Wonderful to see old photographs of Birkenhead. My grandmother was born in Birkenhead near the docks her father and her brothers were dock workers. My Grandmother had to leave school at 12 when her mother passed away. She had to keep house for her father and her brothers. At the outbreak of WW1 she met my grandad, a Welshman, when he was posted to Birkenhead. Her maiden name was Sarah Pierce and her mother was Sarah Davis. Seeing a photo of a Sarah Davis brought back all she had told me.
Hey loved your visual audio of birkenhead and rock ferry how times have changed and all your photos are ace history is a great memory to treasure take care and enjoy your evening xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I grew up on Bedford Road in the 80's just over the road from Lukes. Been searching for a photo of my old home for years and in every pic I find of Bedford Road, it's just out of shot! Great pics though and thanks for sharing.
Hello Paul, I was born in Railway road in 54 left the wirral in 75 but find my self back again nearly 50 years later, the admiral pub at the bottom of Bedford road is now a very successful restaurant reverted back to its original name, ( refreshment rooms ). As I remember opposite Luke’s were shops and martins bank on the corner, pet shop, tv repair shop, cafe / restaurant directly opposite, I will keep an eye out for any interesting photos that may come up, take care Fred
@@fredsalem4568 Hey Fred, thanks for getting in touch. I lived on the corner of Bedford & Railway above the shop, front door was in Railway Rd as I'm sure you know. I was there from 81 till early 90's. Live in Hampshire now and haven't been back for a long time but I do keep checking up on the place and seeing how it all is, plus I still have family there obviously, my Grandfather and Nan lived on Chatham Rd. I've always been fascinated by the local Victorian & Edwardian history of the place and would love to see what my old place looked like then. Be well!
thank you very much, my mum worked at sunlight. i have family at st. pauls. memories- amazing cried all the way through. grandfather worked on docks. granny lived byrne ave. i live out of country now, so this was really appreciated. WELL DONE
This is good thanks. My mom was from Rock Ferry. My dad worked at Crosville back in the 60s. Unfortunately I don’t recall to much of this area only been there a couple of times. my parents emigrated before I was born.
Wonderful. My parents grew up in this area and they always talked about some of these things that i have never seen. Some of them i know from being a young boy visiting relatives there. I went back a number of years and so many of the rows of terraced houses by the train tracks had been knocked down including where my auntie lived who used to have a shop on Rochester Road. It made me sad xx but thank you for this collection
Absolutely beautiful collection, and a sorrowful and inspiring take on a Beatles classic really polishes the experience. My family has lived here many years, seven generations! I like to think we put the rock in rock ferry ha. But seriously there are a lot of talented people in the area.
Ged Mcardle I couldn’t agree more, what a wonderful collection of memories. Took me back a few years. You must know the Reynolds from Rockferry, there’s hundreds of them lol and I married one. We actually met at the StAnnes disco way back in the 70s. Where have the years gone 🤗👍
Really enjoyed your video.I lived on 15 Willy Street from 1939 to 1946 and my Nan lived on 17 Ebenezer Street. Thanks again ......................Dave ( Canada)
My grandad and dad lived in Willy street before they went to Haddon road. During the war they were in Haddon road by then.My grandads name was John(Jack) Marshall my dads name was Rodney,he had a brother Jack who died aged 22 in 1941 and had sisters Flo, Lil, and Nora my Nan Hannah lived in Haddon road until her death in 1967,I used to go to Nans every sunday with my Dad when i was a kid, Theve torn the heart out of Rock Ferry since the 70s
I found this while trying to find a picture of Hawthorne's house. Great to see, thank you for sharing. If it's okay with you I'd like to put a link on facebook so folks can find this easily and of course, I'll give you credit.
hi i bought a house in rockferry in 1987 2 green lawn it was called arden it was owned by a dr ramsell. it was built in the 1820s i renovated it keeping all the original features i lived there until 1999 it was a great house. i seen it on youtube last week an estate agent has made a film of it to sell all the characture has gone but a great place to live. all the rooms where 4 meteres wide and someone said that maybe french prisoners of war built it with the house next door.
I was born at st caths. Brought up in broughm street. Rock ferry My granny lived in Beaconsfield road I was just a kid when the old market burnt to the ground. There was a photo of my mates dad putting out the fire On a ladder, 'he was a fireman. The fire was a massive fire and totally destroyed the market. My grandfather worked as a clicky on the crosville buses and he also had his own office in Woodside in the list property.. Johnnie winstanley. He was a big character and made everyone smile who met him,'which was most people in Birkenhead due to his job of being on buses everyday.. How times have changed!!. It's so sad really that it had to turn into a horrible place How the heroin changed this town. I hope that one day money is injected into the town and the people get to be happy once again.. I remember the old church in the quarry. I remember my granny used to go the chandler on new Chester road lol. Some good memories here. I was but a child.. I remember the Christmas tree 🎄🌲🎄🌲. Very well at Charing cross.. And dewhurst the bakery on the corner lol. I lived in oxton road when I was a teen. That woman crossing the street on Grange road could even be my aunty Ada..she lived just round the corner. She had the head scarf and the coat and a trolley. She too lived on oxton road in claredon close. The pubs where always heaving and there was a much warmer vibe then to now. Ghosts of the past!!!!! I remember the orange 🍊🍊🍊 lodge walks every week and my granny would say "shut that door son to keep the proddydogs out lol.. RIp violet Sheldon.my gran. Tommy Sheldon Grandad. Ada Hughes formerly Sheldon. Aunt. Johnny winstanley.grandad. Violet winstanley.granny. Sammy winstanley.uncle. Love and miss you all. This walk down memory lane brought you alive again 😊😊😊. Just want to thank you Fred for your work.
@@fredsalem4568 Hi Fred, I think Tim beat Robbie Davies when they were both amateurs. He must have outboxed him , don’t think he had Robbie’s punching power. I remember having a drink with him when he lived near Woodside /Hamilton Square area. A nice bloke. It was very unusual to have two ABA champs from such a small area as Rock Ferry. It wasn’t easy to win those titles during that era.
@@lthompson7625 yes your right, I was there Robbie never laid a glove on him, which was unusual for Robbie as he didn’t mind taking 2 or 3 just to get one of his bombs in lol Tim was defo a top boxer.
Hi Thank you for your comment, regarding photos, if you send me an e mail address I will send you some just let me know which ones you want no problem. Fred
Wonderful to see old photographs of Birkenhead. My grandmother was born in Birkenhead near the docks her father and her brothers were dock workers. My Grandmother had to leave school at 12 when her mother passed away. She had to keep house for her father and her brothers. At the outbreak of WW1 she met my grandad, a Welshman, when he was posted to Birkenhead. Her maiden name was Sarah Pierce and her mother was Sarah Davis. Seeing a photo of a Sarah Davis brought back all she had told me.
Thanks for sharing this brilliant collection.
Hey loved your visual audio of birkenhead and rock ferry how times have changed and all your photos are ace history is a great memory to treasure take care and enjoy your evening xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I grew up on Bedford Road in the 80's just over the road from Lukes. Been searching for a photo of my old home for years and in every pic I find of Bedford Road, it's just out of shot! Great pics though and thanks for sharing.
Hello Paul, I was born in Railway road in 54 left the wirral in 75 but find my self back again nearly 50 years later, the admiral pub at the bottom of Bedford road is now a very successful restaurant reverted back to its original name, ( refreshment rooms ). As I remember opposite Luke’s were shops and martins bank on the corner, pet shop, tv repair shop, cafe / restaurant directly opposite, I will keep an eye out for any interesting photos that may come up, take care
Fred
@@fredsalem4568 Hey Fred, thanks for getting in touch. I lived on the corner of Bedford & Railway above the shop, front door was in Railway Rd as I'm sure you know. I was there from 81 till early 90's. Live in Hampshire now and haven't been back for a long time but I do keep checking up on the place and seeing how it all is, plus I still have family there obviously, my Grandfather and Nan lived on Chatham Rd. I've always been fascinated by the local Victorian & Edwardian history of the place and would love to see what my old place looked like then. Be well!
Absolutely brilliant so many memories
Thank you Fred. I enjoyed walking the old paths.
thank you very much, my mum worked at sunlight. i have family at st. pauls. memories- amazing cried all the way through. grandfather worked on docks. granny lived byrne ave. i live out of country now, so this was really appreciated. WELL DONE
Brilliant find, thank you for sharing 🇬🇧👍💯
This is good thanks. My mom was from Rock Ferry. My dad worked at Crosville back in the 60s. Unfortunately I don’t recall to much of this area only been there a couple of times. my parents emigrated before I was born.
Brilliant, thank you for the memories
i used to live in rock lane east as a kid between 1972 -1980 best years of my life, loved the very cold open air pool too :)
These photos are wonderful. I was born in Romally Street in 52 takes me back to my childhood .i wish my mum was still here to see them
Great compilation. We watched your video for about hour and a half discussing every single photo. Thanks a lot for sharing mate
Thank you for your kind words 👍👍
Thank you for the memories...
Lived in the prefabs ( 29 Ludlow Road ) 50’s & 60’s . Happy days,we had nothing but neither did anybody else but great community spirit.
Great collection of photos. I live on wirral now (from Liverpool) work at stagecoach so great to see crossville depot and surrounding areas.
Wonderful. My parents grew up in this area and they always talked about some of these things that i have never seen. Some of them i know from being a young boy visiting relatives there. I went back a number of years and so many of the rows of terraced houses by the train tracks had been knocked down including where my auntie lived who used to have a shop on Rochester Road. It made me sad xx but thank you for this collection
Nice collection of photographs, the varied eras add to the mix. Thank you.
Great photos. Born and raised on the Wirral. Lived there from 1956 to 1983. Happy days.
Absolutely beautiful collection, and a sorrowful and inspiring take on a Beatles classic really polishes the experience. My family has lived here many years, seven generations! I like to think we put the rock in rock ferry ha. But seriously there are a lot of talented people in the area.
Ged Mcardle I couldn’t agree more, what a wonderful collection of memories. Took me back a few years. You must know the Reynolds from Rockferry, there’s hundreds of them lol and I married one. We actually met at the StAnnes disco way back in the 70s. Where have the years gone 🤗👍
Well done. Very enjoyable.
brought back good and sad memories
Great set of photos, I was born and bred in Rock Ferry so most of the places shown are familiar, thanks for posting.
Really enjoyed your video.I lived on 15 Willy Street from 1939 to 1946 and my Nan lived on 17 Ebenezer Street. Thanks again ......................Dave ( Canada)
My grandad and dad lived in Willy street before they went to Haddon road. During the war they were in Haddon road by then.My grandads name was John(Jack) Marshall my dads name was Rodney,he had a brother Jack who died aged 22 in 1941 and had sisters Flo, Lil, and Nora my Nan Hannah lived in
Haddon road until her death in 1967,I used to go to Nans every sunday with my Dad when i was a kid, Theve torn the heart out of Rock Ferry since the 70s
Well my brotherinlaw lived in willy Street. Frank Marsh was his name opposite wood yard 😂
I found this while trying to find a picture of Hawthorne's house. Great to see, thank you for sharing. If it's okay with you I'd like to put a link on facebook so folks can find this easily and of course, I'll give you credit.
Thank you for your kind words 👍👍👍
Very well put together and a pleasure to view, thnx
hi i bought a house in rockferry in 1987 2 green lawn it was called arden it was owned by a dr ramsell. it was built in the 1820s i renovated it keeping all the original features i lived there until 1999 it was a great house. i seen it on youtube last week an estate agent has made a film of it to sell all the characture has gone but a great place to live. all the rooms where 4 meteres wide and someone said that maybe french prisoners of war built it with the house next door.
I used to deliver news papers as a boy in green lawn mid 60s
I was born at st caths.
Brought up in broughm street. Rock ferry
My granny lived in Beaconsfield road
I was just a kid when the old market burnt to the ground.
There was a photo of my mates dad putting out the fire On a ladder, 'he was a fireman.
The fire was a massive fire and totally destroyed the market.
My grandfather worked as a clicky on the crosville buses and he also had his own office in Woodside in the list property..
Johnnie winstanley. He was a big character and made everyone smile who met him,'which was most people in Birkenhead due to his job of being on buses everyday..
How times have changed!!.
It's so sad really that it had to turn into a horrible place
How the heroin changed this town.
I hope that one day money is injected into the town and the people get to be happy once again..
I remember the old church in the quarry.
I remember my granny used to go the chandler on new Chester road lol.
Some good memories here. I was but a child..
I remember the Christmas tree 🎄🌲🎄🌲. Very well at Charing cross..
And dewhurst the bakery on the corner lol.
I lived in oxton road when I was a teen.
That woman crossing the street on Grange road could even be my aunty Ada..she lived just round the corner.
She had the head scarf and the coat and a trolley.
She too lived on oxton road in claredon close.
The pubs where always heaving and there was a much warmer vibe then to now.
Ghosts of the past!!!!!
I remember the orange 🍊🍊🍊 lodge walks every week and my granny would say "shut that door son to keep the proddydogs out lol..
RIp violet Sheldon.my gran.
Tommy Sheldon Grandad.
Ada Hughes formerly Sheldon. Aunt.
Johnny winstanley.grandad.
Violet winstanley.granny.
Sammy winstanley.uncle.
Love and miss you all.
This walk down memory lane brought you alive again 😊😊😊.
Just want to thank you Fred for your work.
My dad worked in the Lord Raglan, we had the New Inn, on the other corner.
my first home was 36 Rockville street,grandad drank in rockville pub.1950's
Used to walk from New Ferry along the Mersey to Rock Ferry in the 50s as a kid...
We used to do this
Ive drank in most of those pubs.
Love the 60 years on at the Bedford. Good work.
I live in Rock ferry ,Highfield rd 107 ,my mum past away 2016 ,miss her so much
Two great amateur boxers from Rock Ferry. Peter McCann and Robbie Davies. Both ABA Champions..
Another good boxer Timmy mc Hugh
@@fredsalem4568 Hi Fred, I think Tim beat Robbie Davies when they were both amateurs. He must have outboxed him , don’t think he had Robbie’s punching power. I remember having a drink with him when he lived near Woodside /Hamilton Square area. A nice bloke. It was very unusual to have two ABA champs from such a small area as Rock Ferry. It wasn’t easy to win those titles during that era.
@@lthompson7625 yes your right, I was there Robbie never laid a glove on him, which was unusual for Robbie as he didn’t mind taking 2 or 3 just to get one of his bombs in lol Tim was defo a top boxer.
Hello there, great picture collection - thank you for sharing them. Do you have any for sale?
Hi Thank you for your comment, regarding photos, if you send me an e mail address I will send you some just let me know which ones you want no problem. Fred
we lived in the pre fabs number 18 great crowd of people many happy times
Yeah my mum was in the prefabs too.
They where built for after the war I was told.
I spent first 4 years of life in brougham Street.
Loved them.
Nice one glad you enjoyed 👍🇬🇧
nice thanks
I like this and I live in rock ferry
Birkenhead Tram #10 was made by my in laws....
my dad was from rock ferry lived in willy street then haddon road
Know those roads well from my earlier years
I live in Haddon Road and have all my life
my mam brought up in star street,off st pauls road,aspinall family.
lovely collection but the music is not. thank you for doing this, the music is not what they want to hear