# documentationproject birkenhead birkenheadpark birkenheadhistory wirral localhistory galleryarchives birkenheadmarket postcardcollection museumarchives gossagessoap colourpostcards postcardadvertisements localart wallasey newbrightonpier newbrighton oilpainting localhistorymatters wirralart

“Park Entrance” by Grainger Smith - the very grand entrance to Birkenhead Park perfectly depicted in 1950, still standing proud at the entrance of our beloved park today

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I have lots of happy memories of wandering around its stalls with my mum and sister as a little girl : “Birkenhead Market” by Alan Franks, well-known Wallasey artist

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And finishing off postcard advertisements, two fabulous colour postcards from the Gossages’ Pictorial Series for “Magical Gossages Soap" and “Gossages Soap : The Right Sort”

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Alan Franks was a well-known Wallasey artist who favoured local scenes. We love this oil painting wonderfully depicting the pier at New Brighton before demolition

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