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Thurstaston, St Bartholomew's Church c1955
Thurstaston, the Cottage Loaf c1955
Thurstaston, Thors Stone c1960
Historic maps of Thurstaston and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Thurstaston maps
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What a wonderful place to camp and fish in the 1950's and 60's. Plenty of fish and sea birds and so very peaceful. In recent years the old railway track Hooton-West Kirby line, which ran alongside Thurstaston shore, has been ripped out to make the Wirral Way walking track. I have heard from U.K. friends, that now in 2008, that the track is being widened even further, and is now known by the locals as The Wirral Highway. Such a pity so called progress destroys our history.
Shared on 10 January 2008
I used to live in a house at the top of Grange Hill in a road called Monks Way. At the top of our garden, just opposite Tottey's garage, there was the remains of a round sandstone tower. We were told that the area used to be a monastry or abbey, hence the name "Monks way". The monks were apparently persecuted and the tower was a watch tower to warn of any trouble. It was claimed that there was an underground tunnel to the beach, from where the monks could sail to Hilbre Island for sanctuary. Never found the tunnel but as a lad we fought plenty of battles from the tower!
Shared on 16 February 2008
How many young vikings and saxons would have been slain trying to capture this ancient landmark.Memories of sword fights blood and guts in a childs fantasy. A wonderful place to explore and imagine.
The view from the rock across the Dee estuary is magnificent and I would think that countless photographs would have been taken from this vantage point.
Shared on 26 January 2008
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 had worked there, as I am trying to put my memories down in writing. Who remembers sledging down Suttons Hill, by the church?
The shops I remember were: the first one after the cottage was The Oak Tub, a grocer, the next was Mrs Duttons a hardware shop, next I think a ladies hairdresser, next was Brecons, the chemist then the Irby Club, and so on. John Hough's farm was opposite and Irby library was where the chippie is now. If anyone can remember Dawpool Farm etc, please e-mail me, I would love to hear your recollections. john193@supanet.com
Shared on 19 January 2009
Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Thurstaston, inspired by Frith photos.
The Wirral Photographic Memories
This shows the Cottage Loaf as tea rooms, for which purpose it was built in 1930. The ethos of the owners was to supply the public with old-fashioned home baking and cooking in a comfortable and pleasant environment. The building still stands on the eastern side of the A540, close to Thurstaston, but it is now a very attractive and well cared-for inn, with manicured lawns, picnic benches and a mass of brightly coloured flower baskets and tubs.
The Wirral Photographic Memories
This path descends onto Thurstaston Sands alongside Shore Cottage. When Parkgate, further down the Dee, was inaccessible owing to the state of the tide, ships would tie up and unload at a small anchorage just off-shore from here known as Dawpool. During this time, the customs officers who would check the various cargoes being unloaded occupied the cottage.
The Wirral Photographic Memories
This splendid view from Thurstaston Hill looks over the village, with the spire of St Bartholomew’s church projecting above the trees and roof tops. Thurstaston Hill is furnished with a trig point, a well placed bench and a brass map that points out places visible from this fine vantage point. Considering that it is just shy of 300 feet above sea level, the panorama is quite spectacular, with the Clwydian Hills, on the far side of the Dee Estuary, being particularly obvious. The plinth and map were erected in honour of Andrew Blair, founder of the Liverpool and District Federation of the Ramblers Association in 1923.
