I live in a town in Wirral that overlooks Liverpool.  It is coastal town steeped in history, separated from Liverpool by the river Mersey.  Wallasey is near the sea but also minutes away from the countryside.  Historically, Wallasey was a smugglers haven and the caves these smugglers used are still here to this day.

One hundred and fifty years ago this stretch of coast was renowned for its wreckers; robbers and smugglers who would lure the Liverpool-bound vessels on to the sandbanks using decoy lights and flares. Once ashore, the wreckers showed no mercy towards the unfortunate crew and passengers; if their lives were spared, their cargoes and belongings were not. But not all wrecking was deliberate; winter storms claimed many ships, and local people were quick to arrive on the scene to salvage what they could.

Bad lot weren't we? tut tut!  Click the links below for some history

http://www.new-brighton.co.uk/

http://www.merseyside.net/newbrighton/Pages/redcaps.html