Forums Forums Wirral History : Chasing the Past History Information Request two questions to fellow historians!

Info on Olivieri's at
http://www.olivieri.co.uk/

I can't find any support for these, they are based on something I read or was told years ago.

The One Eyed City:

1. Something to do with the clock face on the Liver Building

2. The direction of the Liver Birds, one of them has an eye on Birkenhead

3. Foot passengers/pedestrians walking through the tunnel into Liverpool had been in the dim light for some time, as they came out of the tunnel into the (bright) light they closed one eye or squinted, so everyone coming out of the tunnel, from Birkenhead looked as if they had one eye....

One eyed city
Could it refer to Birkenhead people having one eye on the clock when at work or having an eye for seeing an opportunity to make a profit out of something before someone else does
Not that there are any clockwatchers or opportunists here nowadays

Would that be The Copper Kettle on the corner of Mortimer Street and Hamilton Street? I worked in Hamilton Square and would go there for a business man's lunch maybe once a month or so. 50p for a two course lunch in the 70s if I remember correctly. It was great food.

AS a kid my mums brother would would take over to Liverpool and we would go on the Overhead railway and get the tram back to the city.I once asked him why they called Birkenhead the one eyed town and he told me because we keep one eye on that crowd over the water