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Originally Posted by derekdwc
Never noticed before what appears to be an all glass?looking top of a building in your 1st pic.

it's not glass, it's fencing around radio antennae etc for all the phones, emergency phones and other communication/broadcasting equipment

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Is there a plan/ map of what the various old buildings were and of what the new buildings will be? the different wards and departments etc

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RIP St Caths.

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The taps are adjustable, someone should tell the commissioning engineers, or the Works Department, if any are left!

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There was a psychiatric ward there I believe it was called 'p' block. The Stein centre is on st caths site opposite Derby road entrance. They deal with mental health there as well.

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Originally Posted by steiner
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Another part of my Birkenhead gone


Wow a month before me. 27.9.67 me born there also

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I was born there too in 1969 so so sad, Looks an eye sore now IMO x

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I was born there too in 1969 so so sad, Looks an eye sore now IMO x

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