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by diggingdeeper - 20th Oct 2026 11:26am
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There were a lot of stone walls around Wirral once upon a time......do you get my meaning?
From a different view point, there was Tranmere Old Hall, Holt House and Holt Cottage. Maybe the land (Whetstone Meadow) belonged to one or other. Wills might be an option.
Last edited by granny; 26th Jan 2012 8:57pm.
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We have it being either there as an example of a glacial erratic, deposited there for building purposes or as garden /park feature or a cunning listening device planted by MI6  Whichever, there is no Granite in the Bedrock of Wirral's geology. When I said granite deposits I didn't mean natural bedrock, I meant glacial deposits dropped by retreating glacial melt. Sorry for the confusion.
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No probs, always hard to know when in isolation like that, also its location in a park could suggest alternative reasons for its presence.
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That's a thought, never heard of it previously, hoping as you suggest, wills, or other sources may shed some light.
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This may not be of any use at all with regard to Whetstone Lane research but I have a copy of this book and it is so very intresting. Unfortunately I can't absorb it all! It has an index and is easy to read online. It may also be good for reference in other areas. There is some reference to Tranmere on various pages but not what we are lookung for. See page 110 Holt Cottage and 115 for stonemasons. Page 137 at the bottom ..Lord of the Manors. Good weekend reading. http://www.archive.org/details/wapentakeofwirra00stewuoft
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Good find Thanks for the share
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Don't know if this has been seen before by any of you. I'm probably 6 pages behind! http://www.oldwirral.com/tranmere_quarry.html
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I'm sure that site has been linked before, but no harm in a repeat. At least they've credited wikiwirral with some of the content.
In the section "The old tunnels" the info is almost exclusively from Pinzgauer and myself, with pictures by our contact, Andrew, at Mellwood Construction.
Last edited by chriskay; 30th Jan 2012 4:47pm.
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