Re: Akbar Museum -- AKBAR (Heswall Nautical School)

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Date Posted: 13:17:26 12/13/05 Tue
Author: Roger Marson
Subject: Re: Akbar Museum
In reply to: D G Fletcher Rogers 's message, "Akbar Museum" on 10:17:49 06/16/05 Thu

The 'Akbar' or Heswell Nautical Training School opened on 3rd August 1909 in ten acres of ground at a cost of over Ł17,000. It was built for the Juvenile Reform Committee who had previously used training ships moored off Tranmere, but an ageing ship with rotten timbers had convinced them to build a more permanent shore station. The nautical school which was organised on Navy standards, was best known locally for its band which appeared at most of the local events. It was one of eight training schools to be shut down when it finally closed on 16th February 1965.

Source: pg34. "Yesterday's Wirral - Pictorial History 1890-1953". Ian & Marilyn Boumphrey. ISBN: 1899241159

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>The 'Akbar' or Heswell Nautical Training School opened >on 3rd August 1909 in ten acres of ground at a cost of >over Ł17,000. It was built for the Juvenile Reform >Committee who had previously used training ships >moored off Tranmere, but an ageing ship with rotten >timbers had convinced them to build a more permanent >shore station. The nautical school which was organised >on Navy standards, was best known locally for its band >which appeared at most of the local events. It was one >of eight training schools to be shut down when it >finally closed on 16th February 1965. > >Source: pg34. "Yesterday's Wirral - Pictorial History >1890-1953". Ian & Marilyn Boumphrey. ISBN: 1899241159

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