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#681130 1st Apr 2012 9:08pm
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Anyone know what was on the site of birkenhead bus station?

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If you are asking about the one in front of the market then this used to be part of the the car park that serviced the original asda in Birkenhead. Asda sold up and moved to Bromborough and Wilkinsons / Blockbuster moved onto the site, the car park was halfed and the new bus station built

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Where argos is now used to be a pub

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the pub where argos is now was the argyle, and there was a pub on the corner of where the bus station is it was called the conway arms and there was a block of flats called st andrews square on the old asda site

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MANY moons ago, wasnt there a church / chapel and graveyard?? Remember reading in one of soo many history books. Could look up if no one else has the foggiest!
That was before the Asda you realise....!!!! LOL


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Thanks everyone it's my daughter who was curious

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THERE USE TO BE A CHURCH AND GRAVEYARD CALLED ST ANDREWS ON THE SITE THIS IS HOW THE FLATS ON THE OLD ASDA SITE GOT THERE NAME ST ANDREWS SQUARE.

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Originally Posted by Capernicus
THERE USE TO BE A CHURCH AND GRAVEYARD CALLED ST ANDREWS ON THE SITE THIS IS HOW THE FLATS ON THE OLD ASDA SITE GOT THERE NAME ST ANDREWS SQUARE.


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I was born in Conway Place just across the road from St Andrews Church when I moved into St Andrews Square there where three sides to the square and the grave yard small it maybe was overlooking the main square.

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On the subject of buses...

The Wirral Bus Driver’s Prayer

Our Father
Who art in Heswall
Arrowe be thy name
Thy Thingwall come
Thy Willaston be done
On Irby as it is in Prenton
Give us this day our Birkenhead
And forgive us our Rock Ferry bypasses
As we forgive those who bypass against us
And lead us not into Park Station
But deliver us from Eastham
Amen

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Originally Posted by yoller
On the subject of buses...

The Wirral Bus Driver’s Prayer

Our Father
Who art in Heswall
Arrowe be thy name
Thy Thingwall come
Thy Willaston be done
On Irby as it is in Prenton
Give us this day our Birkenhead
And forgive us our Rock Ferry bypasses
As we forgive those who bypass against us
And lead us not into Park Station
But deliver us from Eastham
Amen


Brilliant!!

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I think the bus station between conway street and claughton road is on the old site of St Andrews Square. St Andrews Square was family accomodation in the form of flats i think, my memories of these buildings is pretty vague but i do remember it being a pretty impressive piece of architecture (not sure how they where laid out inside).

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Information on St. Andrew's Square is in this thread

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Church and Graveyard from 1875 map, aligned and overlaid on ariel view. Also, picture of the part of the bus station on that piece of land now.

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