At over 170 pages long, this book offers an insight into the areas of
Birkenhead & Bidston during the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries using
information and plenty of pictures. Situated on the Wirral Peninsula, Birkenhead
was a popular area during the British Inudtrial Revolution and has contributed
greatly to new innovations and most notibly ship building at Cammell Lairds.
Whilst industrialisation was occurring in Birkenhead, nearby Bidston became a
popular area with beautiful scenery to offer, it became a luxery area for
wealthy merchants and businessmen. Birkenhead is perhaps Wirral's best known
area, famed for centuries of maritime trade and commercial activity. The name
Birkenhead derives from the Old English 'birchen' which translated into' birch
trees on a headland'. This of course refers to the area known today as Woodside
which in ancient times was a large piece of land filled with Birch trees that
jutted out into the River Mersey. Although today many people consider Birkenhead
the centre of Wirral's economy, it is only in recent years that this area has
become heavily populated and the hub of Wirral industry. Prior to the 1800's
there was very little in Birkenhead to talk about other than the old priory, a
ferry house and a sparce population. Birkenhead had a meagre population of 110
people in 1801 suggesting that very little trade or activity went on in this
area. Within the short period of 50 years and thanks to some very clever town
planners, the population had rocketed to over 8000 residents sparking the boom
which transformed Birkenhead to the town we know today. For anybody that is
interested in Ships and Ship Building, Birkenhead has been famed for its linkage
with the two. From Cammell Lairds to the "Ferry Across the Mersey" Birkenhead
has contributed greatly to the British ship building industry. Bidston is a
suburb of Birkenhead, on the Wirral Peninsula. In modern days is a mixture of
the well-preserved Bidston Village, Bidston Hill, the industrial estate Bidston
Moss and a modern housing estate. Not only has Bidston played an important role
on the Wirral through Geographical natural beauty. Bidston has also got vast
amounts of history of its own. From Bidston Hill to Bidston Hall, the area has
played an important part of the History of Wirral and is still today an area
that attracts many to visit its beautiful surroundings and buildings.
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