Forums Forums Wirral History : Chasing the Past Wirral Now and Then Loads of old Wirral pics

Thanks.

All the others in that file had been reduced in size to possibly be used in Wiki - except that one, at 3.8 Meg.

It still doesn't explain why the first post didn't get deleted like I asked it to do when I saw that I had a problem, though.

After sending my message I sat and thought about that picture, and realised I was looking the other way towards Birkenhead, Then I looked in an old faded book compiled by Birkenhead library in 1978 which has a similar picture, but I think it's too faded to scan.I shall go away and quietly meditate on the error of my ways. Thanks

And..

That's the same photo that's in the book I looked at last night, compiled by Carol E Bidston, printed by Countryside Publications in 1978 for Birkenhead Libraries, My copy is slowly fading away. I went past there this morning, pleased to see the cobblers is still open, (Just out of shot on the left) It's been there as a cobblers as far back as I can remember (at least 67 years), as a child of 5 I used to stand outside and marvel at the two machines in the windows. I never saw them in action. Keep the old photos coming, they're fascinating, Thanks

Here is a good one :-)

Hamilton Square and
Livingstone Street Baths, Birkenhead c 1958

Moreton Cross 1925 and
Queens Silver Jubilee street Party Charlotte Road, Wallasey 6th June 1977

Conway Street looking towards Argyle Street and
Beckwith Street, Birkenhead early 1970s

FLAT IRON SITE, 99 NEW CHESTER ROAD c.1975 and
Rock Ferry Landing Stage 1952

Banning Street, Birkenhead - c 1975 and
Angel Inn

Borough Road, Birkenhead 1950s Fire Station on corner Whetstone Lane and
The Fire Station, Whetstone Lane

docks

Woodside and
Mallaby Street, Birkenhead

Conway Street and
Chester Street

James Street Station 1937 and
Outside Birkenhead Market c 1940s