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Whetstone Lane, no date

That's a Birkenhead reg "C" fire engine must gave just left the fire station,the Birkenhead CO-OP wagon is a "C" so is that about 1966?.

Is that not Oxton Road? Looking down to the Cross from Grange Road West would have had the Charing Cross pub on the left. (Spud Murphys)

I think it may be Whetstone Lane (Borough Road side) and the pub on the left is the Park View and the building in the background is the building at the start of Grange Road West

I agree, Derek. If the Co-Op van wasn't there, you'd see Charing Cross and Martin's Bank.

Reckon you're right there Derek. I'll change it. Thanks for that

Dunno how to change it

The land rover in the pic belongs to Birkenhead Fire Brigade, its just left the fire station out of shot on the left.

The fire station is on the right of the picture, out of shot. The photo is probably taken from just by the fire station.

I think the piccy was taken by the end of the 28 bus stop by the cycle shop in Whetstone Lane, I didn't put that in as I thought everybody knew, the concrete pillar looks like it's part of the bus shelter, the aerials in the background I think a Rumbelows shop was there in the "bank buildings!.

Sorry, I should of said "Out of shot on the right"!

This photo, and more like it, appear in the Old Fire Station Whetstone Lane thread and posts.

If it helps to date it, the Land Rover has a 1965 registration, but the Co-op van is LCM 499G, which is from 1968 and it doesn't look very new to me.

TV ariels on the old bank building - well spotted. Depending on the year it could be Rumbelows or Strothers before them.

Yeah the pub is what was Blu Bar a few years ago.

Today pic roughly from the pram shop

Was that you, Derek, who left the bomb by the pram shop?