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    Searching Thomas Andrew Turner (b 1893)

    Hello all interested parties!

    I'm interested in finding any more information bout my great grandfather, Thomas Andrew Turner (b1893 d 1941) who married Elizabeth Rigby (b 1893 d 1935). He was a...
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    Help with the Ventros (Ventres)!!

    Hello all!

    I was wondering if anyone had any information on my great great grandfather William Ventro (Possibly Ventre) who married Harriet Bell (b 1899 ish) in 1915.

    They had 5 children...
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    Bromborough power-cut

    Hello all! Did anyone notice the lack of power last night in some parts of the Wirral? Candles were then the order of the night... with stories! heh!
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    Ahh yes you're right! My mistake! Still, the...

    Ahh yes you're right! My mistake! Still, the glazed tile-works in James street and Hamilton Square would look quite nice with a bit of a scrub!
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    On a slight tangent... does anyone else think...

    On a slight tangent... does anyone else think that if they're going to also revamp Moorfields, they should try and restore some of the original features that have been hidden? Stuff like the glazed...
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    That's gorgeous! Ignoring all the dilapidation...

    That's gorgeous! Ignoring all the dilapidation and all that! This is something you wouldn't mind being done-up on 'Grand Designs'!
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    :handclap: *sarcastic hand-clap i might add due...

    :handclap: *sarcastic hand-clap i might add due to my stupidity!* Crap! Panic over! The huge pile of rubble opposite my building that I thought was the Mount Vernon... is Fort Knox! The mount vernon...
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    No worries! Someone here in work just asked me...

    No worries! Someone here in work just asked me the same question!
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    I'm on about the mount vernon hotel on Irvine...

    I'm on about the mount vernon hotel on Irvine Street!
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    Yup! I'm staring at the space it used to occupy!...

    Yup! I'm staring at the space it used to occupy! All that's left is a pile of rubble and the faint wiff of booze!
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    Aye! it's such a shame! I used to go there rather...

    Aye! it's such a shame! I used to go there rather often when I was an undergrad living in Kensington. The landlord at the time used to go to the chippy round the corner for everyone in the pub,...
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    Mount Vernon Pub! Gone!!

    I work in the Biosciences Building and I just looked out of the window and they've demolished it! Bloody hell! The plans for the Hall Lane improvements didn't seem to suggest this! Agh!! Distress!
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    Haha, Cheers! I have a feeling it wasn't me...

    Haha, Cheers! I have a feeling it wasn't me though! I was only born in '85!
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    Cool picture! Do you know where and when it was...

    Cool picture! Do you know where and when it was taken? If it wasn't too long ago, the lad in the red and blue jumper doesn't half look like me!
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    Cheers for that! I've been wondering what's been going on out side the university for a while!

    I've just had a quick gander at the council's website and found the plans for the Hall Lane scheme......
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    Brilliant! Cheers for that! I'll have a gander...

    Brilliant! Cheers for that! I'll have a gander for that book.
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    Bromborough Station

    Hello all!
    Does any one know where I can find old pictures of Bromborough station when it had 4 platforms? I'm quite interested in the old Wirral lines and old pictures of this station seems to be...
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    Cheers for that! Just found this: ...

    Cheers for that! Just found this:

    http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?p=32434550

    Apparently they're building some sort of power plant!
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    What are they building??

    Hello all! Does anyone have any idea what they're building by the old infirmary on Ashton street? :question:
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    Sticky: Absolute shame lad. It appears that the way to...

    Absolute shame lad. It appears that the way to get round demolishing beautiful and listed buildings is to do nothing to them, wait for them to fall into disrepair and then demolish it, citing...
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    Ah excellent! Finally that horrid concrete...

    Ah excellent! Finally that horrid concrete monstrosity is gone! Here's hoping that whatever is to take its place is a sight better than that! :handclap:
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    ten years?

    Hang on, how will it take 10 years to build a new hospital? That seems a little bit long!
  23. Well, improved traffic and all that is rather...

    Well, improved traffic and all that is rather nice... i just feel ever so slightly miffed a the prospect of demolishing perfectly good solid victorian houses in Edge Lane that would be worth an...
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