Published Booklets

The Society have published a small number of booklets over the years. Below, you will find surviving publications that have been managed to be archived into PDF format. Click on the cover pictures to open and read.

A Cautionary Guide Booklet
"A Cautionary Guide", published 1962
Wirral Yesterday Today And Tomorrow Booklet
"Wirral Yesterday Today And Tomorrow", published 1978
Wirral Society, 60 Years On Booklet
"Wirral Society, 60 Years On", published 1988

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Betty's Warning!

Bench Plaque
Photograph by Nick Lauro

Walking amongst the many beauty spots that the Wirral Peninsula has to offer, you will often see benches with plaques of dedication to deceased loved ones. This one above is on a bench situated up on Grange Hill in West Kirby and reads as:

In loving memory of Betty Thomas

1914 - 1992

Rest and be blessed

harm and be cursed

Who exactly was Betty Thomas? What did she mean by her warning contained on the last two lines of her plaque?

Was it a warning against vandalism toward the seat itself? Or was it more of a symbolic caution; warning us - the living caretakers of our surroundings - to protect the view and ultimately, the environment of a place she obviously loved?

Warning to us all
A Fitting Epitaph For A View Worth Protecting?
Photograph by Nick Lauro