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Ouch, at the thought of the handbag

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Oldest bag in Wirral!

So do we know if Upton Hall School is the oldest in the same place ?

Next: Who is the oldest Wikiwirral member?
Please don't start fighting for recognition chaps.

Upton Hall School FCJ opened in 1849, but not on its present site, it was originally in Lingdale House in Claughton. The school and convent moved to Upton Hall in June, 1863.

Thanks Uptoncx. It may qualify for Derekdwc's original search. Let's hope so.

By the way, I'm pleased someboby is paying attention!

Do you think, Granny, that in these days of equality it is appropriate for a lady to ask a gentleman's age?

(I know we have one member older than I am).

Yes Chris, I do!
The gentleman get a few factual dates,let their mathematical brains do a couple of calculations, add them together, multiply by four and come up with a totally inaccurate estimate. Whilst the ladies, just ask outright! Far more logical, don't you think?.
Anyway, which ever way we look at it, there won't be any winners here will there?

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I've a good idea of granny's age, she let it slip on a previous post of hers.
Not saying she is the oldest female wikiwirral member though

Ha ha, Derekdwc, wondered who would pick up on that. It is of course early!!

Have you been wondering , all this time?

Nearer the bottom of the same page, is also a few words about the equine internment on Holt Hill.


http://www.ebooksread.com/authors-e...ire-and-cheshire-for-the-year--goo.shtml

Mthelred II. Penny. A fragment ; the centre only ; bust
to the right; no sceptre. Rev. Hand of Providence, on either
side the letters A and W, for Alpha and Onaega. (Second
occurrence of this type on Meols beach.)

Cnvt. A divided penny — half. Bust with sceptre to right.
Rev, OD ON LEI (Leicester) ; a voided cross and square with
pellets at each comer. (Meols beach.)

Silver. Mediaeval.

Wm, I or II. A divided penny — half. Bust full faced,
a star on each side^ £x an. Rev. A cross on a square and
pellets. (Meols beach.)

Henry II. Penny. Full face and sceptre, henricus rex.
Rev. A small double cross, with a small cross boton^ in each
angle, an — avd on ca (Canterbury.) (Meols beach.)

Henry III. A divided penny — half. Full face, no sceptre.
rex, and the numerals iii. Rev, A long cross to outer circle,
three pellets in the angles, on. (Meols beach.)

Henry III. A divided penny — half. Full face with
sceptre, the numerals iii. Rev. Long cross, vnd. (London.)
(Meols beach.)

Henry III. A divided penny — quarter. The half still
being folded for the purpose of division. (Meols beach.)

Henry III. Penny. Full face and sceptre, henricvs rex.
Rev, Long cross, three pellets in each angle, nicole on cant.
(Canterbury.) (Meols beach.)

Edward I or II. Penny. Full face, edward r. angl.
DNS. HYB. Rev, Cross and pellets, vill. sci edmvndi. (St.
Edmundsbury.) (Meols beach.)

Crown and sceptres in saltire. Oct. 1689. (Found in a garden
near the Meols station, Hoylake railway.)



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Eye Cottage down by the road to Penny Bridge is, I believe, the oldest inhabited cottage in the Wirral.

I always believed it to be Birds House on the corner of Limekin Lane and Mill lane, opposite Poulton Vics. You learn something everyday..

Bird’s House

http://www.historyofwallasey.co.uk/wallasey/A_to_Z_of_Wallasey_Buildings/index.html

Located on the west side of Limekiln Lane which was built in 1697, which makes it Wallasey’s oldest inhabited house. The house was the home of William and Mary Bird. William was a Yeoman and a Churchwarden of St. Hilary’s. [IMAGE]

Some of that information is incorrect Zipper. Not your fault.

The Wm Bird who was yeoman /church warden, died in 1663. His son married Margery Gill of Liscard, and at no time in the 1600's was there a Mary married to a William Bird.

There's a brilliant thread 'Birds House' on here which all the wonderful historians of Wiki deducted some interesting stuff.

I'd say if the Battle of Brunanburh took place on the Wirral than the oldest poem would be the one that accompanies it, it's taken a lot of research to try and work out the location but they seem to have cracked it as being in Bromborough, I've done some looking at things and believe it could have been nearer to Eastham based on the translation of the poem and names.

As for the oldest family, there's a book out (and a copy in Moreton Library which I've just returned) called Viking Mersey by Stephen Harding, and towards the end of the book there's a list of surnames that existed on the Wirral in the mid 18th century, I know people with a couple of the surnames on there, but only had a quick skim through them, mainly the names Wainwright and Lennard, but how long they've been around on the Wirral I don't know.

Anyway, on the topic of libraries, which of the ones on the Wirral is the oldest?

I had ancestors in Bromborough 1650, family name Sparks, there are a lot of descendants still living in Wirral.

I'm sure there was someone on here a while back looking for connections to the Sparks family. It wasn't you was it locomotive ?

Found it, but it won't let me copy and paste. Under Eastham Windmill.