I think it was 671. On the opposite side was the row ofshops, and if you were walking passed the shops going away from Singleton Ave there was a small street; I lived right opposite that street. Did my laundrey at the laundrette. Didn't go out on the front on match day for fear of the mounted police. Those horses were huge! ----- Original Message ----- From: "GEORGE HIGHTON" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, October 17, 2004 3:48 PM Subject: Re: [BKHD-Wirral] Schools > Hi Helen yes Westbank Rd was in Devonshire ParkI lived on Borough Rd in > the 60's what no did you live in ? Cheers George > > Lavendersblue <[email protected]> wrote:Hi Monica, > > I don't know of a Westbank in Prenton, but a bit further along is a > Westbank > in what is now called Devonshire Park (I knew this as Tranmere, but > perhaps > it wasn't). In the 1980s I lived on Borough Road, and right behind me was > this Westbank. The houses on Borough Road were large Victorian > semi-detached > houses, and those on Westbank may well have been similar. Many of this > type > of large house were converted into flats (apartments?). > > Just a few streets away is St Catherine's Hospital, the old union > workhouse. > Going back along to the left is Prenton Park, the home of Tranmere Rovers > Football Club. > > I have Google searched the street, as sometimes you strike lucky and you > can > find a property for sale. I didn't find any though. > > Sorry I can't be of much help. May be someone more local can help. > > Best wishes, > > Helen > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Fraser & Monica Taylor" > To: > Sent: Sunday, October 17, 2004 2:43 PM > Subject: [BKHD-Wirral] Schools > > >>I have an ancestor who died at 72 Westbank Road, Prenton about 1944. Can >>anyone tell me what kind of neighbourhood this would have been in prewar >>days? Was in middleclass, poor, upper class? Was this area bombed during >>the war? >> >> Thanks for any information >> >> Monica in Ottawa >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: [email protected] >> To: [email protected] >> Sent: Sunday, October 17, 2004 4:00 AM >> Subject: BIRKENHEAD-D Digest V04 #229 >> >> >> >> ==== BIRKENHEAD Mailing List ==== >> Our list Web site with links useful for Wirral genealogy >> http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~liverpool/BIRKENHEAD-WIRRAL.html >> >> ============================== >> Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration >> Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. >> http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 >> > > > > ==== BIRKENHEAD Mailing List ==== > Our list Web site with links useful for Wirral genealogy > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~liverpool/BIRKENHEAD-WIRRAL.html > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > > > > Cheers George > > --------------------------------- > ALL-NEW Yahoo! Messenger - all new features - even more fun! > > > ==== BIRKENHEAD Mailing List ==== > Our list Web site with links useful for Wirral genealogy > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~liverpool/BIRKENHEAD-WIRRAL.html > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > >
Hi I lived at 661 Borough Rd the first house I ever bought could not aford is so converted it into 2 flats to help with the mortgage it was just round the corner from Clarence Rd we did not go out on match days to much trouble we used to go out the next day to see how many shop windows wre broken Cheers George Lavendersblue <[email protected]> wrote:I think it was 671. On the opposite side was the row ofshops, and if you were walking passed the shops going away from Singleton Ave there was a small street; I lived right opposite that street. Did my laundrey at the laundrette. Didn't go out on the front on match day for fear of the mounted police. Those horses were huge! ----- Original Message ----- From: "GEORGE HIGHTON" To: Sent: Sunday, October 17, 2004 3:48 PM Subject: Re: [BKHD-Wirral] Schools > Hi Helen yes Westbank Rd was in Devonshire ParkI lived on Borough Rd in > the 60's what no did you live in ? Cheers George > > Lavendersblue wrote:Hi Monica, > > I don't know of a Westbank in Prenton, but a bit further along is a > Westbank > in what is now called Devonshire Park (I knew this as Tranmere, but > perhaps > it wasn't). In the 1980s I lived on Borough Road, and right behind me was > this Westbank. The houses on Borough Road were large Victorian > semi-detached > houses, and those on Westbank may well have been similar. Many of this > type > of large house were converted into flats (apartments?). > > Just a few streets away is St Catherine's Hospital, the old union > workhouse. > Going back along to the left is Prenton Park, the home of Tranmere Rovers > Football Club. > > I have Google searched the street, as sometimes you strike lucky and you > can > find a property for sale. I didn't find any though. > > Sorry I can't be of much help. May be someone more local can help. > > Best wishes, > > Helen > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Fraser & Monica Taylor" > To: > Sent: Sunday, October 17, 2004 2:43 PM > Subject: [BKHD-Wirral] Schools > > >>I have an ancestor who died at 72 Westbank Road, Prenton about 1944. Can >>anyone tell me what kind of neighbourhood this would have been in prewar >>days? Was in middleclass, poor, upper class? Was this area bombed during >>the war? >> >> Thanks for any information >> >> Monica in Ottawa >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: [email protected] >> To: [email protected] >> Sent: Sunday, October 17, 2004 4:00 AM >> Subject: BIRKENHEAD-D Digest V04 #229 >> >> >> >> ==== BIRKENHEAD Mailing List ==== >> Our list Web site with links useful for Wirral genealogy >> http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~liverpool/BIRKENHEAD-WIRRAL.html >> >> ============================== >> Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration >> Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. >> http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 >> > > > > ==== BIRKENHEAD Mailing List ==== > Our list Web site with links useful for Wirral genealogy > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~liverpool/BIRKENHEAD-WIRRAL.html > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > > > > Cheers George > > --------------------------------- > ALL-NEW Yahoo! Messenger - all new features - even more fun! > > > ==== BIRKENHEAD Mailing List ==== > Our list Web site with links useful for Wirral genealogy > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~liverpool/BIRKENHEAD-WIRRAL.html > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > ==== BIRKENHEAD Mailing List ==== Our list Web site with links useful for Wirral genealogy http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~liverpool/BIRKENHEAD-WIRRAL.html ============================== Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 Cheers George --------------------------------- ALL-NEW Yahoo! Messenger - all new features - even more fun!