Hi Bertieone. pleased to see you are still active on here. Do the newspaper reports dates tally with the map date The only bridge I could see was a railway bridge in Waterloo st which used to get flooded up past Central Station
I normally take historical references to Tranmere Bridge as being the bridge across Tranmere Pool, I'm not sure of its timeline off hand, I'd wild guess.1780-1820 which could be totally wrong.
More on the 1849 report on the drowning. Jackie Bennett, although the body was found by Tranmere Bridge, it goes on to say he normally slept on a Flat (vessel) moored in the Pool.
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Very good Bert, that confirms there were two bridges. The pool silted up very rapidly (the second of Birkenhead's great stenches?) and the docks were expanding rapidly.
Birkenhead Ferry 1820-1870 Tranmere Ferry 1586-1904 (1817 was first steam ferry)
So it looks like Tranmere Ferry owned Birkenhead Ferry as they sold it off when it closed.
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Apparently they had offered Birkenhead Ferry on a 999 year lease but there were no takers. Possibly this was the consequence of Birkenhead Corporation taking control of most of the other ferries and the knowledge they would take control of the rest of the ferries when Birkenhead was to become a borough. It is incredible how many ferry terminals there were that crossed the river to Liverpool, many of the ferries below were operating at the same time around the middle of the 19th century.
In physical order from the south
Runcorn Ferry Weston Point Ince Stanlow Ellesmere Port Eastham Ferry(aka Carlett Ferry?) Job's Ferry Bromborough Pool New Ferry Rock Ferry Tranmere Ferry Birkenhead Ferry (aka Birkenhead South) Monk's Ferry Woodside Ferry (aka Birkenhead North) Wallasey Pool (possibly where the first ferry was located) Seacombe Ferry Egremont Ferry (aka Magazines?) New Brighton Ferry
We don't do charity in Germany, we pay taxes. Charity is a failure of governments' responsibilities - Henning Wehn
Not missed by me, something like 40 years since I've been on the ferry and probably the same for a train. Would have been that long for a bus only a couple of years ago I couldn't get a parking space in York, had to drive out and park up and get a bus, that was a shock to the system, £3.50p for a few stops. I'm an idiot, should have got a bus pass when I qualified, still haven't got it.
God help us, Come yourself, Don't send Jesus, This is no place for children.
Snap! keep on meaning to get travel pass but not got round to it, not been on a bus for a few decades, use a train a couple of times a year but I would go on the ferry in day time if it didn't go on a tour with an unwanted tannoy going on.
Wasn't allowed to drive for a few days recently so took a taxi to hospital and back, that was a price shock!
We don't do charity in Germany, we pay taxes. Charity is a failure of governments' responsibilities - Henning Wehn
