From Ford to Beechwood
room 6 ECHOES
Location: Prenton, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom
Take a walk through the Beechwood Estate in Birkenhead from Bidston Village to the Refurbished shops. As you walk, imagine how different this estate looked during its troubled past. No brick fronted houses with their own driveways, no floral borders, no jobs and for many, no hope. This walk is a reflection on the past and the contrast between the words and what you now see is striking.
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The Echoes
Bidston
The original church dates back to the 13th century. The tower was built in 1520. The rest of the chu…
Under Beechwood
The estate was built in the 1960s as the Ford Estate and completed in the mid to late 1970s, to hous…
Wally & Nora
Wally and Nora are based on a real couple who lived on the estate in the late 70's to early 80's. Th…
The Tabloid Press
In the early 2000's a poet was invited to a party. This was not the type of party that had cheese an…
The Towers
Up to 8,000 people were housed in the Ford Estates high-rise blocks and houses. But like so many sim…
Church of the White
The Ford Estate was notorious in the Eighties. Many wouldn't have wanted to live there. Always in th…
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