WikiWirral yrs online 24/7 365 days a year.
Forum Statistics
Forums65
Topics76,553
Posts1,034,400
Members15,047
Most Online244,501
May 17th, 2026
Who's Online Now
4 members (3 invisible), 113,896 guests, and 1,132 robots.
Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod
Top Posters
sunnyside 45,164
MattLFC 22,315
Mark 21,270
granny 17,812
_Ste_ 16,349
Newest Members
Pedders, Vik82, Peter278, Brian_Steven, mindy
15,047 Registered Users
New General Forums
researching family and related Wirral history
by manjadolan - 15th Oct 2026 5:58am
The lone house on Illchester Road
by Bluesman - 9th Aug 2011 9:11pm
New Wirral History
Old Confectionary Receipts and Paper Ephemera
by amaterasu - 8th Sep 2015 10:49am
A Trip Down Memory Lane (via Oxton Road)
by DanLongman - 5th Jan 2012 3:42pm
Wallasey bus accident 1950s
by nightwalker - 5th Nov 2010 12:37pm
Local Characters
by Snodvan - 23rd Aug 2009 9:02pm
Top Posters(30 Days)
bert1 2
mikeeb 1
granny 1
Topic Replies
Eurowirral
by diggingdeeper - 5th Nov 2026 11:00am
Vape, Heads up
by mikeeb - 3rd Nov 2026 11:55am
Local Characters
by _Ste_ - 31st Oct 2026 6:12am
Eastham Govt. Underground oil storage and pipeline
by diggingdeeper - 29th Oct 2026 1:11am
Birkenhead
by Excoriator - 25th Oct 2026 4:34pm
The lone house on Illchester Road
by Excoriator - 19th Oct 2026 8:39am
Old Confectionary Receipts and Paper Ephemera
by bert1 - 17th Oct 2026 10:01am
researching family and related Wirral history
by manjadolan - 15th Oct 2026 5:58am
Wallasey bus accident 1950s
by RobMc - 12th Oct 2026 4:00pm
November
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
Top Likes Received (30 Days)
bert1 2
Mark 2
mikeeb 1
Top Likes Received
bert1 35
Mark 8
casper 4
Previous Thread
Next Thread
Print Thread
#1082207 30th Mar 2021 1:54pm
Joined: Oct 2013
Posts: 1,635
Likes: 1
mikeeb Offline OP
Forum Addict
OP Offline
Forum Addict
Joined: Oct 2013
Posts: 1,635
Likes: 1
2 fully zoomable maps of Liverpool, Wallasey and Birkenhead.
I think the first one is late 1840's or early 1850's. The second one is 1889.

https://iiif.lib.harvard.edu/manifests/view/ids:10327532

https://iiif.lib.harvard.edu/manifests/view/ids:10389752

Google Ads
mikeeb #1082210 30th Mar 2021 7:10pm
Joined: May 2011
Posts: 1,034
Forum Guide
Offline
Forum Guide
Joined: May 2011
Posts: 1,034
Thanks, they look good! I grew up in Wallasey so it's interesting to see what was and wasn't there back then.

mikeeb #1082236 7th Apr 2021 8:54am
Joined: Feb 2009
Posts: 239
Likes: 1
Addict
Offline
Addict
Joined: Feb 2009
Posts: 239
Likes: 1
Thanks Mike - interesting!

Looking at the the annotation on the map, I think the first is 1854 - certainly post 1844, as the railway tunnel to Monks Ferry is in place.


Sitting on a cornflake, waiting for the van to come.
mikeeb #1082240 8th Apr 2021 8:35am
Joined: Oct 2013
Posts: 1,635
Likes: 1
mikeeb Offline OP
Forum Addict
OP Offline
Forum Addict
Joined: Oct 2013
Posts: 1,635
Likes: 1
You're probably right Billy. There are 2 hand written dates of 1854 on the right hand side and bottom borders of the map. The reason I thought it was late 40's, it looks like they were doing a census every 10 years, and this map didn't have an 1851 census on it.

There is an interesting date and note on he top left hand border which is, '1868, Sept, 12. Gift of President Felton's Family'.


Moderated by  Mod 

Link Copied to Clipboard
Random Wirral Images

Click to View Topic.
Newest Topics
Eurowirral
by Excoriator - 29th Oct 2026 10:05am
Birkenhead
by granny - 20th Oct 2026 8:44am
researching family and related Wirral history
by manjadolan - 15th Oct 2026 5:58am
Vape, Heads up
by bert1 - 24th Sep 2026 9:46am
Old Confectionary Receipts and Paper Ephemera
by amaterasu - 8th Sep 2015 10:49am
For Sale & Free
Member Spotlight
KevinFinity
KevinFinity
Wirral
Posts: 2,371
Joined: April 2009
Today's Birthdays
There are no members with birthdays on this day.
New Wirral Info
Vape, Heads up
by bert1 - 24th Sep 2026 9:46am
News : New Topics
Eurowirral
by Excoriator - 29th Oct 2026 10:05am
Birkenhead
by granny - 20th Oct 2026 8:44am
New Enthusiast Forums
Eastham Govt. Underground oil storage and pipeline
by blackmetallic - 6th Oct 2011 8:26pm
Popular Topics(Views)
10,930,974 CW Chat room thread
6,045,863 WIKI WALK CHAT
4,746,038 Spotted!
Powered by UBB.threads™ PHP Forum Software 7.7.5