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Leasowe is an area on the north coast of the Wirral Peninsula, in North West England, near Moreton and between Wallasey and Meols. Historically within Cheshire, Leasowe was part of the old County Borough of Wallasey, and is now within the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, the Wallasey parliamentary constituency and the New Wallasey Regeneration programme. However, it also has its own characteristics and is often regarded as a separate town.

The name 'Leasowe' comes from the Anglo-Saxon Leasowes or 'Meadow Pastures'. Its sand dunes are the largest such system on the Wirral. Much of the area is at or below sea level and is protected by the coastal embankment. Houses built in the early 20th century were often flooded and unsanitary, but after about 1926 new roads and drainage were put in by the Borough Council, and much new housing was developed. Along the embankment between Leasowe and Moreton are the remains of fortifications built during the Second World War.
The world's first passenger hovercraft service operated in 1961-62 between Leasowe ( or to be exact, Moreton, next door)and Rhyl in North Wales. However, the service was not profitable and soon ceased.

Landmarks

Solar School
On Leasowe Road is the first building in the world to be heated entirely by solar energy. At 53.4N, it is also the most northerly. The 'Solar Campus' was formerly St Georges Secondary School and was built in 1961 to the designs of Emslie Morgan, the Assistant Borough Architect, who spent a lifetime looking into ways of harnessing the suns rays. His research resulted in a matchbox like building with, on one side a drab, windowless faade and on the other 10,000 square feet (1,000 m2) of glass, a giant solar wall.
The property is maintained by the Children & Young People's Department of the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, which struggles to find the necessary revenue and capital to fully maintain this Grade II* listed building.

Leasowe Castle

Leasowe Castle was built by Ferdinando Stanley, 5th Earl of Derby - a patron of Shakespeare - in 1593, possibly (though this is disputed) as an observation platform for the Wallasey races which took place on the sands in the 16th and 17th centuries, and which are regarded as a forerunner of the Derby races. Ferdinando's brother William, the 6th Earl, was described as a noted sportsman and is remembered as a keen supporter of the Wallasey races.
At first the castle consisted only of an octagonal tower. This had become disused by 1700, and it became known as 'Mockbeggar Hall', a term often used for an ornate but derelict building.The term 'Mockbeggar Wharf' is still used for the adjoining foreshore. The 'Mockbeggar Hall' is also the name of a Wetherspoons pub in neighbouring Moreton.

Leasowe Lighthouse

Leasowe Lighthouse was built in 1763 by Liverpool Corporation's Docks Committee (the forerunner of the Mersey Docks and Harbour Board) and is the oldest brick-built lighthouse in Britain. According to local tradition its foundations were built on bales of cotton from a nearby shipwreck. Around 1763, William Hutchinson installed what may have been the first parabolic reflector in a lighthouse.
The lighthouse was operational until 14 July 1908,7 with the only known female lighthouse keeper in those days, a Mrs. Williams. It then became a tearoom for a period, but was unused before 1989, since when it has been the base for the ranger service of the North Wirral Coastal Park. APPLICATION PROCESS

Once you have viewed the property you need to complete an application form. These are available online (www.bakewellhorner.com) or from our office.
Each tenant over the age of 18 is required to complete an application.

Return your application with a credit search fee of ?36.00. (Per search) (Non Refundable)
We require two forms if ID & references per applicant.
If you have a successful application to move into the property you will require one months rent in advance and months rent as deposit. A further administration charge of ?96.00 is required once you have secured the property.

A Guarantor is mandatory. The Guarantor MUST be a home owner. We use the Land Registry database to check all guarantors. Guarantors must also sign the tenancy on our premises with a witness (Bakewell & Horner) providing photographic ID in both cases.

To speed up the process email addresses of all referees & guarantors should be give to Bakewell & Horner upon submitting an application.


DEPOSIT
All deposits are placed in the Tenancy Deposit Scheme. For more information on deposit schemes please visit our www.bakewellhorner.co.uk or https://www.gov.uk/deposit-protection-schemes-and-landlords

PETS

Some landlords will consider accepting a Tenant who has pets but this is their discretion.

Should you have a pet you must disclose this on your application form and your pet will be entered on your Tenancy.
Should it be found at any time that there is evidence of a pet in the property that you do not have permission for it is possible that your Landlord will ask you to vacate by giving you 2 months notice to quit.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

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