THE BEACH (AT THE DELL) c 1931
Children still play in the sand at the Gap which, at that time appears to have been connected to New Ferry Road/The Dell with a cobbled ramp. The small single storey cottage seen in the centre has now been replaced with a more modern bungalow. To the left was the approach to New Ferry Pier, whilst to the right can be seen the chimneys of the first of the propertie
NEW CHESTER ROAD, c 1931
We are looking northwards towards the Toll Bar crossroads in the early 1930s. The row of shops on the left are those which are now derelict and have been for many years. To the right is the junction with Winstanley Road. The building to the right on the junction was then the Birkenhead & District Co-operative Society, but is today Karamel Hair and Beauty.
NEW CHESTER ROAD/TOLL BAR CROSSROADS c 1932
Further along the street from the photo above, we are now looking at the very familiar and often photographed Toll Bar Crossroads. The bus is emerging from New Ferry Road, waved on by the policeman on point duty in the middle of the road. We see a policeman stood here in so many old photos, and he was clearly needed to direct traffic in the days befo
NEW CHESTER ROAD, c 1934
New Ferry's shopping high street in its hey-day. To the left we can see Woolworths, whilst to the left of it (extreme left) is what looks like C.E. Parkinson, Confectioners. The street is still lined with the columns (known as catenary poles) that once supported the overhead electric tramwires, but by this time the trams had already lost out to the buses and the tramlin
BEBINGTON ROAD c.1931
In Bebington Road, let's take a look back towards the crossroads.
Several of the terraced houses on the left were converted to shops (see the photo of them in the 1900s before their conversion). Not easy to tell in this grainy old photo, but the sun must be out as several of the shops have pulled their sun canopies down to keep the inside of their shops cool. All of these
GROVE STREET SCHOOL PUPILS, c1930s
Christine Glover said in 2010: "In the first picture, my dad's cousin is on the second row, 3rd from right."
GROVE STREET SCHOOL, 1930s:
Christine Glover also said: "In the second picture my dad - Ted Glover - is second row from the back, 4th from the left."
ST MARKS CHURCH GROUP V, 1930s:
Andy Greenhough, current vicar of St Marks, has no idea what this group was. If anyone remembers, please tell us.
1939
LYCEUM PICTURE HOUSE, NEW CHESTER ROAD, 1939:
Let's have another quick look at the Lyceum cinema at the junction of New Chester Road and Grove Street. It had been built in 1913. Old style cinemas like this were often known locally as "the flea pit" because in those days, when some people did not keep themselves clean and could potentially have fleas, it was thought there was the possibility th
LYCEUM PICTURE HOUSE, NEW CHESTER ROAD, 1939:
Cinemas in those days tried to offer some "luxury" to their customers who often lived in drab homes with minimun facilities.
In this photo of the entrance lobby of the Lyceum, however, we can see wall to wall carpeting (definitely a luxury in those days!) with exotic pot plants.
SHORROCK'S NEWSAGENTS, 81 NEW FERRY ROAD, November 1939:
Image and text supplied by Christine Glover, February 2011
"This is Shorrocks news agents at 81 New Ferry Road with Mr Shorrock hiself in the doorway. As children we would go there to get newspapers, sweets, bundles of wood for the fire and fire lighters.
"When the Beatles were at the height of there fame they had a magazine called 'Beatles