A History of Wirral
A History of Wirral

Author: Stephen J. Roberts

Publisher: Phillimore

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 224

ISBN-13: 9781860775123

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The Wirral peninsula is a microcosm, having experienced every historical development to have affected England since the Stone-Age hunter-gatherers came. Inhabited in the Bronze and Iron Ages, it was exploited by Romans from their nearby fortress of Deva, then settled by Celts, Anglo-Saxons and Scandinavians. Its growing medieval population mainly lived by farming and fishing, but the 19th century brought dramatic changes-colonisation by wealthy Liverpudlians, then the rapid growth of the great urban and industrial centres of Ellesmere Port, Birkenhead and Wallasey. Every aspect of the past lives of its people is explored, and how they moulded today's Wirral.

Secret Wirral
Secret Wirral

Author: Les Jones

Publisher: Secret

Published: 2020-10-15

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781445653419

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Explore the Wirral's secret history through a fascinating selection of stories, facts and photographs.

Ingimund's Saga
Ingimund's Saga

Author: Stephen Harding

Publisher: University of Chester

Published: 2016-08-30

Total Pages: 253

ISBN-13: 1908258446

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Around 1,100 years ago a group of Vikings arrived in Wirral from Ireland which began an influx of Vikings into the area. These settlers established their own community and this comprehensively updated book explores the history of these people and their legacy.

Viking DNA
Viking DNA

Author: Stephen Harding

Publisher: Nottingham University Press

Published: 2011-02-01

Total Pages: 166

ISBN-13: 190728494X

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Focusing on men from old families in England’s Wirral and West Lancashire regions, this survey traces the DNA of the local populace back to their Viking ancestors in order to determine the impact of past societies on their genetic make-up. Arguing that the areas exhibit many archaeological and historical features proving them to have had a clear Viking presence, this account provides background information on Viking settlements as well as conclusions drawn from the DNA testing. An illustrated example of how DNA methods can be used to learn about the past is also included.

Wirral Walks
Wirral Walks

Author: Anthony Annakin-Smith

Publisher: Sigma Press

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 164

ISBN-13: 9781850588238

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Presenting over 20 walks in Wirral, this title discovers the best of the local landscape, with sights spanning thousands of years of history, from ancient tracks to remnants of industrial past - from woodland heath to an expansive saltmarsh.

Moreton Wirral
Moreton Wirral

Author: Frank Biddle

Publisher:

Published: 1992

Total Pages: 86

ISBN-13: 9781901231229

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The second in the series providing a pictorial history of Moreton and its people.

Lost Wirral
Lost Wirral

Author: Les Jones

Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited

Published: 2019-11-15

Total Pages: 188

ISBN-13: 144569154X

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Fully illustrated description of the Wirral’s well known, and lesser known, places that have been lost over the years.

Criminal Wirral
Criminal Wirral

Author: Daniel K Longman

Publisher: The History Press

Published: 2006-06-29

Total Pages: 215

ISBN-13: 0750953292

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Criminal Wirral is an intriguing and entertaining collection of some of the strangest, most despicable and comical crimes that took place on the Wirral peninsula from the Victorian era up until the early twentieth century. Daniel K. Longman's painstaking research has uncovered many fascinating cases that have been long forgotten, and he sheds new light on local causes celebres. The tales are supported by a number of maps with many contemporary and modern photographs, which help to bring these events and the people featured in them to life. Criminal Wirral will appeal to anyone who has an interest in the darker side of Wirral's history.

Wirral Smugglers, Wreckers and Pirates
Wirral Smugglers, Wreckers and Pirates

Author: Gavin Chappell

Publisher:

Published: 2016-12-24

Total Pages: 90

ISBN-13: 9781520228921

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The first authoritative, illustrated, full-length account of smuggling and related activities in Wirral. Covering the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, it represents the first book-length account concerning this important chapter in Wirral's heritage. Not only does it describe familiar facts in great detail - Mother Redcap and her smugglers' tavern on the Wallasey shore, the labyrinth of smugglers' tunnels stretching from the Red Noses in New Brighton throughout Wallasey, and the wreckers who used to prey upon Liverpool-bound shipping - it also covers the less well-known aspects of Wirral's piratical past, including smuggling in Parkgate and Heswall, and the swashbuckling adventures of Captain Fortunatus Wright - the Wallasey privateer.