The Search for Old Wirral - a book about Wirral's historic buildings and sites from Roman times to the Civil War

Either as a gift or as a reference work, The Search for Old Wirral will be a constant historical companion.


About the author David Randall was born in Wallasey and lives in Neston. He has maintained an active historical interest since the book’s first publication, has lectured on the subject, and has contributed to the work of the Wirral Society. In the last decade he has channeled his energies into several internet-based projects and runs several music-related companies. In early 2003, his history of the Dutch rock guitarist Jan Akkerman and his band Focus was published by SAF Publishing, London. The book was launched at Brimstage Hall in 1984 (left to right), Kenneth Burnley (Wirral Journal), Tony Hurst (Boat Museum),the author, Eileen Simpson, (Cheshire County Council), graphic designer Alan Jones and the author's secondary school history teacher John Egan.
Also by David Randall In And Out Of Focus - the music of Jan Akkerman & Focus (SAF Publishing, London 2003) '...more engrossing than the standard hagiography...Randall did much...to raise Akkerman's solo profile in the UK...This well-illustrated hardback...may do likewise' Michael Heatley, Classic Rock magazine.