At over 160 pages, this book offers an insight into the West Wirral
Coastline during the early years, 18th, 19th, 20th and 21st centuries using
information and plenty of pictures. The West Wirral Coastline is probably the
most naturally beautiful area in the North West of England, offering much
wildlife and species. most notibly the grey seals at Hilbre Island. Over a
thousand years ago Wirral was invaded by the Norsemen and their leagacy can be
read in the local place-names, the -by suffix meaning village in the old Norse
tongue; we still use the term by-law today West Kirby was west of Kirby in
Walea, the old name for Wallasey. The focal point of their settlement was the
site of St Bridget's Church in the old village, although the oldest remaining
part of the building dates back to about 1150, placing it firmly in the Norman
period. The growth of modern West Kirby really began in 1886, when the wonder of
the age of the steam engine - arrived. The speed of travel offered by the
railway meant that it was possible to work in Liverpool during the day but
escape to the cleanermore peaceful and healthier surroundings of this part of
Wirral to live. Developers were not slow to realise this, and the place grew out
of all recognition. The First Edition of the O.S. plan, drawn in 1871, shows
four or five buildings clustered around the corner of Grange Road and Dee Lane.
By the time the Second Edition was drawn in 1897, the village layout south of
Grange Road was almost exactly as we see it today, and by the turn of the
century, just three years later, the shops of the north side were completed. The
population boomed - in 1871 Hoylake and West Kirby together had 2,118 residents;
thirty years later this figure had increased five-fold to 10,991. Down on the
shoreline the Marine Lake is a major attraction for watersports. This was opened
on 21 October 1899, and formerly included an open-air swimming pool. The pool
has gone, but the lake itself has been extended to cater for the growing demand.
This book will also focus on The islands of Little Eye, Middle Eye and Hilbre
which are located at the mouth of the Dee Estuary on the border between England
and Wales. Hilbre is a designated nature reserve and Site of Specific Scientific
Interest, a Special Protection Area, a Ramsar site (a wetland of international
importance), and is a candidate for designation as an European Union Special
Area of Conservation. Last but not least is the beautiful area of Caldy. Caldy
Village was mentioned as Calders in the Doomsday Book. It is situated is on the
west side of the Wirral peninsula and is developed around the old village and
manor which dates from the late 17th century. In 1832 the village was bought by
a Mr R.W.Barton. Development from 1906 to the late 1960s was by way of disposal
of individual plots, in most instances for the purposes of the construction of
single dwellings. The methods of sale continued to constitute a quite effective
way of preserving the special character and nature of the Caldy village, which
was one essentially of a low density area of good quality housing offering a
high environmental quality.
Paperback: 164 pages
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (21 Sep 2012)
ISBN-10: 1479362484
ISBN-13: 978-1479362486
Product Dimensions: 22.9 x 15.2 x 0.9 cm
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