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Books are listed in order of year of publication - newest titles are at the top. There are 7 books in this booklist
£18.99 paperback (2021) - ISBN 13: 9781849954952 | ISBN 10: 184995495x
As a ten-year-old, the author contracted TB and was sent to an isolated sanatorium, deep in the Cheshire countryside. There he was bedridden for six months. On fine days, nurses would push the young patients, in their beds, out onto a large veranda a ... more
View book details£29.99 hardback (2017) - ISBN 13: 9780992826543 | ISBN 10: 0992826543
One of the most important structures ever built in Victorian Britain, the tallest building in the land, it stood at 567 feet. The Tower had been constructed in record time. It towered over the greatest port in the land, a beacon to the shipping that ... more
View book details£14.99 paperback (2015) - ISBN 13: 9781909540040 | ISBN 10: 1909540048
The New Brighton lifeboat station on the Mersey has a fine record of gallantry. The volunteer lifeboat crews have undertaken hundreds of services, including many notable medal-winning rescues. They have provided a rescue service to shipping and craft ... more
View book details£25.99 hardback (2013) - ISBN 13: 9780955655463 | ISBN 10: 0955655463
Reminiscences of New Brighton and Liverpool. "The constant procession of ocean-going liners up and down the Mersey was a real spectacle. Wallasey has eight miles of promenade,fringed by golden sands with children's talent contests "Joytime" ... more
View book details£14.99 hardback (2011) - ISBN 13: 9780752460796 | ISBN 10: 075246079x
Wirral Then & Now invites you to explore the peninsula's rich heritage in this fascinating pictorial compilation. Contrasting a selection of forty-five archive images alongside stunning full-colour modern photographs, this book reveals the changing f ... more
View book details£8.99 paperback (2010) - ISBN 13: 9781850588511 | ISBN 10: 1850588511
"Where to walk? All our problems are solved with Anthony Annakin-Smith book of Wirral Walks. Not only does it suggest some great walking routes but it also explains what we can see along the way, bringing Wirral's scenic and historic heritage to life ... more
View book details£12.99 paperback (2009) - ISBN 13: 9781848682849 | ISBN 10: 1848682840
The County Borough of Wallasey, on the Wirral Penninsula, is famous as a seaside town. From the mid-nineteenth century, James Atherton's 'New Brighton' became a popular leisure resort, with visitors arriving on every ferry. It was adorned by magnific ... more
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