Clubmoor

Coordinates: 53°26′06″N 2°55′44″W / 53.435°N 2.929°W / 53.435; -2.929

Clubmoor
Clubmoor  Clubmoor shown within Merseyside
Population	13,387 (2001 Census)[1]
OS grid reference	SJ383954
Metropolitan borough	Liverpool
Metropolitan county	Merseyside
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	LIVERPOOL
Postcode district	L11, L13
Dialling code	0151
Police	Merseyside
Fire	Merseyside
Ambulance	North West
EU Parliament	North West England
UK Parliament	Liverpool Walton
List of places: UK • England • Merseyside

Clubmoor is a district of Liverpool, Merseyside, England and a Liverpool City Council ward.

At the 2001 Census the population was recorded as 13,387.^[1] The Clubmoor ward is heavily residential but with a few areas of employment such as the nearby district centre known locally as "Broadway" situated on Broadway/Broad Lane.

As a Liverpool City Council ward, it is represented by three Labour Party councillors - Roz Gladden, James Noakes and Irene Rainey. The local Member of Parliament is Labour MP Steve Rotherham.

Description

The Clubmoor area is situated in north Liverpool and is bordered by the nearby districts of Norris Green, Anfield and Tuebrook. The main Liverpool inner ring-road Queens Drive (A5058) passes through Clubmoor.

Transport wise, Clubmoor is well served by buses on the routes to Liverpool city centre and also on Queens Drive. Until 1960 it was served by Clubmoor railway station on the old loop line.

History

Ammunition train incident

During world war 2, a notable incident of the area was the ammunition train explosion of 1940^[2][3][4][5]. The train was leaving the docks in order to avoid the luftwaffe bombing, but was hit near Townsend Lane with the explosion sent the debris flying in all directions at such speed that a train wheel smashed through the doorway of the Clubmoor pub killing the manager. The driver of the train, George Roberts (later awarded a medal) acted extremely selflessly and managed to detach the back end of the train and shunt it away to stop it from catching fire. One of the men was off duty railwayman John Guinan from Witton Road who ran to help as soon as he heard the blast. To this day, many of the surrounding houses have been affected by the blast.

Post 1945-Present day

During the 1950s, US Troops from RAF Burtonwood and RAF Sealand used the open spaces in Clubmoor^{[clarification needed]} for playing baseball^{[citation needed]}. This land as well as the nearby Breckside park depot was also used for storing Tanks, Ack Ack guns, Landing crafts etc there to prepare them for shipping to Europe and Africa. Houses were also built next to the railway depot with the streets with American States as names.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} 2001 Census: Clubmoor, Office for National Statistics, http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=3&b=6096653&c=clubmoor&d=14&e=15&g=358683&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1231543408450&enc=1, retrieved 9 January 2009 
2. ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/ww2peopleswar/stories/94/a1985394.shtml
3. ^ http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/views/echo-letters/2011/05/16/liverpool-echo-letters-may-16-2011-100252-28699066/
4. ^ http://www.bbcattic.org/ww2peopleswar/stories/31/a2496431.shtml
5. ^ http://www.yoliverpool.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=3150&d=1180281106

External links

• Liverpool City Council, Ward profile: Clubmoor
• Liverpool Street Gallery - Liverpool 11
• Liverpool Street Gallery - Liverpool 13