BEBINGTON CIVIL DEFENCE SERVICE CLUB, 1953:
Photo and text submitted by Ken Charlton, 28th February 2010
"This picture was taken at the Co-Op Hall which was in Olinda Street at the back of the Lyceum Picture House and the shops. The occasion was a party to celebrate the Queen's coronation in 1953. The people were from Winstanley Road, Egerton Road and Brownlow Road. My brother and I are in the g
CELEBRATING THE QUEEN'S CORONATION AT MERSEYBANK ROAD, 1953
Text and photos submitted by Christine Glover, 19th October 2009
"I was born in 1951 in Clatterbridge Hospital. My early years were spent living with my Nan at 25 Merseybank Road with Mum, Dad, my brother, auntie, uncle and a couple of cousins as well as Nan and Granddad, until we got our first house at 51 Beaconsfield Road. We lived ther
WOODHEAD STREET, 1953:
More residents are having a party; this time in the street as many across the land were doing to celebrate Queen Elizabeth coming to the throne of England.
NEW FERRY ROAD/MERSEYBANK ROAD JUNCTION, 1953:
Text and photo sent by Christine Glover, 19th October 2009
"In this photo we see the junction of Merseybank Road, looking at the row of shops on New Ferry Road. The man on the right in the belted mac is my dad Ted Glover. He died in 1966. The man in the middle looking at the camera is Frank Kierans, who lived at 15 Merseybank Road with his wife Joan
SHOREFIELDS c.1954
A quick look at an Ordnance Survey map of Shorefields in 1954. Interestingly, we can see the former barracks buildings used by the Polish soldiers during WWII whilst they manned the Ack Ack gun (I have marked the position of the gun on the map although it had been removed 12 years earlier). By this time, even the POWs had left, and the buildings were in use as temporary housin
THE DELL, 1955:
Nearer to Rock Ferry and its wealthy villas, The Dell once retained an almost rural village charm. Even in 1957, the road still resembled a country lane with plenty of trees and hedgerows marking the boundaries of gardens and undeveloped land. To the left is the Dell Primary School which closed in 2007 and has since been demolished to make way for new apartments. Just around the
GROVE STREET SCHOOL, 1958:
Christine Glover sent us this photo showing a particular class with their teacher, Mr Shuttleworth.
In June 2011, New Ferry resident Sue Lockett wrote to tell us the following:
"What a surprise to find the New Ferry web site and even more of a surprise to find my face staring out of an old school photo! I am fourth from left on the back row- Susan Williams as I was then.
GROVE STREET SCHOOL, 1958:
In the second picture we see a group of boys in the football team. Paul Parnell supplied us with the names: Front Row (left to right) Jimmy Morrison, Ray Watkinson, Steve Trowler, Colin Crossley, John Bevan. Second Row (left to right) - Bill Jackson, Les Dickson, Bryan Lomas, Alan Jones, Ray Kendall, Mickey Roberts, Paul Parnell. Back Row - Mr. Holtham (the Headmaster)
THE CWS STORE, NEW CHESTER ROAD, 1958:
CWS was part of the Co-op group. Today, this building is occupied by the John Masefield pub.
NEW CHESTER ROAD, 1959:
Oh dear! What a lot of traffic!
By the end of the decade, New Chester Road, the main artery between Birkenhead and Chester, was clogged with cars, lorries, buses and traffic fumes. The poor cyclist must have been choking on the poisons in that smoky air. This is why the New Ferry bypass was built the following year!
Behind the double decker bus, the tower on top of the L
NEW CHESTER ROAD, 1959:
A number 63 bus turns left into Bebington Road. The group of people are standing outside the building that was originally constructed as a pub, but later became the Midland Bank, then HSBC Bank, and is today Money Matters.
The shops to the left were derelict by the late 1980s, and demolished in 1990 to make way for the Kwik Save store (now Phabulous Community Hub).
NEW FERRY SWIMMING BATHS, c.1959:
I'm not entirely sure of the date of this colour footage of the pool, but am putting it here.
That slide must have always proven popular with children, and I'm sure many older residents remember using it. This was the height of fun before the more sophistocated water parks of later decades.
The changing rooms seen on the right are where numbers 63 and 65 Shorefield
NEW FERRY SWIMMING BATHS, 1959:
How many older residents remember that sign above the entrance?
The sunburst motif at the top right is an iconic art-deco design seen in early 1930's UK architecture. The sunburst design was often seen reproduced on wooden garden gates, and in leaded glass windows above and in front doors of houses built during that period.