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The pictures posted are some of the pictures i did for my Slideshow on YouTube heres a Detailed List of what the pictures are i know people have already identified them but i'll give a detailed description to the photos.. So here goes...

1. 1930s Rodney Street, Birkenhead
2. 1940s Central Hotel, Birkenhead, with George V Clock
3. Looks like New Brighton Baths in back ground
4. New Brighton Tower Building after Tower was demolished.
5. Grange Road West the corner building on the Left is Bargain Booze
6. Kings Land and Old Chester Road Bebington
7. The Halfway House in Prenton
8. 1950 Allansons, Grange Road, Birkenhead. Beatties took over the building in 1960
9. Tunnel Entrance in birkenhead 1950 in the background you can see the Old Birkenhead

Market
10. The Park Hotel in grange road know dickie lewis. Think its changing names again dunno?
11. Dock road in Birkenhead 1963 with Stone Maganeses and the Flour mills.
12. Argyle Street 1961 looking towards Hamilton Square and the ABC Cinema now Rileys

Snooker Hall
13. Argyle Street 1950s looking towards Woodside
14. Argyle Street Theatre 1900's
15. Duke Street Bridge notice the Steam driven Lorrie ? 1920s
16. 1948 Corporation Road in Birkenhead Looking towards Penny Bridge and the J Rank mill.
17. Dock road in birkenhead 1960 showing Stone Maganese Marine
18. 1900's Oxtone Village
19. 1961 Shore Road Pumping Station and showing the Old Steam Chimney looking up towards

Hamilton Square
20. 1965 Home Farm Road in Wood Church showing the Church in the Distance
21. Lees Tapastry Works showing the Dock cottages.. The Tapastry work site is know Kwik

Save (Somerfields) also in the Picture birkenhead north railway Station 1948
22. 1960 Charing Cross Birkenhead the pole used to be greased in the middle as Revlers

every New Year climbed it there where also toilets on the Roundabout and the Grange pub is

know Mcdonalds
23. 1954 WoodSide Ferry Terminal the huge ship is the Reina Del Pacifico
24. 1910 New Chest Road in Rock Ferry
25. The dock cottages which is Know Illchester Sqaure in the North End the big huge field

by St James Church. 1900s. My grandad was born here
26. 1940s Old Chester Road Bebington
27. Bidston Hill showing Observatory 1940's
28. Lady Lever Art Gallery in Port Sunlight also showing the Fountain infront of the

Building. 1930's
29. 1963 Maternity Hospital in Grange Mount it was demolished in 2002
30. 1930s Woodchurch Road In Birkenhead see the halfway house in the distance
31. Bidston Church on the way to the Ford Estate 1940s
32. Seacombe Ferry
33. Wallasey Village i think ?
35. Brombourgh Brown Cow i believe
36. Seacombe Ferry
37. Liscard the picture is takin outside the Wellington on the corner of Seaview Road
39. Moreton Cross
40. Tower inn in liscard there should be huge block flats there lol
42. Birkenhead North train Station
43. Heswall
45. Seacombe Ferry Terminal
49. Lady Lever Art Gallery
52. New Brighton baths i believe
53. CO-OP in Liscard i believe its where Wilkinsons is not possitvely sure but its in

Liscard
54. By the looks of that its near the end of Kings Parade in Hoylake
58. Looks like eastham Village
59. Parkgate
68. Hoylake Road looking towards Moreton Cross
69. Central Park Wallasey and thats the Lake.
70. Bidston Hill Windmill
71. Bidston Hill Windmill
75. Williston Windmill
77. Hilsbre Island
78. Raby Mere
79. Looks like Eastham Ferry
85. This is Laird Street looking down from St James Church
86. ABC Cinema in Argyle Street this is know Rileys Snooker Club
87. This is Devonshire Road 1900's in birkenhead.
88. 1900's Conway Street birkenhead on the Right you can see Shi*locks on the left you can see what is know the ABC Chemist in the distance you can see Ritzy Theatre (old mecca bingo hall)
89. Alexandra Garage in Conway Street Birkenhead i believe this is where Europa boulveard is where the Road towards Conway Park Station (not 100% sure)
90. 1962 Grange Road, Coburg Street birkenhead This is not here anymore and the Pyramids shopping centre is situated here.
92. 1940s Old Chester Road Bebington on the Junction of Tower Lane
93. Shore Road Pumping Station
96. 1940s Slatley Road Police Station
97. Grange Road West looking up towards Grange Mount
98. Birkenhead Central Libarary on Borough Road
101. 1958 Oak and Eldon Gardens in birkenhead the site know occpys the Job Centre Plus and hordan house on Price Street.
102. Birkenhead Park you can see the Boathouse in the Back Ground.
103. Hamilton Square in birkenhead. Picture probaly taken from Town Hall.
104. Hamilton Square again. Picture taken probaly from one of the Buildings near Hamilton street going down towards HSBC Bank.
105. Birkenhead Park the bridge you see is know back as a Replica so you can Cross the Swiss Bridge.
106. Picture from the Swiss bridge which is know reopen again.
107. 1948 Old Bidston Road Our Ladys school know occupys this Site.
108. Cammel Lairds, Birkehead 1961 liverpool water front can be seen in the distance..
109. This is Rock Lane West in Rock Ferry You can see the Railway bridge and on the Corner is Wirral Tool Hire (the gate on the left)
110. Slatey Road in Birkenhead this is Looking Towards the Walker Art Gallery...
111. This is the Penny Bridge in birkenhead this Bridge no Longer charges a Penny but it got its name after the Owners put the Price from ha'penny to a penny.
112. This is Duke Street bridge looking towards Birkenhead Park early 1920s
113. Duke Street birkenhead 1948
114. 1900's Village road in Oxton
115. Woodside Ferry Terminal 1950
116. Old Chester Road in Birkenhead 1959

Some excellent info there in addition to the locations Lee, the Penny bridge lol, I never knew that!

WOW lee that's an amazing up date of our list.
Thanks for that i know it must have taken a while.

I've updated Post one with your list.

Thank you so much its very much appreciated.

Sorry had to be done

lol

Any more Mark?

ooo yeh i loved lookin at these... id often sneak on in jonahs name to nose haha...Shhhhhhhh tho

lol

now with spring summer i wonder if there are any of these pictures we dont have "Now and Then" (History Forum)

Would be handy to start to sort the required pictures and
places and then if any one is out and about.

They can snap the "New" location of "old"

Just thinking ahead.

pic 39 is moreton cross,pick 40 is the pub on corner liscard,its still there dont know name

The First Post has now been Updated. With all the listing.
This is all we have left out of 116 pictures to identify.

Only 9 Pictures to find the locations?



41 - Where is this?


56 - Where am I?


57 - Where am I?


63 - Where am I?


76 - Where am I?



80 - Where am I?


83 - Where am I?


99 - Where am I?


100 - Where am I?

The First Post has now been Updated. With all the listing.
Please keep the picture and the Ref Number Together.

Were nearly there

So what your trying to say in your lazy way is

41 - Grange Road in West Kirby, looking towards the train station.
57 - This is Pensby Road, in Pensby.
63 - This is Little Neston.



The First Post has now been Updated. With all the listing.
This is all we have left out of 116 pictures to identify.

Only 6 Pictures to find the locations?



56 - Where am I?


76 - Where am I?


80 - Where am I?


83 - Where am I?


99 - Where am I?


100 - Where am I?

The First Post has now been Updated. With all the listing.
Please keep the picture and the Ref Number Together.

Were nearly there

Ill have a go at the remaining ones hehe:

56 - Bromborough Cross


76 - Don't have an igloo


80 - Somewhere on Wirral hehe


83 - Raby Mere


99 - Bebington Rd, New Ferry


100 - Ill say New Brighton

Picture 56



I think the church spire is in the distance and not part of
the building on the corner