to add an item to your Itinerary basket..Wirral Then & Now - new publication
28th September 2011
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Wirral Then & Now by Daniel K.Longman. £12.99 Hardback,
978-0-7524-6079-6 (to be published 11th October 2011)
Comparing the rural landscapes of yesteryear with today’s busy townscapes
Taking you on a journey through the streets of Wirral, Daniel K. Longman explores the peninsula’s rich heritage in this absorbing pictorial compilation. During the last century Wirral has been through many changes to both its landscape and the town itself. This collection of modern day photographs juxtaposed with forty-five archive images shows the changing faces of the peninsula over the last century.
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Below you can see several inquisitive youngsters along Tranmere’s Church Road in 1912, the tram lines and smart attire are a far cry from the modern day scene next to it. The Oxton Road Congregational Church was at the height of its magnificence in 1922, however a severe fire of the same year caused tremendous destruction and it fell into a terrible state of disrepair for decades. The modern photo shows how it has been returned to much of its former glory.
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• Accompanied by informative captions, each page captures life how it once was—and is now.
• Witness the people of the past juxtaposed against their twenty-first-century descendants.
• The evocative images of old are contrasted with crisp modern images taken by photographer Barney Finlayson.
• Part of the brand new Then & Now series by The History Press.
Daniel K. Longman has written a number of articles for Your Family Tree magazine. He is the author of Criminal Wirral, Criminal Wirral II, Criminal Liverpool, Wirral: Tragic Tales and Liverpool Then & Now. He lives in Birkenhead, and is currently attending University in Cardiff.
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