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A brief history of Birkenhead

The most outdated structure still standing is the Birkenhead priory and St Marys tower, which withholds most of the town's history. It was founded in 1150, and the Monks of this establishment looked after travellers for 400 years and assisted with ferry crossings. Birkenhead is famous for Cammell Laird's shipbuilding and the town's seaport, which was constructed in the 20th century. Later in the century the Birkenhead docks pulled in exchange as a business port.

Television host Paul O'Grady and lawmaker Glenda Jackson both hail from Birkenhead. Everton legend Dixie Dean was brought up there while World War I artist Wilfred Owen called it home during his school days. During the nineteenth century, Birkenhead advanced significantly, improving in the industrial revolution, with Birkenhead Park and Hamilton Square being examples for other towns.

With a population of 110,000 during 1901, Birkenhead was a bustling town that appealed to individuals. In that year, electric trams were replaced with buses. 1934 welcomed the Merseyside tunnel opening; a new Central Library opened in Birkenhead during the same year. The 1930s was a year of unsuccessfulness for Birkenhead as the unemployment number increased. Employment returned to normal in the town after the Second World War. After the war, Birkenhead boomed, and new council estates were built. For time shipbuilding in Birkenhead prospered, but this shortly declined. However, there were some improvements in Birkenhead, such as the opening of Arrowe Park Hospital, a Technical College, and the Pyramid Centre.