Seacombe

Seacombe is a village on Wirral, Merseyside,England

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Seacombe as a town is dominated by three landmarks. The first of these, and the only one with anything like a claim to international fame, is the ferry depot for the Mersey Ferry, the legendary "Ferry 'cross the Mersey" immortalised in song by Gerry and the Pacemakers. The ferry travels in a triangular route between the Seacombe, Birkenhead and Liverpool terminals.

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The second of these is the dour and unremarkable parish church of St Paul, and the third is a building housing some of the ventilation systems for the Mersey tunnel; a colossal and bizarre structure which faces the river. It consists of two huge grilles like stereo speakers, and a central concrete flue-like structure. This building has an almost identical counterpart on the Liverpool side of the river.

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Wirral: Wirral is a metropolitan borough in Merseyside, North West England, which occupies part of the Wirral peninsula, more commonly known locally as The Wirral....

Merseyside: Merseyside is a metropolitan county, located in the North West of England, Merseyside is named after the River Mersey and comprises the conurbation by the Mersey estuary centred upon Liverpool. The county was created in 1974 by the 1974 local government reform....

England: :For an explanation of often confusing terms like England, (Great) Britain and United Kingdom see British Isles (terminology)....