Forums Forums Wirral History : Chasing the Past History Information Request New Brighton Dips?

Your right I have been over them with my metal detector and its mostly scrap pieces of lead and rubble under the grass.

The dips were tidied up considerably, I would guess around 1970's. Then wasn't one used to manufacture the concrete sand-traps which I guess was 1980s?

There is a big difference between rubbish as in rubble etc and rubbish as in household waste. I can't see how they could have used household waste without numerous problems with subsidence and smell. It was an exceedingly popular active resort at that time, they wouldn't risk its reputation.

You are making the assumption that 1930's rubbish is the same as now. See my post 413847. I don't see any subsidence on Bidston Moss which was also a major rubbish dump in my time. Not to be confused with the recently closed Bidston tip. Also at the back of Tarran Way in Moreton. They don't just drop it off in wagons willy nilly, it is all worked out so that water is not interferred with and problems won't occur in the future. Most even collect the methane these days for other purposes. That wouldn't be a problem at the dips as it wouldn't be produced apart from as a by product of too much beer drinking at the Wirral show (RIP).

Sorry Helles, I thought there was a reply somewhere but didn't find it. It is very difficult to imagine what 1930s household waste would be like but I would still imagine there would be quite a bit of peelings and other organic matter to rot and fester - just can't imagine them risking it at such a major resort.

I can remember pig bins (1950's) and can only assume any kitchen waste, and there wasn't much I understand, would have gone to feed pigs. Then of course there was compost for the richer larger households. Mostly would have been ash from household fires that was binned. Digressing slightly, can anyone remember the cinder tracks they had all over the place? New Brighton football club had them in various parts of the ground. Not much wasted in those days.

The Dips in New Brighton we used to call them the Greens and used to spend every sunday afternoon playing organized games of Football using coats as goalposts which caused a considerable number of arguements and I can remember Alan Whittle who played for Everton at the time joined in with our game dont think that would happen now do you.