Background- Perch Rock Lighthouse at mouth of River Mersey
These little extracts ( more to come) are taken from the 1837-1847 ledger and show some of the things that struck me. I hope to put the whole database up when I have finished logging it, but that may take some time. I like the contrast between one house (Brickwork £65 and 8 cottages(brickwork £52)- why did Liverpool have so much terrible housing built so quickly?
The laying of the foundation stone for the opening of Birkenhead Docks 1845
Hale Church after a complete rebuild following an arson attack. c 1979
Construction of the Plough Inn Runcorn c 1980
Stands for a Royal visit in 1913 on the site of Premier Buildings on the corner of Church Street and Hanover Street. Now a bank