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lookin through the arch is illchester road

Bloody hell thats a fantastic picture Ducko

excellent photo Ducko

The book on the Dock Cottages is called Up Our Lobby,
reminiscences of life in the Dock Cottages, Birkenhead, between 1915-1938, by Bill Houldin. It's a very good read.

anyone can obtain a copy of this book from Borough Rd Library for approx £3.

My greatgrandmother was living at no 9B block Dock Cottages when she got married in 1877. Not all the people who lived there where dock workers in as much as been dockers. All the various trades men that where needed so as the shiping industry could function where also housed in the dock cottages. Her father my great great grandfather {paternal}was a Blacksmith by trade.

At least it was there own thunderbox, unlike a lot of terraced cottages that had to share a thunder box that was at the end of the row of terrace. those dock cttages must have been a palace compared to a lot of the places people where living in at that time.

photo of dock cottages.

madness great pic mate, i thought they were on the other side.

Not sure if anyone has spotted this....its a bit from BBC website called tales from the Northend.
and has another slightly wider view of the dock cottages from St James church side.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/liverpool/voices/gallerys/bhead_pop7.html

the main page is as follows
http://www.bbc.co.uk/liverpool/voices/bhead.shtml

Wow.great pic Bert.I actually didn`t know they ran right up to the church,well not as close as that anyway.

Wow great picture Bert, & thanks for the other picture phil

Will get a now & then of that

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wow cool Joe

Nice match Joe.