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Hippodrome, Grange Road, Birkenhead. I believe this is where the old Co-op stood

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Thanks for that Bert. So it was a lot further up Grange Road than I stated

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Originally Posted by pablo42
Thanks for that Bert. So it was a lot further up Grange Road than I stated


No, it was where the Co-op later was, as you stated.

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