Add your own Memory
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Birkenhead, Clock Tower c1965 (ref. B399025) | The King Edward VII Memorial Clock stands outside the Central Hotel in Clifton Crescent. It originally stood on the corner of Argyle Street and Grange Road, but it was moved to its present location in 1929 in order to make way for the Mersey Tunnel approach roads. | Add your own Memory
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Birkenhead, Library 1962 (ref. B399035) | The Library was opened on 18 July 1934 by King George V and Queen Mary, who also opened the Queensway Mersey Tunnel on the same day. This white limestone building has changed little over the years, but Borough Road, in which it stands, is now a busy dual carriageway. | Add your own Memory
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Birkenhead, Woodchurch Road c1955 (ref. B399004) | This photograph was taken on the outskirts of Birkenhead in Prenton. The road leading off to the left is Moss Road, which is now blocked off to form a cul-de-sac, and the bollards and ornate lantern (centre) have gone. The Birkenhead and District Co-operative Society shop on the corner now holds a conservatory showroom. | Add your own Memory
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