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Wallasey, Docks c.1965
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Wallasey Docks were built on what was known as Wallasey Pool, a once wild and beautiful tidal creek. The first boiler-making and shipbuilding yard was built by William Laird, the Liverpool-based Scotsman, in the mid 1820s. In 1829 he launched his first iron ship, a 60-ton lighter for use in Ireland. Dock development in Wallasey Pool continued at a pace from then on, with Egerton and Morpeth Docks opening in 1847, Alfred Dock being finished in 1851 and Wallasey Dock opening in 1877.

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A Selection of Memories from Wallasey

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. Here are some from Wallasey

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Guinea Gap Baths

Saw some memories about Guinea Gap on here. I went there as a Kid from Moreton in the 1960's probably from 66 - 68. It was old then - Victorian I believe. I learnt to swim there (and Moreton shore) cant remember the instructors name (he had jet black hair) but he was a good bloke and taught me well. My Mum also took lessons there at the same time she was very nervous around water so it took some bottle for her to do ...see more
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Added 10 June 2020

Guine Gap
Remember Guinea gap baths in 60s.Dick took my swimming lessons and taught me to swim.Drink of bovril afterwards from vending machine!! Used to also play outside the baths sliding down grassy hill on cardboard.Then to the cake shop and then walk home to Lea road.Happy days!!As a kid you could go and play anywhere without fear and just have fun.
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I Too Lived In Seacombe And Used To Go Down To The Allotments That Where Down By The Farm
I went to Riverside School and played out in the sunny weather in the summer we had back then. This post I have just found fiddling around on my iPad. What a joy it is to see the old places The Derby Pool, Harrison Drive, Central Park and the Wallasey show and circus that was there in July. I married in 1961 and left Seacombe for Moreton . ...see more
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Liscard Roundabout,
I loved liscard roundabout at Christmas, all the different things they had each year, the beautiful Norwegian spruce, snow white one year, Cinderella the next and so on, and shopping in liscard village, mainly in woollies, you could get most of your presents there, my granddad told me about the monkey house and the toilets that where under there, when they made the one way system, did they remove the toilets, or ...see more
Wallasey, Village, looking towards Harrison Drive c1965
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Added 15 December 2015

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