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Raby maps

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

Raby map

Historic map of Raby

Merseyside map

Illustrated Victorian map of Merseyside

Raby map

Historic Map of any Raby postcode

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Raby books

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Liverpool and Merseyside Photographic Memories
Paperback
£13

Southport Photographic Memories
Paperback
£13

The Wirral Photographic Memories
Paperback
£14

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Memories of Raby

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Merseyside memories

Rocklands

I was born at Rocklands December 1954. It was sold shortly after and later demolished for a new build home.

Shared on 25 February 2007 by David Twemlow.

Bike rides from Ellesmere Port

I remember bike rides first with my dad and then with my brothers Glyn and Paul and cousins David and Neil to Raby Mere. The lake was so calm and peacfull and we hired the lovely clinker built skiffs for a row. My dad taught us to row there without 'catching crabs'! I remember the penny machines well and ice cream... [more]

Shared on 03 August 2009 by Ian Mabbitt.

Swing Boats

I spent a few summer holidays with my auntie who lived in Bromborough. I used to go to Raby Mere with my cousins, Gerrard and Chris. I remember  some swing boats there, we used to love going on them.

Shared on 15 February 2009 by Angela Carr.

Mere Memories

My memory is not so much of the Wheatsheaf although I did visit a few times during my youth, a nice place to take a new girlfriend for a drive.
But nearby is the mere, a huge lake in the middle of an agricultural area.When I was a kid there were rowing boats that could be hired for a trip up... [more]

Shared on 29 January 2008 by Pete B.

Extracts From Raby & Merseyside books

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The Wirral Photographic Memories

This lovely thatched, half-timbered inn has stood on this site, alongside the connecting road from Birkenhead to Neston, since 1611. It must have been a welcome hostelry for many a weary traveller crossing the Wirral over the centuries, and it still provides a warm and friendly welcome to visitors today. The interior of the inn has changed somewhat over the years,... [more]

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Liverpool and Merseyside Photographic Memories

Here we have a general view of Halton and its castle from the west. The castle was built by the new Norman lord of the manor of Halton, Nigel Fitzwilliam, in around 1071. The baronies of Halton and Widnes were combined in about 1200, and were later taken under the Duchy of Lancaster, where they remain today. The castle is owned... [more]

Liverpool and Merseyside Photographic Memories

The top of the High Street was known officially as Devonshire Place, but the locals always called it Devonshire Square, even though it only had three sides. Our photographer is standing on Doctors Bridge over the Bridgewater Canal, and High Street runs left and right from the top of the square. Both the new high-level road bridge and the old transporter... [more]

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