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Great pictures, especially of the interior. It's never very easy getting the light right inside these kind of places.


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Some of the stonework in the south wall of St Andrews in Bebington predates the norman conquest.

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Originally Posted by Rhoobarb
Some of the stonework in the south wall of St Andrews in Bebington predates the norman conquest.



It's the North Wall, and there may be remains of wall paint, making these the oldest church paintings in Wirral to boot!

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Originally Posted by BMW Joe
Woodside Ferry is the oldest ferry terminal in the country


Few more in the Interesting Facts topic


It is also the oldest continually running in the world

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Originally Posted by BMW Joe
Woodside Ferry is the oldest ferry terminal in the country


Few more in the Interesting Facts topic


It is also the oldest continually running in the world


Anyone who has been on Hong Kong's Star Ferry service (a baby at being started in 1888) will see a similarity between it and the old Mersey ferries that I remember from the 1960s (and probably earlier).

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Yep, the old Wanchai ferry was very much like the Mersey ferry, made me feel quite homesick. Only joking, Honky Phid was great.


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Your mention of the Mersey Cottages made me wonder if they're anything to do with the Concertina Cottages which stood where St Joseph's School now stands, on Wheatland Lane. On this link(http://www....co.uk/wallasey/seacombe/index.html) scroll down and you'll see a floor plan of one - very ingenious, hexagonal with central chimney.

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Originally Posted by derekdwc
earliest ancestor that was living in Wirral ( in your family tree )
mine was in 1850s(still researching though) - we're still classed as strangers

My gr.gr.gr. grandfather Robert Grimes 1783-? born in Bromborough.
My gr.gr.gr.grandfather Samuel Moulton was born in Little Sutton (not sure of date yet). His son Joseph Moulton also from Little Sutton 1831-1894 married Alice Grimes born in Bromborough 1838-1922. Their daughter Elizabeth Moulton born Bromborough 1857-1913. Their daughter Ruth Moulton Williams 1890-1976 born Rock Ferry. Their daughter (my mother) born 1915 in Rock Ferry.
James Williams 1859-1908 born Higher Bebington married Elizabeth Moulton on 4th Jan. 1881 at St. Paul's Tranmere.
Mark Rose 1790-1841 born in Runcorn married Mary Thompson 1790-? married on 19th Feb 1811 at All Saints Church Runcorn. and so on ad infinitum...


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Do I have the earliest ancestors to reside in Wirral?

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You are definately in the running.
The earliest that I know of is the resident of Thurstatson Hall.
The house dates back to Norman Times and has always been lived in by the same family

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Think I miss out then. What a bummer!!!!

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Originally Posted by Bezzymate
The earliest that I know of is the resident of Thurstatson Hall.
The house dates back to Norman Times and has always been lived in by the same family


But does it count if he/she is not a wiki member?

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I didn't know that was the rule,that you had to be a Wiki member.
But there could be two titles. Member and non-member!

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It's just the oldest - whatever in Wirral
Possibly the oldest visitor on wikiwirral is snodvan's mother who I think is in her 90's

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