Wallasey Reflections
$33.68
- Paperback
96 pages
- Release Date
15 October 2023
Summary
Wallasey expanded massively in the nineteenth century following the construction of the docks, which brought in a wealth of other industries, including shipbuilding. Wealthy Liverpool inhabitants moved to be beside the coast on the Wirral Peninsula and the area also attracted visitors as a resort was built up at New Brighton. What was originally a number of villages merged into the town of Wallasey, but in the second half of the twentieth century the town went into decline, having to rebuild …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781398114050 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1398114057 |
| Author: | Les Jones |
| Publisher: | Amberley Publishing |
| Imprint: | Amberley Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 96 |
| Release Date: | 15 October 2023 |
| Weight: | 287g |
| Dimensions: | 165mm x 234mm |
| Series: | Reflections |
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Les Jones
Les Jones was born and bred in Wallasey and educated at Oldershaw School and John Moores University. He has a keen interest in local history, particularly the Wallasey area, and has amassed a large collection of postcards, books and ephemera of the town. He has written articles for special interest magazines nationally for many years. He is married with three grown-up sons.
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