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The Wirral Photographic Memories
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Southport memories
Read and share memories of Southport and Merseyside inspired by Frith photos
Trips to Southport over the years.
My father's aunt lived in Southport and worked as a radiologist at the Southport Infirmary in those days. We would visit practically every weekend. As I grew up and married and had my own children we always loved visiting Southport. My two daughters had such a lot of fun at Pleasureland. One of my daughters won the Southport Rosebud contest one year which in those days was held in The Floral Pavillion. I enjoyed Lord Street and we often stopped and listened to the band at the Band Stand on Lord Street. Many happy memories of Southport!
Contributed by Brenda Vanderwert
Wragg's photographic studio?
Hi - I have a couple of photos of my great-grandmother taken by Wragg, a photographer in Wigan and Leyton Arcade, Southport. I'd like to hear from anyone who can help me date the pictures by comparing the frames.
The pictures:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nicdafis/468472134
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nicdafis/468483717
Many thanks.
Contributed by Nic Dafis
Merseyside memories
Trips to Southport over the years.
My father's aunt lived in Southport and worked as a radiologist at the Southport Infirmary in those days. We would visit practically every weekend. As I grew up and married and had my own children we always loved visiting Southport. My two daughters had such a lot of fun at Pleasureland. One of my daughters won the Southport Rosebud contest one year which in those days was held in The Floral Pavillion. I enjoyed Lord Street and we often stopped and listened to the band at the Band Stand on Lord Street. Many happy memories of Southport!
A memory of Southport contributed by Brenda Vanderwert
Wragg's photographic studio?
Hi - I have a couple of photos of my great-grandmother taken by Wragg, a photographer in Wigan and Leyton Arcade, Southport. I'd like to hear from anyone who can help me date the pictures by comparing the frames.
The pictures:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nicdafis/468472134
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nicdafis/468483717
Many thanks.
A memory of Southport contributed by Nic Dafis
Extracts From Southport & 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".