10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BIRKENHEAD»
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Birkenhead in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
Birkenhead and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
In powerful and spirited prose, Peter Birkenhead recounts a childhood spent trying to make sense of his father, a terrifying, charismatic presence who brutalized his family physically and emotionally at the same time that he enchanted them ...
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Minutes of Evidence and Proceedings on the Liverpool and ...
South end preferable to Birkenhead. W. Slater, 25 April, 1855. Mahogany of
higher value at Birkenhead than at Liverpool. rally be employed better than by
carrying timber. I would rather carry from the south end of the town at ten per cent.
less ...
Great Britain. Parliament, Thomas Webster, 1857
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Birkenhead Through Time
Work on the Chester & Birkenhead Railway was started in 1838, a single line
opening in September 1840. In 1842 the Improvement Commissioners took over
responsibility for the Woodside ferry, and the following yearthey drew up plansfor
a ...
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Birkenhead and Its Surroundings
Theatre Royal, the, Birkenhead, 281, 282. Thinkers, muddy, 299. Thompson, Mn,
26, 27. Three Graces, the, 58, 5-9. “ Thunder,“ 122. Thunderstorm, terrific, a, at
Niagara Falls, 163, I64. Thunderstorms, local, I63. Tidal steamb'mt service, ...
Birkenhead is essentially a 19th-century "new town," its planned grid of streets still stretching westwards from the Georgian elegance of Hamilton Square. 200 years ago it did not exist.
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The Port and Docks of
Birkenhead: With Maps, Plans, ...
Birkenhead has been the arena of the bold and successful enterprise and
speculation of a few individuals, who, appreciating the pre-eminent natural
advantages of its situation, and the requirements of commerce, formed projects,
in the ...
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Minutes of Evidence on the
Birkenhead and Liverpool Dock ...
The timber floats, when light, draw about one foot water, and when loaded, from
three to five feet ; the timber is loaded all over the top, so that they cannot bear
rough weather. The entrance to the Birkenhead Docks is about two miles south of
...
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The Stranger's Guide Through
Birkenhead, and Its Environs, ...
The Liverpool Dock Board thought it would be to their interest to have Birkenhead
in their own hands as well as Liverpool, seeing that extension on the Liverpool
side was locked in southward and northward, and the harbour crowded with ...
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Birkenhead From Old Photographs
transformation of Birkenhead, costing around £4.5 billion. It will cover an area of
18 million square feet and will create a worldclass mixeduse waterfront
development, providing major benefits for the local economy by creatingtensof ...
More than 400 men chose to drown or be eaten alive by sharks rather than allow one woman or child to suffer. This is the story of the bravery and heroism that has come to be known as the Birkenhead drill. - Cover.
Douglas W. Phillips, 2004
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BIRKENHEAD»
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Birkenhead is used in the context of the following news items.
Dad attacked in front of newborn baby on Birkenhead street
A dad was attacked in front of his newborn baby and girlfriend as they walked along a Birkenhead street. The 20-year-old dad, who has ... «Liverpool Echo, Jul 15»
Birkenhead flyover crash: Motorcyclist, 42, remains in critical but …
A 42-year-old man remains in a critical but stable condition in hospital days after a horror crash in Birkenhead. Police and ambulance crews ... «Liverpool Echo, Jul 15»
Birkenhead's CPL Training completes acquisition of abv Training
The Staffordshire company specialises in hospitality training and will strengthen CPL's portfolio of training and e-learning products. The buyout ... «Liverpool Echo, Jul 15»
Residents invited to help create neighbourhood plan for Birkenhead …
The Birkenhead & Tranmere neighbourhood planning forum (BATNPF) has been launched to harness the views of local residents and to make ... «Wirral Globe, Jul 15»
Look inside the Birkenhead family home of Wirral Mount Everest …
Take a look at the Birkenhead family home of Wirral Everest climber Andrew “Sandy” Irvine – which is on the market two years after it was ... «Liverpool Echo, Jul 15»
Birkenhead tunnel flyover crash: Biker suffers serious head injuries …
Police and ambulance crews were called to the flyover, at the approach to the Birkenhead tunnel, at around 8.30pm on Friday, following reports ... «Liverpool Echo, Jul 15»
Plans for £5m Lidl supermarket in Birkenhead would see 'eyesore …
An 'eyesore' stretch of land in Birkenhead is set to be brought back into use – with £5m plans for a flagship Lidl supermarket creating 40 jobs. «Liverpool Echo, Jul 15»
Rare piece of football memorabilia stolen in Birkenhead burglary
“We would appeal to anyone who might have witnessed anyone acting suspiciously on or around Waterpark Road in Birkenhead at around ... «Liverpool Echo, Jul 15»
Plans for Lidl supermarket in Birkenhead
SUPERMARKET giant Lidl is to hold a public exhibition next week to outline its plans for a new store on vacant land in Birkenhead. Land at the ... «Wirral Globe, Jul 15»
Seven things to do in Wirral this weekend: July 4 and 5
Birkenhead Priory is hosting a free family fun day on Saturday, July 4 to celebrate developments that have taken place at the Priory over the last ... «Liverpool Echo, Jul 15»
