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Lost Wirral (Paperback)
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Discovery Miles 4 180
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Lost Wirral (Paperback)
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Loot Price R418
Discovery Miles 4 180
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The Wirral Peninsula in north-west England, lying between the River
Dee and the Welsh border to the west and the River Mersey to the
east, has long had its own identity. The large towns of Birkenhead
and Wallasey grew around their docks and industrialised rapidly,
benefitting from their proximity to Liverpool across the River
Mersey, and at the same time New Brighton was developed as a
resort. The towns to the west of Wirral - Hoylake, West Kirby and
Heswall - grew more slowly and many areas on the peninsula remain
rural today. Much has changed on the Wirral in the last 100 years.
Industries have declined, particularly in the once busy docks. Some
areas suffered immense destruction from aerial bombardment during
the Second World War and coastal resorts suffered as British
holidaymakers moved abroad, but more recent years have seen the
regeneration of many areas. Lost Wirral presents a portrait of this
region of north-west England and a way of life that has radically
changed or disappeared today, showing not just the buildings,
streets and industries that have gone or changed, but also a way of
life. This fascinating photographic history of lost Wirral will
appeal to all those who live in the area or know it well, as well
as those who remember it from previous decades.
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