Photos

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Maps

278 maps found.

1909, Wirral Ref. HOSM64840
1947, Spital Ref. NPO836368
1923, Woodchurch Ref. POP872907
1947, Gayton Ref. NPO712530
1898 - 1910, Gayton Ref. HOSM70465
1902-1903, Gayton Ref. RNC712530
1909, Woodchurch Ref. HOSM64988
1923, Newton Ref. POP791675
1923, Grange Ref. POP718672
1902-1903, Grange Ref. RNC718672
1896, Grange Ref. RNE718672
1897 - 1909, Spital Ref. HOSM59892
1902-1903, Spital Ref. RNC836368
1924, Gayton Ref. POP712530
1924, Woodhey Ref. POP873342
1947, Woodhey Ref. NPO873342
1947, Claughton Ref. NPO669702
1896, Spital Ref. RNE836368
1924, Spital Ref. POP836368
1923, Claughton Ref. POP669702

Books

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Memories

43 memories found. Showing results 1 to 10.

Great Times..

I was at the Royal Hospital for a few months in 1971, a wonderful memory rekindled due to working on the Wirral lately...38 years since I was there but I remembered just where it was while passing through Heswall. I remember Nurse Hessian ...Read more

A memory of Heswall in 1972 by Brian Jones

My Uncle And Auntie

My Uncle Brian and my Auntie Doreen used to live here along with their 4 girls - Lynda, Pam, Debby, and Trisha I will never forget the first time we visited - coming from then the built-up area of the Wirral, we lived near ...Read more

A memory of Melin-y-Wig in 1971 by Dean Pritchard

Paradise

1969 wasn't my first visit to Blackwaterfoot, that was two years earlier, but it was probably the year I fell in love with the place. We stayed at The Rock Hotel, and I was 12 at the time. It was a small establishment, probably ...Read more

A memory of Blackwaterfoot in 1969 by Keith Palmer

A New York Child Travels To Bebington

Imagine my surprise, when I Googled Bebington from my apartment in New York City and up came a photograph of a row of houses opposite The Wirral Grammar School on Heath Road in Bebington, and one of them was my ...Read more

A memory of Bebington in 1965 by First Name Last Name

Irby Hall Farm

Irby Manor is a very old building listed in the Hundred of Wirral and was once surrounded on three sides by a moat. There are stories of an underground tunnel leading to Thurstaston so as the early occupants could escape via the River Dee ...Read more

A memory of Irby in 1964

British Extracting Company

I worked at the B.E.C. in 1959 to 1965 and have been trying to find information about it online. I was back on the Wirral and saw the original building in 2004. Always remember the awful smells when we were on our way ...Read more

A memory of Bromborough in 1964 by Angela Rickett (Nee Kavanagh)

I Know You!

It’s lovely to read all your memories especially yours Deb, my best friend! I was at Berwick Road Primary school from 1960-1965, I remember the aptly named Mrs Pie the dinner lady, also Mr Jones the new assistant head who had radical ...Read more

A memory of Little Sutton in 1960 by Janet Taylor

Irby Hall Farm

Irby Manor is a very old building listed in the Hundred of Wirral and was once surrounded on three sides by a moat. There are stories of an underground tunnel leading to Thurstaston so as the early occupants could escape via the River Dee ...Read more

A memory of Irby in 1960

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 ...Read more

A memory of Upton in 1959 by Joan Grey

Camp & Fish

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 ...Read more

A memory of Thurstaston in 1958

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Captions

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Caption For Bebington, Wirral Grammar School For Girls 1950

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

Caption For Bebington, Higher Bebington Road C1960

For all its evocative name, Higher Bebington Road is quite short in length; it services Bebington High Sports College, the Higher Bebington recreation ground and the local branch of Wirral

Caption For Wallasey, The Village 1895

Wirral was colonised by the Norsemen long ago, and many names reflect those invaders who settled here.

Caption For Wallasey, Dinghy Sailing From Harrison Drive Beach C1965

The resorts of the Wirral are well known for their long association with small craft usage and sail training.

Caption For Heswall, The Welsh Coast C1935

The view of the Welsh coastline across the Dee Estuary is almost an obligatory picture for any photographer working in West Wirral.

Caption For Bromborough, Raby Mere C1955

Raby Mere lies two miles east of the village of Raby, and has always been a popular Wirral destination, especially with Sunday School outings.

Caption For Thurstaston, View Of The Welsh Uplands C1960

Thurstaston Common is one of the highest points on the Wirral Peninsula, and an ideal vantage point to view the hills of Snowdonia across Caldy golf course and the Dee Estuary.

Caption For Irby, The Old Post Office C1940

Irby is one of the many Scandinavian names on Wirral, and means 'place of the Irishmen', referring to Vikings who had previously lived in Ireland.

Caption For Heswall, Telegraph Road C1955

19th-century telegraph station that stood on top of the Beacons, to the west of the road; but if that was the case, it was not part of the telegraph system used for shipping, as most such stations on the Wirral

Caption For Bebington, Heath Road C1960

Linking Lower and Higher Bebington, Heath Road also forms one boundary of the Wirral Grammar Schools site.

Caption For Birkenhead, Hamilton Square 1967

The building now houses the Wirral Museum.

Caption For Parkgate, Loading Mussels 1939

Wirral fishermen are loading mussels into jute sacks ready for transportation to the restaurants of Cheshire and Liverpool.

Caption For West Kirby, Banks Road C1965

In common with so many towns on The Wirral, West Kirby is not enslaved to the usual High Street brand names and retains a remarkable measure of independence.

Caption For Upton, Ford Road C1960

Up until the end of the Second World War, Upton was a stand-alone village, but with urban expansion on the Wirral, it has coalesced with Woodchurch, Greasby and Moreton, so that now it is not a separate

Caption For New Brighton, Pier And Parade 1892

In 1830 a retired builder from Everton, James Atherton, bought 170 acres of sandhills on the northern tip of the Wirral, with the aim of creating a new seaside resort to rival Brighton.

Caption For Egremont, Promenade 1902

Egremont was planned by developer John Askew, a former slave-trader who made his money on land deals involving Liverpool Corporation's unwanted properties in the Wirral.

Caption For Barnston, The Fox And Hounds C1955

In 1984 the present licensee made significant changes internally, but managed to do so without destroying any of the character of what he describes as 'a vintage thirties Wirral pub'.

Caption For Burton, The Church C1960

The parish church of St Nicholas, like many of Wirral's fine buildings, is constructed from local red sandstone.

Caption For Burton, View Of Moel Fammau C1960

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.

Caption For Heswall, Telegraph Road C1955

For most people, the village of Heswall is centred on this road, the A540, linking Chester with all the towns along the western side of the Wirral.

Caption For Heswall, The Church C1935

In common with most of ecclesiastical sites on the Wirral Peninsula, St Peter's can trace its origins to the original Viking settlers who established a base in West Lancashire and North Cheshire after

Caption For Gayton, The Devon Doorway C1955

Situated on the junction of Telegraph Road, Brimstage Road, Barnston Road and Chester Road, one of the busiest in West Wirral, this atmospheric pub has changed little in appearance since

Caption For Caldy, The Village C1955

He was one of a number of wealthy Manchester merchants who settled in the Wirral.

Caption For Egremont, King Street 1912

Though they are now one, as Wirral, there was for 75 years a very healthy rivalry between the two.