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PLACENAME: Bircheveth (first mentioned 1190). Headland overgrown by birch. From birce 'hëafod'. Birheuet c1200; Byrkeheveht 1259; Berkeheved 1275; Berkened c1280.
Birkenhead Priory Chapel (medieval), founded by Baron Hamo de Massey in 1150 and dedicated to St James. Image courtesy of Liverpool Record Office. 
The Town Hall (1883-7) is a classical building with a portico supported on Corinthian columns and a tall clock tower. It is one of the centrepieces of Hamilton Square. The houses on the square were built between 1825 and 1844. The earliest were those on the north and east sides of the square, with the north side completed first. The south and west sides were built between 1839 and 1844. The Lawton Map of 1844 shows all these houses, but a gap was left for the Town Hall. 
Cammell Laird shipbuilders' yard moved from Wallasey in 1858. Image courtesy of Liverpool Record Office. Back to the top | Back up to North Wirral | Back up to Merseyside |
