Download or read book The History of Birkenhead and Bidston written by Tony Franks-Buckley and published by Createspace Independent Pub. This book was released on 2012-09-21 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The History of Birkenhead & Bidston is a historical introduction in to the industrial town of Birkenhead and the village of Bidston. Birkenhead is Wirral's best known industrial area, famed for centuries for its maritime trade and commercial activity. The name Birkenhead derives from the Old English 'birchen' which translated into' birch trees on a headland'. This of course refers to the area known today as Woodside which in ancient times was a large piece of land filled with Birch trees that jutted out into the river Mersey. Although today many people consider Birkenhead the centre of Wirral's economy, it is only in recent years that this area has become heavily populated and the hub of Wirral industry. Prior to the 1800's there was very little in Birkenhead to talk about other than the old priory, a ferry house and a sparce population. Birkenhead had a meagre population of 110 people in 1801 suggesting that very little trade or activity went on in this area. Within the short period of 50 years and thanks to some very clever town planners, the population had rocketed to over 8000 residents sparking the boom which transformed Birkenhead in to a busy industrial town. Bidston is a suburb of Birkenhead, situated on the Wirral Peninsula. Bidston also holds many treasures such as the hidden tunnels beneath Bidston Hill, the Bidston Observatory and the Tam O'Shanters farm. In modern days it is a mixture of the well-preserved Bidston Village, Bidston Hill, the industrial estate Bidston Moss and a modern housing estate. This book will give an insight in to the historical areas of Birkenhead & Bidston and will bring back memories of those who were born and lived in the town that is home to the first public park in the world. The town of Cammell Laird ship builders that was second to none. Step back in time and remember the great areas of Birkenhead & Bidston

Download or read book The History of the Hundred of Wirral written by William Williams Mortimer and published by . This book was released on 1847 with total page 540 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Birkenhead History Tour written by Ian Collard and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2019-08-15 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A pocket-sized, illustrated history tour around Birkenhead highlighting places of interest and showing how the town has changed across the centuries.

Download or read book Birkenhead and the Wirral written by Cliff Hayes and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The History of the Hundred of Wirral written by William Williams Mortimer and published by . This book was released on 1847 with total page 530 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book History of the Birkenhead literary scientific society 1857 1907 ed by R S Marsden written by Birkenhead literary and scientific society and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book History of Ancient and Modern Birkenhead written by Philip Sulley and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Birkenhead and Its Surroundings written by Henry Kelsall Aspinall and published by Рипол Классик. This book was released on 1903 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The History of the County Palatine of Chester written by J. H. Hanshall and published by . This book was released on 1817 with total page 756 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Bidston Observatory written by Joyce Scoffield and published by Countyvise. This book was released on 2006 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chronicles the history, work and staff over the entire life of the Bidston Observatory.

Download or read book Birkenhead and Its Surroundings Topographical Biographical Autobiographical Anedotical and Whimsical written by Henry Kelsall Aspinall and published by . This book was released on 1903 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book A History of Wirral written by Stephen Roberts and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Birkenhead written by Elizabeth Davey and published by History Press. This book was released on 2013-10-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Birkenhead is essentially a 19th-century 'new town', its planned grid of streets still stretching westwards from the Georgian elegance of Hamilton Square. Two hundred years ago it did not exist. The settlement, such as it was, consisted of a mere scatter of farmhouses and cottages, which supported a population in 1801 of just 17 families living in 16 houses.Yet this tiny community lying on the east shore of Wirral was not entirely a backwater. The mid-12th century had seen the foundation of a Benedictine priory, while half a century later, in 1207, the granting of letters patent to Liverpool brought ever-increasing activity to the Mersey. The ferry meant there was plenty of coming and going, and local farmers, fisherfolk and ferrymen lived far from mundane lives. The catalyst for change was the introduction of a steam ferry service, and by the end of Victoria's reign the town numbered over 110,000 inhabitants. It gained its first MP in 1861 and became a borough in its own right in 1877. The docks first opened in 1847 and the great shipbuilding firm of Cammell Laird provided a backdrop to the town's spectacular growth.Birkenhead had the country's first publicly funded park, designed by Joseph Paxton, the first street tramway and, with the Mersey Rail Tunnel, the first underwater railway in Europe. Today, although shipbuilding has ceased and activity in the docks has declined, much of the legacy of this magnificent past has survived. This fully illustrated new account sheds light on Birkenhead's fascinating heritage and traces the town's development from its earliest years. Based on a wide range of local and national sources, it provides a readable and accessible narrative, which will be welcomed by all those keen to know Birkenhead better.

Download or read book The Wapentake of Wirral written by Ronald Stewart-Brown and published by Рипол Классик. This book was released on 1907 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Yesterday s Birkenhead written by Ian Boumphrey and published by . This book was released on with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Pictorial History 1860 to 1960 including Prenton, Oxton, Bidston, Upton, Woodchurch, Tranmere, Bebington, New Ferry and Rock Ferry with over 550 photographs/ graphics. Part of the Yesterday's Wirral series of local history books by Ian Boumphrey.

Download or read book A Century of Birkenhead and the Wirral written by Cliff Hayes and published by History Press (SC). This book was released on 2007-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A century of the North Wales coast

Download or read book The History of the County Palatine and City of Chester written by George Ormerod and published by . This book was released on 1882 with total page 988 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: