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My family
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 I have such happy memories of the time we spent there with the family before our mum died far too young in 1985.
A memory of Leasowe contributed by Pennie Stapleton
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.
A memory of Upton contributed by Brenda Vanderwert
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.
A memory of Upton contributed by Brenda Vanderwert
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 ...read more here
A memory of Upton contributed by Joan Grey
Extracts From Moreton & Merseyside books
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.
An extract from from"The Wirral Photographic Memories".
This is a view from Bidston Hill, which was declared a place to be kept free of development when Birkenhead and the surrounding towns and villages began to grow. Until 1851 the hill was a mass of flagpoles, as signals were sent by semaphore all the way from Holyhead to Bidston. From here signals were sent by raising various flags into the port at Liverpool, so that ship owners could be made aware of their vessels’ arrival.
An extract from from"The Wirral Photographic Memories".
St Joseph’s Catholic church stands in Arrowe Park Road, just a short step from the main cross-roads in the village. It was designed by Adrian Scott and opened in 1954. Next year the church celebrates its half centenary. St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School stands immediately to the right of the church.
An extract from from"The Wirral Photographic Memories".
Apart from the extra, more modern vehicles in Upton now, little has changed from this photograph. E J Clarke (right) is now a Balti House, the clock on the wall advertising sweets and ices has disappeared, and the shop beneath is now Central Pets. The black and white half-timbered building (centre) is the Eagle and Crown public house.
An extract from from"The Wirral Photographic Memories".
Upton is an ancient settlement mentioned in the Domesday survey as ‘Optone in Wilaveston Hundred’. (A hundred was an administrative unit within a county, and was named after its central meeting place, in this case Willaston). St Mary’s parish church, on the left of Ford Road, is largely obscured by trees now, but the church clock still rings out the time to the people of Upton.
An extract from from"The Wirral Photographic Memories".