Birkenhead Central Library
Introduction
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Birkenhead Central Library
Image: © Peter Craine Taken: 19 Jul 2006
This was opened in 1934 by King George V. The road in the foreground is Borough Road, one of the main ones in Birkenhead. This particular area used to be known as "Happy Valley" - I'm not sure why... but there was a pub of the same name nearby. Borough Road, incidentally, used to be a river.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.387079
Longitude
-3.031391