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Bebington, Higher Bebington Road c.1960
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For all its evocative name, Higher Bebington Road is quite short in length; it services Bebington High Sports College, the Higher Bebington recreation ground and the local branch of Wirral Libraries. Apparently constructed just after World War II, the road surface is composed of the ubiquitous concrete slab. There are so many of these on the Wirral that one has to imagine a lurking machine of titanic proportions, together with its attendants, waiting to be fed large quantities of cement and aggregate to spread on any surface not otherwise occupied.

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Memories of Bebington, Higher Bebington Road c1960

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. These memories are of Bebington, Higher Bebington Road c.1960

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Higher Bebington Road
I grew up in Higher Bebington Road, my mum lived there from 1957 up until she died in 2008. I have seen so many changes. When we were kids we would pond-dip in the ponds on the fields at the back of the Oval now football pitches, I used to feed the horses in the field at the top of the road now Brackenwood infants school. I went to St Andrew's school when it was in Greenville, there are now houses there. ...see more
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Added 18 February 2011

I Lived In This Road!
My parents moved to Higher Bebington Road in 1960. We lived almost at the bottom of the row of houses shown on the left hand side of the photo. I too played in the park and jumped through the gap in the hedge! When we moved in there were no houses on the opposite side of the road, they were built in the early sixties. The girls school was built about 1970 which really changed the character of the road. ...see more
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Added 14 April 2009

Tracing Family Tree
Hi I am looking for any family on my father's sideof the family, my dad's name was Alan Waring, he had brothers Gillie and Walter/Wally Waring and a sister called Dulcie, I think they lived in Bebington for a while before moving to Eastham. My father's mother's name was Dorothy Stocker, if anyone could help I would appreciate it, many thanks.
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Added 23 February 2009

The Roundabout
On the left hand side behind the wall you can just see the top of the roundabout that we used to play on, along with the swings. The wall marked the boundary of Higher Bebington Park. There was a gap in the hedge next to the telegraph pole where you could jump down from the wall which we used as a short cut out of the park.
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Added 09 September 2008

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