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This is the bomb damage that was caused to Darley Dene in March 1941. The house was then used for fire-fighting exercises and then demolished..

The Boode Memorial was origianlly moved in 1914 for road widening but did suffer some damage in the air raid but was repaired.

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Does any one know where i can find any information on the troops that were hospitalised here, ? as my Mum's father was killed in this house during the bombing raid.

My Grand father was recovering from an injury here , all my mum knows that he was in the British Army when He died here, I have tried the usual army records, but unless you were an officer not much info was kept..


I just hope there are local news paper reports on the bombing but up to now I have not come across any, !

I do know it was a girls school being used my the Army during the war, and i have visited area of the site where there is a new girls school built now.


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Have you popped into Earlston Reference Library to check their newspapers?

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Does any one know where i can find any information on the troops that were hospitalised here, ? as my Mum's father was killed in this house during the bombing raid.

My Grand father was recovering from an injury here , all my mum knows that he was in the British Army when He died here, I have tried the usual army records, but unless you were an officer not much info was kept..


I just hope there are local news paper reports on the bombing but up to now I have not come across any, !

I do know it was a girls school being used my the Army during the war, and i have visited area of the site where there is a new girls school built now.


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The new girl's school is much further West along Breck Road (towards the Village) than the location of Darley Dene. I am still looking for my maps to confirm but I think the house Darley Dene (previously The Slopes) was more or less where the car wash is now

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Stuart Rebecca was an old friend of my fathers & Stuarts daughter married Frank Ifield at St. Hillary's church. Another useless piece of information!

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The new girl's school is much further West along Breck Road (towards the Village) than the location of Darley Dene. I am still looking for my maps to confirm but I think the house Darley Dene (previously The Slopes) was more or less where the car wash is now

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Hi Snod,
Did you have any luck with your maps ?


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I put them "somewhere safe" - and you KNOW that means I can't find them. There is quite a packet of maps so they MUST be here somewhere.

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A little research...

Here is map of 1898. Note to ignore where the Boode Monument is because it was later moved so should not be taken as point on the map.

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Visited emapping and took a screenshot. Note it says that Darley Dene is where the warehouse is of Huws Grays.
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Darley Dene was located where the "B" of the B5145 sign is on this.

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Darley Dene was located where the "B" of the B5145 sign is on this.


Our info matches!! bananadance

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Here's the 1910 O.S. map. Quite a few changes since 1898.

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Wow !
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your waiting for one then a stack of them roll up smile wink

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Originally Posted by genlock
Wow !
Like the bus service,
your waiting for one then a stack of them roll up smile wink

Thanks all !



I answer so much info, here and via site e-mails, that sometimes I miss some questions relating to Wallasey. A reminder in a post to bring it back to the attention of forum members is required sometimes (as well as a prod with a stick to the ribs!!)

Hope the info is useful.

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