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Millers Place, Birkenhead #819704 27th Aug 2013 3:30pm
Joined: May 2009 Posts: 339 Thingwall bigpete OP Old Hand
OP bigpete Old Hand Joined: May 2009 Posts: 339 Thingwall	Does anybody have any information on when this street went ?. I have it on a 1899 OS map, off Oliver Street, between Wilson and Wesley Street. It is one of those hideous 'court' type streets, with pedestrian access only and no back yard so I hope it did not last too long. My interest is that it seems to have been the first place one of my Dad's ancestors lived in Birkenhead. Trying to post a jpg..... Attached Images millers.jpg (144.69 KB, 237 downloads)

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Re: Millers Place, Birkenhead bigpete #819745 27th Aug 2013 7:51pm
Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 8,811 Likes: 29 tranmere bert1 Wiki Veteran
bert1 Wiki Veteran Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 8,811 Likes: 29 tranmere	Pete, Its on a 67/70 map. Last edited by bert1; 27th Aug 2013 8:05pm. God help us, Come yourself, Don't send Jesus, This is no place for children. Bertieone.

Re: Millers Place, Birkenhead bert1 #819758 27th Aug 2013 8:08pm
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bert1 Wiki Veteran Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 8,811 Likes: 29 tranmere	. Attached Images millers 67.JPG (106.4 KB, 198 downloads) God help us, Come yourself, Don't send Jesus, This is no place for children. Bertieone.

Re: Millers Place, Birkenhead bigpete #819760 27th Aug 2013 8:16pm
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derekdwc Forum Veteran Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 5,217 Birkenhead	I lived in Oliver Place and in the 1950's there were no houses in Millers Place, it was just a piece of land we called the bombie (or bombfield?) and as far as I can remember no bricks or remains of houses were there . We used to dig worms up there for fishing and was where we had our bonfire on bonfire night Last edited by derekdwc; 27th Aug 2013 8:20pm.

Re: Millers Place, Birkenhead derekdwc #819764 27th Aug 2013 8:29pm
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YinYang Veteran Joined: Jul 2013 Posts: 696 Hell Knows	Originally Posted by derekdwc We used to dig worms up there for fishing and was where we had our bonfire on bonfire night I bet the morning after Bonfire Night the worms were more like 'pork scratchings'! Would that be the area where the fly-over was built?

Re: Millers Place, Birkenhead bigpete #819844 28th Aug 2013 8:31am
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Alonso Addict Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 256 Moreton	bigpete,try the reference library, Borough Road. I went there looking for information about such a, now extinct, place called Carpenter's Row. Not only did they give me information on it, they provided me with two photographs which were taken early last century before it was demolished. Living conditions were dreadful. Well worth a visit if you haven't already. They are very helpful people.

Re: Millers Place, Birkenhead bigpete #819863 28th Aug 2013 9:53am
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derekdwc Forum Veteran Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 5,217 Birkenhead	It looks like there are 2 different spellings - Millers & Millars 1916 and later it is Millars Attached Images m.jpg (67.79 KB, 141 downloads) 1916 street directory

Re: Millers Place, Birkenhead bigpete #819873 28th Aug 2013 11:30am
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OP bigpete Old Hand Joined: May 2009 Posts: 339 Thingwall	Brilliant - thanks all. The early map shows 13 dwellings in the row - wonder if this had been reduced by 1916 to the 8 in Derek's post ?

Re: Millers Place, Birkenhead YinYang #819874 28th Aug 2013 11:32am
Joined: May 2009 Posts: 339 Thingwall bigpete OP Old Hand
OP bigpete Old Hand Joined: May 2009 Posts: 339 Thingwall	The flyover was a little further north YingYang - directly above Conway Street - but not far away at all... Last edited by bigpete; 28th Aug 2013 11:32am.

Re: Millers Place, Birkenhead bert1 #819875 28th Aug 2013 11:35am
Joined: May 2009 Posts: 339 Thingwall bigpete OP Old Hand
OP bigpete Old Hand Joined: May 2009 Posts: 339 Thingwall	Originally Posted by bert1 Pete, Its on a 67/70 map. Wow - did not expect that... Suppose it is a pretty useless little parcel of land not suitable for more 'modern' development. Unless you want a worm farm....

Re: Millers Place, Birkenhead bigpete #819981 28th Aug 2013 8:36pm
Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 5,217 Birkenhead derekdwc Forum Veteran
derekdwc Forum Veteran Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 5,217 Birkenhead	A couple of pics posted by marty99fred click Attached Images 100-122_Oliver_Street gap.jpg (55.3 KB, 104 downloads) the gap between the houses was as wide as a road (think you can see the Millar's Place sign on one of the houses Cromwell_Street_Playground.jpg (61.67 KB, 107 downloads) Where all the bricks are would have been the entrance to Millar's Place

Re: Millers Place, Birkenhead bigpete #821863 4th Sep 2013 2:03pm
Joined: May 2009 Posts: 339 Thingwall bigpete OP Old Hand
OP bigpete Old Hand Joined: May 2009 Posts: 339 Thingwall	Cool pics - thanks ;-) Wonder if that is my Gran and Grandad on the swings !

Re: Millers Place, Birkenhead Alonso #821864 4th Sep 2013 2:06pm
Joined: May 2009 Posts: 339 Thingwall bigpete OP Old Hand
OP bigpete Old Hand Joined: May 2009 Posts: 339 Thingwall	Originally Posted by Alonso bigpete,try the reference library, Borough Road. I went there looking for information about such a, now extinct, place called Carpenter's Row. Not only did they give me information on it, they provided me with two photographs which were taken early last century before it was demolished. Living conditions were dreadful. Well worth a visit if you haven't already. They are very helpful people. Is the ref library open on Saturday...? Stuck working out in Sunny Wales - so can't get there in the week... Will get there if I can...