Birkenhead Priory. Antique print of Birkenhead Priory, a Benedictine monastery, here described as Birkhedde Priory, located in Priory Street, Birkenhead, Merseyside, England. It is the oldest standing building on Merseyside. Published in Francis Grose's The Antiquities of England and Wales. Size of engraved area approx. 5 x 6 inches. Paper size approx. 10.75 x 8 inches. Note: Shadow on the scan does not appear on the original print.