Look back to the time when Wirral vowed to come out of Liverpool's shadow by becoming its own city Wirral council had "high hopes" of rivalling Liverpool and Chester 18:21, 15 MAY 2021 Hamilton Square in Birkenhead (Image: Copyright Unknown) Get our MyWirral newsletter, for the best news, pictures, opinions and video from across the peninsulaInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign up now When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Thank you for subscribingWe have more newslettersShow meSee ourprivacy notice Wirral is a borough with a long and interesting history, growing from a sleepy peninsula to a rapidly expanding hub in the 19th century, its development came with big ambitions.