The Story of Old Seacombe

By P. Davies

Wallasey is in the Borough of Wirral and at the south east corner lies the old town of Seacombe.

In 1850 it was described as 'a country village consisting of one main street, two or three cross streets with an outlaying terrace or two, a few scattered houses and a district bordering on the pool given up to various industries. Beyond were stretches of corn fields, lanes and dells'. This is borne out by a poem written by Hannah Fisher's published poem in 1889

"Lanes of Seacombe, green and leafy,
Scenes no more that bless my sight.
Where no scent of hawthorne lingered
On the zephyr's wing at night".

Seacombe began to develop rapidly from the latter half of the 19th Century. With a better ferry service the population increased. The building of roads and terraces developed Seacombe into a thriving community.

This book covers much of the early history of Seacombe. The story of the early ferry service, the development of local industries, connecting Seacombe by railway, how the people of Seacombe had to endure such hardships as poverty, cholera and the demolition of their homes in the name of progress.

Nothing exists of early Seacombe. Its character swept away under bulldozers. This book helps to remember those days when the community was close, brought together by adversity.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1797636367
• ISBN13: 9781797636368
• Release Date: April 2020
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 74 Pages
• Weight: 0.27 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"