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Sep 02
Queensway Tunnel entrance – Our Hidden ‘Art Deco’ Heritage
Promoting Birkenhead’s Architectural Heritage Discovering Birkenhead’s architectural gems is inspirational. That is why we held a community-lead Jane Walk (30 May 2026). Walking along industrial roads, much of the earlier sense of urban quality feels lost. Then, suddenly, we encountered the redundant, yet beautifully detailed, Art Deco entrance to the Queensway Tunnel beneath the Mersey. …
Permanent link to this article: https://batcbs.org/queensway-tunnel-entrance-hidden-art-deco-glory/
Aug 22
East Float Quay – Example of ‘Better Town Design’
Better Town Design – putting local needs first Making family-focused housing can sound ‘pie-in-the-sky’ for some. However, in Birkenhead we have a living, breathing, successful example to show our Community-led Place Plan is achievable. At East Float Quay, we leave the traffic behind and enter a landscape clearly designed around people rather than vehicles. Even …
Permanent link to this article: https://batcbs.org/east-float-quay-example-of-better-town-design/
Aug 15
Millers Quay – Future Marina? Why not?!
Why don’t we not have our own Marina, which would echo Liverpool’s successful yacht marina near Brunswick? This was a question that came from the group in Backin’ Birkenhead’s Jane Walk (6th August 2026) thinking about about the potential to develop a marina in the existing dock close to Millers Quay, the new housing development …
Permanent link to this article: https://batcbs.org/millers-quay-future-marina-why-not/
Aug 08
How to Green Birkenhead – Making Healthy Places
Making Healthy Places for People Seeing what works, and what does not, is a important driver for Birkenhead’s transformation. That was the purpose of our Jane Walk (30 May 2026). There is the immense scale of the docks, a landscape far more spatially dramatic and visually intriguing than anything across the river in Liverpool. We …
Permanent link to this article: https://batcbs.org/how-to-green-birkenhead-making-healthy-places/
Aug 01
Making People Relevant – Our stewardship of our places
Pride in People – Role of Local Stewardship Too often ‘Regeneration Projects’ focus on new construction and do not include enough funding for regular maintenance. This issue was raised at Jane Walk (30 May 2026) and highlighted an important thread of activism for Backin’ Birkenhead, closely aligned with the stewardship ambitions within our Place Plan. …
Permanent link to this article: https://batcbs.org/making-people-relevant-our-stewardship-of-our-places/
