Birkenhead Collection (page 2)

The Queen Victoria Monument and Birkenhead Town Hall, Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside, England Date: circa 1905

Construction of the Queensway Mersey Tunnel
The Queensway tunnel is a road tunnel under the River Mersey, between Liverpool and Birkenhead. Construction began in 1925

Advert, Allcock's Corn Shield, plasters for corns and bunions. Date: 1888

Liverpool, Merseyside - Queensway Mersey Tunnel
Liverpool, Merseyside - The Queensway (Birkenhead) Mersey Tunnel - Policeman standing by the roadside close to St. John's Gardens Entrance to the tunnel. Date: circa 1934

Legal leaders during the reign of King George V
Legal leaders during the first 25 years of the reign of King George V: Earl of Reading, Earl of Birkenhead, Lord Sankey, Lord Carson, Sir John Simon. Date: 1935

Wharves at Birkenhead, S. A
This pencil drawing features a row of large ships, docked for loading at the wharves of Birkenhead, in South Australia. Date: circa 1924

FE Smith KC, MP on horse, in riding tweeds, bowler hat and boots, outdoor sporting photograph. Captioned, Astride Across Lancashire

Landmarks at Birkenhead, Wirral, Merseyside
Greetings from Birkenhead, Wirral, Merseyside - five inset views: Swiss Bridge, Boat House Park, Park Entrance, Town Hall and the Laird and Queen's Memorial. Date: 1908

RMS Mauretania, ocean liner being launched 1938
The launch of the RMS Mauretania unveiled the name by Lady Bates, wife of the Chairman of the Cunard White Star taking place at Cammell Laird's yard, Birkenhead

Advertisement for RMS Mauretania, the newly formed Cunard-White Star company, ocean liner. Date: 1938

Leo McGree, communist and trades union activist
Leo McGree (1900-1967), member of the Communist Party of Great Britain and trades union activist Seen here taking part in a political rally

Ferry Terminal - Birkenhead, Merseyside
The Ferry Terminal - Birkenhead, Merseyside - view across the River Mersey toward the Liverpool Waterfront and the Three Graces with the distinctive Liver Building on the left. Date: 1924

Boat House, Birkenhead Park, Merseyside, England. Date: circa 1925

Palm House and Gardens, The Park, Birkenhead, Merseyside, England. Date: 1924

Bidston Hill, Birkenhead, Merseyside, England. The summit and distance marker and Bidston Observatory. Date: 1913

War Memorial, Birkenhead, Merseyside, England. Date: 1926

Suburban houses in Gerald Road, Oxton, Birkenhead, Merseyside, England. Date: circa 1930s

Reg Jecks and Vera Vivian Variety Theatre Company
Members of the Reg Jecks and Vera Vivian Variety Theatre Company, performers in clown costumes in a garden at Birkenhead or New Brighton. circa 1909

Lloyd George speaking at the Welsh National Eisteddfod
Prime Minister, David Lloyd George making a speech at the Welsh National Eisteddfod at Birkenhead in 1917. Date: 1917

The Moored Monster Ben My Chree, the famous Isle of Man Steam Packet Company turbine steamship, at Birkenhead Docks, Merseyside, England. Date: 1950s

Opening Mersey Tunnel, Liverpool with Birkenhead 1934
Date: 18 July 1934

Opening of the Birkenhead docks and parks 1847
Opening of the Birkenhead docks and parks. The park was designed by Joseph Paxton and opened on the 5th April 1847 as the first publicly funded civic park in Britain. Date: 1847

BUILDING COUNCIL FLATS
The construction of a block of flats on the Woodchurch Estate, at Birkenhead, Merseyside, England. Date: 1960s

BIRKENHEAD DOCKS
A busy scene at the lock of Birkenhead Docks, Merseyside, England. Date: 1950s

FREDERICK EDWIN SMITH Lord Birkenhead (1872 - 1930), lawyer and statesman Date: 1907

STEAMSHIPS / MARS
The 14, 900 ton battleship Mars, launched at Birkenhead 1898, at sea with the Channel Fleet Date: 1901

The Village, Heswall, Wirral, Birkenhead, Lancashire, England. Date: 1910s

Reformatory Ship Akbar, River Mersey, Birkenhead
The Reformatory Ship Akbar, a former naval hulk, was moored on the River Mersey off Rock Ferry, Birkenhead from 1856 to 1907. Date: 1856

Birkenhead Horse Bus
A (19th century) horse bus in service during Festival Week at Birkenhead, Merseyside. England

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