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Offline Pennines

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Help with deciphering a Cheshire Place Name please
« on: Wednesday 21 June 23 19:34 BST (UK) »
Please can anyone help with deciphering the 'abode' shown on the highlighted entry from an 1827 Wallasey (Cheshire) Parish register.

It looks like 'Magazines' (there is another identical entry on the same page). In addition - on the 1851 Census - the child being baptised has given her birthpace as 'Magazines' - when she was living in Lancashire.

I have looked at Genuki and googled this 'place' - but nothing is to be found.

Can anyone kindly help with this location please?

Many thanks for reading.
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Re: Help with deciphering a Cheshire Place Name please
« Reply #1 on: Wednesday 21 June 23 19:44 BST (UK) »
It sounds like something to do with gunpowder magazines, and after adding that to the search term, I came across this page:

http://www.wirralhistory.uk/magazine.html

(I'm not familiar with the area, but have come across references to powder magazines in other parts of the country.)

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Re: Help with deciphering a Cheshire Place Name please
« Reply #3 on: Wednesday 21 June 23 19:46 BST (UK) »
  The link from ShaunJ does give lots of information. This is the start of the article

The Magazines is an area of New Brighton close to the sea with impressive views of the Mersey Estuary. There is a richness and diversity of historic and architectural interest within a small area. The core of the village is a small collection of buildings that dates back to the 17th century which formed a small fishing village close to the edge of the estuary. It also features some eye-catchingly individual developments from the Victorian period. Vale Park dates back to early 19th century as Liscard Common before opening as a park in 1899.
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Re: Help with deciphering a Cheshire Place Name please
« Reply #4 on: Wednesday 21 June 23 19:54 BST (UK) »
Oh, you are all absolute Stars!! So speedy too.

I am really grateful - I have no idea how you found these references.
(It's really interesting also, I had never heard of this -- 'every day is a school day'!)

Thank you all so very much.
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Re: Help with deciphering a Cheshire Place Name please
« Reply #5 on: Wednesday 21 June 23 20:02 BST (UK) »
Magazine Park/Row can be seen on this map - Magazines in the Liscard area checking newspapers

https://maps.nls.uk/view/102340972


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Re: Help with deciphering a Cheshire Place Name please
« Reply #6 on: Wednesday 21 June 23 20:20 BST (UK) »
Thank you Hanes Teulu.

My mistake with this, was I simply concentrated on Wallasey - which was where the baptism occurred. The whole aspect of the Magazines is so very interesting.

I really appreciate all the help.
Places of interest;
Lancashire, West Yorkshire, Southern Ireland, Scotland.