IMAGES TAKEN NEAR TO
Caithness Drive, WALLASEY, CH45 7PN
Introduction
This page details the photographs taken nearby to Caithness Drive, CH45 7PN 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 (32 Images Found)
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Mother Redcaps, Wallasey Promenade
Mother Redcaps was perhaps more infamous than famous. This quaint looking timber and daub building hid sinister secrets in the days when Wallasey was no more than a windswept outpost. It was built by the Mainwaring family in 1595, a red freestone building with walls nearly three feet thick. It was known by many names, the Halfway House, The White House, Seabank Nook and others. The name Mother Redcaps came about in the 1700s when a little old lady who always wore a red hood or cap ran it. It was frequented by sailors and smugglers that held Mother Redcap in their confidence as she hid their pay and prize money in various nooks and crannies around the house. The front door was of oak five inches thick, studded with square headed nails. There were indications of it having had several sliding bars across the inside. Immediately on the inside of the door was a trap door into the cellar under the north room. It would seem that forcing the front door would, by withdrawing the bolt to the trap door, let the intruder fall eight or nine feet to the cellar floor. This was an ideal arrangement should the customs men pay a surprise visit. Sadly like so many landmarks on the Wallasey shoreline Mother Redcaps has been demolished to make way, after many years of being a wasteland, for an old people's rest home bearing the name Mother Redcaps. The home still retains the stone arched gateway at the front but this is partly bricked up to defend against the tide.
Image: © Sue Adair
Taken: 17 Aug 2005
0.08 miles
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Old Mother Redcaps Circa 1966
Old Mother Redcaps before demolition
Image: © Denis Shepherd
Taken: Unknown
0.09 miles
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Magazine Promenade
Looking north along Magazine Promenade at New Brighton beside the River Mersey.
Image: © Jeff Buck
Taken: 4 Apr 2017
0.09 miles
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Mother Redcaps nursing home, Egremont
See Image for details.
This photo has been taken from the same angle as Image for comparison purposes.
Image: © Peter Craine
Taken: 10 Mar 2007
0.10 miles
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The end of Elgin Drive, in the early evening
Image: © Rob Purvis
Taken: 7 Aug 2016
0.10 miles
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Radnor Drive from Magazines Promenade
Image: © Hugh Venables
Taken: 27 Sep 2019
0.11 miles
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Egremont Promenade
The water in the Mersey is lively. Liverpool is in the background.
Image: © Bill Boaden
Taken: 22 Feb 2020
0.12 miles