IMAGES TAKEN NEAR TO
Conway Street, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 6JD
Introduction
This page details the photographs taken nearby to Conway Street, CH41 6JD by members of the Geograph project.
The Geograph project started in 2005 with the aim of publishing, organising and preserving representative images for every square kilometre of Great Britain, Ireland and the Isle of Man.
There are currently over 7.5m images from over14,400 individuals and you can help contribute to the project by visiting https://www.geograph.org.uk
Image Map
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Notes
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- The higher the marker number, the further away the image location is from the centre of the postcode.
Image Listing (151 Images Found)
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32-44 Conway Street, Birkenhead
Aka Post Office Buildings and hence perhaps once associated with this building round the corner Image
Home to a couple of clubs, The Beach/Cool Room and Bam Buddha Lounge.
Image: © Stephen Richards
Taken: 20 Aug 2014
0.01 miles
2
Post Office Buildings
Victorian speculative commercial development on Conway Street, close to the original main Post Office.
Image: © Alan Murray-Rust
Taken: 5 Oct 2008
0.03 miles
3
Conway Street School
An outstanding example of late terracotta work, dated 1903. For more details of the decoration see Image, Image, Image, Image,
Image: © Alan Murray-Rust
Taken: 5 Oct 2008
0.03 miles
4
Former Pier Hotel, Birkenhead
No longer a pub but retaining the superb tilework of the now closed Birkenhead Brewery, this building was refurbished and available to let when the photo was taken in Nov 2006
Image: © Tony Beattie
Taken: 1 Nov 2006
0.03 miles
5
Boys Entrance (2)
A reminder that it was a long time before boys and girls were allowed to mix freely in school.
One of a pair of entrances to the boys' side of Conway Street School. See also Image and Image This one still retains a fine wrought iron gate in Art Nouveau style.
Image: © Alan Murray-Rust
Taken: 5 Oct 2008
0.04 miles
6
Conway Street School
The central part of the Conway Street facade, a fine example of ornate terracotta decorative architecture from 1903 Image Now converted to offices.
The inscriptions are:
BIRKENHEAD SCHOOL BOARD
HIGHER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Image: © Alan Murray-Rust
Taken: 5 Oct 2008
0.04 miles
7
Date panel, Conway Street School
Ornate terracotta detail. It takes some care to pick out the date, 1903, as the 9 is not immediately obvious as such. Although most of the building detail is classical, the Art Nouveau influence can be seen in the scrollwork in this panel. See Image
Image: © Alan Murray-Rust
Taken: 5 Oct 2008
0.04 miles
8
118 Conway Street, Birkenhead
A fine example of an Edwardian Board School, by T.W. Cubbon, 1905-06. Brick and terracotta (Image]). Grade II listed.
Now occupied by Wirral Council.
Image: © Stephen Richards
Taken: 20 Aug 2014
0.04 miles
9
Detail of 118 Conway Street, Birkenhead
The centrepiece proclaims, "Birkenhead School Board" and "Higher Elementary School".
Wider view: Image
Image: © Stephen Richards
Taken: 20 Aug 2014
0.04 miles
10
Boys Entrance
A reminder that it was a long time before boys and girls were allowed to mix freely in school.
One of a pair of entrances to the boys' side of Conway Street School Image
Image: © Alan Murray-Rust
Taken: 5 Oct 2008
0.05 miles