References and Acknowledgments
| References | |
| 1 | Cheshire Record Office Reference P 155/5 Church Buildings and Cburchyard 1868-92 |
| 2 | Historic Society of Lancashire & Cheshire Transactions, Volume 27 (1874-75) p131-68 Rural life and manners - in the neighbourhood of Bidstone and Upton - a hundred years ago - A Hume |
| 3 | Historic Society of Lancashire & Cheshire Transactions, Volume 37 (1885) p141-60 Extracts from the Parish Records of Upton - E M Hance, Esq, LLB |
| 4 | Chester Archaeological Society Journal, Volume 3 (1888-90) p178-84 On a Sculptured Stone with a Runic Inscription in Cheshire – Rev G F Browne, BD, FSA |
| 5 | Chester Archaeological Society Journal, Volume 3 (1888-90) p185-91 Notes on the Overchurch Runic Stone – Rev Father Wilfrid Dallow, MRSA |
| 6 | Historic Society of Lancashire & Cheshire Transactions, Volume 43 (1891-92) p305-320 Overchurch and its Runic Stone – Edward W Cox |
| 7 | The National Archives Reference ED 21/1974 Ministry of Education and predecessors: Public Elementary School Files: Cheshire: Upton (Wirral) Church of England School 1894-1910 |
| 8 | The National Archives Reference ED 21/1975 Ministry of Education and predecessors: Public Elementary School Files: Cheshire: Upton (Wirral) St. Joseph's Roman Catholic School 1896-1913 |
| 9 | The National Archives Reference ED 35/187 Board of Education and predecessors: Secondary Education, Institution Files: Cheshire: Birkenhead Upton Hall Convent School 1903-19 |
| 10 | Historic Society of Lancashire & Cheshire Transactions, Volume 64 (1912) p79-81 The Overchurch Chalice – F C Beazley FSA |
| 11 | Cheshire Record Office Reference P 155/7 Upton (Overchurch) CE School Managers Minutes 1918-38 |
| 12 | The National Archives Reference ED 109/456 Board of Education and successors: HM Inspectorate: Reports on Secondary Institutions: Cheshire: Upton Upton Hall Convent School: Full Inspection 1920 |
| 13 | Historic Society of Lancashire & Cheshire Transactions, Volume 76 (1924) p125-46 Wirral field names - Eric H. Rideout |
| 14 | Liverpool Record Office Reference 720 KIR/1199 Rake Lane Bye-Pass, Upton: correspondence, papers and plan concerning compensation for purchase of premises of T W & R Quine, builders' merchants. 1933-38 |
| 15 | Liverpool Record Office Reference 720 KIR/1201 Upton: correspondence and papers concerning Upton Hall and Green Bank, and dilapidations on de-requisitioning. 1944-47 |
| 16 | Cheshire Life, March 1951 p22-3 113 Assault Engineer Regt., RE (TA) – James Hugh |
| 17 | The National Archives Reference ED 109/8657 Board of Education and successors: HM Inspectorate: Reports on Secondary Institutions: Cheshire Birkenhead: Upton Hall Convent School: Full Inspection 1951 |
| 18 | Cheshire Life, November 1951 p23 R.E.M.E. – James Hugh |
| 19 | Liverpool Record Office Reference 720 KIR/1205 Arrowe House Farm, Upton: correspondence, papers and plans concerning Leverhulme Estates and appeal against allocation for industrial development. 1955-58 |
| 20 | Wirral Archive Services Reference B/168/RDS46/RDS/D1/4 (Dangerous Buildings) Retaining Wall, St. Joseph's R.C.School, Saughall Massie Rd., Upton. 1956-62 |
| 21 | Wirral Archive Services Reference B/168/ED67/ED/OV2 Overchurch County Primary School: Proposed Construction - Corres. and Documents. 1956-72 |
| 22 | Historical Guide to Overchurch Parish and Upton Township R A Pullan |
| 23 | Historic Society of Lancashire & Cheshire Transactions, Volume 111 (1959) p77-92 Overchurch Parish Church and the Township of Upton – W G H Jones |
| 24 | Wirral Archive Services Reference B/168/ED6A/ED/L3/46 R.C. Primary School, Quinesway, Upton: Proposed Construction - Correspondence. 1959-62 |
| 25 | Presbyterian Church of England, Upton, Wirral 1899 – 1974, the Story of 75 Years Mrs Margaret Attwool |
| 26 | Cheshire Life, February 1977 p34-9 The Urbanisation of Upton – Alan Brack |
| 27 | Journal of the Merseyside Archaeological Society, Volume 9 p71-78 The Site of Overchurch, Upton, Wirral: A Survey – D O’Hanlon and K Pealin |
| 28 | Cheshire Life, August 1997 p62-3 Meadow Sweet – Alan Brack |
| 29 | Upton Cricket Club: 100 Years of Cricket 1901 – 2001 |
| 30 | Wirral Journal |
| 30.01 Volume 1 1982/83 No 5 p39-40 A medieval grave-slab comes to light |
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| 30.02 Volume 1 1982/83 No 6 p39-40 Ford Water Works |
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| 30.03 Volume 3 1986/87 No 1 p10-13, No 2 p25-27, No 3 p21-23 Upton in Times Past – an old account book tells its tale |
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| 30.04 Volume 3 1986/87 No 3 p1-2 Changes at Upton Manor |
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| 30.05 Volume 4 1988/89 Mo 3 p32-38 Shipping was his World – the story of William Inman – Rosemary Hunt |
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| 30.06 Volume 5 1990/91 No 2 p16 The site of Overchurch |
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| 30.07 Volume 5 1990/91 No 3 p47 These developments not wanted |
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| 30.08 Volume 5 1990/91 No 4 p4-6, No 5 p19-22, No 6 p42-44, No 7 p20-23 The Village on the Hill – W.Bennett |
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| 30.09 Volume 5 1990/91 No 6 p7 Shone Bros, Upton – Mrs M.Watson |
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| 30.10 Volume 5 1990/91 No 6 p10 The lost villages of Wirral |
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| 31 | Inman, William (1825–1881), Shipowner – Alan G. Jamieson |
| 32 | Champion of Sail – David Walker Published: Conway Maritime Press Ltd, 1986 |
| 33 | Railway Reflections No 19, November 1983 p7-13 Last Steam on Wirral – Roger Golder |
| 34 | Birkenhead Reference Library Auction details for sale of farms, small holdings, cottages and accommodation land in Upton and Moreton, September 12th 1918 |
| 35 | Upton URC Remembered Upton United Reformed Church, July 2015 |
| 36 | Wirral Notes and Queries August 1892 |
| 37 | Historical sketches of Nonconformity in the County Palatine of Chester - William Urwick Published: S Fletcher, London 1864 |
| Acknowledgments | |
| Many people have contributed to this website by providing stories, pictures, documents and information. The list below mentions a few of them, in no particular order. My thanks to these and all the others who have contributed and helped in any way. | |
| Wirral Archive Services | |
| Liverpool Record Office | |
| Cheshire Record Office | |
| Mr Ian Hunt | |
| Mrs Shirley Cragg | |
| Mr Ron Farrer | |
| Mr Morgan Parkin (Archives Assistant | HSBC Holdings PLC) | |
| Mr Nicholas Webb (Archivist, Barclays Group Archives) | |
| Mr Jonathan Snowden (Martins Bank Archive) | |
| Mr James Mortlock (Archivist | Lloyds Banking Group Archives and Museums) | |
| Laura Yeoman (Archivist, Royal Bank of Scotland Group) | |
| John King Photography | |
| The Upton Library History Group | |
| Members of WikiWirral (www.wikiwirral.co.uk) | |
| Mr Bob Clarke | |
| Mr Geoff Ingham | |
| Bethan Hughes | |
| Shrewsbury Diocese Archives | |
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