EAW001779 ENGLAND (1946). Housing around St James Road and environs, Bidston, 1946

"The Wreck"

This corner became the site of Bonar Colleano's (American Actor), death in a car crash.18/08/58, aged 34.

Formerly a Pawn Shop, now site of KFC.

Site now occupied by Petrol Station.

Laird Close (Houses for firemen)

Birkenhead North Fire Station

Site of St. James Library.

Holy Cross R.C. Church (built on this site, now lies empty)

Bidston Hill Windmill

Upper Brassey Street.

Laird Street Primary School, (now Portland Primary).

Laird Street Primary School, (now Portland Primary).

Landsdowne Road.

Alwen Street

Water Tower, on Bidston Road.

(Formerly Grange Sec.Modern for Boys), known locally as "Tolley"

Bidston Hill Observatory.

The Bidston Public House (The Ham & Eggs).

Fever Hospital.

Gautby Road.

Gautby Boating Lake.

Birkenhead North Rail Station.

Laird Street.

The Comet Public House.

The North Star Public House.

The Sun Public House.

Beaufort Road.

This area became occupied by Frankensteins and then re named as Beaufort Air-Sea Equipment.

Laird Street Bus Depot. (rear land for bus parking).

Corporation Road.

Ilchester Square

St.James Church

W T Scales & Sons Ltd? Cleveland Works, Lansdowne Road adjacent Bertha Street

Flaybrick cemetery, Birkenhead. So many important people, locally and internationally rest here. I have four generations of my family here too and work with other volunteers to attempt to bring the place back into an acceptable condition. Heritage funding, matched by the local authority, has seen the ruined chapels partly restored so they can be visited safely by interested parties.

Hoblyn Road. My grandparents lived there and I went there to live with my parents when I was a baby

The Rose and Shamrock Public House. My great grandparents were licencees there and my mum was born there in 1917

The Rose and Shamrock Public House. My great grandparents were licencees there and my mum was born there in 1917

Beaufort Square

birkenhead institute

Birkenhead North No.1 signal box