Wirral Then & Now

Wirral Then & Now

Author: Daniel K Longman

Publisher: Pitkin

Published: 2015-04-06

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780750963732

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Wirral Then & Now invites you to explore the peninsula’s rich heritage in this fascinating pictorial compilation. Contrasting a selection of forty-five archive images alongside stunning full-colour modern photographs, this book reveals the changing face of Wirral’s towns and landscapes during the last century. Step back in time and compare yesterday’s sleepy rural landscapes with today’s busy townscapes. Visit the high streets of old and contrast them with modern bustling shopping districts, and witness the people of the past juxtaposed against their twenty‐first-century descendents. This volume takes a wide-ranging look at the area’s colourful history and is sure to delight all who know the Wirral.


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.


Not a Guide to Wirral

Not a Guide to Wirral

Author: Daniel Longman

Publisher: Not a Guide to

Published: 2013-07

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780752499192

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This is not a guide book. This little book brings together past and present to offer a taste of Wirral. Learn more about the movers and shakers who shaped this fantastic place. Thiscompendium dicusses Wirral'sgreat and goodparty, along withthe bad and the ugly. See Wirral's small wonders, tall stories, triumph and tragedy; Wirral's bestplaces and its worst places; Local lingo, architecture, green spaces, events, traditions, fact, and fiction; and Wirral's origins, evolution, and future. Written by a local who knows what makes Wirral tick "


An Unexpected MP

An Unexpected MP

Author: Jerry Hayes

Publisher: Biteback Publishing

Published: 2014-03-17

Total Pages: 185

ISBN-13: 1849547246

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Some people enter politics because they want to make the world a better place. Then there are those with welldeserved inferiority complexes who want status, power and position. Few believe me, but I entered the House of Commons purely by accident.' High virtue in high office? Not a chance, says Jerry Hayes. No staid autobiography or dry political memoir, An Unexpected MP takes you on a raucous and salacious romp through Westminster, the media and public life. In this no-holds-barred exposé, Jerry Hayes shows exactly why people were so surprised when he became an MP - from the duty policeman who told him to bugger off when he rolled up on his first day, to the Iron Lady herself, who looked with a steely eye on his cheerful chutzpah. And, as the perfect antidote to the holier-than-thou, whiter-than-white ways of the current crop of politicos, the shameless - and shamelessly entertaining - Hayes makes a brilliant tour guide to the strange country that is Parliament, taking gleeful swipes at left and right alike. Full of tall tales of unspeakable debauchery on a tsunami of alcohol, An Unexpected MP is a thundering account of the offbeat lunacy of Westminster and Fleet Street.


Liverpool Then & Now

Liverpool Then & Now

Author: Daniel K Longman

Publisher: Pitkin

Published: 2010-08-09

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780752457406

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The popular tourist city of Liverpool has a rich heritage, which is uniquely reflected in this fascinating new compilation. Contrasting a selection of forty-five archive images alongside full-colour modern photographs, this book delves into the changing faces and buildings of Liverpool. Comparing the fashionable man about town to his modern counterparts, and workers of yesteryear with today’s trades-people, along with some famous landmarks and little-known street scenes, this is a wide-ranging look at the city’s colourful history. As well as delighting the many tourists who visit the city, Liverpool Then & Now will provide present occupants with a glimpse of how the city used to be, in addition to awakening nostalgic memories for those who used to live or work here.


Wirral at War

Wirral at War

Author: Mike Royden

Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited

Published: 2022-06-15

Total Pages: 204

ISBN-13: 1445675234

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Wirral at War is a tribute to the wartime record of the people of the Wirral in the two World Wars.