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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Lancashire => England => Lancashire Resources => Topic started by: Pendlewitch67 on Thursday 13 March 25 12:00 GMT (UK)
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Good morning
Can anybody recommend a good source of information for Seafield House, Seaforth, Liverpool. A former convent on Waterloo Road which provided "accommodation" for people with learning difficulties, primarily children.
Thank you.
Kind regards
Amanda
The building is Seafield House which had been built by a William Fernie to be used as Hydro, the house was reputed to have contained 365 windows, one for each day of the year. The hydro never materialised and it became known as Fernie's folly. It was acquired by the order of the Sacred Heart, originally having been established in Bootle, it became known as Seafield Convent. Located on the foreshore between the International Hotel and Potters Barn. In 1908 the order relocated retaining the Seafield Convent name, then established themselves also with a school on Crosby Road, using the proceeds from the sale of Seafield House to the MDHC. The Seaforth House site was required for further dock expansion, however with the recession this developement never happened and the building remained standing. At the outbreak of WW11 it was requisitioned and became the RN Hospital Seaforth, to take in Royal Naval casualties and Merchant Navy casualties from the Battle of the Atlantic, this being the place the famous U-boat hunter Capt 'Johny' Walker died.. After the war it was returned to MDHB, sometime in the late 1950s- 1960s it was used by the Inland Revenue as a tax office it was demolished and eventually the site became part of what is now Royal Seaforth Dock.
Seaforth Convent, according to a map dated 1888 - 1915, is located on the sea front between the International Hotel and Potters Barn.
Where would residents of Seafield House have been buried in the 1920's, please?
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How does the Seafield House that you are interested in relate to this Wikipedia article, if at all?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seafield_Convent_Grammar_School?wprov=sfti1 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seafield_Convent_Grammar_School?wprov=sfti1)
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Have you checked Lancashire Archives catalogue?
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Checking newspapers on line (BNA/FindMyPast) returns about 160 hits under the search key "Seafield House Seaforth" covering a period 1873-1999" ranging from job adverts to the 1939 evacuation of children from there to Graves Hall (snippet/reference only - no detail).
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How does the Seafield House that you are interested in relate to this Wikipedia article, if at all?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seafield_Convent_Grammar_School?wprov=sfti1 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seafield_Convent_Grammar_School?wprov=sfti1)
It appears to be related but some online information seems to conflict slightly with this. I read that Seafield was a former covent. The map shows the grammar school as further along from the convent. I suspect they are connected though.
Thank you.
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Checking newspapers on line (BNA/FindMyPast) returns about 160 hits under the search key "Seafield House Seaforth" covering a period 1873-1999" ranging from job adverts to the 1939 evacuation of children from there to Graves Hall (snippet/reference only - no detail).
Hi
Thank you. I've spent some time viewing some news reports which may be relevant to the time period I'm looking at.
I have found snippets of information and photos across the Internet but nothing in any great detail. I'll keep searching.
Thanks again.
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Meant to mention that when I added the filter"convent" to the original search about 60 hits only returned - 1900 onwards. Of course, I haven't checked if the all relate to "your" Seafield.
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I worked there in 1968 when the Post Office had it as an Outlet Office of the First Computer Bank at the National Giro Bznk in Netherton - we were bused there each day with the Paper Records to sort through there.
(https://i.postimg.cc/44SMMQHZ/gx8P5Bn.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
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Seafield House pre WW2 Centre Front of the Photo
Joseph Bruce Ismay - Owner of The Titanic had his House just Left of Seafield House but is out of the Photo
(https://i.postimg.cc/CxSy0HY2/1932-seaforth-1.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)