Built in 1926 in memory of around 250 soldiers from Poulton who lost their lives during the first world war.
A bereaved mother and widow, Mary Benet of 15 cedar grove Poulton laid the foundation stone next to the memorial hall entrance.
On the stone is an inscription that reads 'greater love hath no man'.
This stone was one of two bronze tablets which displayed the names of the men who died from Poulton.
Mary lost 3 of her 4 sons during the war in France with two of them killed in the same week.
In may of 2022 a plan was submitted to Wallasey town council to demolish the WW1 memorial hall.
The plan was submitted by a Liverpool based construction company 'SEP' who intend to turn the memorial into 33 new flats used for social housing with associated landscaping work.
Later on in November of 2023 the Wirral council accepted these plans after meeting with a council planning committee.
The current owners stated that after being left to rot for over 20 years it would be to expensive to save with an estimated cost of around 2million pounds.
129 objections were recieved which raised the concern of traffic, noise levels, privacy issues and the loss of heritage from the memorial hall itself.
The memorial plaques that once housed the hall have since been taken out and placed within the grounds of saint luke's church opposite the hall.
Explored with @MotionlessMike during a derpy day on the Wirral.
Place had a nice bit of decay to it and was worth the wander seen as it will be flats soon.
A bereaved mother and widow, Mary Benet of 15 cedar grove Poulton laid the foundation stone next to the memorial hall entrance.
On the stone is an inscription that reads 'greater love hath no man'.
This stone was one of two bronze tablets which displayed the names of the men who died from Poulton.
Mary lost 3 of her 4 sons during the war in France with two of them killed in the same week.
In may of 2022 a plan was submitted to Wallasey town council to demolish the WW1 memorial hall.
The plan was submitted by a Liverpool based construction company 'SEP' who intend to turn the memorial into 33 new flats used for social housing with associated landscaping work.
Later on in November of 2023 the Wirral council accepted these plans after meeting with a council planning committee.
The current owners stated that after being left to rot for over 20 years it would be to expensive to save with an estimated cost of around 2million pounds.
129 objections were recieved which raised the concern of traffic, noise levels, privacy issues and the loss of heritage from the memorial hall itself.
The memorial plaques that once housed the hall have since been taken out and placed within the grounds of saint luke's church opposite the hall.
Explored with @MotionlessMike during a derpy day on the Wirral.
Place had a nice bit of decay to it and was worth the wander seen as it will be flats soon.
