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Originally Posted by chriskay
Got a gut feeling for between Seymour St & Holt Hill, looking towards Holt Hill. Suppose it's too much to expect the building on the left with the stepped gable to still be there.


Thats where I thought too, and it could be right:

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Does anyone agree?


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not too sure... some things look right then loads of others dont - and altho it was that long ago, very little similarities in the buildings if that makes sense?

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Its a close call.
Question is did the Trams ever run along that road,
if they did i hope and pray they had good brakes
as its down hill all the way from there.

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Originally Posted by Mark
Its a close call.
Question is did the Trams ever run along that road,
if they did i hope and pray they had good brakes
as its down hill all the way from there.


not too bad if they headed along towards birkenhead (charing cross direction)

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I suppose if they can go up and down in San Francisco then
Birkenhead should handle some of the bumps lol

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Maybe someone could go to the tram museum in Taylor St. & see if they know whether trams ran along Church Rd. There's got to be archives somewhere. Can't see anything in the modern picture which definitely ties up, but there's a sort of general similarity.


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The black and white picture looks like its from the top where that yellow car is.. I dunno cause it looks like its looking up church road and down towards Birkenhead.....


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I've just been on the phone to Wirral archives, in the old Town Hall & they seem to have lots of stuff about the tram system in Birkenhead. I'm coming up on Friday for the Xmas market so I'll pop in & have a look at what they've got. I want to know if the trams on Church Rd. went down Whetstone Lane or maybe Holt Hill.

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Sounds good Chris, keep us informed wink


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I was told about the archives the other day, never been
but i think it would be a real Aladins cave for me lol

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Originally Posted by Mark
I was told about the archives the other day, never been
but i think it would be a real Aladins cave for me lol


Just for your info; phone 0151 666 3903. Only open Thurs & Fri, 10 till 5, closed 1-1.30 I've been several times & always found them helpful.

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Cheers Chris wink

Can you sneak a mobile in and take pics ??
Or can you get stuff printed off ?

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No need to sneak; they allow you to photograph documents, but you usually have to sign a copyright form to say you won't publish them. They will also do copies for you.


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