Fort Perch Rock Battery

Fort Perch Rock Battery Explore New Brighton Tours - Taking you to the Historic & Hidden Locations around the Seaside Resort. Tony is a true local having grown up in New Brighton.

Tales of the Mersey Evenings at Fort Perch Rock Battery

Book Now and Join us inside our Napoleonic Battery Located on the Banks of the River Mersey

Wartime Tales, Victorian Crimes & Ghost Tales, Maritime Myths & Legends, Secret Tunnels & More. Operating tours for over 15 years

Our Tours are hosted by BSc Hons Historian & Author Tony Franks-Buckley who Graduated with Honours at Liverpool John M

oores University and holds a Degree in Modern History. He has also Published 9 Books on Local History and Historical Fiction. Tony is also the National-Vice Chairman of the Italy Star Association. The main Allied Veterans Organisation of WW2 Campaigns in Italy. Tony is also a regular visitor to the Normandy Landings in France and has been operating as a WW2 Historian for the UK. Featuring on BBC, Channel 5, YouTube and Forces TV

Book Now and Join us for An Evening of WW2 History at Fort Perch Rock - When the Bombs Dropped on New BrightonGet Ready...
06/09/2026

Book Now and Join us for An Evening of WW2 History at Fort Perch Rock - When the Bombs Dropped on New Brighton

Get Ready for an Informative Trip Back in Time to learn all about Life during Wartime in the Seaside Resort. Step inside the Historic Fort Perch Rock for an Evening of Historic Tales, Wartime Music and Food.

Come and Learn all about Life during WW2 in New Brighton and hear about what life was like on the British Homefront and our Seaside Town. Starting inside our Napoleonic Fort, You will learn about The Bombings of the Blitz, The arrival of the US Army, German Spies in Wallasey, The AA Guns at the Red Noses, The Maunsell Forts in the River Mersey, local Rationing, The Dig for Victory Campaign, Ladies and their new duties, Evacuation, War Dances at the Tower Ballroom and All the Hidden History of the Seaside Resort

Our Tea Time Special is filled with Historic Tales, Wartime Music, Food and Entertainment including:

* Learn the History of Fort Perch Rock
* Defending the River Mersey from Napoleonic Wars to Modern Day
* The Great War Impact on the Town
* The Secret Training at the Outdoor Pools
* The Blitz over the Mersey
* The US Army Camps in New Brighton
* The Road to D-Day at Sicily 43
* The Normandy Landings Connections and Operation Overlord
* Life on the Homefront
* Local Peoples Wartime Stories
* The Post War Years and Rebuilding
* The New Brighton Tower Ballroom Dancing and The Beatles Years
* The History of New Brighton and its Rise & Fall
* Wood Fire and Lantern Light
* Wartime Music and Singalong Songs
* Wartime Corned Beef Hash, Titanic Rarebit and Italian Pizzas on Sale from our Cafe with Ice Cream, Tea & Cakes available
* Barista Coffee, Soft Drinks, Full Bar with W**e, Draft Beers, Cocktails and Shorts on Sale

Limited Tickets and Tables so Book Now and don’t miss out https://wallasey-days-gone-by.sumupstore.com/product/tales-of-the-mersey-talks-at-fort-perch-rock

Bomb Damage to Leasowe Road Houses during WW2The Christmas Blitz of 1940 continued through to New Years Eve, here you ca...
06/09/2026

Bomb Damage to Leasowe Road Houses during WW2

The Christmas Blitz of 1940 continued through to New Years Eve, here you can see the damage to number 66 Leasowe Road on new Years Day

This was still only thr beginning of the Blitz with nearly another 18 Months to go. The people of Wallasey didn’t know where the Bombs would land next…Our Wartime Stories and Tea Time Tales give an insight into life during Wartime when the Bombs dropped on Wallasey

We have many Fascinating stories to tell on our Exclusive History Evenings this September at Fort Perch Rock

Get your Tickets and join us for our Penny Dreadful Victorian Crimes & Ghost Tales By Candlelight or our WW2 Tea Time Tales Specials - From Napoleonic Wars to Modern Day Stories. Book Now and find out more https://wallasey-days-gone-by.sumupstore.com/product/tales-of-the-mersey-talks-at-fort-perch-rock

Bomb Damage to Sherlock Lane in Poulton during WW2Did you know that Sherlock Lane gained its name due to Captain Sherloc...
06/09/2026

Bomb Damage to Sherlock Lane in Poulton during WW2

Did you know that Sherlock Lane gained its name due to Captain Sherlock who was a Ferry Boat Captain at Seacombe.

Sherlock Lane was the Location of Poulton Manor House in the 16th Century.

The Surrounding Roads took heavy damage during the Blitz and it was Adelaide Street on which the bombs first dropped during thr raid of 10th August 1940. Our Wartime Stories and Tea Time Tales give an insight into life during Wartime when the Bombs dropped on Wallasey

We have many Fascinating stories to tell on our Exclusive History Evenings this September at Fort Perch Rock

Get your Tickets and join us for our Penny Dreadful Victorian Crimes & Ghost Tales By Candlelight or our WW2 Tea Time Tales Specials - From Napoleonic Wars to Modern Day Stories. Book Now and find out more https://wallasey-days-gone-by.sumupstore.com/product/tales-of-the-mersey-talks-at-fort-perch-rock

The Bravery of a Wallasey Wartime Police Constable34 year old Police Constable Eric Leslie Valantine of 10 Bletchley Ave...
06/09/2026

The Bravery of a Wallasey Wartime Police Constable

34 year old Police Constable Eric Leslie Valantine of 10 Bletchley Avenue made a heroic attempt to rescue a young Wallasey lady named Joan Boote on Friday 20 August 1943. He was on Cycle Patrol at Harrison Drive when he was called to the scene. Seeing the girl in difficulties, he removed his cap, tunic, leather leggings and boots and plunged into the rough water, swimming out to the girl.

However, his breeches had filled with water and caused him to sink beneath the waves and he was drowned. Miss Boote was also drowned. The sea was very rough at the time which led the Chief Constable to say of him at the Inquest " ..... that he must have had the heart of a lion." The Constable left a widow and two young children aged five and a half and four years. He was a devoted husband and father.

The Wallasey News, with the permission of Mr. Ormerod, set up an 'In Memoriam Fund', which Mrs Valantine used for the children. She also received a small pension from the Carnegie Hero Trust Fund.

He will be remembered for his bravery and is buried at Rake Lane Cemetery.

A True Wallasey hero…Our Wartime Stories and Tea Time Tales give an insight into life during Wartime when the Bombs dropped on Wallasey

We have many Fascinating stories to tell on our Exclusive History Evenings this September at Fort Perch Rock

Get your Tickets and join us for our Penny Dreadful Victorian Crimes & Ghost Tales By Candlelight or our WW2 Tea Time Tales Specials - From Napoleonic Wars to Modern Day Stories. Book Now and find out more https://wallasey-days-gone-by.sumupstore.com/product/tales-of-the-mersey-talks-at-fort-perch-rock

A Wallasey Hero of WW2Flight Sergeant Ray Holmes ran out of am******on when he was in the thick of a 'dog-fight' over Lo...
06/09/2026

A Wallasey Hero of WW2

Flight Sergeant Ray Holmes ran out of am******on when he was in the thick of a 'dog-fight' over London on Sunday, 15 September, 1940. So he decided to ram his Hurricane fighter into a Dornier bomber. This caused both planes to crash, but Holmes and some of the crew members of the bomber managed to bail out. Holmes landed near the Oval Cricket Ground and it is said that he then called in at a nearby pub for a quick pint. All this caught the imagination of the public and he was feted as having saved Buckingham Palace from being attacked. Our Wartime Stories and Tea Time Tales give an insight into life during Wartime when the Bombs dropped on Wallasey

We have many Fascinating stories to tell on our Exclusive History Evenings this September at Fort Perch Rock

Get your Tickets and join us for our Penny Dreadful Victorian Crimes & Ghost Tales By Candlelight or our WW2 Tea Time Tales Specials - From Napoleonic Wars to Modern Day Stories. Book Now and find out more https://wallasey-days-gone-by.sumupstore.com/product/tales-of-the-mersey-talks-at-fort-perch-rock

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