WikiWirral values you and your opinion.
Forum Statistics
Forums65
Topics76,352
Posts1,033,281
Members14,560
Most Online16,551
Feb 2nd, 2024
Who's Online Now
7 members (3 invisible), 8,139 guests, and 433 robots.
Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod
Top Posters
sunnyside 45,164
MattLFC 22,315
Mark 21,269
granny 17,788
_Ste_ 16,345
Newest Members
Kalena1962, rattus, Lisrush, Emotecreative, ArranGirl13
14,560 Registered Users
New General Forums
New Wirral History
Tall Brick Chimneys
by diggingdeeper - 16th Mar 2024 11:56am
D.I.Y. / Building Shop
by mharford91 - 3rd Mar 2024 8:53pm
1970's Murder in Central Park, Wallasey
by cutespam - 4th Aug 2018 10:28am
Old Hall in Higher Bebington
by Rhoobarb - 25th May 2010 5:55pm
Oleo Works
by Ducko - 14th May 2008 3:09pm
Top Posters(30 Days)
granny 14
casper 13
bri445 4
Topic Replies
What song are you listening to?
by diggingdeeper - 28th Mar 2024 6:06pm
Facial recognition coming in supermarkets?
by diggingdeeper - 27th Mar 2024 3:50pm
Bolts at Bebington Road
by diggingdeeper - 27th Mar 2024 2:33am
Hot Spot Chippie Broadway
by Excoriator - 26th Mar 2024 7:57pm
Tall Brick Chimneys
by diggingdeeper - 26th Mar 2024 5:43pm
Lost river (Well, brook really)
by diggingdeeper - 26th Mar 2024 3:09am
Old Hall in Higher Bebington
by diggingdeeper - 24th Mar 2024 5:58pm
Netflix 3 Body Problem.
by BultacoAstro - 22nd Mar 2024 8:04am
Wisper electric bike. 36v .
by Dilly - 21st Mar 2024 7:36pm
March
M T W T F S S
1 2 3
4 5 6 7 8 9 10
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
18 19 20 21 22 23 24
25 26 27 28 29 30 31
Top Likes Received (30 Days)
cools 1
Kylix 1
Top Likes Received
bert1 14
Mark 4
granny 3
casper 3
Previous Thread
Next Thread
Print Thread
Page 19 of 25 1 2 17 18 19 20 21 24 25
Joined: Jun 2009
Posts: 1,024
Forum Guide
Offline
Forum Guide
Joined: Jun 2009
Posts: 1,024
No idea, but one of the ladies used to live about 3 doors down from Hursts bakery in Parkfield Place.

Google Ads
Joined: Mar 2012
Posts: 7
Beginner
Offline
Beginner
Joined: Mar 2012
Posts: 7
Yes - I think it was a Miss Simons? Buy the way I have to admit that I only went to the mission to get a place on the summer outing! Not into the religious bit, but each to their own

Joined: Dec 2009
Posts: 95
Member
Offline
Member
Joined: Dec 2009
Posts: 95
I remember getting sliced bread from Lees in about 1950
they used to slice it on the bacon slicer ,i dont think you could get wrapped sliced bread then

Joined: Jun 2009
Posts: 1,024
Forum Guide
Offline
Forum Guide
Joined: Jun 2009
Posts: 1,024
Your probably right George can't remember that, one of the things I remember at Maggie Lees was when bonfire night was getting close we used to guard the bonny wood in the back of the houses and go to Maggies and get all her bad eggs in her back yard, her permission was always asked and got, of course the bad eggs were used.

Joined: Jun 2011
Posts: 159
Enthusiast
Offline
Enthusiast
Joined: Jun 2011
Posts: 159
Was it at Lees where that guy got the sack for putting his private parts in the bacon slicer?


Joined: Jun 2011
Posts: 17,788
Likes: 3
Wiki Master
Offline
Wiki Master
Joined: Jun 2011
Posts: 17,788
Likes: 3
omg raftl


Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves. All things are bound together. All things connect.
~Chief Seattle
Joined: Jul 2012
Posts: 4
Beginner
Offline
Beginner
Joined: Jul 2012
Posts: 4
Dear Wikiwirral Forum,

I am a researcher working on a new BBC1 documentary on working class life in Birkenhead and other towns around the UK. We are interested in the community around Lowther Street from the late 19th century until the 1970s.

It is clear from this ‘Lowther, Fox and Craven Street’ thread that many of you think fondly of Birkenhead and your upbringings there. We’d love to hear your memories of this kind, loving and proud community.

I would be very grateful to hear from anyone with memories of living in the Lowther Street area. I’d also love to find any photos or home movies of the area. At this stage it would be just a chat – there’d be no commitment on your part!

You can contact me on my email [email protected] or 02080080711, or feel free to message me on here.

Many thanks for your time.

Best Wishes

Clementine

Joined: Jan 2010
Posts: 704
Veteran
Offline
Veteran
Joined: Jan 2010
Posts: 704
Haha...fame at last !!!
Hope they don't forget Sun Street smile x

Joined: Jun 2009
Posts: 1,024
Forum Guide
Offline
Forum Guide
Joined: Jun 2009
Posts: 1,024
I hate the BBC, the two pictures under my name are copyright and permission will not be given to the BBC or affiliates to use them.

Last edited by davew3; 6th Jul 2012 3:01pm.
Joined: Oct 2007
Posts: 4,868
Forum Veteran
Offline
Forum Veteran
Joined: Oct 2007
Posts: 4,868
Hi, Clem; hope you get some good contributions from the folks on here. Can't help you personally, but as this is a long-running thread I'm sure there are some who can.
Cheers, Chris.


Carpe diem.
Joined: Jul 2012
Posts: 4
Beginner
Offline
Beginner
Joined: Jul 2012
Posts: 4
Dear Davew3,

I was very sorry to hear of your dislike of the BBC. I wanted to extend my apologies for any previous offence that may have been caused. If it is at all possible for us to rectify your grievance I would be more than happy to try and do so. It is particularly important to us that our viewers and the people who contribute to our programmes are not left dissatisfied, as we rely on the kindness of people such as yourself to make those programmes.

Best Wishes,

Clementine

Joined: Jun 2009
Posts: 1,024
Forum Guide
Offline
Forum Guide
Joined: Jun 2009
Posts: 1,024
Dear Clementine
unless you can sell the BBC and change the communications act to get rid of the poll tax we have to pay to use other channels other than the BBC then you can't help.

Joined: Jun 2009
Posts: 1,024
Forum Guide
Offline
Forum Guide
Joined: Jun 2009
Posts: 1,024
Found out today Dougy Darroch has the street signs for Lowther st at Fort Perch Rock his dad got them when they were knocking the place down, I haven't seen them but will try to get a picture of the signs and put them on here, I will be going to the fort on Friday.

Joined: Jul 2012
Posts: 4
Beginner
Offline
Beginner
Joined: Jul 2012
Posts: 4
That would be wonderful! Thank you Dave. It is great to know what artefacts remain. Anything like that is very helpful.

Clem

Joined: Jun 2009
Posts: 1,024
Forum Guide
Offline
Forum Guide
Joined: Jun 2009
Posts: 1,024
For the Lowther st gang on this forum, as you see the sign is at Fort Perch rock, New Brighton, due to Dougy Darroch snr saving it from being dumped when they knocked down Lowther st, so we have a fort link with the street name, plus, the spitfire engine from Birkenhead park is on show at the fort and there's a picture of Doughy snr and Bobby Boyd on display when they were digging it up, it crashed in the park in the 1940's and as kids they went to see it, surprisingly we've had a few people from the area visiting the fort, my big sis and little sis and nephew and niece Sharon and Jason were there today, even got a photo next to the Lowther st sign.

Attached Images
P7290006_resized.jpg (49.66 KB, 886 downloads)
P7290004_resized.jpg (70.78 KB, 872 downloads)
P7290014_resized.jpg (52.14 KB, 863 downloads)
P7290016_resized.jpg (17.68 KB, 858 downloads)
P7290017_resized.jpg (46.98 KB, 850 downloads)
Page 19 of 25 1 2 17 18 19 20 21 24 25

Moderated by  Mod 

Link Copied to Clipboard
Random Wirral Images

Click to View Topic.
Newest Topics
Facial recognition coming in supermarkets?
by Excoriator - 27th Mar 2024 10:52am
Hot Spot Chippie Broadway
by Excoriator - 26th Mar 2024 7:57pm
Bolts at Bebington Road
by Excoriator - 23rd Mar 2024 9:48am
Netflix 3 Body Problem.
by BultacoAstro - 22nd Mar 2024 8:04am
Tall Brick Chimneys
by diggingdeeper - 16th Mar 2024 11:56am
For Sale & Free
Wisper electric bike. 36v .
by Dilly - 21st Mar 2024 7:36pm
This is Elvis
by GingerTom - 17th Mar 2024 2:37pm
Member Spotlight
diggingdeeper
diggingdeeper
Wirral
Posts: 14,344
Joined: July 2008
Today's Birthdays
There are no members with birthdays on this day.
New Wirral Info
Facial recognition coming in supermarkets?
by Excoriator - 27th Mar 2024 10:52am
Hot Spot Chippie Broadway
by Excoriator - 26th Mar 2024 7:57pm
Bolts at Bebington Road
by Excoriator - 23rd Mar 2024 9:48am
Get your Money Tree ready
by keef666 - 22nd Mar 2023 12:27pm
Restaurant/pub with outdoor seating - Bromborough
by CarterUSM - 7th Aug 2020 7:59pm
News : New Topics
Gaza
by diggingdeeper - 29th Oct 2023 9:28am
Lost river (Well, brook really)
by Excoriator - 10th Sep 2019 8:50am
New Enthusiast Forums
Netflix 3 Body Problem.
by BultacoAstro - 22nd Mar 2024 8:04am
Xbox
by TudorBlue - 3rd Mar 2024 8:48pm
Wiper mechanism needed
by Peter0787 - 20th Feb 2024 4:07pm
What song are you listening to?
by - 24th Jun 2007 9:06am
Popular Topics(Views)
5,069,769 WIKI WALK CHAT
4,013,846 Spotted!
Powered by UBB.threads™ PHP Forum Software 7.7.5