Flaybrick Cemetery - BirkenheadMore Flaybrick Topics
But there are loads if interesting facts.
Jonno39 - Keep me right lol
There were 3 churches.
2 Graves Exist from the Titanic.
The First plea of insanity victims is buried there.
The Second Church was round.
Its rated 3rd Best Gothic Cemetery.
Why it was built there? (Bidston Avenue, straight grand road).
Which used to have holly tress and others top to bottom.
And loads more....
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The Main Church i was told today was divided into 2 because
one side was for catholics and the other for prositants.
And was used to hold funeral services in its day.
Out Side the Cemetery Gates there used to be a Victorian Bus Stop
with a Glass Roof.
And If you turned left when entering the gates there used
to be men and ladies toilets.
Excellent Pictures Jonno, Ive updated your post (Dates Changed)
Apparently way back + 40 years.
Bidston Avenue which is in the distance, used to have trees
all the way down. There were holly bushes shaped into tall
trees with rounded tops almost like a simple ice lolly.
There were trees that flowered and made it look so prestigious
and that was a very posh road to live in. As Jonno said to us
on our outing, that they used Bidston Avenue as they wanted
a "Grand Entrance" so you can see that from the Gates there
is a straight road almost into Birkenhead.
So the Modern Bidston Avenue we know today is nothing
to what it was, when the council looked after and trimmed
those trees and holly.
I'm informed that the Church was used for Funeral Services.
And it was divided in half, but unsure which side was which.
One side was for the Catholics and the Other Side (right, left) for the protestants.
What a shame its in the condition it is today.
Derelict.
You can just make out the war memorial cross at the front.
I don't know any more than that.
Q. Has the "Spire" been removed, ive only just noticed.
The laird thats buried at the Cemetry is William Laird
and its the grave i took you guys to when we went on that nightly paranormal excursion
This one
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To Think the House Still has lights on at night...
It even looks scary in the Day Time....
no one wanna drop hints to the lottery grant fund!!
the designer, a Mr Edward Kemp
This is the same Edward Kemp who was Paxton's assistant in the construction of Birkenhead Park, & who became Park Superintendent. Interestingly, it had been Paxton who originally started to design Flaybrick. The extract attached is from "The People's Garden", a history of Birkenhead Park by Clifford E. Thornton, on sale at the Park Pavilion.
Yes Chris he is the same Edward Kemp who at the time was the curator of Birkenhead Park
Some very interesting stuff there
I noticed the other day, If you look straight up Bidston Avenue towards Flaybrick Cemetery, Bidston Windmill is in line with the Cemetery and Bidston Avenue albeit slightly to the left, however as is my understanding, where the foundations of the orignal Windmill are, this would place it directly in line.
Wonder if that had any influence on where it was built?
here is a link to lots of stuff about everything we have talked about (mark you may want to reorganise this)
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Cool Handy link that
Ive just got pictures today funny enough of some of the mentioed graves
Will Sort them and post them
nice one Mark just having a good google through things to see what i can dig up
first link i came to and its cool
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Ive added the Text so you can read it.
I Added the Long Prestigious Drive way view,
from the Chapel to the gate and from the gate to
the end of Bidston Avenue.
thats sheer quality, nice one
i've heard so many stories about this place, I'd love to go around there of a night, but im too much of a wimp to go alone lol
it was a cool place when i was there a few years ago now and the railing was not there and we went up the tower/spire thing, scariest thing was the 9 million pigeons taking off when i disturbed them. poohed ma pants
So long as im armed with a torch a stick and someone to hang on to, not even pigeons would scare me
lol
they will when they see you coming and go quiet and jump out at the last moment lol
evil creatures they are lol
SAS pigeons
originally north end pigeons but as there was not much worth poohing on they moved, but they are well hard
Spotted this on the notice board today.
Could be an interesting job to help out with for anyone with spare time on their hands.
Yeh i seen that
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Has anyone ever noticed the Jewish grave near the Nanny Goat entrance? If you come through from Nanny Goats its on your right, follow the wall along and it is a pointy thing with star of David on it and I think maybe Hebrew. Been years since I seen it.
Never forget riding through there on ma bike with mates one summer and we spotted a tall holly bush on fire, no smoke, just flames. We went back about 15 minutes later and expected to find it all burnt but there was no sign of burn marks or the smell of burning - totally freaked us out!!! (burning bush in the cemetery - what does that mean???)
I went through Flaybrick Cemetery week to take some pics of the Crossways estate end on Sunday and it has got even worse. There are more empty houses burned and 2 sections of the cemetery wall have now gone. Steel gates are still on the entrance to the graveyard and it looks like wood has been piled up and set on fire around them.
I was getting watched by some hooded scallies so I didn't stay too long.
I heard some of the vaults have been broken into and bones scattered around the place a few years back.
There is also an urban legend about a lad who robbed a ring off a skeleton in a grave and was followed by a man in a cape and a top hat up to Tollemache Road, so he went and put the ring back.
i wanna hear some more about it
There are two chinese graves in the left corner, go through main gate, turn immediate left and they're in the corner by the wall. Close by is a heart breaking headstone for the Williams family 3 sons buried first, died in WW1, and then the two parents who died years later within a month of eachother, 1936 I think, so sad.
The history of Lock Ah Tam can be found in the Ghost Hunters Forum in
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I would love a guided tour of this place! A 'whos who' and where.
I think the ranger at Tam O'Shanter arranges these RUDE
I would love a guided tour of this place! A 'whos who' and where.
I don't know who's who but i know where they are.
Throughout the summer the friends of flaybrick do guided walks. They are usually mentioned in the wirral globe or news (if you are lucky enough to get one delivered!)I have also seen a flyer on the wall of the cafe at the tam o'shanter. I wonder whether it can be googled? might be worth a try.
RUDEBOX I WILL TAKE YOU FOR A TOUR IF YOU WANT?
yerr got girl flaybrick is cool!
anyone else want to come?
put my name down for sunday
hmm interested now
day or night mate?
i would like to come as well
time please
12 noon at the main gates anyone intrested add list names below!
Too early for me
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Poo, Fathers Day and got to have meal at the inlaws (outlaws!!)
would love to do a tour and contribute a few facts and stories along the way but not only is it fathers day my grandaughter is being christened the same day .
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would have come had it not been father's day etc.
should we change the day/date jonno whats good with you?
i will go along with any day/date to fit in with everyone
How about Sunday 5th or 12th July 1pm?
im easy for any date other than this weekend and the 4/5th of july
should we do the 28th june then gang a wiki tour of Flaybrick whos in names down please thumbsup
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should we do the 28th june then gang a wiki tour of Flaybrick whos in names down please
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im easy for any date other than this weekend and the 4/5th of july
I guess you don't want jonno to go then
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Hya. Im ok with the 28th. Cud you put me +1 on the list please someone?
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Fancied it but will be in the air flying to Cyprus!. Have a great time I was told on one tour a few years ago that the main path leading down to the gates originally ran in a straight line to hamilton square.
i would be a good tour guide haha! i practically used to live in this place when i was kid building dens, and tree houses etc! we even camped out in there one halloween night, tell you what that was fooking scary i tell ya!
we did a ghost hunt there well spooky all kicked off when we were leaving!some mad stuff banging and monkey sounds and sonic ear sounds! planning to go back soon!
Sounds intense, nothing like that happend when we camped there on halloween night, just a few spooky sounds and about 15 drunks walking home from places, i was amazed at how many people walk through there at night.
its a shame in the last few years alot of it has been vadalised.
when we were 15/16 we used to go there but the group friends i had actually had respect and despite the stereotype scally gang we were we never once vandalised that place.
there was very few headstones knocked down back then, i went through there a few weeks back walking to my mums and was shocked at how bad its got.
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TC - I'm possibly in London, but going by the state of health in our house that trip may get cancelled. So I'm a maybe.
thankyou!
hope your house is better soon
7 then for sunday some more please gang!
what time tc and were exactly do we meet up.
would one oclock be ok with everyone? the main gate by the notesboard!
dont think i,ll be able to attend this 1 sorry
family first
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gutted robbo mate
family first mate
everyone still ok for sunday jonno mate!
dont think i,ll be able to attend this 1 sorry
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gutted robbo mate
family first mate
everyone still ok for sunday jonno mate!
EVERYONE STILL OK FOR THIS TOMZ 1 OCLOCK?
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yerr looks like a nice day for a tour gang see you all at 1pm!
cant make it guys.dean will explain when i see you
cant make it guys.dean will explain when i see you
gutted man
hope your o.k. mate!
BIG THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO CAME TODAY
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big thanks to kimpri1 for getting down dirty
Had a great day!! Thanks everyone
BIG THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO CAME TODAY
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big thanks to kimpri1 for getting down dirty
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big thankyou to derekdwc for turnning up nice one mate
fab day loved it.BIG THANKS to everyone. rudebox+1 stumbled across a nice find will post soon plenty of pics..
bringing this next time..
yerr man bring it on!
Yeah - good day gang ... well fantastic company anyway - weather was awfull!!!!
Thanks for organising and guiding TC - good one!!!
Yeah - good day gang ... well fantastic company anyway - weather was awfull!!!!
Thanks for organising and guiding TC - good one!!!
i will second that, look forward to another wiki tour guide soon
i will second that, look forward to another wiki tour guide soon
Do you want to reword that - it sounds like your sacking the last one and want another
The Chinese inscription of Lock Ah Tam's name on the stone gave rise to a belief at the time that Triad gangs did a deal with the authorities to have his body buried there. Don't know about that. I have seen his grave in the confines of HMP Liverpool in 1979. Whether he is in there or Flaybrick is anyone's guess. All excuted bodies have now been removed from HMP Liverpool.
his wife and 3 children in flaybrick, there is a thread on it somewere
Dont think a murderer would be moved to consecrated ground.
Dont think a murderer would be moved to consecrated ground.
don't know were he went after being hung his wife is in flaybrick
duz anyone know where the big leather back book/redgister of all the plots ,names, cause of death is the origenal from day 1
I think it is kept in the lodge/office at Landican.
duz anyone know where the big leather back book/redgister of all the plots ,names, cause of death is the origenal from day 1
I think it is kept in the lodge/office at Landican.
duz anyone know where the big leather back book/redgister of all the plots ,names, cause of death is the origenal from day 1
The info is at Landican cemetery, unfortunately some of the Flaybrick documents were lost.
Russian grave and plaque on wall commemorating Dutch man.
see that bud missed that grave tho thanks for the pics mate