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Marlowe Road, WALLASEY, CH44 3DE

On Wallasey Road; PO & store, sandwich bar, barbers, off-licence, accountants.

Before WWII these shops, like others elsewhere in Wallasey, had glass-covered verandas. These were destroyed by the blast of a land mine which fell nearby. The Wallasey History website has a good photograph from the pre-war period and details of the shops over the years: http://www.historyofwallasey.co.uk/wallasey/Shopping_In_Wallasey_Road/index.html

This cast iron Egremont Ferry milepost stands in front of #213 Wallasey Road, near the junction with Claremount Road. Egremont Ferry dates back to the 18th century http://www.historyofwallasey.co.uk/wallasey/Wallasey_Ferries_Egremont_1761-1861/index.html but this milepost first appears on the 1935 O.S.map. See also Image Inscription reads:- EGREMONT FERRY M 1 ½ Milestone Society National ID: CH_EGF01B

Looking north west along Wallasey Road towards its junction with Claremount Road. There is a cast iron 'Egremont Ferry 1 1/2 M' milepost in front of #213 Wallasey Road - Image The history of Egremont Ferry dates back to the 18th century http://www.historyofwallasey.co.uk/wallasey/Wallasey_Ferries_Egremont_1761-1861/index.html , but this milepost first appears on the 1935 O.S. map.

The Breck, heathland adjacent to the old Wallasey Mill formerly a sandstone quarry owned by Sir John Tobin of Liscard Hall.

Local children playing by Granny's Rock, one of the outcrops at The Breck, a recreation ground which sits on a Triassic sandstone ridge 80 feet above sea level. Local lad Alan Rouse (19 December 1951 – 10 August 1986) learnt to climb at The Breck and was the first British climber to reach the summit of K2 but sadly died on the descent.

Down the hill is Wallasey Village and to the right is Claremont Road with St Hilary's Church.

This cottage in Breck Road was erected as Wallasey Grammar school from 1799 replacing the original school set up in St Hilary's Parish Church which had been in existence since 1656. The school was transferred to a new premises in St George's Road in 1864 and from 1873 the school was based in Withens Lane in a building that later became a college of further education. The school moved to Birkett Lane in Leasowe in 1967 and later became known as Wallasey School. This original school building was later converted into a house. Grammar Schools were set up in the 15th century to provide free education to poor children and were generally founded by philanthropists, charitable organisations and guilds.