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Wallasey Corporation bus 54 on Park Road East, Birkenhead ? 1966
Route 11 was one of a number of routes linking Wallasey and Birkenhead operated jointly by the two municipal transport departments. No.54 is a Leyland PD2 with Metro-Cammell bodywork, built in 1951. This was essentially a pre-war design of bodywork and was looking very old-fashioned by this time. Nevertheless, this particular bus lasted in service until 1972 when it was purchased for preservation. It now forms part of the Wirral Transport Museum collection http://www.mtps.co.uk/wallasey54.html .
To the right is St Matthews Church, which appears to have ceased to be a church from the 1970s and has been replaced with housing. It originated as a chapel of ease.
Image: © Alan Murray-Rust
Taken: 17 Oct 1965
0.05 miles
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Old Birkenhead Fire Station yard and training tower
The rear of the old station, the training tower and BA training chamber.
Image: © Ian McG
Taken: 3 Jul 2012
0.12 miles
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Birkenhead Community Fire Station
The Birkenhead Community Fire Station opened in 2013 and has become a hub for the local community, with children, families and community groups using the resources such as the gym; local schools and colleges use the facilities for education and fire safety activities and local groups regularly use the community rooms for meetings.
Image: © Sue Adair
Taken: 11 Jan 2014
0.13 miles
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Birkenhead Park, Birkenhead (2)
Birkenhead Park, which opened in 1847, was the first publicly-funded park in the country. Instigated by the Birkenhead Improvement Commissioners, the overall plan was conceived by Joseph Paxton, his pupil Edward Kemp supervised work, and John Robertson and Lewis Hornblower designed most of the buildings.
Image: © Stephen Richards
Taken: 22 Aug 2014
0.13 miles
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Church Of Christ, Park Road South, Birkenhead
Situated at the junction with Merton Place. Recently, badly damaged by fire & threatened with demolition.
Image: © El Pollock
Taken: 20 Jul 2009
0.14 miles
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Park Christian Centre
This Grade II Listed Building at the junction of Park Road South and Merton Place was opened in 1875 as a Catholic Apostolic Church. It later became the Church of Christ and more recently the Park Christian Centre. The building was gutted by fire in June 2009 leaving only the walls and tower -
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Image: © Fractal Angel
Taken: 17 Aug 2007
0.14 miles
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Old Birkenhead Fire Station pre-2014
This is the old Birkenhead Fire station. It had three fully staffed fire engines which were gradually cut. It was also an Operational Resource Centre housing many of Merseyside Fire Services' specialist equipment pods and an aerial appliance. It was a large building and eventually the upkeep costs and government cuts led to its being replaced with a PFI (private finance) fire station that is much smaller and shared with the ambulance service.
Image: © Ian McG
Taken: 3 Jul 2012
0.15 miles
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Cole Street Primary School, Birkenhead
A site visitor adds the following:
One of a number of 'inner city' schools based on a restricted space site - there are two playgrounds one at ground level and one on the roof ! - no longer used...
Image: © Ron Gooding
Taken: 17 Oct 2004
0.16 miles
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Birkenhead Park Lake
Autumn colours at the eastern end of Birkenhead Park Lake.
Image: © Sue Adair
Taken: 4 Nov 2012
0.17 miles
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Charing Cross, Grange Road, Birkenhead
A John Smith's pub, the building looking mid C19th.
Next door is an early C20th bank building, occupied by Natwest.
Image: © Stephen Richards
Taken: 20 Aug 2014
0.17 miles