EAW001723 ENGLAND (1946). Birkenhead Park Station and prefabricated housing off Old Bidston Road, Birkenhead, 1946

Park View Public House

Pacific Public House (now closed....as are numerous former public houses in the area)

Park Train Station...severely damaged from bombing.

Our Lady's RC Church, the adjoining Presbytery was bombed and the priest and, I think, the lady who ran the house were killed.

Myrtle Street

Another steam locomotive.

E.M.U's

WW2 Communal Surface Blast Shelter

Advertising hoarding

WW2 Communal Surface Blast Shelter

Advertising hoarding

Grace Street. My auntie and uncle lived here in the end house. Their blank wall is facing the camera.

Grace Street.

Mammoth floating crane

Much WW2 bomb damage evident

Rea's coaling wharf

(1) A glorious cinema; oft termed a "fleapit"; known colloquially as "The R-Ten". One afternoon circa 1953 a teenager was sitting in there having a quiet smoke, when a young lady approached in the darkness along the row in front. She asked if the youth "had a light". Upon proudly flashing his newish cigarette lighter, the lady opened her coat to reveal that she did not have a stitch of clothing on, except for said coat. Youth nearly swallowed his fag. (2) So good to see photos of the prefabs. It was a pretty hellish era. Birkenhead was decimated by WW2 (as were other places, of course) but the acres-upon-acres of bombsites. Just so horrific really.

park rd north

Small steam locomotive - a tank engine

Birkenhead Park signal box

Signal gantry