2018

SJ2485 : Boundary stone and memorial stone on Thurstaston Common

taken 5 years ago, near to Thurstaston, Wirral, England

Boundary stone and memorial stone on Thurstaston Common
Boundary stone and memorial stone on Thurstaston Common
The 'BG' boundary stone on the left was probably erected in 1883 when 'Thurstaston Recreation Ground' was created, and local landowner Birkenhead Glegg was given other land in compensation - SJ2485 : A Birkenhead Glegg boundary stone on Thurstaston Common The large stone in the background commemorates the 2016 centenary of the donation of part of the common to the National Trust in memory of Captain Morton Brown Paton and others who died in the 'Great War'. SJ2485 : A 2016 commemorative stone on Thurstaston Common
Thurstaston Recreation Ground Boundary Stones :: SJ2484

In 1879 three local landowners tried to enclose Thurstaston Common, but Birkenhead Council objected and requested that the highest part of the Common should be unenclosed and preserved for the benefit of the population. In 1883 the situation was resolved and 45 acres of land known as 'Thurstaston Common Recreation Ground', including Thurstaston Hill, were granted to Birkenhead Council. The three landowners were granted other areas of the common in compensation. A series of numbered boundary stones like this one mark out the 'Thurstaston Recreation Ground Boundary', and other stones with the initials 'BG', mark where the landowner Birkenhead Glegg's property begins. Some stones still have a metal plate with details, and some just have the two holes where the plate used to be.


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SJ2485, 92 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
John S Turner   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Friday, 23 November, 2018   (more nearby)
Submitted
Saturday, 24 November, 2018
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 2430 8548 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:21.6451N 3:8.3369W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 2430 8549
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South-southwest (about 202 degrees)
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