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Birkenhead Collection

Background imageBirkenhead Collection: Sunshine on the bridge to Rock Ferry Pier. 6th October 1937

Sunshine on the bridge to Rock Ferry Pier. 6th October 1937

Background imageBirkenhead Collection: Dome petroleum oil rig. 'Soverign Explorer'at Cammell Laird

Dome petroleum oil rig. "Soverign Explorer"at Cammell Laird
Dome petroleum oil rig. " Soverign Explorer" at Cammell Laird, days before launch. 3rd December 1983

Background imageBirkenhead Collection: The Pyramids Shopping Centre in Birkenhead. 25th March 1991

The Pyramids Shopping Centre in Birkenhead. 25th March 1991

Background imageBirkenhead Collection: HMS Ark Royal is launched at Cammell Laird shipyard, Birkenhead, Merseyside, 3rd May 1950

HMS Ark Royal is launched at Cammell Laird shipyard, Birkenhead, Merseyside, 3rd May 1950. Royal Airforce Flyby

Background imageBirkenhead Collection: HM Submarine Revenge was launched at Cammell Lairds in Birkenhead, Merseyside yesterday

HM Submarine Revenge was launched at Cammell Lairds in Birkenhead, Merseyside yesterday. 18th March 1968

Background imageBirkenhead Collection: Spence the blanket man managed to raise a laugh at Birkenhead Market

Spence the blanket man managed to raise a laugh at Birkenhead Market. That was quite an achievement among traders shocked by a 50 percent drop in business on their first saturday trading since part

Background imageBirkenhead Collection: Grange Precinct, Birkenhead, bustling with shoppers - but if Lairds close even this

Grange Precinct, Birkenhead, bustling with shoppers - but if Lairds close even this symbol of wider prosperity in Wirral will feel the pinch. 27th July 1984

Background imageBirkenhead Collection: The Grange Precinct, Birkenhead. Circa 1977

The Grange Precinct, Birkenhead. Circa 1977

Background imageBirkenhead Collection: The Grange Precinct, Birkenhead. 13th October 1977

The Grange Precinct, Birkenhead. 13th October 1977

Background imageBirkenhead Collection: The Grange Precinct, Birkenhead. 1978

The Grange Precinct, Birkenhead. 1978

Background imageBirkenhead Collection: Birkenheads new superstore nearing completion. 23rd March 1976

Birkenheads new superstore nearing completion. 23rd March 1976

Background imageBirkenhead Collection: Unauthorised traders at work at Birkenheads Grange Road Shopping Precinct

Unauthorised traders at work at Birkenheads Grange Road Shopping Precinct, after a major hitch when security guards refused to employ a heavy headed approach. 21st December 1984

Background imageBirkenhead Collection: Ken Dodd at Clatterbridge Hospital, Birkenhead. 23rd May 1979

Ken Dodd at Clatterbridge Hospital, Birkenhead. 23rd May 1979

Background imageBirkenhead Collection: A row of houses in Livingstone Street, Birkenhead, which was destroyed by bombs during

A row of houses in Livingstone Street, Birkenhead, which was destroyed by bombs during the Second World War. A crowd has gathered to survey the mound of rubble that is all that remains of a block of

Background imageBirkenhead Collection: The 29, 000 ton bulk carrier Star Acadia was launched at Cammell Lairds shipbuilding yard

The 29, 000 ton bulk carrier Star Acadia was launched at Cammell Lairds shipbuilding yard Birkenhead. The Star Acadia entering the River Mersey as tugs wait to help her into the fitting out basin

Background imageBirkenhead Collection: Crowded ferry boats operated a faster than usual shuttle service from Birkenhead

Crowded ferry boats operated a faster than usual shuttle service from Birkenhead, Merseyside, to cope with increased traffic. Circa 1960

Background imageBirkenhead Collection: Launch of the RMS Mauretania, at the Cammell Laird yard in Birkenhead. 28th July 1938

Launch of the RMS Mauretania, at the Cammell Laird yard in Birkenhead. 28th July 1938

Background imageBirkenhead Collection: A showpiece of the Birkenhead illuminations, a traffic island in Grange Road with

A showpiece of the Birkenhead illuminations, a traffic island in Grange Road with hundreds of lights and animals. Wirral, Merseyside, 30th November 1961

Background imageBirkenhead Collection: Picture taken from the River Mersey towards Birkenhead, showing the Docks, Wirral

Picture taken from the River Mersey towards Birkenhead, showing the Docks, Wirral, Merseyside. 31st May 1975

Background imageBirkenhead Collection: Post christmas sale shoppers at the Co-op in Birkenhead, Wirral, Merseyside

Post christmas sale shoppers at the Co-op in Birkenhead, Wirral, Merseyside. 28th December 1977

Background imageBirkenhead Collection: The Christmas lights at Charing Cross, Birkenhead are tested before the official switch

The Christmas lights at Charing Cross, Birkenhead are tested before the official switch on, Liverpool, Merseyside. The central tableau on the roundabout carries the figures of the Flintstones cartoon

Background imageBirkenhead Collection: Unloading goods at Liverpool Docks, 5 December 1938

Unloading goods at Liverpool Docks, 5 December 1938


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