Question About Maps Please.

ferlew | 20:19 Thu 22nd Aug 2013 | History

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Does anyone know of a site where I can view a map of part of Birkenhead, as it appeared in the 50's? Many thanks.

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Orderlimit

Try

http://www.old-maps.co.uk/index.html

gingejbee

No use, I know...but I have a 50s street map of Liverpool in front of me now...it has a TINY bit of B'head on it. Just saying....

BlueToffee

I remember Birkenhead in the 50's, and when the Woodchurch Estate was just fields, sadly I don't have a map of it though.

murraymints

http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=old+map+of+birkenhead&qpvt=old+map+of+birkenhead&FORM=IGRE

This any good ?

ferlew

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I am looking for info on my birth place, Oxton Street, behind there was another street that ran downhill, quite steeply. A family I played with had 16 kids. And I was mowed off me bike there.

murraymints

I have fond memories of the market and the Mersey ferry....mum a scouser !

ferlew

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Wow, we also lived in Woodchurch Street. I feel it was a multi storey house, we used to slide down several bannisters.
I was farmed out some 60 odd years ago, and memories are sneaking back in.

Frank97

Can't find a map, but came across this hat you might like,
http://www.francisfrith.com/birkenhead/photos/woodchurch-road-prenton-1954_b399002/#utmcsr=google.co.uk&utmcmd=referral&utmccn=google.co.uk

Frank97

that

ferlew

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Just trying to recall stuff.
Guinea Gap swimming pool springs to mind.
A park with "Ness" in the name?

No one should be robbed of their roots, IMHO.

ferlew

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Heck Frank97, so much of that looks familiar.
I feel my folks had a small tailors/alterations shop in the ground floor of their house,

murraymints

http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=oxton+street+birkenhead&;qpvt=oxton+street+birkenhead&FORM=IGRE

ferlew

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OK. so many 'joggers'.
Now I feel Ness was a person, Arrowe rings a bell, but as Arno rather than Arrowe. The Arno?
Anyone recognise Guinea Gap yet please?

ferlew

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Just to let you know what brought this on, watching Paul O'Grady just now, reawakened so many hidden memories.

atalanta

Public Library's local studies collection.
They may also have a publication for that time called Kelly's Directory. Kelly's Directory was published for individual areas and listed businesses by roads and streets.