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I think they stopped in the seventies, if I remember rightly

There used to be Clarke's Donkey stables on Seymour Street

The stables were our play area, we used to crawl in under the doors and play in the hay, as well as climbing on the roof . aaahhhh carefree days.

I've put this pic on here myself before, can't remember where.
Tilly is the girl you want to answer questions on this, she worked with the donkey's and I think she knew the owners well.

Found it

https://www.wikiwirral.co.uk/forums..._remembers_the_Donkey_s_.html#Post372259

Nice one Bert. It was the Clarke family that had the donkeys

You are right Pablo, Eddy was behind the Perch and Jack was further along up the hill a bit and turn left.

It is Jack in the picture. A real gent.

jack & his wife lived opposite me in Richmond street and his sister Joan (who has sadly just died in a house fire )lived next door to me in same street. Yes they owned the donkey's they also ran the ice cream van business for many years which used to be sited in front of perch rock. They where a lovely family and where respected very highly in new brighton.

we should get things like this back down at the beach in the summer, with a new pier and fair ground i would be very happy

We have donkeys on the beach again, thankyou!

do we? i never new this mum.

Ladies on the donkeys, New Brighton 1900. Notice they are riding side saddle

Ladies in New Brighton 1889

The gentlemen also had a fun time...