Birkenhead & Beyond

Birkenhead & Beyond

[@GodISGood103]

Wonderful. Thank you for the memories...beautifully done

[@marcturner3647]

Wow absolutely fascinating 👍👍👍

[@markhardie4887]

thank you Jayne, Happy New Year to you.

[@mrme4691]

I have fond memories when I was a young lad Diving and swimming off the blue bridge Victoria dock, with my brothers and mates, I also have a very sad memory of this place and that is witnessing a man give his brother the kiss of life in the garage where a coach had slipped off the ramp onto his Brothers chest killing him this memory stays with me still to this day.

[@mrme4691]

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[@desmcleod2604]

Love it So sad all them building gone

[@davidruscoe4261]

Hi Jayne, I really love your videos and the fantastic 'memory jerk' they provide. Do you by any chance have any photos of Beaconsfield Road in Tranmere, off Union Street or of Mersey Road heading toward Rock Park? I was born in Beaconsfield Road, my favourite Auntie lived in Merseyside Road and my Grandmother's house was 26 Delta Road by Rock Park. Its still there now although the road was split by the bypass. I'm retired in the Cotswolds and a long way from those old places now. Keep up the good work Jayne, much respect for your work! David

[@mrme4691]

Time 62:27 Near the docks is the corner of Victoria Rd.Corporation Rd.(Victoria docks entrance).

[@mrme4691]

The Birkenhead dock disaster[1] was a tragedy that happened when a temporary dam collapsed during construction of the Vittoria Dock in Birkenhead, Wirral Peninsula, England, on 6 March 1909. It left 14 workers (or "navvies") dead and three injured. The disaster led to a huge public outpouring of sympathy and grief in the local area. However, the Government refused to hold a public inquiry and the cause of the disaster was never definitively established. Very little evidence or documentation surrounding the event now exists.

[@jaynephennah53]

Yes, the people who died are buried at Flaybrick cemetery, where I volunteer. There are four headstones with the names!

[@mrme4691]

@@jaynephennah53 just reading your comment whether this helps or not when I was a young lad Birkenhead docks being my playground I do recall the cattle runs that ran alongside the Mersey wall from camelairds slaughterhouse to where the ships used dock in with the cattle the Piers were shaped like a V which was made out of Oak timber over time with their interaction with sea water they become stronger than concrete this is what I was told as a kid , maybe this is the answer you are looking for if not good luck on your search.

[@gerardbyrne4613]

Brilliant !

[@jaynephennah53]

Thankyou

[@andreaph8596]

loved it mum

[@mrme4691]

The dock was designed by Anthony George Lyster.[1] Construction began in 1905, from the land reclaimed during the construction of the Great Float.[2] During its construction on 6 March 1909, a temporary dam collapsed, killing 14 navvies. This incident is now referred to as the Birkenhead Dock Disaster. The dock was opened in 1909, having warehouses on either side.[3] The name VittoriaEdit The dock is named after the Battle of Vittoria, fought on 21 June 1813. An alternative view is that Vittoria Dock has derived its name as a tribute to the first ship to circumnavigate the globe, Magellan's Vittoria.[4] However, Magellan's ship was named after the church of Santa María de la Victoria de Triana, therefore, this Vittoria naming may be questioned. Vittoria Dock is sometimes incorrectly quoted as 'Victoria Dock', thought in reference to Queen Victoria. However, the wharf was originally known as Victoria, and the plans of 1843 include a Victoria Dock on the site.[2] Although, when acquired by the Liverpool Corporation, the site may have been renamed to avoid confusion with Victoria Dock.[2]

[@jaynephennah53]

I believe it was near here, they had the emigration depot for Australia, on the dock side in the mid 1800s. I've also read about the huge warehouses for mahogany blocks. There is a drawing of the emigration depot and is in an old directory. Sir, can I say you are very knowledgeable of the docks. Would love to have a nosey as on the satellite image there is a ship shaped object at the dockside but can't find anything out about it

[@johnpaton1549]

I left 20 years ago I bet it all looks the same .

[@jaynephennah53]

I am a volunteer at flaybrick memorial gardens and we have the graves of the poor men who lost their lives in the dock disaster

[@yvonnejohnson772]

the children's hospital is now a care home

[@llewellynwilliams1956]

there was 3 ale house's in bentinck st one time

[@jaynephennah53]

Maybe more. Some of the old maps show either a shop or a pub on every corner

[@llewellynwilliams1956]

@@jaynephennah53 there was 4 sweet shop huge bike shop barbers plus at the bottom a ware house what stored veg & fruit plus a sunday school

[@jaynephennah53]

@@llewellynwilliams1956 oh wow, a little community and self sufficient, which I reckon we need to be again!

[@yvonnejohnson772]

@@llewellynwilliams1956 do you rember the standard pub Conway st the coop bakery chathcart st perrin Hughes hope st1 the genre hospital st James hospital

[@beboploo]

@@yvonnejohnson772 yes remember all them