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War Memorial

Port Sunlight · 17 miles

Set within the model village of Port Sunlight on the Wirral, the war memorial occupies the most prominent position at the junction of The Causeway and The Diamond, the two broadest avenues in the settlement. Conceived by the village’s founder, William Lever, the monument was intended to commemorate the employees of Lever Brothers who fell in the First World War. Lever commissioned the sculptor Goscombe John as early as 1916; the finished work was unveiled on 3 December 1921 by Sergeant E. G. Eames, blinded at the Somme, and Private R. E. Cruickshank, a Victoria Cross recipient, both former Lever workers. The stone is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a Grade I listed building and bears the names of staff who died in both World Wars. Constructed from granite, the monument centres on a runic cross set upon an octagonal plinth that supports eleven bronze figures, including three soldiers, a wounded man attended by a nurse, a seated woman with infants, a girl with her brother and a Boy Scout. The surrounding enclosure features a circular parapet broken by four stepped approaches, each flanked by distinct reliefs of children holding wreaths and additional reliefs depicting the Naval, Military, Anti-Aircraft and Red Cross services. Four seating areas and flower beds lie between the steps, while the overall height reaches approximately 11.6 metres and the diameter spans about 22.4 metres, providing a substantial focal point for reflection within the village’s public space.

The Dungeon (SSSI)

Thurstaston · 18 miles

The Dungeon is a 1.2-hectare (3.0-acre) Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) situated 1 mile north-west of Heswall, on the Wirral Peninsula, England. The site was notified in 1988 due to its geological features which show the Tarporley Siltstone Formation of the Mercia Mudstone Group.

Paul McCartney's Childhood Home

Mossley Hill · 19 miles

A National Trust property in Allerton, Liverpool, 20 Forthlin Road was the family home of Paul McCartney for several years before his fame with the Beatles. Built in 1949 and originally owned by the local authority, the McCartney family moved in 1955 while Paul attended secondary school. The house also accommodated his brother Mike, who later formed the comedy, poetry and music trio the Scaffold, of which he was a member. The National Trust now describes the property as “the birthplace of the Beatles”, noting that it is the venue where the group first composed and rehearsed their earliest songs. The property passed into National Trust ownership in 1995 and, together with John Lennon’s childhood home, received Grade II listing from Historic England in February 2012. Unlike Lennon’s Mendips, 20 Forthlin Road has not been awarded an English Heritage blue plaque, the criteria for which require the individual to have been deceased for at least twenty years or to have reached the centenary of birth. The house re-appeared in popular culture when it featured in a Carpool Karaoke segment of The Late Late Show with James Corden on 22 June 2018, during which McCartney visited the home for the first time since leaving in his late teens. The landmark lies within the Mossley Hill area of Liverpool, Merseyside. As a National Trust site, it is accessible to visitors, though specific admission details, opening hours and on-site facilities are provided by the Trust rather than the historical record.

Gresford Colliery Disaster Monument

Pandy · 3.1 miles

Commemorates the dead of the 22 Sept 1934 Gresford Colliery disaster, in which 266 were killed. The monument itself is the wheel from the headframe of the colliery.

The Venture ICC Wrexham

Caia Park · 4.3 miles

An ICC or Integrated Children's Centre in Wynnstay, Caia Park, Wrexham. Formerly Wrexham Adventure Playground

Sick To Death

Chester · 6.2 miles

Museum depicting the story of medicine through the ages, with a focus on pandemics and plagues.