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In A City Living

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By Ged Fagan

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Over 10,000 Photographs

Some are old, some are new, some are borrowed but none are Blue !

Site last updated on 28th October 2017
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NEW photographs of Gerard Gardens from 1953 courtesy of Jonny Littlewood

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The Wellington Column on Commutation Row, overlooking William Brown Street,London Road and Lime Street and standing alongside the Steble Fountain is a well known landmark in Liverpool, I was fortunate enough to be one of very few people to get a chance to go up there and that is exactly what I did just recently. The photographs on the link below are a chance for us all to take a look at the city from this rare vantage point.

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St Georges Hall & the World's first air conditioning system

I was privileged and honoured recently, to be given a private tour, along with about 15 Liverpool University Engineering students by Dr Neil S Sturrock JP BEng PhD CEng FCIBSE MSLL MILP MEI and Chairman of the Heritage Group of the Chartered Institution of Building Services and a retired Senior Lecturer in Building Engineering studies at LJMU. Add to this he is the authority on Dr David Boswell Reid, inventor and implementer of the World's First Air Conditioning system which the St Georges Hall is undoubtedly built around.

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Are you looking for old school photos of yourself or classmates??? In these days of looking back and nostalgia, try this little gem. It's American but I still found 2 pics within 10 minutes, have fun.

World School Photographs

Do you believe in ghosts? Forget spurious claims on certain staged t.v. programmes or far fetched books. In the 1990s a car advert was made but upon closer inspection by the director, something very spooky was seen and heard as the car emerged from behind some bushes and as such it didn't pass the watchdog criteria for screening. view it now - but be sure to have your sound up, it's very eerie.

It's not often I manage to wangle an afternoon out on my own, so was I glad when faced with some DIY at home to get out and come across this pair of topless strippers in a fine and heaving city centre establishment.

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Model Views

noreply@blogger.com (Bob Edwards Photography) — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 02:00:00 +0000

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The Model of Gerard Gardens is now on display for all to see at Liverpool Museum at the Pier Head.

As the scale model is set in the 1970s, period vehicles are used to enhance the display.

As the model accompanied Paul Sudbury's film at various events, it came to the attention of the NMGL (National Museums and Galleries of Liverpool), the only Nationals outside of the four capitals.

It was a proud day for me when quite unexpectedly, it was agreed that the organisation would take the model on a long term loan to exhibit at the new museum at the Pier Head'

On Monday 27th April, it was taken into their care to be measured for a case and mounted on a base it has now been seen by some of the 1 million plus visitors to the Museum and it takes pride of place in the People's City gallery - one of four such themed spaces in the 'X' shape.

The Model on display in the Museum, Photograph Joe Neary.

It was praise indeed when the museum's chief model builder and restorer told me that this was the best model of its type he'd ever had the pleasure of seeing at close quarters, telling me that even their own in house acquistions are often sanitised and devoid of life.

On the model, I have tried to set it in the early to mid 1970s, largely because that's the period of time how I remember it best and I also had the model cars from that era already in my possession from my childhood, so it did pay to hoard for a change.

As well as vehicles such as the old 3 wheeler milk float and obligatory ice cream van, there are working vehicles such as a post office van and coal lorry. There are personal touches such as the mobile shop and its store wagon which was an ever present in Gerard Crescent during that period as well as grocers delivery vans to Jim Moran's shop was was situated at the back corner of Cartwright House on the 'backie'.

A fire engine is en route up Hunter Street and a British Telecom works vehicle and workers are at work. The Police are attending a pallet fire but the culprits have long since scarpered of course. Children skateboard and ride scooters and bicycles around the set as well as people walking the landings.

At the bus stop on Christian Street you will find a man reading the newspaper, another with his golf clubs awaiting the Bootle bus and a lady with a bunch of flowers on her way to Ford Cemetery - well, you have to have an imagination for these things if they're to work.

Streets Ahead Page 1

noreply@blogger.com (Bob Edwards Photography) — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 18:36:00 +0000

Scenes that will be 'right up your street'

Click on any image to view them all in 'Lightbox' (TM)

For a quick search whilst on this page press Ctrl +F (Windows) or Alt+F (Mac) and enter the street/place you are looking for.

Many of these 1980s pictures were taken by Joe Devine. An ex neighbour of mine who must've had good shoe leather and knees, judging by the places he traipsed around.. Other contributions include my own and persons who have kindly granted their permission and have been given the appropriate credit. Also there are three photographs at the top of the page, courtesy of Glynne Gianelli, the nephew of John Frank and Maria Gianelli.

An index to which photographs are on this page is at the bottom of this page.

Islington Place towards Gerard Gardens

Gianellis Chippy, the best Chips 'n' Fish in the city !

Gianelli's at number 2 Islington Place showing the Wellington Monument St Georges Hall and
St John Beacon, these photographs are all c.1977 when demolition work had begun in the area.
© Glynne Gianelli

The area of Clayton Square, Cases Street, Parker Street and Elliot Street was much changed for the building of the Clayton Square Shopping Centre. Many people can't believe that the road sloped so much that we have the steps that now exist leading up to Gt Charlotte Street. The Jacey Cinema which became the Blessed Sacrament Holy Shrine was lost as well as pubs such as Egerton's, Casey's Bar and The Villiers.

Church Street, pre-pedestrianisation (thanks to Rob) then a Green Goddess army fire engine with its civil counterpart on the same street some years later. A horsedrawn Higsons dray cart advertisement heads up Richmond Street towards Williamson Square which is shown in the next photo as it was before the water feature. Hood Street at the bottom of Roe Street with its walkway bridge and to finish off, a fantastic night view of St. George's Place in the 1961 by Brian Saville. A much preferred scene than is currently on show.

Three views of the Whitechapel Post office which seems to have come and gone in a very short space of time. The Met Quarter building, a continuation of the Victoria Street G.P.O. now stands here. The last pic is courtesy of NancyO.

Entering Dale St from the Churchill Way flyover (westbound) as viewed from the roof of Blackburn Assurance Building.
A view up Moorfields, past the Wizard's Den towards Exchange Station. This Street is now much changed
Commutation Row, built at the time of the tax of the same name once contained 12 properties, 4 of them being pubs. This now contains a single block of apartments.

Castle Street in the 1980s taken by Ken (Springy) Notice the old Police Jeep which offered rides for free.

The Games shop was a favourite with many a child who pined for 'Hobbies'.

Victoria Street which contained underground toilets which split the traffic as it entered from the West. The Mersey Tunnel end of Victoria St.

A demo makes it way down James Street which then had the bridge across to Wilberforce House.

Mann Island and the Voss Motors building which has just been demolished (July 07) for new apartments.

A scene which has hardly changed, looking down Water st.

Peek-a-boo. The Tower as seen from Pall Mall. The Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King to give it its full name is viewed here in a mixture of architecture from four different decades. A nice red Vauxhall Viva and front gate post on Hope St is the foreground in the next picture with thanks to Martin S.

Seymour St as captured by NancyO when it seemed to be in a state of disrepair but has now been restored to its former glory.

Islington. Transport House boxing club, Barney's sweet shop and Peppers Public House can be seen here but have now all bitten the dust.

Manchester st. Another dozen properties including the Games shop, the Batch hatch, Shank's (ex The Tiger) Gilroy & County, Ace Security Services, An amusement arcade, Callan Military, Yates and the old furniture shop.

The Byrom Street road improvement scheme saw the demolition of tenement blocks such as Gerard and Fontenoy Gardens. Here in the background is Blackburn Chambers.

The Leeds Street area as seen from Scotland Road at its South end. A crane demolishes the last warehouse on Addison Street as road widening and a new housing estate is to soon get underway.

St. John's house stands alone in 1987. The car park on the former Queen's Square now contains the Marriot Hotel, bars and restaurants.

Moss St. A row of delpidated properties including Aspinall's floor coverings and Hartleys auction rooms. A real grot spot that could do with more than a make over. This shot is from 1990.

Merseyside Collectors Centre as remembered in Temple Court. The building once housed Livingstones, a night club of the late 70s.

Lord Nelson St. looking towards Lime St. This terrace has since undergone a bit of much needed tlc.

Bombdies galore! Islington, The block from Camden St to Fraser St as it was in 1990. During the 1970s, these were to serve the local kids well during the build up to bonfire night.

The block bounded by Norton St, Islington and Fraser St. Here now stands the coach station.

Shaw Street. The first two pics are the West side. Firstly from the top of William Henry St and then nearer the Islington end. The 3rd pic is the East side just past the Collegiate and where Staples office equipment now stands.

More bombdies on the fringe of the city centre. The doss house on the corner of Springfield in the first two pics has now been cleared for the new city fire station. The 3rd pic shows a curved terrace on Fox st which stood next to St. Mary of the Angels church (the Friary) and is now wasteland.

Follow the last pic around into Everton Brow and this is what you'd find. Within these shacks, businesses operated such as Railton's sweet shop, Kit's Chippy and Joe Mitchell's workshop. The next two pics are of Soho Street, firstly looking towards Everton Brow and then face on with the Piggeries and John F. Kennedy heights in view. Properties here consisted of John Evans Engineering, the Ah Thi Laundry and Cotters barbers.

A close up of the last two premises on the last pic. The Ah Thi Laundry and Cotters barbers shop.
Max's barbers, Audley St. (nicknamed the mad russian) by kids unfortunate enough to have to suffer the 'basin head' haircut at the hands of his competitor, Mr. L. Cotter. (as seen previously)

Arden House salvation Army hostel on Bevington Bush which started life as an hotel. Seen here from Chaucer St.

Tenement backdrops feature in this section. John Gianelli's chip shop on Christian st served meals to the rich and famous appearing on the nearby Empire Theatre. John, his brother Frank and sister Maria were well known local figures in this area which was known as Little Italy in the early 1900s. Gerard Gardens can be seen behind. The next shot, overlooking the Vauxhall Road/Tithebarn st junction shows the curved Prouts Garage which you could drive in one side and out of the other. Here, it has been taken over by Heather's coach tours. The wasteland facing has been used by the JMU, Vauxhall Gardens is in the background. The last pic is looking eastwards up Burlington st towards the Black Dog pub on the right (now a bookies) and Portland Gardens on the left.

J.P. O'Briens, Pall Mall who have supplied many a barrel and party 7 to local partys. A snowy scene across Bevington Bush and down Blackstock St showing the former St. Bridgets school which became a BCG and nit nurse clinic.Looking towards the Pier Head along Wapping from Blundell St. The warehouses on the left are now prestige apartments.

Pilgrim St on the fringe of the city centre. Old properties are still in use and each picture is the continuation of the last. A fine part of town.

Rice st facing Ye Cracke pub. New housing built to compliment the old in this area.

An interesting first floor extension to the rear of property on Mount Pleasant.

Jamaica House on Upper Parliament street looks like it's lost this argument with a digger.

There is lots of industry within a stones throw of the city centre though these pictures show what once was rather than what still is. Looking towards Old Hall st and St. Paul's eye hospital in the middle distance, we have Bibby's corn mill on the right. Costco and Toys R Us now stands here on what was Formby street. If you turned your back and looked in the opposite direction along Gt Howard street past the Victoria pub you would see the Graham Gratrix sign which was a landmark in the area for many years. Looking through one of the Exchange station line bridges at Whitley st from Love Lane and you can see the Goat public house.

Looking up Porter st from the dock road and across Gt. Howard street and up Sprainger st. Dods Vaults stood on the corner opposite Graham Gratrix bathrooms supplies. Tate and Lyle sugar refiners can be seen behind. Lascar House can be seen here on Waterloo Road, again, Tate's forms the backdrop. The last pic is looking South along the dock road with the Tobacco warehouse on the left and Clarence dock power station with its 3 ugly sisters chimneys on the right.

Fairries on Vauxhall Road was also part of Tate & Lyle. Here it can be seen whilst looking North beyond Burlington st. Eldon st tenements are visible on the right which stood behind the Glass House pub. The warehouse attached to Fairries can be seen next. The newer brick at first to third floor level in the bricked up archway once housed a bridge which spanned Vauxhall Road to its offices on the East side. The last pic shows the circular turret like structure, it's 1847 date and grade II listing didn't save this building. George Lyons & sons Ltd scrap yard was next door, the bus is the 21E heading for Walton.

The Swing bridge in operation facing United Molasses.
Heading out of town northwards and this delapidated row of houses are on Fountains Road, Kirkdale.
Sign city. The corner of Bankhall St and Stanley Rd.

Portland Place behind Gt Homer st. A hidden little terrace.

Roscommon st and the demolition of property facing the School and the Cotton Picker pub.

Shaw st, looking towards the heights on Netherfield Rd.

Maybe it's Sunday but this is a quiet scene on Nethy. Ann Fowlers women's hostel is boarded up, Mazzini, Garibaldi and Cavour House are in the distance.

A disused chapel on Hampton st. This is not a route for cyclists with dodgy brakes. This was demolished in Jan 09.

A Learner bus driver passes along St Oswald's Street, Old Swan past the tenement gardens and towards Edge Lane. Picture with thanks to Rob.

The Walton bound 85 passes the maisonettes in Mill st. Picture courtesy of Rob.

109-115 Park Road, still standing and hopefully will remain so after a revamp. ***SEE LATER ON PAGE***

Yates St, which like neighbouring Corn St is elevated and thankfully is in good condition.

Summer 1981 and the aftermath of the Toxteth riots. First we see two burnt out cars on the junction of Park Way and property which fell down during its blaze behind Princes Road.

A crash scene on Queens Drive.

A motorbike & sidecar in Clubmoor.

A mobile shop on Grosvenor St. Closed for business.

Woolton Village and surrounding roads, July 07.

Eldon Grove in 1990 and currently undergoing renovation. Opened in 1914, other pre WWI workmens dwellings like this existed largely in the Bevington street area as well as the south end but these are the only remaining specimens.
Western Avenue, Speke. 1930s tenement style buildings like this still exist overhead shops on both sides of the avenue at its west end.

(Right) The cellar of 94 Seel street was where my parents were living when they had my older bro Joe in 1951.

Picton Clock Wavertree and the old Abbey Cinema which is now a Somerfield.
Hale Road, Speke.

Southern Road, Speke.

A 1930s block of tenement flats above shops off Church Road, Litherland, also showing the rear balconies.

Ford St and Paul St off Vauxhall Road. Once a hive of industry, as captured by Ron Formby of the Scottie Press.

A disused Melly Fountain on the Princes Dock estate behind the Malmaison hotel.

(Left) Looking down Moorfields on a glorious August morning. The new art installation in Cross Keys House can be seen literally in full swing on the right.

(Right) Tempest Hey seen here from Tithebarn Street. These old warehouses, still to be cleared can tell a story or two of the city's industrial past.

Walls of distinction. The first one off Wavertree Road commemorates Stevenson's Rocket. Edge Hill Station is not far from this spot.

The side wall of what was Ma Daley's pet shop in Tithebarn Street can be seen in it's original state on the right, and tarted up with a Birkenhead dockside scene more recently.

A war reminder in the shadows of the Citadel (Derby House)
Vauxhall Road and the Marybone student accommodation as captured by Ron Formby.

Art Deco 1930s Liverpool. Dovecot Place houses a row of shops with flats above, built in a crescent off East Prescot Road. The 3rd pic shows another row on Kingsway in Huyton, a feature of the Huyton and Dovecot area as there are others on the likes of Hillside Road and Greystone Road. Pic 4 is of Adshead Road off Muirhead Avenue. Another area built in the 1930s under the direction of city architect, Lancelot Keay, the art deco influence noticable throughout. The next pic shows one of three seperate similar blocks which line the North side of Walton Hall Avenue and The East Lancs Road. Flats at the top end of Western Avenue, Speke can be seen next, following by 1930s houses facing the English Rose pub on Mackets Lane, Woolton. The bottom row features a little tenement block on Blackhorse Lane, Old Swan, part of St. Andrews Gardens which is known as the Bullring and finally The New Dock pub, Tyrer st, Birkenhead

Quaint and old Liverpool

Barlow Lane which leads up to Spellow Lane. Chatham Street complete with a Victorian post box. Everton Road contains a row which once housed the Liverpool Red Triangle karate club.

A surviving Georgian Terrace on Great Mersey Street, Kirkdale, half of which has been renovated from a priests house (St. Alphonsus) into the Rotunda College, which is actually 3 houses knocked into one and are joined at different levels inside. The city's 2nd Jamaica House on the corner of Dale st and Vernon st (the other one seen earlier on Upper Parliament st). This one has just been declared structurally unsafe and demolished within a month (Dec 07). Further East along Dale Street on the corner of Cheapside is a delapidated row which looks even more structurally unsafe.

One of a number of the quiant parts of old Liverpool. This little house on East Prescot Road now houses a party shop. Nearby in this Knotty Ash district is Little Bongs, the entrance of which is shown on pic 2. The next pic shows the continuation of the road.

These could be off an olde English village jigsaw box lid. Off Thingwall Road is Wavertree Nook Road and Wavertree Garden suburb institute followed by the village green.

Lord Nelson Street, happily renovated during the 1990s to its former glory as was nearby Seymour Street. Oriel House on Oriel Road/St. Catherine's Road, Bootle with its unusual bronze figures depicting children at play.

Three scenes from December 1990. Christmas in Church Street. Looking down Lord Street from the window of an office block on the corner of Fenwick St and James St. The Old Haymarket from the roof of Blackburn Chambers.

Is it Leningrad or Berlin? No, our marvellous William Brown St on Sunday 11th November for Armistice day and right, looking up to nearby St. John's beacon.

Renshaw Street or should that be Rapid's Street as they own most of the West side of it. They have since moveed out into the old George Henry Lee's building and John Lewis have moved into the new L1 Grosvenor development. Peter's chippy and neighbour on Everton Brow in the 1980s just as time was well and truly catching up with them. True blue Goodison Road.

Gateacre Village crossroads: Gateacre Brow/Belle Vale Road and Grange Lane/Halewood Road.

Woolton Village: Church Road/Allerton Road junction. Back Hadfield Place (off Church Rd) and Garden Street cottages.

Rushton Place, Woolton, looking uphill towards St. Peters Church. The Childwall Abbey looking down towards All Saints church. The former Abbey, now a pub is on the junction of Childwall Abbey Road and Score Lane.

A Lark Lane double fronted house on the corner of Little Parkfield Road - Late - Back Parkfield Road. Lark Lane as seen from the Unadopted Hadassah Grove. A Georgian Curve on St. Oswalds Street, Old Swan.

Steble Street, Toxteth. The old baths is now incorporated into the new Park Road Sports Centre, the old street sign directing you to it is still in evidence though. Next, is a grand old house on the Merton/Hawthorne Road roundabout in Bootle.

Back Commutation Row as seen in the 1980s. These properties fronted onto Commutation Row itself before demolition for the new apartments that now take up that row. More bombdies on Fraser Street which were just to the right of Pickwick's nightclub and were finally demolished in the 90s. D. Evans/Tapley was a Company based on the block bounded by Fontenoy Street, Gt Crosshall Street and Byrom Street. In the late 1990s, this property, along with neighbouring pub 'The Dart' were developed into student accommodation called 'Imperial Halls'. These themselves have just recently been demolished after a short life.

In the late 1980s, the City Council entered wholeheartedly into massive road widening schemes which decimated the tenement communities in the inner city. Here is Scotland Road and Hunter Street undergoing such radical changes which have seen mini motorways constructed through which was once a densely populated area. Hunter street was quadrupled in width which together with the existing flyovers produced a concrete carbuncle of 10 lanes.

Islington being widened before the demolition of its South side in 1987. The corner of Scotland Road and Wright Street undergoing demolition two decades later. The Merseyrail 'Hunts Cross' line goes underground at Grafton Street resulting in this shaft at Cockburn Street. The Streets here run West sloping down towards the infilled Toxteth, Brunswick, Harrington and Herculaneum dock system, one of the Streets (Elswick, was used for the sitcom series 'Bread')

These quaint little cottages can be found on Deysbrook Lane and Mill Lane, West Derby, respectively. The third pic shows original houses on Kensington facing Guelph Street, one of which has had a chapel built onto its front garden.

A then and now shot of a row of properties on Prescot Street from Moss Street to Epworth Street.

The Sacred Heart club which sat next to its Church on the corner of Hall Lane and Prescot Street. Here, in 1992 it is undergoing demolition. The chimney belonging to the Royal Liverpool hospital can be seen behind. A lone house, saved from the bulldozer somehow still exists off Mount Vernon Street to the rear of the hospital at its car park approach road. A wrought iron firm and Aspinall's flooring occupy old property on Erskine Street.

Some more old and quaint: Summerseat, built in 1910 in Vauxhall could have been there forever and lies in the shadow of Eldon Grove from 1912. Towerlands Street terrace joins Hall Lane to Wavertree Road. Rodney Street, Liverpool's Harley Street has been the birthplace and home to many a famous son of the city.

The ropeworks area of Duke Street seeing a revival after the revovation of Georgian Terraces and merchants houses as seen above. Once a grot spot and a blight of the city centre fringes, even the warehouses are enjoying new occupancy. Below left, Humyak House, Duke Street, dating from 1864.

Byford Street 1972. LRO.

A familiar sight in 1960s liverpool. (Right) A coalman delivering into a coalhole in Shaw Street. Photo by Keith Rose.

Love em or loathe em, The Beatles continue to bring in the American Dollar and Japanese Yen. In fact, Liverpool city council were slow on the uptake of how we could capitalise on our most famous sons when in the 1970s, the original Cavern was demolished to make way for an underground tunnel vent for the loop line. An appreciation statue for them was even vetoed but now they're everywhere. The National Trust have bought a couple of former homes of Lennon and McCartney and Paul and Yoko have donated time, money and efforts on the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts (LIPA) and Strawberry Fields home in Woolton. Here, we see hoardings in Duke Street, sprighted up, Sgt Pepper style whilst the hoarding surrounding what will be the new 'A Hard days night' hotel in North John Street feature the boys from that 1964 era and Christmas lights over Whitechapel depict the lads negotiating that famous Abbey Road zebra crossing in 1969.

'Four' our feline friends in the city. Lark Lane, Aigburth. The High Street, Wavertree. Gt Mersey St, Kirkdale and Berry Street. (No, it can't be a rat surely - but even if so, cats like em')

Colourful Edge Lane (the city centre end). Sadly though, only because it's boarded up with artwork as the last residents fight the council's compulsory purchase orders through the courts. The idea was for the gateway to be widened at an angle towards Hall Lane, many years after the initial continuation of the M62 city bound was disregarded.

A scene now consigned to history this 1960s parade of shops and Concourse House office block has given way to a new plaza styled public realm leading to Lime Street station ala the World Museum frontage.

Panning around to the left past St. Georges Hall, a busy St. John's lane as saturday shoppers head home and Roe Street as ever is awash with buses, single deckers seem to be the order of the day.

The hod carrier statue, Hunter St after the UCATT service

St. James Station as viewed from Stanhope Street with the Anglican Cathedral in the background. This is now a disused station and was on the Central line to the South of the city. The next photo shows the very little property which still exists in the street but does include a Georgian Semi. Cains brewery can be seen in the distance off Stanhope Street.

Looking up Richmond Street towards the 'Radio City' tower on this wet, grey, murky saturday afternoon..

Upper Mason Street and Irvine Street Georgian terracing in the Edge Hill area. This ventilation shaft for the Waterloo tunnel emerges at the rear of Archbishop Blanch school onto Mason Street and looks like it has been extended at the top at some point in time.

BOOTLE:

These splendid Villas can be found on Merton Road.

Bootle is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, in Merseyside, England. It is 4 miles (6.4 km) to the north of Liverpool city centre, and has a total resident population of just over 77,600. Historically part of Lancashire, Bootle's economy has been around the docks and their associated industries for decades.

Bootle, along with Southport, is one of the two main administrative headquarters for the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton. Bootle forms part of the Liverpool Urban Area. The old civic centre of the town contains large Victorian buildings such as the Town Hall and Municipal Baths. East of this centre is a sizeable area of large office blocks, to the west is the Leeds and Liverpool Canal and large areas of

Docks lining the River Mersey. To the north is the New Strand Shopping Centre Bootle derives from the Anglo Saxon Bold or Botle meaning a dwelling. It was recorded as Boltelai in the Domesday Book in 1086. By 1212 the spelling had been recorded as Botle. The spellings Botull, Bothull and Bothell are recorded in the 14th Century. Bootle was originally a small hamlet built near the 'sand hills' or dunes of the river estuary. The settlement began to grow as a bathing resort for wealthy residents of Liverpool in the early 19th century. Some remaining large villas which housed well-to-do commuters to Liverpool are located in the area known locally as 'Bootle Village'. Orrell was added to the borough in 1905. There are still large areas of Victorian terraced houses in Bootle, formerly occupied by dock workers. These are built in distinctive pressed red brick. Bootle's Town Hall and other municipal buildings were erected in the last quarter of the nineteenth century. The population of the town swelled during this period, boosted by Irish immigration and the attraction of plentiful work on the docks. The wealth to pay for the splendour of the town hall and the gentrified 'Bootle Village' area was generated by these docks. The skilled workers lived in neat terrace houses in the east of the town, while the casual dock labourers lived in cramp, squalid dwellings near the dockside. The docks made Bootle a target for German bombers during the Liverpool Blitz and approximately 90% of the houses in the town were damaged. Situated immediatedly adjoining the City of Liverpool, and the site of numerous docks, Bootle had the distinction of being one of the most heavily-bombed borough in the UK. Bootle played an important role in the 'Battle of the Atlantic'. The famous u-boat hunter Captain Frederic John 'Johnny' Walker, would rest in the Mayor's Parlour of Bootle Town Hall. His ship, HMS Starling, sailed out of Bootle and the ship's bell and flags signalling the General Chase can still be seen in Bootle Town Hall's council chamber today.

TERRACES OF DISTINCTION

Mornington Terrace, Upper Duke Street and Clare Terrace, Marmaduke Street.

Church Mount off Marmaduke Street. Another view of old property at the bottom of Erskine Street and a warehouse on Bankhall Street.

Renshaw Street East side from Benson Street to Oldham Street showing the different rooflines. 69A seems to be an older property. At the top of Renshaw street behind St. Lukes church is Bold Place with further Georgian properties.

The top, north side of Seel Street, just off Berry Street with a close up of No.79, currently in a run down state.

Priory Road. One way to keep out of the rain with the shopping, build yourself a nice enclosure up to your front door. An old sign pointing the way to Stanley Park and Anfield Cemetery adorns the wall of the Willowbank pub.

With living in Gerard Crescent/Gardens, the flyovers became an integral part of everyday life. At the East end, a subway was constructed to get you safely to Islington, at the Byrom Street end, a myriad of walkovers were more of an obstacle and white elephant than any sort of help and were often bypassed for a stint of traffic dodging instead. Clayton Street and Cuerden Street once ran at the back of the technical college and museum until the old property was cleared. One advantage of the walkovers though, was the vantage point they give when watching the football teams come down Scotland Road with the cup. The last pic shows the view as you come off the city bound flyover into Dale Street.

During the 1970s, Keith Rose took some fantastic photographs of the ordinary 'mundane' streetscapes of Liverpool. Unearthed and Seen here for almost the first time in three decades, it is with thanks to people like Keith that we can all share in these scenes today.

From the top, clockwise: Congress Street, Edge Hill Aug 71. Mason Street, Edge Hill. Mount Pleasant, Sept 70. The next two are streets off Heyworth Street, Everton, Aug 70. The bollard in the first pic is from a cannon which was common back then. The last one is of Walton Road, Mar 73.

Sunset from Sheil Park heights on Christmas day 1971. The Breeze Hill junction in Aug 1970 is next showing the Mons pub (bottom right) and the covered reservoir (middle left). The pic opposite is of West Derby village in 1977 showing the Sefton Pub on Mill Lane. Pic No.4 is an Aug 71 view of the Everton district, the Lyric Theatre is at the forefront on Everton Valley, Walton Road running off at an angle behind it. The last picture again shows the area looking north from the high rise flats.

Moss Street left and Everton Water tower, Aubrey Street, both 1970 (K.G. Rose)

Off to the east side of St. Domingo Road in 1970 showing Penrose Street and Sir Thomas White Gardens (amongst others). Looking along Queens Drive from Cherry Avenue flats in the same year.

SOME OLD FRONTAGES

Galkoff's jewish Kosher butchers shop is seen here as photographed by Cyril Galkoff in 1990. It is addressed as 29 Pembroke Place, the adjoining property being No.31. The distinctive tiled frontage dating from the 1930s was supplied by Tomkinson's, the builders of St. Georges Hall. English heritage has now awarded 'listed' status to this building.

The premesis of Hastie and Patterson in Gradwell Street near Wolstenholme Square, this area is now being surrounded by 21st century glass and steel. Wavertee High Street hosts one of the very few original Georgian shop frontages in Liverpool.

Originally McGuffies chemist in Castle Street, the mosaic name can still be seen underneath the current owners welcome mat. Picture with thanks to Philip Mayer. 31 Cheapside, another building with ornate tiles was once the Bridewell Vaults. Information with thanks to Philip Mayer. The corner of Dale Street and Stanley Street showing a number of small shops trading below.

Now and then. A fine Merchants house on Everton Road in 1992 and sadly derelict 18 years later. In an elevated position, the views from the rear of this property over the city below would be fantastic. A lone Georgian property on Walker Street, behind Low Hill in 1992.

Abercromby Square property front and rear and Canning Street in the early 1990s with thanks to The Rotunda College.

The last row of houses of this type on Cresswell Street, off Everton Road, L6. Bankhall Street showing an array of signs at its junction with Bankhall Lane and old factory and warehouse property on the canal on the North side of the bridge. The canal was once a thriving transport route of course, before the advent of road transport and evidence of its heyday can still be found along its banks.

A little side street that survived the new Clayton Square shopping arcade was Clayton Street, seen here running off Church Street. Something looking like it won't survive much longer though is this ruin in Picton Road.

Parr Street, showing the premises of one of the many ropemakers including a unique little outdoor corridor and terrace. Further down on Gradwell Street near its junction with Hanover Street, workmen get on down to laying a basement in what will become even more new retail developments.

But for the prestigious cars, you could be walking down Duke Street in another lifetime. We can only hope that most of these are preserved and brought back to their original splendour.

Arena House at 82-84 Duke Street. Top right is a row that is due to be incorporated into a new apartment development which saw their corner neighbour disappear. Art graffiti for 08 ironically declares 'Do you like your neighbours'.

Seel Street furniture is long since gone but not the signage. Further up the street, bottom left, is the rear of the Seel Street frontages held up by steelwork. These have since been demolished altogether.

Everton Brow looking decidedly European in the noughties. Next, one of the few surviving old buildings on Highfield Street, this being on the corner of Prussia Street. New apartments have recently gone up in this area replacing the 1930s corporation tenements whilst 2 of its old pubs, the Rose & Crown and the Wedding House have had a change of use to offices. St. Marys church and its newer replacement have long since gone. At the foot of Prussia Street, across Pall Mall was the underpass beneath the Exchange station railway line, this came out in Bixteth Street near to Liverpool Stadium but is now closed off.

Ye olde area of Canning

Above: The Canning Street elbow looking east to west towards the Anglican Cathedral. Other shots here include Percy Street, Huskisson Street, Back Sandon Street and Little Catherine Street showing L8 in all its Georgian splendour.

WATERLOO AND CROSBY

No.13 Beach Lawn, Crosby. The one time home of Thomas Henry Ismay, the founder of the White Star Shipping line who built the Titanic.
Detailing in the window showing stained glass and a sculptured head
The blue plaque put up by the council on the houses of eminent people.

Looking North to the end of Beach Lawn from No.13 and then looking South down the length of the row.

Beach Lawn looking North from Blucher Street. The 2nd pic is South, across Blucher Street and Beach Lawn's continuation which is Adelaide Terrace. These candy stripe houses in subtle pastel shades remind me of nougat somehow.

Marine Crescent is the street you turn into when heading North at the bottom of South Road, Waterloo. There are some fantastic individually designed houses on these rows, some with landings, decking, cast iron balconies and canopies.

The view across Crosby Marina from the bottom of South Road. Likewise the views West towards the River Mersey and Crosby radar station and the parklands from Beach Lawn.

Heading back towards the city and the war memorial at the three lamps is on the junction of Crosby Road North and Great George's Road, Waterloo. On the corner of Crosby Road South and Cambridge Road is Potters Barn Park, a secluded little haven which is a stones throw from the busy gateway to and from Seaforth docks.

The Victorian canopied staircase leading down to Waterloo railway station on South Road. The Marlborough Hotel on the main drag into the city. The Riverslie residential care home is grandure set amongst run of the mill 1930s and 1960s housing on Crosby Road South near Seaforth Docks.

Back in the city...........

Parr Street - any old iron. A feat of mechanical engineering here with these old drain pipes and fire escapes. A revamped Georgian Terrace on Nelson Street.

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The Chinese Arch and the Anglican Cathedral as viewed from Nelson Street. These structures are often pictured from the East side. This is the largest Chinese arch outside of China itself, there are 200 dragons on it and was erected in the year of the dragon. The red colour is for good luck. Liverpool has the oldest established Chinese settlement in Europe, second only in the world to San Francisco.

Construction galore as seen on sunday 13th April 08 as the new Museum of Liverpool life takes shape and facing it the new ferry terminal building. Below the museum, the new canal link can be seen. On the right is the canal link taking shape looking from the old floating bridge towards Princes Dock.

West Derby Cottage Homes off Longmoor Lane in Fazakerley contained a baths and quarantine house where the 'inmates' were scrubbed clean. Industrial teachers taught the children the art of fruit, vegetable and flower growing as well as tailoring, shoemaking and baking. Still run by the local authority and housing the social services, they're like a village within a city.

Taken from near the old floating bridge looking towards the foot of Chapel Street with a right cross section of architecture spanning many decades. Bailey Street runs between Cummings Street and Grenville Street South in Chinatown, each of the houses are gates on the windows and doors.

Cressington and Grassendale.

Above and below - The Esplanade which overlooks the Mersey at its widest point to Eastham.

The top 3 photos show a pink residence on North Road and the corner property on the esplanade as well as the view down to the River. The last 2 pics are of mansions on South Road and old garages on North Road.

From the conserved ^ to the condemned.....

An old industrial reclamation company in North Dingle, which is actually a street in Kirkdale. This property is flanked by housing.

Ye olde Huyton

Huyton Parish Church is situated at the South end of Bluebell Lane. The monument facing is just in front of the cemetery where lays the body of Stuart Sutcliffe who was the bassist with the Beatles before fame and fortune came along. Sadly he died young in Hamburg having stayed behind after one of their tours there. His girlfriend Astrid is acknowledged as the inspiration behind the Beatles haircut. Also facing the church is a little row of quaint old properties. Just a couple of hundred yards past these across the main junction, we come into the 21st century with the main shopping centre.

Earlier on this page, we saw the old warehouses of Bootle and the ropeworks area. These ones are situated in the Baltic triangle off Jamaica Street. The Queens stores Company advertising turbine bags, ships chandlers and sailmakers would be from the days when sailing ships frequented the nearby Queens Docks and other across Wapping. Joseph Heap and sons rice mills are off Park Lane and the Supper Club is on Blundell St L1.

Old property on Flint St and Queens Dock warehouses make up the last of these pics but Bridgewater St, Norfolk St, Greenland St and New Bird St are amongst others that offer these sort of bygone scenes.

Mersey Road Liverpool 17, an affluent area of Aigburth near the railway station. Sparling Street survives WW1 and beyond, a little haven off Park Lane.

Century Building on Sefton Street and Tower Street. Part of the Brunswick Business Park which saw restoration of many of the dockside sheds along this stretch. The fountain and steps facing Harrison Way are now incorporated into the new developments on the East side of the street including the new Brunswick railway station.

Sudley House, another of Liverpool's art galleries. Based in Mossley Hill, here we see the frontage, side view and coach house.

As can be seen from Harry Ainscough's photographs of the front and side view in 1974, nothing much has changed. The grand staircase was pictured in 1962 by the records office. The National Museums and Galleries own description of the house and its contents follows:

A Victorian shipping merchant's legacy.

Sudley House contains fabulous works by Gainsborough, Reynolds, Landseer and Turner, all displayed amongst original Victorian décor. The house itself is surrounded by pleasant gardens and parkland. A visit to Sudley House is a step back in time to an oasis of calm and beauty.

At Sudley you can see the only Victorian merchant's art collection still held in its original setting. Ship owner and merchant George Holt bought the paintings during the late 19th century. His daughter Emma bequeathed the house and its contents to the city in 1944.

The Radcliffe estate........

Based on a Cornish fishing village, the Radcliffe estate must be one of the most ill conceived and shortest lived housing developments in the whole of liverpool's modern history. Sandwiched between Shaw Street and Everton Road, it was built in the early 1970s after the clearance a decade earlier of lengthy thoroughfares such as Gregson Street and Radcliffe Street and all their many tributaries such as Well St, Wilmott st, Lytton st, Napier st and Cobden st to name but a few. Many old locals will tell you that the sacrilege was the sacrificing of the much loved local landmark, the Boars Head public house.

When I hung around the newly constructed Radcliffe Walk in the mid 1970s due to having some school mates who'd moved in there, the place was pretty clean and cared for by its new inhabitants. However, the maze of dark passages and complicated walkways soon made for escape routes for the more uncouth of our society and heaven forbid that a delivery wagon or fire engine should ever need to gain access to a residence in the middle of the estate.

Nigel King, a chap influenced by Freddy O'Connor's book 'It all came tumbling down' decided to capture the estate in it's last throes of decay , but yet whilst the last few families were still living there in their eerie surroundings that winter nightfalls no doubt brought. In 1987 on his way home from drinking in town, camera poised at different vantage points, no doubt one eye on whatever may have emerged from his left or right, Nigel recorded history. A job well done, lest no council records seem to exist of it, perhaps out of embarrassment. Within two years of these photographs, the whole estate was razed to the ground.

In the 3 photos immediately above. First we see a shot looking West towards Shaw Street where you can see the Georgian rooftops and one of the John F. Kennedy heights on Everton Brow. Next is a view from Everton Road looking down towards the city. The last pic is taken from a stairwell, looking South with both cathedrals on the skyline as well as the Collegiate and SFX on Shaw Street and Salisbury Street respectively.

Dark, dingy, dull passages. Top right, one place comes with new fangled air conditioning. Bottom left and some kitchen appliances form the beginnings of a bonfire.

Top left: looking uphill, South towards the Gregson Well pub at the top of Brunswick Road. Top middle and if you look carefully, you can see the top corner of Gleave Square heights on Everton Road. Next is the spire of SFX looking east to west. Left: The spire in view again as is the property on Shaw Street from a stairwell - looking South.

ART DECO NEW BRIGHTON

The 1930s funfair as taken on bank holiday monday 5th May. Although the weather looks overcast, the resort was heaving and it was a warm and clammy day, the sun even shone at about 5pm.

Walton Hospital off Rice Lane.

The wards have now been converted to nurse and student accommodation for rent and sale.

Princess Drive runs south to north from the old Page Moss bus terminus to West Derby via Dovecot. These photographs show the 1930s flats, built in the tenement style but with only the wooden clad verandas and not the landings. Pic 1 is the east side, pic 2 is opposite on the west side.

Little bits of history. A remnant of George Henry Lees in Tyrer Street, later John Lewis and nowoccupied by TK Max . James Troop on Sefton Street will soon vanish in this guise as planning permission is granted for yet more new apartments. A victorian pillar box at the Albert Dock forefronts the new developments in the area.

Thursday May 29th 08 saw the opening of phase one of the 1 billion pound Liverpool 1 Grosvenor Shopping development which covers most of the old Paradise Street/South John Street footprint. With Debenhams and John Lewis taking centre stage, these pictures are from the saturday 31st. The next phase was opened in September along with the much revamped Chavasse Park, complete with water features.

The Douglas Haig Memorial Homes for ex-servicemen situated in a nice little haven of tranquility on the otherwise busy Muirhead Avenue. This could be Wavertree Garden suburb in fact. These beautifully kept Almshouses were bequethed by Liverpool tobacco magnet, Thomas Ogden.

Prescot Road, Old Swan - taken from Baden House flats. Three of the shots are the view Southwards with skyline shots of both Cathedrals, St. John's beacon and the former Littlewoods art deco HQ on Edge Lane. Other pictures show the rooftops to the East and the old Curzon Cinema to the West with the glare of the setting sun at 8pm. In fact Baden House stands on the site of the new Regent cinema, built next door to the old Regent which actually still exists as the kwik save. That snippet of info is greatly received from Philip G. Mayer, a specialist in Liverpool's Cinema history.

Saturday 7th June saw the opening match of Euro 2008 but a few of these flags were not to be seen at the host nations in Austria or Switzerland as none of our home countries made it to the finals. Clayton Square is busy nonetheless as the Lord Mayor's parade has just finished and the Ark Royal is berthed at the cruise terminal. Right: A distorted view of Radio City as the tower peeks into Central Station on Ranelagh Street.

The Spiral staircase of the new Q Park car park within the L1 development. A new development off Sefton Street where the foundations consisted of piling rods through a disused tunnel into something a little more substantial.

Looking North from the Salthouse Dock towards the liver buildings. Looking East, inland across the Strand towards Chavasse Park. Mann Island looking South across the new canal cutting towards the Albert Dock and the pumphouse. Finally, the duck tour landing craft goes under the bridge at Salthouse.

The below ground level car park from where the Central station line used to run south. Above the sheer walls you can see the rear of properties on Bold St and above the bridge, the old rope walks pub (formerly the Newington). Panning to the left and Central Hall, Newington buildings and the massive rear of Lewis's can be seen.

Tithebarn Street art deco. Once W.H. Smiths warehouse, this building has been given a new lease of life as apartments accommodating the ever increasing student population in this area. Viewed from Gt Crosshall Street, Hunter street with its walkways and flyovers in the sky. Islington is in the distance as is the Royal Hospital incinerator chimney.

The top of Vernon Street looking across Tithbarn Street into Pall Mall. The superbusinesslamb banana, one of about 100 recently introduced to the city in its capital of culture year takes pride of place. The old Bradford Hotel has also been renovated and the old Littlewoods building in St. Paul's square is now the Plaza. Hadwen's buildings nameplate somewhat hidden up a coachway on Tithebarn st.

In with the new. Vernon Street looking across the rear of the Premier Inn to a fine piece of architecture that wouldn't have been dreamt about in the stagnant 1980s. The foundations are also going in on a new high rise on Gt Crosshall Street as seen here from Lace Street. Don't step out the back door of St. Patrick's Court just now.

Williamson Square showing the Queens public house. Whitechapel looking South. The soon to be revamped rear of M&S back in the square.

Walton Village, first looking East and then West towards St. Mary's church.

Some really old property exists just off the village. Birchfield Road once had a crockery sale I believe, also a first floor garden terrace by the looks of it. Church Road West has a tapering building with a charmful little 1st floor veranda. The chalk writing on the wall advises that medals and coins are wanted.

All grand and majestic in their own way in their time. The former corporation offices in Church Road, Walton. The annex to the rear of Alsop School used by their technical dept. St. Pauls church, Derby Lane, Old Swan, designed by the same architect responsible for the Anglican Cathedral.

London Road in 1989. The Burtons building at the bottom left is nothing more than an advertising hoarding for fly posters and the Jeromes building next to the Lord Warden pub is still standing. The Odeon displays its old signage and T. Brown the jewellers still trades.

Millers Bridge in 1936 showing the childrens playground and pond which was on its south side on the stretch between Kings Road, looking downwards and Westwards towards Derby Road. The three storey terrace facing ended with the Old Toll Bar pub which was only demolished in the 1990s.

Bridge Road, Litherland with its mock tudor shopping parade is just off the busy Princess Way A5036 which connects Seaforth docks with the motorway network. Small industrial units sit facing this row.

Whitechapel 2008. The reflection of the Radio City tower can be seen as one of our hundred or so superlambananas looks like it's trying to ride up it.

Well they say an Englishman's home is his castle. These properties of architectural character were afforded a bit more than the normal run of the mill terracing. They can be found in Sandringham Road, Tuebrook.

A heaving Mathew Street (left) during its annual festival - August 08. A sea of heads from North John Street to Stanley Street and elsewhere throughout the city centre as a number of outdoor stages were erected for live bands. Dale Street is seen next enjoying a similar scene.

A view up Stanley Street towards Dale Street showing what can be achieved by retaining historic facades in new builds.

A murky view down London Road from inside the warmth of my car (or is it that the windscreen needs washing?)

My seeing double view of the tower after the festival and too many pints of Magners.

I've just received a number of photos from an ex resident of Lionel House in the Gerard Crescent tenement development from the early to mid 1970s (she wishes to remain anonymous)

These are fantastic pics showing the construction of the Eastbound flyover and the curved elavated walkway at the foot of the backie in 1970.

The second photo shows the completed works, you may notice that the slide has come out in reverse. Each photo shows the polytech and it's car park and the Byrom public house known to locals as the 'pie shop'.

I do like this pic as although it'll be innocuous to most and was taken from the back veranda of Lionel House, it is a similar view, though not quite as good, to what we had from the top veranda of the top block, Thurlow House.

It records a number of buildings lost to the area in the early 1970s and beyond. The Tysons cranes are building the extension to the polytech which is now the tallest part of it. We can see from left to right, Comus Street flats, Peover street flats undergoing demolition, the roof of St. Joseph's church, Rose Hill police station, high rise along Gt Homer street and St. Annes church on the corner of St. Anne street and Great Richmond Street. To the extreme right is one of the veranda walls from the next landing up.

Another batch, this time with a difference. Kindly contributed by Garry McGee and taken from Britain's tallest bar in Beetham's West Tower on Brook Street.

First looking South West up and across the river showing the Royal Liver buildings and the Seacat. Then the ferry heads in with the old Cammell Lairds shipbuilders in the background. Then looking South to South East across the city rooftops with both Cathedrals and the Radio City tower in view. Ending with a good view straight down to Bath Street and New Quay - not one for you if you've got vertigo.

Looking Northwards over the rooftops from William Henry Street towards the old Campion secondary school which is flanked by view 146 high rise which are actually behind it on Conway Street. St. Georges Church, aka The Iron church can be seen high on the hill of St. Domingo Road.

Looking South East towards SFX Church and school with the Collegiate to the left of them.

This block on William Henry Street extends from Soho Street to Jenkinson Street, largely owned by J&J Morris & Sons is mainly Georgian with 1950s and 1970s additions.

Waterloo Road

Waterloo Road is the small stretch of Dock Road running to the North of the Liver Buildings between Bath Street and Regent Road. It starts at Paisley Street near ToysRus and finishes at Dickson Street before it reaches the Stanley Dock.

The ventilation shaft and outlets for the Kingsway tunnel which was built in 1970 on land reclaimed from demolished warehouses.

The former Victoria public house was a one time popular haunt for the workers of the nearby industry which included Tate and Lyle and Bibbys.

There's not much left of its neighbours who have left the rather confusing instructions that 'When shut, we have moved 3 blocks <-------Look'

An old warehouse currently enjoying a new lease of life is used by Vulcan Studios as rehearsal rooms for local bands, complete with a full kit out of everything required for the next stars of MTV.

On the opposite side of Vulcan Street is the Riverside Diner and the former International public house which is also seen head on from the dock road.

Porter Street is still like time's stood still and has a fine looking ornate warehouse, the ground floor of which is a new bar/restuarant called 'Elude'.

Higher up the street is a connecting bridge, the likes of which were once so prevalent in this area.

Lascar House is a grand name you might think would be associated with four storey Victorian mansions around Sefton park, but no, it's the one time premises of Beldam Asbestos Ltd. This property can be seen nearer the top of this page when in better nick.

One block at the bottom of Carlton Street is taken up by the huge premises of Key Plant, a very modern take on warehousing in comparison to the rest on the street.

Warbreck Engineering neighbours 'The Farmers Arms' public House, still open and trading on this sunday afternoon in January 09. The Stanley dock tobacco warehouse (in the distance) has just finished its heritage market for the day.

The West, or river side of Waterloo Road features the Waterloo dock warehouses which were converted to luxury living accommodation some time ago. These are almost facing the kingsway tunnel shaft seen earlier.

Jesse Hartley's six sided Victoria Clock tower can be seen peering through the gates of Clarence Dock, the stone pillars of which are marked with the dock name. It was a little further North, on the other side of these walls that the Clarence Dock power station with its three chimneys known locally as the three ugly sisters once stood.

A montage of Alsop lower school during demolition. The main Alsop was situated on Queens Drive, these pictures, taken by a teacher show the lower off County Road. Pic 1 shows the main building. Pic 2 is looking from the shell of one of the ground floor classrooms towards Lowell Street. Pic 4 is viewed from opposite Orry's on County Road. The last pic shows the Kwik Save supermarket which is now on the site and how close the school was in proximity to Arnot Street school.

J&J Tyrer is a general store which has been serving the Kirkdale residents on Stanley Road for as long as even the older generation there can remember. Old Mrs Tyrer sadly died but John and Mavis now run the show and it's great to see such shops that are the lifeblood of the local community still thriving. It is flanked by the 'Two Flowers' chip shop, known locally as Yans after the owner, another stalwart of the area, and to the right is the Prince of Wales pub, known locally as the Pansy as it's on the corner of Pansy Street. A lot of
pubs in the area have succumbed to closure for one reason or another, I can think of at least half a dozen, yet the Pansy bucks the trend. The general locality is known as the 'flower streets', these being from South to North, Harebell, Woodbine, Daisy, Pansy, Snowdrop and Crocus with Primrose on the opposite side of the road.

Tithebarn Street is pictured on Saturday 10th January on what was the 'transition day' or the handing over of the city's Capital of Culture title to Vilnuis in Lithuania, the first such time a handing over ceromony has taken place between the old and the new holders. You may have to look carefully to see the fireworks eminating from the Pier Head area, i'm afraid you'll just have to imagine the thunderclaps of sound which accompanied them.

Continuing our walk along the dock road just past where Waterloo Road becomes Regent Road. I bet these two warehouses off Blackstone Street have a tale or two to tell. AWD Ltd and Associated haulage seem to work out of the one that lines Fulton Street.

The West, or Riverside of the road sees some huge gate pillars and stone walls lining the Bramley Moore, Wellington and Sandon Docks. These were built by Napoleonic prisoners of war and fountains inserted at regular intervals to allow for water supplies to carters for their horses who would drink from the troughs that also lined the road. An hydraulic pumping tower and the remnants of a structure, dockside can also be seen.

The block from Blackstone Street to the North is taken up by engineering works and tyre suppliers. It's always a welcoming sight to see these age old buildings in use as some of the more recent additions along this road have a bland design with a lot of brick usage and very few windows. The premises losing its flaking blue paint is the last reminder of when it was Bonkers fun pub in the 1980s.

Three 1976 views of what we knew as Threllies. The first shot taken from the Byrom Street elavated walkway shows the barrel stores on Fontenoy Street that later became Withy Groves Safe stores. Here, it still carries the 'Worthington E' lettering near the roof line, you can just make it out. Outhwaite and Litherland auctioneers are to the left and still trade there today but the skyline is dominated by the main Whitbread brewery which was situated at the top of Trueman Street. We moved into No.4 Trueman Street in 1977 so it was a common sight to see the magnificent brown tankers going up and down the street and the smells of malt and hops being brewed like stewed tea was always in the air. Other views here are from Primrose Hill and across the begining of the flyover at Great Crosshall Street.

Some magnificently attractive 1920s housing fronts onto both carriageways of Muirhead Avenue in the clubmoor district.

New housing angling off from Roscommon Street in the Everton district. This, and the grassed area once housed Rossy school.

St Peters church and the shewsy club at it's new turning point as dusk falls on this saturday evening.

Langrove Street and Arkwright Street looking very different from how they did just a few decades ago. View 146 heights are on Conway Street in the distance.

Dereliction, demolition and demise

Norris Green - The Boot Estate - Background

The Norris Green 'Boot' estate was built in the 1920's. Of its 2000 homes, 500 around the edge were built of brick; whilst some 1500 in the heart of the estate were built with prefabricated reinforced concrete. These were mostly three bedroomed houses. These homes were popular when they were first built. However, by the end of the 20th century the prefabricated houses suffered greatly because of a design fault. The concrete used in the 1920's was poor, and created structural defects that were serious enough for them to be classed as "defective dwellings" under the 1985 Housing Act.

Cobalt Housing Association manages the brick built homes on the edge of the estate. These are being modernised in a planned investment programme. However, it was decided that that defective prefabricated houses that form the major part of the estate should be demolished; and that new homes built to replace them. The idea to develop a master plan for the Boot estate was first approved in June 1999. This started a major consultation exercise in the area. A number of decisions regarding development proposals have since been taken, including sorting out which residents should be rehoused first. The rehousing of residents from the first decant area began in October 2000. By Summer 2006, of the 1509 properties; approximately 835 had been demolished. The remaining homes will be demolished in phases over the coming years whilst new homes to rehouse existing residents of the estate who wish to remain are built.

The New Development Area

New City Vision is one of the partners working with Liverpool City Council to rebuild Norris Green and the area formerly known as The Boot Estate. New City Vision is a property developer, formed as a partnership company between Bishop Loch and Laing O'Rourke. These are both well known house building companies; each has over forty years of experience. New City Vision's main task is to build quality, affordable housing on time and to budget. This will support the renewal programme for the local area and the community. By the summer of 2006, New City Vision had launched their new development - called Ellergreen - and begun phase 1 construction. The development east of Lewisham Road will consist of 90 social housing units for rent. These will be managed by Cobalt Housing Association. On the western side of Lewisham Road there will be 104 homes for sale. These will be two and three bedroom mews and semis; three and four bed detached houses and a four bedroomed, 3 storey mews property.

Houses for Sale

In April 2006, New City Vision opened the marketing suite and two show homes to preview the properties for sale. The first ones went on sale to the public in May 2006. Local residents were given priority option. The response was very positive and many of the houses were sold immediately. Do you want to know more about a new home at Ellergreen? You should ring the New City Vision Sales team on Tel: 0151 256 0900 or email: tclare@newcityvision.co.uk.

Social Housing at Ellergreen

Cobalt Housing Association will buy and rent out 90 new homes in this first phase. These will be given to re-housed and displaced tenants from the area.

These 90 property types comprise:-

20 x 2 bed 4 person bungalows, 24 x 2 bed 4 person houses, 33 x 3 bed 5 person houses, 4 x 4 bed 6 person houses, 10 x 4 bed 8 person houses

This first phase is all rental properties. These houses have all been allocated and residents have been nominated to the homes by the City Council.

A view to the future - Phases 2 and 3

A further 412 homes of varying property types will follow across phases two and three.

The second phase of social housing will be a maximum of 60 homes. Up to fifteen of these will be reserved for shared ownership sale.

It is hoped that work on Phase 2 will start immediately after the Phase 1 works are completed in 2008.

Phases 2 and 3 will comprise 2, 3 and 4 bedroomed contemporary and stylish family homes. They will feature innovative design and energy saving features focusing on reducing energy consumption and conserving natural resources. These will include:-

all the new homes will be highly economical to run, helping both the owner's pocket and the environment;

they will be built from more thermally efficient block work which is far more effective at retaining heat than previous houses. This will reduce the costs of heating and cut both fuel bills and carbon emissions;

larger windows will create a brighter interior, cutting lighting costs;

dual flush toilets will help reduce water usage saving the environment and saving money too;

water butts will be included as in every garden to help collect rainwater for gardening purposes which will further reduce the demand on the domestic supply.

Together these features have helped Ellergreen's homes to achieve a BRE ECO Homes rating of Very Good. This recognises the excellent green credentials of the designs.

The above is the official council blurb, but some years on and in January 2009, this is the sight to behold when on the boot estate. It is fantastic to see what has been achieved on the Boswell Estate on the triangle between Walton Hall Avenue and Queens Drive at Walton and hopefully this will happen here. However, for the time being, firebugs continue to torch these empty houses and litter causes rats whilst people are still living amongst it all.

The dereliction on the boot estate is all too plain to see and you can see how some people get disenfranchised and dissillusioned from events like the capital of culture which seem a million miles away. Monksdown primary school has to function just yards away from this. The pictures are of Monksdown Road, Glassonby Crescent, Harewell Road, Blaisdon Close and Lewisham Road - Liverpool 11.

The Easby estate- Kirkdale.

Best described as pebbledash central, the Easby estate is another whose lifespan will not last the half century. Some of the residents have already been moved to newbuild in the Everton area at St. Domingo Road and off Great Homer Street but those few who took up the right to buy find themselves in an isolated hell-hole. Lambeth Walk, Harcourt Street, Easby Road and Rollo Street are pictured in January 09.

ANFIELD

Huge swathes of streets are tinned up with the occassional signs of life between. Eastwards from Robson Street, the likes of Davy Street, Herschell Street, Adam Street and Hartnup Street lie largely derelict.

A sorry sight. Granton Road and Donaldson Street, once thriving terraced streets with some fine architectural merit in places.

Venmore Street, first looking West and then East towards the kop end of Liverpool football stadium. This is a sorry sight for visitors to the match and with plans for the regeneration of the area faltering with price rises meaning a postponement of any new ground move, the sooner a plan B by the council is put into place the better.

Venice Street Board School may well become a victim to the bulldozer when the demolition commences. Varthen Street looking towards Venice Street along Vyrnwy Street completes the set of 'V' Streets with Venmore Street. These are across Walton Breck Road from the football ground and so are in Liverpool 5.

Salisbury Road and Herschell Street complete this set.

FAIRFIELD

A whole block from No.209 to 299 on the North side of Prescot Road at Fairfield is up for demolition. Running from Orphan Drive to the Prescot Drive entrance to Newsham Park which sits off the rear of them, these have been grand houses in the past with the park's bowling greens visible behind. Notices are plastered on the metal window grills that all valuable items have been removed from these properties to prevent would be opportunists. A close up of No.213 gives an indication of the room sizes. A book shelf still adorns the attic room wall, a fireplace is in the bedroom.

Most of the block is continuous but this rare glimpse of what lies behind shows equally derelict housing on Prescot Drive which front onto Newsham Park. Between both sets of housing is a rear common passage.

The top end of the block sits facing the police training ground at Fairfield.

Looking East from first Lorne Street at the garage and then Fairfield Street at the corner of the police athletics ground.

EDGE HILL

Another huge swathe of streets in the blighted Liverpool 7 area are due for clearance. Bounded by Marmaduke Street, the city end of Wavertree Road, Durning Road and the city end of Edge Lane, they include Dorothy, Winifred, Lily and Janet Street. Here are two views of the property on Marmaduke Street, first from Gladstone Road and then from across the road face near Church Mount.

Gladstone Road at its junction with Winifred Street as well as Royston Street, soon to be no more.

Arriving at the top of Plimsoll Street, one side of which has already been demolished but captured by me earlier on the pubs page (see The Grove), we are met with housing from two very different decades but which are united in their demise. Thorburn Street is seen here tinned up, breeze blocked up, looking decidedly fed up. Across the small park facing we can see Dorothy Street. For other Edge Lane dereliction, see higher up this page, you can't miss the brightly coloured boards put up on the windows.

TOXTETH - The Welsh Streets

As with a number of these 21st century clearance areas which seem to have come all at once in Liverpool, they are part of what is known as 'Heartlands', a government scheme to build brand new homes, demolishing what are now deemed are unfit for habitation. Some people protested that they are happy just as they are and even Granada TV bought a house and modernised it showing it could be done for cheaper than demoltion and a rebuild. However, because by and large the communities are being kept together, it hasn't caused quite the stir it otherwise might have.

Here, we see Kinmel Street from High Park Street and Madryn Street showing some signs of subsidence. Beatles drummer, Ringo Starr was born here at No.9 as plain old Richard Starkey on 7th July 1940.

Powis Street looking South towards South Street and next one along towards Princes Road is Rhiwlas Street.

Two views of High Park Street itself showing housing from different eras. It's off the South side of this thoroughfare that the Welsh Streets lie tinned up awaiting demolition. The corner of Voelas Street can be seen at one junction.

The tower goes up behind the Playhouse theatre as taxis line Williamson Square and New Quay warehouses see out their last days as neighbours to the sailor's church. Captured by film maker, photographer and painter - Peter Leeson.

The old G.P.O. Victoria Street as seen from Sir Thomas Street - pre Met Quarter and the old Quiggins building in Peters Lane as captured by John Lynn.

109 and 111 Park Road sadly had to undergo demolition due to part of 109 collapsing into the street during the last week of January 09. This row, which also takes in 113 and 115 runs from Upper Park Street to North Hill Street and can be seen in a slightly better state nearer the top of this page when pictured a year or two ago. The rear view is from Malta Street.

Ainsworth Street industry from the top of Royal Mail Street which is located to the rear of Copperas Hill Royal Mail sorting depot.

Royal Mail Street at Hawke Street to the rear of the Adelphi Hotel. Reeces dairy/bakery building once took up a large portion of this area, part of which became Mrs Smith's frozen foods store who show their H.Q. address as being in Stretford, Manchester.

Demolition did start in October 2008 as the banner states but this block on Hanover Street which once housed Blacks camping store and the Golden Phoenix restaurant still holds firm. There was also a gymnasium situated in the lower floor of the multi storey car park behind.

The lone wall of Seel Street manages to escape the comings and goings all around.

Old wall signage still exists around Liverpool if you know where to look. This is in Benson Street next to the block that used to be the signing on centre in the late 1970s. A little further down the street and Hard City records, a little off the beaten 'track' - Oh never mind. Rapid Hardware across Renshaw Street can be seen in the distance.

Costa packet outside Costa coffee in the new Liverpool 1 shopping development.

It's Saturday on Whitechapel and the footy scarves take pride of place.

Everton clearance and a wet Greaty by Peter Leeson.

A snowy February scene 09. Early hours of the morning at Wavertree Garden suburb. This is the Queens Drive junction with Thingwall Road.

The Tate & Lyle sugar silo conveyor is to be dismantled shortly, so was captured for posterity.

The Speke Wave. Hellllllo!!!

MOUNT PLEASANT - ISN'T IT

So much grand architecture is on this street but concentrating on the Southside between Rodney Street and Roscoe Street for starters are these two fine buildings.

Highest numbers at the top, lowest numbers nearest the Town Hall which is the same for every street. Here we see No. 66 and number 64a one of the oldest residences in the city centre dating from the 1760s. In the next picture we see the continuation of Georgian Splendour with No.64 (with the yellow door) which back in previous decades served as the South end registry office and was where John Lennon wed Cynthia Powell. The row continues down the hill featuring No.62 which has been modernised to a tea rooms.

No.60 (with the blue door) is a grand old building but for grandness, see the magnificent YMCA building.

The Memorial Gardens which are also the resting place of Roscoe. For the full information, see the plaque.

Mount Pleasant from the top level of its multi storey car park. First looking up to the East and then looking down towards the city centre.

Two more aerial views of places we've walked down a million times. Looking up Dale Street towards the flyovers and down Water Street towards the Pier Head, both taken by my mate Chippie from Martins bank building.

Down our street

The Fort Victoria nestles in Canada Dock as seen from Bankfield Street. The former Dominion pub is seen on the corner of the dock road.

Not Amsterdam, but one of the new and massive wind turbines from the top of Lambeth Road, looking past the newly refurbished Sandhills railway station.

The Lord Nelson Hotel and the Carling Academy can be seen here as well as the view up Lord Nelson Street.

Neston Street and the view which greets householders of either persuasion when they retrieve their morning milk.

Two wonderfully atmospheric snow scenes, captured by Gerard Fleming in February 09. The architecture, night setting, street lighting glow and weather combine to make these come to life. The composition is first class, the angles, what's in view and the people positioning.

The East Lancs Road/Townsend Avenue junction and a funeral cortege proceeds unders the bridge at Utting Ave. Pics courtesy of my good mate Dave Duff, cheers Dave.

A familiar sight for me in that I lived at No.4 Trueman Street for thirteen years. At the beginning, Whitbread's was at the top of the street and an elavated passageway stretched across the street from one building to the other (see the post war b&w page). The big brown tankers trundled the area and smell of the hops brewing was a memory all of its own. The big Threalfalls chimney could be seen right outside our kitchen window and that building was demolished for the JMU library which is the new red brick building on the right of Trueman st. Whitbread's social club was opposite and occassionally there would be a charabanc party turning up there. The ground floor of our flat was a part games room with slate bed snooker table and model railway layout and our bands pracky room which with no near neighbours was perfect. We could sunbathe on the flat roof in the summer and take our pick from the caretakers flat roof or that of Blackburn Chambers itself which offered great views. Dave's sweet shop was built into Blackburn Chambers at the time so was a great convenience but the city centre was our local anyway. The Mitre became one of our band's gig venues which was also handy and my job at 99/101 Dale street meant lunchtime at home. How lucky was I.

Like many, i've seen the Pier Head go through a number of guises and being a local Liverpool 3er, it was a hanging around place during my growing up years. The old bus station with the subway, flat roof viewing area, shops with the long counter, diagonally parked buses etc were of their time. This year (2009) we see a new futuristic development which takes the Liverpool/Leeds canal along Canada Boulevard afront the 3 graces with a public realm area and a new ferry terminal building which will incorporate part of the Beatles story museum. The new Liverpool X shape museum will complete the Riverfront, the black granite apartments lying behind at Mann Island. Here as dusk falls at the end of February, we see a calm before the summer storm of people that will no doubt descend on the area come June. Captain Johnnie Walker sees off the Mersey ferry from the Lanny.

Take a look up. Some fine architecture peers down onto Church Street and Parker Street, even St. John's beacon has weathered well.

A recently listed 1700's house in Hockenhall Alley off Dale Street. 99/101 Dale street was my workplace from 1980 - 1992. Handy, as I lived in nearby Trueman Street at the time.

Nos. 198 & 200 Grove Street, Liverpool 8. Symetrical splendour.

Walk Tall, walk straight and look L1 right in the eye.....It's The Beatles.

BOOTLE

Bootle village again and a 2009 view of a photo that appears over 100 years earlier on the 'pre war' page - note the similarities. Above right: Waterworks Street.

Rose, Stanley and Peel Villas on Litherland Road, Bootle village. No.2 Merton Road is featured next.

Hertford Road, Bootle, all tinned up and ready for demolition. Also shown here is the opposite side with the rears of property on Keble Road. The last picture shows the huge swathes of derelict land around Exeter Road and College View awaiting redevelopment. These roads, and others in the area are named after Oxford and Cambridge University colleges.

Some fine examples of housing in Bootle include this row on Oriel Road numbered from right to left as No.s 32 to 46 which is unusual as this is largest numbers being at the Town Hall end of the road, possibly a feature in Bootle township as opposed to Liverpool's way of numbering. Other examples include these, the last one being on Merton Road.

Millington's dance school and function suite make good use of this double fronted villa on Merton Road. The old and the new stand side by side, firstly on Hertford Road and looking West past Keble Road.

The Willows on Hawthorne Road are more fine four storey dwellings, the rear of which include an elaborate array of fire escapes.

The refurbed Oriel Road railway station, the double bridge at Millers Bridge and the split level track.

Bootle industry is not surprisingly largely tied in with the docks. First is the view from Millers Bridge towards the Irish ferry terminal, seen closer up in the middle pic. King Storage have a large warehouse on Derby Road.

The scrapyard dock is situated at the bottom of Lower Bank View. The Leeds/Liverpool canal runs right through Bootle, seen first here looking south, towards Liverpool past the back garden of adjacent property and then north, running parallel with canal street.

The Pacific Steamship Navigation Company offices as were, at the Canada dock No.2 branch - abbreviated here on the building as PSNC. Further on is Nortons crap, errr, sorry, I mean Norton Scrap. It starts its life as full car bodies and the like on the land side of the dock road where it is cubed then broken down further before making its way across the dock road via the overhead conveyor belt to be unceremoniously dumped into a slag heap awaiting shipment elsewhere.

The Northern line runs from Liverpool through Bootle, eventually to Southport. The Strand and the Triad are pictured next and are the shopping and business centres. The corner of the dock road and Millers Bridge is seen here lastly. The former 'Docker's Hook' pub proclaims 'Fine Wines' - Cargill's tanks on the dock estate no doubt produce fine vegetable oils.

Another view towards Hertford Road from Keble Road showing demolition in the area. Across Stanley Road and the South East side of Wadham Road has new foundations going in. The last pics shows the block of shops with flats above on Stanley Road from its junction with Wadham Road.

Off Derby Road, old property on Lodwick Street, just down from the disused Woodhouse pub. Further along and old Georgian stock on the corner of Raleigh Street. Further into town and the Kirkdale area we see housing from two very different decades. Crocus Street is one of the flower streets off Stanley Road. The pre war housing on its North side was demolished as unfit with replacements built in the 1970s.

A view from the grassed area on Commercial Road, Kirkdale, looking South along the Liverpool/Leeds canal towards the old British American Tobacco works which are now apartments. The oil storage tanks on the right are accessed via Sandhills which runs across the bridge in the distance. They were once part of Samuel Banner & Co. whom I dealt with for their Shipping imports from India. The next shot is looking West towards the docks down Effingham Street, Bootle, from Derby Road.

Central Buildings, Crosby, as captured in 2006 by Mike Murphy. Pritchard's books and Quirk's records now consigned to history on this row.

Bedford Road underpass with its 'Bootle - A History' mural.

Part of the ongoing demolition around Edge Hill. Milroy Street with its old 'Woodsons' shop signage is on a row facing its last few months. The second shot shows the scene further up the street, its East side. At least there are no such plans to rid Smithdown Road of its vibrant blocks of shops though as seen here on pic 3.

The West side of Scholar Street has already bitten the dust as has the top of the East side. Mulliner Street a little further along Smithdown Road awaits the same fate.

Sefton Road becomes Gorsey Lane leading from Litherland towards Ford Cemetery at the junction of Richard Martin Road.

Tunnel Road contains these old railway workers cottages belonging to the Edge Hill station, now bricked up as an ancient reminder.

This big fine old house exists on the corner of Thingwall Road and Childwall Road in Liverpool 15.

Baltic Street, Lothair Road and Gilman Street are all situated off the North side of Walton Breck Road just West of Liverpool's football ground.

1) Rockfield Road, another of the Anfield casualties. 2) Newman Street, Kirkdale which is off Fountains Road. 3) Across the way and it's Wykeham Way, a part of the Easby Estate which is coming down.

A small and old row of cottages on the stretch of West Derby Road leading to Mill Bank at the Muirhead Avenue roundabout. Legend has it one or more of these are haunted. Ghosts must only haunt old places dont you know. Gardner Road branches off to a dead end but is lined by this little quaint row. The North side of West Derby Road from Victoria Road to the roundabout is lined with shops with flats overhead.

West Derby Village, olde worlde, quaint, quiet, rural maybe - but not on this day. The police were in evidence and four of the local pubs were closed and cordoned off due to shootings the night before resulting in four people being hospitalised. Nevertheless, lovely scenic views can be found around Town Row and Meadow Lane.

Old property relating to West Derby Comprehensive school can be found on Bankfield Road. The second pic shows Florence Street at its junction with Burrell Street off Walton Lane L4. The near property was once a shop and its diagonal entrance is now bricked up. The property at the far end is an unusually situated B&B. The last pic taken across the rooftops in Dingle from Grafton Street shows a fire raging at Bromborough landfill site.

Two views from the top of the steps as you enter the Metropolitan Cathedral. The first, looking along Hope Street, past the Everyman Theatre towards the Anglican Cathedral shows the aforemention fire which looks much more fierce and closer than it actually was.

The second shot takes in the flats on Cathedral Walk as well as the college building on Russell Street with the Radio City tower behind.

An old open back Corpy bus at St. Johns Lane. The Netherton and Ford buses used to leave from here and it was where i'd walk my girlfriend to for her last bus to Kirkdale in 1982. Now she's my wife.

Lime Street traffic, captured from above the now abolished subway.

The Met Cathedral completes the Bull Ring skyline.

The Klondyke estate in Bootle as row upon row of terraced housing makes way for redevelopment.

Monfa Rd at its junction with Mary Road, looking North towards Harris Drive. Someone has a unique way of getting rid of their old shoes. The next pic is Monfa Road at Staley Street with the demolition boards in evidence.

Monfa Road 'The Dairy' awaiting its fate. Perspex sheets cover the doors and windows with notices telling would be thieves that all valuables have been removed from the empty houses.

Monfa Road looking South, first at Mary Road and then at Elizabeth Road.

And you're next. Willard Street with its North side boarded and ready for the bulldozer, the South side getting a stay of execution. Staley Street and Humphrey Street have already gone but Glynne Street is still showing signs of life.

An aerial view of Kensington taken on 28th July 1963. From the top of the picture left to right are the side streets from Farnworth Street to Denman Street. Jubilee Drive is the main street down the left hand side of the photograph, then comes the library and Holy Trinity church with Kensington Gardens behind. The grassed square at the very foreground is the covered reservoir.

Five photographs of the tin estate which is a nice, quiet, neat little area of a part of Northern Litherland called Stanley Park which basically consists of Anderson Road and Harrington Road between Moss Lane and the main drag of Church Road. The majority of the houses here have their upper floor clad in corrugated tin and usually painted in a brightly coloured yellow or beige.

Lascar House, once home to Beldam Asbestos Company started life as the Anglo American Hotel public house. Seen elsewhere on this page, in the early hours of the last days of July 09, it collapsed into the street. Seen here from the dock road and Vandries Street, whose junction it lay at, the cellars can be clearly seen and in this dangerous condition it surely won't be long before the rest is pulled down.

Off Jamaica Street..............

The above eight shots take in an interesting and largely untouched stretch of land from St. James Street to Chaloner Street encompassing Bridgewater Street, Flint Street, Newhall Street, Watkinson Street, Norfolk Street, Greenland Street, Brick Street, New Bird Street and Jordan Street.

Since the demolition of Aspinall's flooring on the corner of Erskine Street and Moss Street, The City wrought iron centre now stands in isolation as the last remnant of a bygone age. Surely it won't be long before this is swallowed up in a new development.

Formerly Parry Books, Blackwell's which serves the University with academic writings is parked on Brownlow Hill. A little further down on Clarence Street is part of the John Moores Uni, a typical 60s layered glass structure.

Bootle. Hawthorne Road is seeing some dereliction but this block just North of Linacre Lane bucks the trend. On the opposite side of the Lane though, all is cleared towards the Klondyke estate except for this little piece? Any ideas anyone?

Great Newton Street off Pembroke Place. Blackburn House with its wholesale newsagent livery looking a bit worse for wear. Second pic is of Moss Lane in Litherland to the rear of the Priory pub and a nice looking old Austin van.

The Anglican Cathedral popping through some greenery at Crump Street. Mill Street showing the recently refurbed Park Palace and a derelict building sprouting some greenery of its own.

Taken from the roof of my car to see over the boards keeping would be adventurers away from this decrepit old warehouse on Bridgewater Street. Almost next door is another showing signs of wear and tear.

A quacker photo here. Four of the WWII landing craft duck mobiles which do sightseeing tours around Liverpool city centre before plunging into the Albert Dock for their finale. Resting up here in New Bird Street (appropriately enough) at the end of their shifts.

Forlorn industry in Garston. A lone chimney on the corner of King Street and Blackburne Street silhouetted against the rainclouds.

Weaver Cottage and its piano restoration neighbour on Blackburne Street, Garston.

Garston Docks including the container terminal. The scrap site is to the left and rail lines are embedded in the quayside.

The lovely light and airy Teapot Cafe on Blackburne Street, Garston. Actually that's unkind as my mate off the Weaver Industrial Estate tells me it was very nice for a full English brekkie.

Vulcan Studios take up most of the habitable space in this old dock road warehouse these days with music belting out from nearly every floor at some point or another.

The old barred windows and loading bay can be seen in Vulcan Street and nearby Savages in Vandries Street still advertises the old 051 telephone number above its shutters.

Dungeon Lane is in the direct flightpath of incoming planes to JLA. You can almost touch these easyjets, and the noise upon landing as the reverse thrust is implemented is deafening as is the revving up for take off as the one on the right taxis into position just yards from us.

Breck Road looking East first from Fowler Street and then from Belmont Road. The crowds are just leaving Anfield after their pre-season friendly defeat to Athletico Madrid on Saturday 8th August.

The last pic shows a higgeldy piggeldy of various shaped buildings including a white one with a gable end chimney at what looks to have been the original corner of Breck Road and Breckfield Road South before the pub and cinema (now a 3 piece suite showroom) were added on.

The top end of Eberle Street showing a building which has been in continual use for many decades now. In the 1980s it was a health and fitness club before becoming Images nightclub which also incorporated Flash Harrys bar. For the last few years it has gained prominence as Garlands gay club.

City of Angels is a pampering parlour catering for hair, nails, tanning etc but is situated in a beautiful setting all of its own, a fine building which is sadly surrounded by dereliction and wasteland around the top of Hackins Hey.

Looking Citywards down Leather Lane past Rigbys to Dale Street whilst at Hall Lane the dereliction leading up to the widening of the road has begun right up to Sacred Heart Church near the junction with Prescot Street.

Saturday 8th August saw a massive fire, believed to be an arson attack, sweep through a building in Stanley Street, Liverpool city centre. It started in the basement of an Indian Balti house around 6.30 am and the crews were still there at 5pm when I took these. The building is situated on the West side of the street near the bottom. First, we are looking down the blocked road from Dale Street and then there are three views along Victoria Street, first looking East and then two looking West.

Another little look around the ropeworks area

Wood Street

Back Berry Street

Seel Street old property. Old yes but still functioning as commercial and residential properties.

Well do you? More commercial frontages with their own warehouse and storage facilities. Around the corner is Gostins arcade with the upstairs now having a new lease of life for specialist shopping.

Probe record shop on wood street with some old gable end signage on the higher property behind. The pavement cafes of Concert Street give a European feel to this area now.

What remains of Schofield Brothers mineral water manufacturers though probably better known as Schoey's Lemonade. Their premises complete with tower were in Dalrymple Street, Liverpool 5 which runs between Scotland Road and Great Homer Street.

More delapidated remains, this time the Central Cafe right in the middle of Liverpool on Brooks Alley. How they've survived the recent renovation of the surrounding area is anyones guess.

Left is the coach house and stables on Roscoe Street hailing from circa 1780 and looking in very good shape considering. Right is the splendid Georgian property on Bold Place to the rear of St. Lukes church looking down towards Berry Street.

Lime Street, taking in the lengthy block from the Crown pub to the Vines. Renshaw Street, long lauded as Rapid Street has now undergone a change with Rapid's move to the former John Lewis Building and the re-development for Central Village going on behind the former Rapid Premises.

Inside and outside No.69A Renshaw Street, now a varied mix of music, clothes, jewellery, ornaments and artefacts. It wasn't like that back in 1979 though when I worked here when it was Quiggins hardware store. Dave Boner was a lad I worked with and we'd sometimes go the Masonic pub on Berry Street in our dinner hour, red haired George was the manager behind the counter who later went to work in another hardware store on Victoria Street but the real boss man sat upstairs behind an oak desk - a very unapproachable scenario. Please sir may I have a pay rise. Part of my job was in the warehouse that backed onto Oldham Street and the closed down property next door on the pic above was then an Indian restaurant and it used to pong out the back where the flue was. Another job was taking the mail to nearby Leece Street post office.

The Dock Road Bascule Bridge at Regent Road, closed for the last year whilst supposedly undergoing renovation work, it now may be condemned altogether.

Some if its finer workings include the curved mechanisms which allowed it to open to let vessels through to Stanley Dock from the River Mersey. They were directed from the overhead housings, Stanley Dock being the only landside dock and is now used via its locks to allow barges down the Leeds/Liverpool canal to the new waterway at the Pier Head.

This whole area is full of history and heritage including Jesse Hartley's 6 sided Victoria Clock Tower and the massive Stanley Tobacco warehouse.

Two neighbouring streets off Vauxhall Road with some distance of setts still intact are Gascoyne Street and Eaton Street.

Festive feelings at Liverpool One shopping centre on Sunday 22nd November 09.

And the following Saturday 28th around town.

There seems to have been a passion for blue LED lights over the last couple of years and very nice they look too in my opinion. Spot the silhouetted goths on the now disused World Museum steps at dusk. A little up the street and it's throwing out time at the Walker too.

The Central Library gasometer also gets the festive works. The circular International Library sits within these walls.

The magnificent St. Georges Hall with its Athensesque exterior and Romanesque interior sits majestically at the head of St. Johns Gardens. The cobbled street off William Brown Street known to all who have had the privilege to work in the hall as the 'van passage' where those on trial were taken to await their fate inside. Store rooms sit off here to the left and a large gate at the opposite end leads into St. Georges Place.

Christmas lights galore adorn the leaf shed trees of St Johns Gardens bringing a festive feel to the area. From the gardens we first look out across St. Johns Lane to St. Johns House and St Johns beacon, the Radio City tower doesn't have the same ring to it to me. Then looking down William Brown Street towards the foot of Dale Street.

Byrom Street with its own illuminations now that the Churchill Way flyover changes subtly from blue to purple. Williamson Square is turned into a colourful mini fairground with its own ice rink this festive season.

The North side of Newby Street, Liverpool 4 with original housing. The opposite side still has two grand town houses with the newer housing built in a complimentary design though noticably smaller.

Luton Grove off the East side of Walton Road still has some old housing on its South side, the rest of the street with newer red brick developments. Its continuation, Florence Street has its older properties on the opposite North side, this row, including a b&b facing some very recent housing.

Lister Road is off Prescot Road and like nearby Lockerby Road, contains some fantastic old period property. With their cellars and garrets, these on the left a 4 storeys whilst there are newer 1930s additions on Lister Crescent which is a well kept private road 100 yards down.

Flashback. Whitechapel showing Llewellyns and the open eye gallery in the 1980s by Philip G Mayer. For a now comparison, see the 'Then and Now' page on this site. Pic 2 taken in 1965 by Dave Rogers shows the Queens Drive/Rice Lane flyover under construction, a good 9 years before its partner further along the Drive at the Rocket.

Sunday 29th November saw the Merseyside Passenger Transport Executive or MPTE to you and I celebrate 40 years with a fine display of their motorised carriages at St. Georges Plateau which always bring back a memory or two. Gladly, P Gorton was there to capture some of these for old times sake.

The old Corpy open back 56 which ran between St. Johns lane and Netherton and the A55 Ribble which were both routed via Christian Street past our house were on show. I can always remember the sloping home straight down past the rear of the Museum as it came into the terminus at the Old Haymarket.

Two Atlantean buses seen here, one in Wirralian livery of the early 1970s, the other in Corpy green and cream. It was a summer weekend ritual for my mam and dad to take me over to New Brighton on the Royal Daffodil, straight to the pier or via Wallasey on the Leasowe or Egremont (back then the Overchurch and the Woodchurch were the Birkenhead ferries). After a day on the fair it'd be up the hill to Victoria Road which ran at the back of the big bumpy slide and home on the blue and cream 31 or 32. (possibly one number ran from Liverpool to Wirral and the other number in reverse). It always seemed on the top deck that the bus was going to hit the corner of the arched tunnel roof but it never did of course. There's a pic of a bus running this service as it comes out of the Kingsway Tunnel on the 'other tenement pics' page of this site. Appropriately the other pic is of the No.40 (Huyton service) on the 40th Anniversary.

A single decker one man operation showing the No.1C to Bootle's Miller's Bridge whilst another open back on the 80E Princes Park route is pulled up to the rear of the 28 to Netherton which would have plied its trade along that stretch of Lime Street up until the 1970s.

The 317 Liverpool to Prescot bus, the 60 to Cross Lane via Whetstone Lane and an open top to Ainsdale Beach - well you wouldn't be going there in the first place if it was raining would you?

Abbey Lawns Private nursing home on Anfield Road is an imposing building with its fine gates commemorating three Queens in Mary, Victoria and Anne.

There are some fine residential properties on Anfield Road. The first pic shows the West Side looking across Arkles Lane. The second is a detached residence converted to flats with a detached brick built garage. The last row, further North are aestestically pleasant.

Back Commutation Row just off London Road shows a little bit of time stood still to the rear of the more recent apartment developments on Commutation Row itself. The cast iron pipework looks ancient yet it could only have been put in after the warehouse hoist was removed. These properties actually front onto Camden Street.

Take the cars away and it could be eighty years ago. From left to right, top to bottom - London Road, Skerries Road, Breck Road - Anfield, Priory Road and Green Lane.

A little stroll around the Canning district of L8 on a cold but dry December night 09.

Canning Street and Percy Street

Falkner Street x 2

Some MPTE hardware, kindly shared with us by Tony Salmon who when growing up in Woolton, had some real mean steerie models. See here .

Index

A: Audley Street, Adshead Road, Aubrey Street, Abercromby Square, Adelaide Terrace, Alsop School, Arkwright Street, Ainsworth Street, Anderson Road, Abbey Lawns, Anfield Road.

B: Byrom Street, Burlington Street, Bevington Bush, Blackstock Street, Bankhall Street, Blackhorse Lane, Bullring, Barlow Lane, Belle Vale Road, Back Harfield Place, Back Commutation Row, Byford Street, Berry Street, Bold Place, Breeze Hill Aerial, Bankhall Lane, Back Sandon Street, Beach Lawn, Bailey Street, Bluebell Lane, Blundell Street, Bridgewater Street, Birchfield Road, Bridge Road, Blaisdon Close, Benson Street, Bootle Docks, Bedford Road, Baltic Street, Bankfield Road, Brick Street, Brownlow Hill, Blackburne Street, Breck Road, Back Berry Street, Brooks Alley.

C: Cases Street, Clayton Square, Church Street, Commutation Row, Chaucer Street, Christian Street, Church Road (2), Chapel Street, Chatham Street, Childwall Abbey, Cockburn Street, Clare Terrace, Church Mount, Churchill Way, Congress Street, Castle Street, Cheapside, Canning Street, Cresswell Street, Crosby Road North, Crosby Road South, Cressington Park, Central Station, Church Road West, Carlton Street, Canada Boulevard, College View, Crocus Street, Commercial Road, Central Buildings Crosby, Childwall Road, Crump Street, Concert Street.

D: Dale Street, Dovecot Place, Deysbrook Lane, Duke Street, Derby Lane, Donaldson Street, Dorothy Street, Derby Road, Dungeon Lane, Dalrymple Street.

E: Elliot Street, Everton Brow, Eldon Grove, East Lancs Road, Everton Road, East Prescot Road, Erskine Street, Edge Lane, Everton Valley, Esplanade, Easby Road, Exeter Road, Effingham Street, Eberle Street, Eaton Street.

F: Fraser Street, Fox Street, Fountains Road, Ford Street, Flyovers, Flint Street, Fulton Street, Fontenoy Street, Florence Street, Falkner Street.

G: Gt Howard Street, Grosvenor Street, Gt Mersey Street, Goodison Road, Gateacre Brow, Gateacre Village, Grange Lane, Garden Street, Gradwell Street, Gt George Street, Grassendale Park, Gt Crosshall Street, Glassonby Crescent, Granton Road, Gladstone Road, Gt Homer Street, Grove Street, Gilman Street, Gardner Road, Glynne Street, Greenland Street, Gt Newton Street, Garston Docks, Gostins Arcade, Gascoyne Street, Green Lane.

H: Hope Street, Hampton Street, Hale Road, Halewood Road, Hawthorne Road, Hunter Street, Hall Lane, High Street, Heyworth Street, Highfield Street, Huskisson Street, Harewell Road, Harcourt Street, Herschell Street, High Park Street, Hawke Street, Hanover Street, Hockenhall Alley, Hertford Road, Harrington Road, Hackins Hey, Haig Memorial Homes.

I: Islington, Islington Place, Irvine Street.

J: James Street, Jordan Street, Jamaica Street.

K: Kingsway, Kensington, Kinmel Street, Kensington Aerial, King Street.

L: Lime Street, Leeds Street, Lord Nelson Street, Lord Street, Lark Lane, Little Parkfield Road, Little Catharine Street, L1 Shopping Centre, London Road, Langrove Street, Lewisham Road, Lambeth Walk, Litherland Road, Lodwick Street, Lothair Road, Luton Grove, Lister Road, Lister Crescent.

M: Moorfields, Mann Island, Manchester Street, Moss Street, Mount Pleasant, Mill Street, Macketts Lane, Mill Lane, Mount Vernon Street, Merton Road, Mornington Terrace, Marmaduke Street, Mason Street, Marine Crescent, Mersey Road, Muirhead Avenue, Millers Bridge, Mathew Street, Mersey, Monksdown Road, Madryn Street, Milroy Street, Mulliner Street, Meadow Lane, Monfa Road, Moss Lane, Moor Lane.

N: North John Street, Nelson Street, New Quay, North Road, North Dingle, Norfolk Street, New Brighton Promenade, Neston Street, Newman Street, Newhall Street, New Bird Street, Newby Street.

O: Old Haymarket, Oriel Road.

P: Parker Street, Pall Mall, Pilgrim Street, Portland Place, Park Road, Princes Road, Picton Clock, Paul Street, Prescot Street, Priory Road, Penrose Street, Pembroke Place, Picton Road, Parr Street, Prussia Street, Percy Street, Potters Barn Park, Pier Head, Princes Drive, Prescot Road, Porter Street, Primrose Hill, Powis Street, Peters Lane.

Q: Queens Drive.

R: Richmond Street, Roe Street, Rice Street, Roscommon Street, Renshaw Street, Rushton Place, Rodney Street, Radcliffe Estate, River Mersey, Regent Road, Royston Street, Rhiwlas Street, Royal Mail Street, Raleigh Street, Richard Martin Road, Rockfield Road, Roscoe Street.

S: St. Georges Place, Seymour Street, Shaw Street, Springfield, Soho Street, Sprainger Street, St. Oswald Street, St Marys Street, Seel Street, Southern Road, St Andrews Gardens, St Catherines Road, St Johns Beacon, Steble Street, Scotland Road, Summerseat, St Johns Lane, St James Station, Stanhope Street, St Domingo Road, Stanley Street, South Road, Sparling Street, Sefton Street, Sudley House, Sefton Street, Strand, Sandringham Road, Stanley Road, Salisbury Road, Speke Boulevard, Smithdown Road, Scholar Street, Sefton Road, St Johns Lane, Skerries Road.

T: Temple Court, Tempest Hey, Tithebarn Street, Tyrer Street (2), Thingwall Road, Towerlands Street, Tower Street, The Strand, Thorburn Street, Townsend Avenue, Trueman Street, Tunnel Road, Town Row.

U: Upper Parliament Street, Upper Mason Street, Upper Duke Street, Utting Avenue.

V: Victoria Street, Vauxhall Road, Vernon Street, Venmore Street, Venice Street, Varthen Street, Vulcan Street, Vandries Street.

W: Williamson Square, Whitechapel, Water Street, Wapping, Whitely Street, Waterloo Road, Woolton Village, Western Avenue, Wavertree Road, Walton Hall Avenue, Wavertree Nook Road, Wavertree Garden Suburb, William Brown Street, Walton Road, West Derby Village, Walker Street, Waterloo Railway Station, West Derby Cottage Homes, Walton Hospital, Walton Village, William Henry Street, Winifred Street, Waterworks Street, Wykeham Way, West Derby Road, Willard Street, Watkinson Street, Wood Street.

Y: Yates Street.

Streets Ahead Page 2

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Duke street

The doorways and steps of 171-173 captured here by the LRO in August 1993 can be seen as a full block on the pre war 2 page. Also here is a 2010 view of part of the site of those steps.

Another LRO Aug 93 comparison with my own 2010 effort. Sadly, the block seemed in a better condition back then that what it does today apart from the more recent offering on the corner of Colquitt Street.

The block from Colquitt Street up towards Berry Street (North side) is seen here when derelict in August 1993 (LRO). Gladly it has been restored, rebuilt and extended to almost its original state and at least in keeping with the conservation ropeworks area requirements as set out by English Heritage.

The former Custom House pub on the corner of Campbell Street (as seen on the pubs page). Here it is showing a former 'Mellors' sign (August 1993 - LRO) and can also be seen in its present guise on the streets ahead page 1.

Humyak House in Aug 93, although now a different paint job adorns the frontage, it is gladly still in situ as is the fine Georgian townhouse pictured next.

Dukes Terrace was Liverpool's last back to back housing. Painstakenly dismantled and rebuilt, it now forms part of a three way block with courtyard frontage and is fully occupied within a stones throw of the bustling city centre.

Ayrton Saunders & Co. Ltd captured in August 1993. This is on the South side of Duke Street towards Hanover Street.

Foggy Liverpool - William Brown Street to be exact on saturday 6th Feb 2010.

Beech Street, Liverpool 7 runs as the continuation of Sheil Road to Edge Lane. Some fine looking properties exist on this Street including these at practically either end of it, Elm Terrace now being a derelict shell.

Beech Mount is on the opposite side of the street, the East side and back on the West side is another fine terrace with an equally impressive sweeping drive.

Derwent Road West in Liverpool 13 has a certain mix of housing including this balconied property. The top of this Road leads to some private land known as Derwent Square.

Derwent Square forks off to the left and to the right with a patch of common grassland in between. Here, we see the properties bounding this land.

The Pier Head in 1979 and St. Nicholas Place on the same day as captured by Keith Rose.

Another 2 by Keith. Croxteth Hall Lane in 1979 with the now demolished Dog and Gun on the right. Lastly, Roderick's chippy on Hebden Parade, next to the pub - back in 1974.

If your name's Mary and you live here, then you're Mary from the Dairy. First one is Attwood Street off Sleepers Hill and the second one is Elm Road off Walton Village, both Liverpool 4.

Renfrew Street off Hall Lane, uniformly painted in blue and white on glazed yellow brickwork making it very pleasing on the eye. These cobbled streets are part of the Kensington Fields Conservation Area. First are the uneven numbers on the North side of the street, then the opposite side is viewed.

What we called the 39 steps, leading from Nethy to Prince Rupert's Castle. Directly at the top of Everton Brow, the lock up became the emblem for Everton Football Club, Ma Noblett's toffee shop stood on Browside which runs up behind the smaller sandstone steps. Everton F.C. are of course nicknamed 'The Toffees'.

Wavertree High Street displaying some of it's bygone era architecture.

Buildings about to survive radical changes all around them. Left: Durning Road, Right: Edge Lane.

Queens Drive at the Rocket Flyover, West side.

The Georgian Terracing on Shaw Street was lying dilapidated during my youth in the 1970s as we'd often pass it. Since the 1990s, more and more of it has been renovated, the blocks that were beyond repair, bulldozed forever. The facade of this property is all that remains, I wonder what lies in store for it. On the other side of William Henry Street, rubble is all that remains here, pictured from Haigh Street.

Saint Bride Street in L8. Falkner Street garages and Burnham & Gilroy Joiners and Bar fitters still trade. Only the cars tell you it's 2010.

Haven Road Fazakerley during a bout of snow in 1976, amazingly, the year of that great summer. Also seen here in 1981 during the celebrations that marked Prince Charles' marriage to Lady Di.

The Wellington pub on the corner of Islington and Christian Street. Known locally as Cassons, it was on a Georgian row that was demolished around 1971. Next we see Bunneys shop in the late 1950s on the city centre's holy corner. It was somehow allowed to be demolished and a rather bland 60s flat roof block stands there now housing Greenwoods. Both pics with thanks to Colin Wilkinson.

Another fine area lost, captured here in 1964 is the corner of Roe Street with St. Johns Lane. Next is Rice Lane on the block from Breeze Hill/Queens Drive before the roundabout. Walton Village veers off to the left and the tudor style pub near the traffic light is the Brown Cow. The tower of Walton on the hill church on County Road can be seen in the distance. Pics with thanks to Colin Wilkinson.

St Georges Place c1964 and c1965 respectively showing the Guinness Clock curve in all its daytime glory, (for night time neons see above and the home page)and also showing it during demolition to make way for St. Johns precinct. With thanks to Colin Wilkinson.

Roe Street in 1969 with thanks to Lindsay Bridge and another of Colin Wilkinson's showing the old St. Johns food market at Parker St and Gt Charlotte Street in 1963.

County Road looking from town and then towards town as captured by Keith Rose in 1973.

Barry Street off Walton Road for the Queen's Coronation in 1953. Colour photographs from the early 1950s are particularly rare. The next one is the curve of Ranelagh Street into Lime Street captured in 1965. Both of these are shared with us thanks again to Colin Wilkinson.

LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY BROWNLOW HILL

Keys Court is the new arcade created by the knocking through of the old Woolworths building on Church Street. Built on the site of St. Peters Church, it takes its name from the crossed keys of St. Peter which stand high up on the building. An about turn takes you to a child friendly grassed area on School Lane.

The bottom of London Road complete with a Crawford's biscuits delivery wagon, they were based on Binns Road. This shot was taken in 1960. Also seen is the Pier Head Landing Stage, or Lanney as we called it. This is from 1966.

Fire Engines en route back to the fire station on Durning Road here in 1959 as taken by Ken para49.

Aladdin's Cave on West Derby Road.

Bowland Avenue, Childwall which runs into Bentham Drive on its way to Childwall Valley Road.

1960s Byrom Street towards the Queensway tunnel entrance and around the same corner into the top end of Dale Street showing Unity House, HQ of the Co-operative Insurance. Pictures by Colin Wilkinson.

Georgian Shaw Street with Cherry blossom trees and its park, official name - Whitley Gardens. A place where I would go in the 1970s when the Radcliffe Estate was new to its rear.

Croxteth Hall Lane has properties from different decades but these are the oldest on the street.

A series of photos taken from the top of Marwood Tower on Great Homer Street in May 2010.

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Dale Street in early May 2010 as one of Liverpool's oldest Georgian shop blocks is rendered dangerous and has to be made safe.

By the middle of the month, the corner with Cheapside has to come down revealing wooden beams that were last on show nearly 200 years ago as this building dates back as far as c1819.

This warehouse with fancy balconies aside the hoisting alcoves is on Atlantic Road in Bootle. The 'shaking hands' sculpture is reminiscent of a tattoo my dad had on his forearm called 'Hands across the Sea' to commemorates his Navy days and his comradeship with the Americans during WWII. This appears to have been added to the building at a later date, possibly from a Co-Operative building that was being demolished.

Houses on Carisbrook Road, Walton that have been given names ending with 'Bank'. They are Moss bank, Fern bank, Finch bank, Willow bank, Jasmine bank, Rose bank, Ivy bank, Oak bank, Holly bank and Beech bank.

The front, side and rear of the world's first prefabricated residential housing implemented by John Alexander Brodie in 1904. They were situated on Eldon Street, Vauxhall and are seen here in 1964 shortly before their demolition. Thanks to Colin Wilkinson.

Another couple of gems from Colin. If you look at the blandness of this side of Houghton Street today, you will see just what was lost for the building of the much maligned St.Johns Shopping precinct. If you're finding it hard to fathom out where this 1963 shot was taken or what's there now - see the 'Then and Now page.

Next we see the former carriage works on St.Anne Street in 1975 with its fine wrought ironwork and glass frontage. As can be seen, it later acted as a warehouse for Owen Owen but was sadly burnt to the ground in the 1980s. The land stood derelict for quite some time before ironically, the City fire station was built there to replace the one on Canning Place which was demolished to make way for the Liverpool 1 Shopping centre.

Bottom right and the early morning (6am) sun rise in May 2010 as we approach North East along Dunnings Bridge Road, Netherton.

So I take a little walk to the Albert Dock area on Wednesday 2nd June in lovely warm sunshine then decide on the spur of the moment to take the 'yellow boat cruise'.

En route to the ticket office, I pass this vessel in Canning Dock and take a snap of the Atlantic Pavillion at the Albert Dock

My mode of transport for the next 40 minutes would be aboard the Skylark boat as we'd tour the South docks system, or at least what's left of it. The witty tour guide gave a live commentary. Live as in it wasn't a pre-recorded tape like the Mersey Ferries, not live as in he wasn't dead.

It was strange seeing everything from such a low level. I was used to looking down on these crafts from above. Now I was looking up and across. An adventure in itself. I'm easily pleased you can see.

Heading out under 5 bridges from the Albert Dock into Salthouse, then Wapping, then Queens then Brunswick, we were informed that by law, every vessel has to blow its horn when passing under bridges so we'd hear it 10 times in all on our trip. When this biggest cluster of Grade I listed fireproof warehouses in the country were being renovated, it was decided to include the 7 pillars seen here that are holding nothing up. That's because the building above was bombed during WWII as these pillars act as a memorial to all those dockers who lost their lives during the war as the docks being an integral part in the war did not close for one single day during the war. The renovation got underway as Tory, Michael Hesiltine pumped money into the venture after the Toxteth riots in the summer of 1981. Before that, these mud laden docks and dilapidated buildings had been earmarked for demolition for an industrial estate. Now, it's one of the countries biggest attractions. The last picture show the hydraulic pump which was disguised in an elaborate tower, one of a few along the length of the docks.

The Baltic Fleet pub with it's funnel painted chimneys seen from a position not often viewed. One of Liverpool's oldest pubs, it has its own 'Wapping brewery' in the cellar. It was from here in another century that poor victims would be press ganged into sailing the oceans. They would regain consciousness while out at sea and with no possibility of returning home, would be made to sign up to the ship they were on for 10 years. At this point we're sailing South and passing lots of swanky new plush apartments and on the last picture, the HQ of the H.M. Customs and Excise, built on what was Kings Dock. Previously they had been situated in Cunard Buildings.

As we passed the rear of the Leo Casino, our guide mentioned that we may want to take a photo of ourselves in the bevelled glass wall that faced us. He wittily remarked that for those of us without camera, we may just want to take the time to sit back and reflect for a minute. We were now entering what on a day like today could easily pass for the French Riviera. The apartments in view here sold for upwards of 650K and pleasure craft are moored all along here.

It is reputed that Steven Gerrard has a boat moored here and Tom Jones has one named after himself. The white one on the first pic, the 'Emmy B' registered in Liverpool is owned by Ex baby Spice, Emma Bunton.

Two other places of significant interest we passed were the Liverpool Watersport Centre, kitted out with the finest equipment. I remember when our only incarnation of such an activity centre for this was a little old building on Athol Street that used canoes on the Liverpool/Leeds canal. The other sight was of the rear of Liverpool's own Naval reserve base, HMS Eaglet.

Brunswick Dock's water levels are now constant but that wasn't always the case when the River Mersey's tides dictated those levels. This was a timber berth and when the tide was in, it was easy to unload the cargo directly onto the quayside. However, when the tide was out, the water level would drop some twenty feet so dock builder Jesse Hartley cut tunnels into the dock wall to allow the heavy timbers to be unloaded to below street level where horses and carts would back down a slight gradient to take their cargoes. You can see where the tunnels have now been bricked up. We are now at the River wall and in the last picture shows a more recent man made sloping wall covering the gap where once the dock met the Mersey. There is another gate to the right of this but as the dock authorities charge £160 for exiting and entering it, this craft can't afford to add that to its £5 ticket prices - thank God.

So with nowhere further South to go with the demise of Toxteth, Harrington and Herculaneum Dock, we do an about turn and head back to the Pier Head marvelling at our 21st Century surroundings that seemed a long way away when as kids in the 1970s we would throw cobbles into the deep sludge and watch them slowly sink. These pictures show the vertically laid and now disused stone steps cut into the thick dock walls. As we head under another bridge, we overtake the Duck Marine WWII landing craft which has taken tourists on land to see Liverpool's civic buildings and Cathedrals before plunging nose first into the dock.

More low level shots showing the arena, big wheel and Hilton Hotel on the Strand from another perspective.

And so we re-enter the Albert Dock, sailing past the tugboat 'Brocklebank' at close quarters and getting splendid views of the new museum nearing its completion and the three graces now partially hidden by the still under construction black granite apartment blocks on Mann Island, since completed.

SOME COLOUR STILLS FROM THE MAGNIFICENT LIVERPOOL ON FILM 800TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS

William Brown Street with a bus stop slap bang outside the museum when it was a major through road from the Queensway tunnel as seen on the second still. The third shot shows the park and gardens keeper in St. Johns gardens attracting the birds - of the feathered kind. A ribble bus can be seen at the Old Haymarket terminus as well as Hesseys music store on Manchester Street.

Hello, Hello, Hello. Is this you getting some directions from a helpful police bobby at the rear of the Queensway tunnel. Henry Diaper advertise their King Edward Street warehouses at New Quay next to the Queensway Tunnel dock exit. Passengers disembark from the upper level of one of the Mersey Ferries when they operated the two tier gangways.

Housing stills showing the Rokerby st/Field St area of Everton off the Brow. Rooftops towards the Everton water tower and lastly a rare colour photograph of one of the last courts.

Otterspool promenade, created from the Queensway Tunnel excavations and a train hurtles along the line at the rear of the Ford Car plant in Halewood.

Three views of St. Johns beacon under construction, the last one including St. Johns Shopping precinct.

Three views of the Paradise Street area pre Liverpool 1. The Eagle pub, Moat House Hotel and BBC Radio Merseyside taking centre stage. Supplied by regular contributor Dave Duff.

The Liver buildings from a different perspective as seen from the dock exit of the Queensway Tunnel.

Another great fire engine scene by Andy Daley. Derwent House, London Road is the place, the Eros cinema is in shot too.

Tue Brook House, dating from 1615 according to its engraved wooden door frame makes it one of Liverpool's oldest inhabited residences. It is claimed to have a priest hiding hole from the time of the persecutions. Opposite on West Derby Road is this fine row of cottages, one of which is reputed to be haunted.

Two Stanleys - opposite each other on Prescot Road in the olde district of Stanley between Fairfield and Old Swan. Here, we can see they are just about complete with their original arches leading under the building into rear courtyards.

On Smithdown Road at Crawford Avenue near the railway bridge is this fine building which currently houses a school uniform centre. A little further along is Holyoakes Co-operative Unity building dating from 1914.

The ornate entrance gates to Wavertree Playground aka The Mystery and just around the corner from them is Grant Avenue, L15. One side is taken up with these impressive houses, the other side is the park itself.

Fallowfield Road and Earlsfield Road run from Smithdown Road up to Prince Alfred Road, curving uphill near the end.

Some views from around the Albert Dock area on Sat 3/7/2010. The 7 columns are a tribute to the bombed warehouse that would have stood there and those killed on the docks. The gable end of that warehouse is therefore all new brick which is obvious when you look at it. A team of dancers were rehearsing outside the Echo arena for an event happening inside later.

The demise of Kingston House and Coopers Emporium - a one time hive of activity for weekend drinkers.

Another little piece of Georgian Liverpool. This time, away from the city centre at Croxteth Hall Lane.

Four well known Liverpool landmarks.

Rumford House, Rumford Place which also has an alley leading to a rear courtyard which is called Rumford Court. This building flying the British and American flags has an history dating back to the confederate issues in the states.

Prussia Street with one of its oldest buildings which are gradually making way for new builds in the area.

The dock wall at Wapping still has still contains lopped and capped Overhead railway stanchions along its length.

Bold Street in 1969 (Colin Wilkinson) All Pedestrians - please use the subway that once connected William Brown Street to Gerard Gardens residents without having to cross the busy Churchill Way flyovers.

The flyover motorways in the sky and the accompanying elevated walkways became a way of life for us local residents in the 1970s and 80s.

Waterloo Dock warehouses are enjoying a new 21st century lease of life as apartments. East Waterloo Dock itself is now surrounded by new builds, designed sympathetically to fit in with their old surroundings. Here we see views to the South towards the new riverside towers.

Hatton Garden - July 2010. A John Sutch Crane doing some work as the C3 to Canada Boulevard and the C1 to Queens Square head up.

The Liverpool to Leeds canal at Bridge Road, Litherland.

The ship at the cruise terminal and the Liver, just a few hours before she set sail.

Queen Victoria, the second largest Cunarder ever built joined the Cunard fleet in December 2007. She is a true Cunarder, proudly upholding our famous heritage and traditions. With sumptuous marbles, woods, plush carpets, rich fabrics and soft furnishings, this ship simply exudes elegance. Queen Victoria’s many diversions and distractions ensure you are as thoroughly entertained and entirely relaxed as you could wish to be. This is the official Cunard blurb on this fantastic liner which came to Liverpool on Monday July 26th.

Entered Service December 2007

Country of Registry Great Britain

Speed 23.7 knots

Gross Tonnage 90,000 GRT

Guest Capacity 2,000

No. of Crew 1,003

Length 964.5 feet

Width 106 feet

Draft 26.2 feet

Regent Road aka The Dock Road, here at Brunswick Place showing an impressive warehouse. The street was once lined with these and the city centre end saw mass clearances of these in the 1960s and 70s. The next two shots were taken on Pacific Road, Bootle. Notice the holes in the walls which once housed huge beams that held the first floor.

Old property on Whitechapel nearing its end as firemen damp down a blaze. Which boy didn't look in Frank Hessy's on Stanley Street or Curly Music next door but one in the 1970s and 80s dreaming of owning that Les Paul guitar.

The rear of Colliers, London Road as it's demolished during August 2010. This was the place I was dragged to each August in the 1960s and 70s to be kitted out for my new school uniform. Then across the road to TJ's for some other stuff, then up to London's shoe shop. Colliers had polished wood drawers where the socks and underwear were kept, very Grace Brothers. They also had that antiquated payment system where your money was put into tubes and sent via a network of pipes to the upper floor offices where the transaction was recorded and your change sent back down with your receipt. Another little piece of London Road history bites the bullet.

The last residential housing on Cazneau Street finally is no more. This once proud street housed a thriving school, paddy's market, a numbers of pubs, a bank, tenements, flats and commercial premises as it made its way up to Scotland Road from St. Anne Street. The Kingsway tunnel reducing it to just a hundred yards long in 1971 was the beginning of the end but perhaps we will see a rebirth of the area with new housing planned.

Hampstead Road leads East from Shiel Road down towards Newsham Park. Some fine exterior colour schemes here set the houses apart. On the journey along this road there are some pleasing terraces to be seen, not least on Elm Vale and Balmoral Road with its unique angled corner properties.

Walton Lane properties between the railway bridge and Queens Drive. These are three storey houses including a basement. Church Road with its former 1930s council office. Walton Village at its corner with Heathcote Road showing the gable end date stone of AD 1905.

Sand stone in Walton: Anfield cemetery gates in Cherry Lane. Last used for the interment of one William Herbert Wallace. He was tried for the murder of his wife Julia in 1931. Found guilty and to hang, he was the first person to win an appeal on the grounds of the jury delivering the wrong verdict and so was reprieved. He lived only a further two years as an ailment caused by having only one kidney caught up with him. He was buried here in the same grave as his wife in 1933.

Walton Village is seen next at the rear of St.Mary's - Walton on the hill church near the Queens Drive roundabout.

A collection of 1980s photos courtesy of local photographer Colin Tittle

The Airport control tower and two photographs of Garston Docks 1980s.

Two early 80s photographs of the Albert dock (above) and below some shots of the Pier Head

Anyone remember Beatle City on Seel Street ?

Back down to the Pier Head where in the first photothis old gentleman sits and watches the world go by, and then those angled bus bays followed by a shot of the gangway down to the pier that the kids all loved to cycle down

The Pier Head was always a great place for people to meet up for a gab and provided an inexpensive opportunity to see friends and put the world to rights. There was also the added bonus of being able to catch a convenient bus home to almost anywhere.

The old dock sheds adjacent to the former Riverside station

Another area that has undergone major changes, here Colin has captured the old Belfast Car Ferry terminal with Riverside station to the left of the photograph.

Two shots of the old Royal Iris one taken at the landing stage and another as she heads out across the Mersey. Sadly this old girl is now lying berthed and rotting away on the Thames.

Someones having fun ! a speedboat, photographed by Colin being put through its paces on the River Mersey.

a photograph of the Merseyside Police Headquarters taken in the 1980s, another landscape that has changed dramatically over the years.

In this final photograph in this set we see a new building nearing completion in Temple Street in the 1980s.

Inacity Living is grateful for Colins contribution to the site.

Index

St. Johns Precinct booming on a Saturday afternoon. Chruch Street and The Big House, Lime Street likewise.

A: Attwood Street, Atlantic Road, Albert Dock,

B: Beech Street, Barry Street, Brownlow Hill, Bowland Avenue, Byrom Street, Brunswick Dock, Bold Street, Brunswick Place, Balmoral Road,

C: Croxteth Hall Lane, Christian Street, County Road, Carisbrook Road, Clayton Street, Cazneau Street, Church Road, Cherry Lane, Church Street,

D: Duke Street, Dukes Terrace, Derwent Road West, Derwent Square, Durning Road, Dale Street, Dunnings Bridge Road,

E: Elm Road, Edge Lane, Eldon Street, Earlsfield Road, Elm Vale,

F: Fallowfield Road,

G: Grant Avenue, Garston Docks

H: High Street L15, Haven Road, Houghton Street, Hatton Garden, Hampstead Road, Heathcote Road,

I: Islington,

K: Keys Court,

L: Lime Street, London Road,

N: Netherfield Road, New Quay,

P: Pier Head, Paradise Street, Parker Street, Prescot Road, Prussia Street, Pacific Road,

Q: Queens Drive, Queens Dock,

R: Renfrew Street, Rice Lane, Roe Street, Ranelagh Street, Rumford Place, Regent Road,

S: Shaw Street, St Bride Street, St Johns Lane, St Georges Place, St Anne Street, Salthouse Dock, Strand Street, Stanley Street, St Johns Precinct,

T: Temple Street

W: William Brown Street, Whitechapel, West Derby Road, Wapping Dock, Waterloo Dock, Walton Village, Walton Lane,

Building for the past

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Buildings of industry, leisure, retail, education, prayer, transport and refuge

A lot of the history captured below is with thanks to private contributions from the likes of Joe Devine, Ken Roberts, Martin S and Philip G. Mayer. Thank you to all who contribute to this page and the site.

AN INDEX TO WHICH PHOTOGRAPHS ARE ON THIS PAGE IS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE.

Arden House, Bevington Bush: The Foundation stone was laid on 21st June 1898 by Thomas H. Ismay and it was opened by the Earl of Derby on 11th January 1900 as the Bevington Bush people's home. It was requisitioned by the admiralty in November 1941 and was sold to the Salvation Army in November 1945 as a hostel and renamed Arden House. It is shown here from Bevinton Bush which is off Scotland Road, the pub is the Wellington. The last picture shows it during demolition in 1986. (Pictures by Joe Devine, history by Philip G. Mayer with thanks).

The Ann Fowler refuge for women stood on Netherfield Road South for many years, a daily sight out of our classroom window for those that attended St. Gregory's on Prince Edwin street. Captured here by the records office and Joe Devine, interior shots can be found

It was demolished in the 1980s, the new refuge for 35 women now standing on the old site of the Shakespeare theatre on Fraser Street.

Beaufort Street School, Dingle. As was and now delapidated but listed.

Daisy Street School, Kirkdale. Sandwiched between the 'flower' streets, it contained its own integral swimming baths in the basement. New housing now stands here. Pictured by Ron Formby.

Bishop Goss/St.Joseph's senior school, Cazneau Street. The door lintels still show the engraved 'Boys' and 'Girls' seperate entrances. 11 years olds graduated to here from the attached junior school before St Gregory's was opened nearby in the 1960s. The little shop on the left was owned and run as a sweetshop by local resident, Kitty Carter, for many years, the adjacent pub is the Denbigh Castle. Everton Brow school on the junction of Netherfield Road was demolished in the 1990s, the area now being grassed over. SFX school on Salisbury Street contains ornate brickwork and a fantastic church, the first bult after the reformation.

Roscommon Street school stood on most of the North side of the street from Portland Place to Langrove Street. It was being used as an adult education centre just before its demolition in the 1990s. Tiber Street school is also shown here as a magnificent building. The remains of St. Augustines Church, Gt Howard Street can be seen bottom left, being used by a pallet firm. The b&w pic shows Holy Cross church and presbytery on Gt Crosshall Street in the mid 1980s whilst St. Deiniols C of E, Upper Parliament Street (where services were held in Welsh) now accommodates a 2nd hand furniture salesroom.

CENTRAL TOWERS. Stanley Abattoir, Prescot Road. Ogdens Tobacco factory, off West Derby Road. Vernon Pools HQ which became the Paradox nightclub in the late 80s and Kirkdale Homes, Rumney Road (now demolished)

TATE & LYLE

John Wright & Co. had a sugar refiners in Liverpool from about 1809. In 1859, Henry Tate, a successful grocer in Liverpool joined the firm as a partner. Realising sugar meant money, he set up his own refinery in 1862 relocating to Love Lane, Vauxhall in 1872. Expansion meant that he amalgamated with Lyle's of Greenock in 1921. Production at Love Lane peaked in 1972 @550,000 tons and stood at 300,000 per year when the factory finally closed. It was claimed the reason for closure was a surplus capacity in cane sugar refining caused by the common agriculture policy (cap) of the E.C. It closed on 22nd January 1981, the local community newspaper, the Scottie Press, being the first journal to cover the on-going saga from March 1980.

The 3 ugly sisters chimneys at Clarence Dock power station. The 3rd chimney was added in the mid 1950s, the whole plant having closed and been demolished by 40 years later. Also seen here from Gt Howard Street is Bibby's animal feeds and oil factory. Built in a style familiar in Chicago, it was designed by W. Aubrey Thomas whose famous Liverpool buildings include the Royal Liver Building, Tower Buidling, State House and the original Blacklers. Industry in this area has been replaced by housing, retail and car show rooms.

Who, currently aged over the age of 40 hadn't been to Blacklers Department store. The basement contained those household gadgets and gizmos that once bought, often remained in the kitchen drawer unused. During the wartime blitz when the original 1908 store was destroyed, the basement was used for something very different as it was deliberately flooded and used for reserves to fight the city centre blazes. Christmastime was always special as Blacklers was famed for having one of the best Grottos in town, that and it's famous Rocking Horse made it a child friendly store. Sadly a downturn in business resulted in its closure, most of the ground floor is now used as a Wetherspoons pub.

Three city centre scenes showing the beloved Ribble buses. St. John's shopping precinct is shown on Elliot street complete with St. George's Hotel and Concourse house across Lime St. The next two shots show a ribble turning into Bolton Street to its Skelhorne Street depot, so often a starting point to far flung days out like Crosby. (thank you to Philip G. Mayer for having the presence of mind to record such scenes - see his flikr here.

T.J. hughes, a long time resident of London Road is decked out for Christmas 1986. With stiff competition from more central department stores such as Blacklers, Lewis's, George Henry Lee's and Owen Owen, it's amazing that it has seen them all off. St. Martin's indoor market, Great Homer st formed part of the busy Saturday market day where crowds throng the area for bargains. It was demolished last year as new buildings go up as part of project Jennifer. Probe record shop in Rainford Square is set in my memory as though it were yesterday. Always smelling of incense and frequented by the most colourful of characters during the punk and new romantics era, it wasn't without its own resident one in the form of dead or alive singer Pete Burns who worked behind the counter selling rare and imported vinyls and picture discs.

Ssssh, it's library time!

Christian Street library, built on the site of the circus/Adelphi theatre. Everton Library, St. Domingo Road followed by those in Kensington, Wavertree, Old Swan and Woolton with Wavertree baths thrown in for good measure.

Bluecoat Chambers in School lane is built in the Queen Anne style, heralding from 1716. It is the oldest building in the city centre, the grade 1 listed building formerly being a school for the poor. The arts, crafts and studio space to the rear was once used by Liverpool sculptor, Herbert Tyson Smith. The Blackburn Assurance Chambers on the corner of Dale and Fontenoy street was built in 1932 in the art deco style, see this. On the corner of Islington Square and Shaw street is the home of what was the country's first NSPCC. It now houses a doctors surgery and yellow fever vaccination clinic.

Another art deco offering situated on the corner of Smithfield st and Tithebarn st is used by the JMU, it also features the head of Neptune on high. Derby Lane, Old Swan is the next port of call for what used to be the old fire station. The Conservation centre bounded by Whitechapel, Crosshall st and Victoria st was the former goods depot for the Midland railway Co. The last pic is of Hargreaves building on the corner of Covent Garden and Chapel st, complete with ornate head carvings.

Coleman's fireproof depository, established in 1875 was the place for storing your valuables in Victorian times. It still stands on the corner of Park Road and Northumberland Street. The phone number says 699 park which is a mystery as there was no exchange called park? Next up is a retail warehouse in the Devon Place/Falkland St area to the rear of London Road. This has lay empty for well over a decade. One of many JMU annexes is situated in Gt Crosshall street next door to Avery weighing machines head office.

Cross Keys House, Moorfields. Once home to Yates Wine Lodge and shipping offices, the derelict building was used for an 'art' installation featuring a revolving outer wall called 'Turning the place over' by Richard Wilson. Pics by Ron Formby.

Foster House and Steers House sat up high on Canning place on the site of Liverpool's old dock which Thomas Steers designed during his time as Liverpool's 1st dock engineer from 1710-1750. Foster House which housed the councils housing department was named after John Foster Jnr, architect of the Huskisson memorial which sits in Cathedral Gardens. Mercer Court, set back from the Strand was used by the council's libraries department during the 1970s.

Newington Buildings in Newington off Renshaw Street dates from 1847 and underwent restoration in the late 1970s. Victoria Street G.P.O. was scalped of its ornate roofline during its renovation into the Met Quarter which is Liverpool's designer shopping mall. Swainbanks furniture storage depot on Fox Street, Liverpool 5 was once a leather tannery.

A war reminder in Chapel Street in view of the Citadel/Western Approaches where the longest battle of WWII (the Atlantic) was directed from under Derby House at Exchange flags. The Stanley Dock tobacco warehouse, the largest brick built structure in the world which stored it wares direct from ships and barges in the adjacent dock. The ground floor currently houses a heritage market on a Sunday. The building is grade II listed. The last photograph shows the Royal Sun alliance/Liverpool Echo building (known to some as the sandcastle) under progress of construction on Old Hall street.

Join the club. The grade II listed Florence Institute, Mill St seems to have been ungoing restoration forever. Once a favoured boys club in the Dingle area and known to all as the Florrie, it was financed by Bernard Hall, a West Indies merchant and former Lord Mayor, as a memorial to his daughter Florence who had died 2 years earlier aged just 22. It was designed by Cornelius Sherlock, architect of the Walker art gallery and Picton library, however he died one year before its completion in 1889 so the overall building work would have been overseen and completed by one of his partners, Herbert Keef. The Gordon Institute which opened in 1886 is thought to be Britain's oldest surviving purpose built boys club, today it serves as the Kirkdale community centre, being based on Stanley Road. Just a mile further along Stanley Road in the direction of Bootle stands the Bankhall Girls institute. Opened in 1889, since 1974 the building has housed the Rydal youth centre and so keeps the tradition going.

Every day life.........

Carl's kiosk stands next door to the Vauxhall Vaults public house on Vauxhall Road. A favourite amongst locals who take a hangovered stroll there on a sunday morning to collect the newspapers and read about their teams efforts the day before. John Gianelli's chippy stood on Little Italy's Christian Street in the shadow of the Gerard Gardens tenement development. Cotters barbers and the Ah The Chinese laundry on Soho street meant that the locals could get a haircut, shave and a starched shirt in no time and look dapper that night.

Everybody needs good neighbours.....Ma Daley's pet shop stood as a neighbour to the United Powers public house on Tithebarn Street for many years. This was at a time when you really could ask 'How much is that doggy in the window'. Max the barber on Gildart Street stood next to The Monument public house off London Road throughout the 70s and 80s. The smallest house in England stood on Wavertree High Street until being incorporated into the neighbouring Cock & Bottle public house. Here, we also see the first residents of Kirkby moving into their luxurious newtown abode.

CIVIC SPLENDOUR

Previously described by better people than me of being of a neo classical design, worthy of Athens or Rome, the best architecture anywhere.......view on......

In 1836 a committee was formed from Liverpool citizens with a view to erecting a building suitable for the performance of secular music. This was due to objections raised about current festivals being held in St. Peter's Church, Church street. Nearly £25,000 was raised and as at that time, an assize courts were required in the city, the Corporation decided to take over the financing of the building and held a seperate competition for the design of each building. Harvey Lonsdale Elms, only 23 years of age won both competitions detailing a project which would see both needs covered under the same roof. Elmes was never to see the work completed, dying only 10 years later, some said from the pressures of his mammoth task. Work was set about on the site of the old infirmary and lunatic asylum in Lime Street. The foundation stone was laid on 28th June 1838 and it was completed and opened in 1854. It has 16 Corinthian columns encasing the main grand entrance, its main structure being built of Derbyshire stone and is one of the finest neo classical buildings in the world, having been based on ancient Greece.

The idea for a city museum was founded in 1850 and originally the Duke Street newsroom built in 1801 served this purpose. Three years later donations were received and a plot of land was earmarked on the north side of Shaw's Brow. MP William Brown (later Sir) provided the money for the building and on 18th October 1860 the Museum was completed and officially opened. The day was made a general public holiday but it was not until exactly one year later with all its exhibits in place that the public were let through its magnificent doors. The next piece in the jigsaw of one of the most architectural important streets in the whole of Liverpool was the city library. The Brown library section was the first to be erected, its foundation stone being laid in 1857, its opening taking place in 1860. The Picton library, founded by Sir James Allanson Picton was the first purpose built public library in Great Britain. Designed by Cornelius Sherlock, it has 12 Corinthian stone pillars on its semi-circular frontage. Opened in 1879, it was the first public building to have electricity installed. The Wellington Column was the next structure to be completed in the area in 1863. It is Liverpool's tallest monument and the only one to contain a spiral staircase. The 15ft high statue of the Duke of Wellington is said to be cast from the guns and cannons captured at the battle of Waterloo. At the base of the columns three giant steps is the board of trades standard measurements table marked out in iron pegs. The overall height of the structure is 147 feet. Constructed in 1875, the Steble Fountain named after Colonel R.F. Steble came next, at the west side of the columns base. Steble was Liverpool's Lord Mayor at the time he presented it to the town. The figures around its base represent the four seasons, the fountain being operated from the aforementioned St. George's Hall.

The Great North Western Hotel is situated on the East side of Lime Street facing the St. George's Hall. Designed by Alfred Waterhouse it was built on the site of the Lime Kilns that gave Lime street its name and was completed in 1867. The Lime kilns were removed to what is now LimeKiln Lane in the Vauxhall district after doctors from the nearby infirmary complained about the smells it emitted. It was renovated in the last decade and now accommodates 246 JMU student flats. The Walker Art Gallery was a gift to the city by brewer and Lord Mayor to the city, Sir Andrew Barclay Walker in 1873. The foundation stone was laid on 28th September in that year by HRH Duke of Edinburgh on the site of the Townsend Mill in Mill Lane, the lane still being in existence today. It was finally completed and opened on 6th September 1877 by Prince George, later the Duke of Kent. Its opening was also observed as a public holiday, a fine array of buildings now dominating William Brown Street, the pavement being laid out with Yorkshire stone. In 1882 Sir Andrew added an extension of five rooms at his own expense. It was renovated and further extended in October 1933 but its most unusual purpose came into command six years later when the building was occupied by the Ministry of food during WWII. It was July 1951 before the gallery re-opened to the public. Apart from its magnificent high ceilings in each room, one of its most striking features are the statues of Michaelangelo and Raphael that adorn the entrance. The County Sessions Court and Technical College at the East and West end of the street respectively were comparative late comers in 1887 and 1901, however, nothing has been lost in those extra years, It being almost impossible to tell which came first or last.

Undoubtedly, one of the most famous skylines in the world, and still everchanging today. Sailors past and present have recorded that upon seeing Liver birds, they know they are home to Liverpool. out of the Mersey's 68 mile stretch, this is the gateway to the Irish sea and beyond.

The Port of Liverpool building (top right) was the first of the 3 graces to be completed in 1907. At a cost of £250,000 it was the long standing home of the Mersey Docks and Harbour Board until their relocation to Seaforth. It has a grand marble and wood interior with a central circular foyer encased by a magnificent staircase which rises 220 feet to its dome. The floor is of a hand crafted terrazzo marble compass, the two stone statues at the entrance represent commerce and industry. The Royal Liver Building foundation stone was laid on 11th May 1908, the building opening on 19th July 1911. It was built on the infilled George's dock which was named after King George III and was one of the first buildings in the world to use reinforced concrete. Aubrey Thomas was its architect who built the 322ft structure from grey Aberdeen granite, its purpose, to serve as the headquarters for the Royal Liver Assurance Co. It has four clock faces, three on the western tower facing north, west and south and one on the eastern tower (city side) facing into the city. The numbers on the clock are neither figures nor Roman numerals, but simply blocks. In keeping with the King George connection, the clock named the great George, which is actually bigger than that of the houses of parliament's, was set ticking at the precise moment that King George V was crowned at 1.40pm on 22nd June 1911. On top of the two massive towers are the 18 feet high liver birds, the legendary cormorants which are the emblem of the city of Liverpool. The Cunard Building was, for 125 years the headquarters of the Cunard Shipping line. The smaller of the 3 graces, it took 3 years to build, being completed and opened in 1916.

The Pier Head was always a summer hive of activity with people passing the time of day, taking a rest and watching the world go by, listening to the speakers at 'speakers corner' on watching the ferries from the rooftop viewpoint. The Pier Head was also a long time destination for the trams and buses, the buses used to park diagonally into their respective bays, the Crosvilles would line nearby Mann Island. These early 1970s shots show the contruction of the Atlantic Tower Hotel (now the Thistle) and the Royal Sun Alliance/Echo office building. St Nic's church features prominently as it has done since the beginnings of Liverpool. The old floating roadway can also be seen as can another local landmark, Tower Buildings. Pics thanks to Martin S.

The Overchurch heading across the water, Cammell Laird shipbuildings can be seen in the background. The Mountwood in its red, white and blue livery. A 70s view of the Princes landing stage, commonly known as the Lanny.

Princes Dock, looking South towards the Liver. The first picture shows the dockside sheds, the next picture shows the metal stanchion stumps left in the ground after removal of the sheds, the last picture taken in July 07 shows what it is like now, the old Riverside station railtracks still present in the cobbles.

NancyO captured a snowy scene of the Princes dock area and sheds of yesteryear. Surprisingly, in the shadow of the new multi million pound cruise liner terminal, dangerous structures still exist alongside Princes dock with warnings to keep off.

Pure architectural genius greets your eye no matter what angle you observe the Anglican Cathedral from. Built from dark pink sandstone quarried locally, the foundation stone was laid on 19th July 1904 by Edward VII. The designer was 21 year old Giles Gilbert Scott. He supervised the building of the structure for 56 years until his death in 1960 and was knighted by King George V at Knowsley Hall prior to his death. The completion of the building was undertaken by Frederick Thomas. Buried under the foundation stone is political literature of the day, interesting reading today i'm sure. The Lady Chapel was the first portion to be completed in 1910 but it took two world wars to slow its steady progress. A feature of its construction was that once a portion was started, it was completed down to its finest detail before the next part was commenced. In 1924 it was partly consecrated at the eastern section in the presence of King George V and Queen Mary but it was not until 25th October 1978 that it was officially completed and consecrated with Queen Elizabeth II in attendance. Built on St. James Mount which was originally a pleasure ground called Mount Zion, it has a fantastic array of record breaking architecture and features. It contains the biggest gothic arches ever built, the largest gothic vaults in the world, has the highest (219ft) and the heaviest (31 tons) ring of bells in the world. It also houses the world's largest organ, commissioned at a cost of £3,000,000. The organ, built by Henry Willis & Sons (as was the St. George's Hall organ), and Lewis & Co. Ltd has 145 speaking stops and nearly 10,000 separate pipes. One of the magnificent stained glass windows contains 18,000 sq ft of glass, the spacious interior well being capable of accommodating a congregation of 3000. The central tower, called the Vesty tower is 330 ft high but actually stands at 466 ft above sea level giving excellent panoramic views making it one of the largest cathedrals in the world. This was Pope John Paul II's first port of call during his historic visit to the city in May 1982. The mini Greek Doric temple in the Cathedral grounds is the mortuary chapel which once oversaw the burials in the cemetary below. To the North, along the appropriately named Hope Street is the Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King. Built on Mount Pleasant which was formerly Martindale Hill, the Catholic Cathedral is built on the site of what was the Brownlow Hill workhouse. The original attempt at this Cathedral got under way in 1856 but stopped no sooner had it started. It was on 5th June 1933 that the foundations were laid, Edwin Lutyens crypt containing the chapel of Relics, Our lady of Dolours and Crucifixion being the only part that was built before WWII blighted any further progress of the grand building that was to be housed there. It was 1958 before it was decided that the elaborate design could not be funded and modifications would have to be implemented. A year later, Frederick Gibbert, a protestant, designed what was to be the third attempt at the Catholic Cathedral. Bold in design, it was finally consecrated on the feast of Pentecost, Whit Sunday 14th May 1967. It contains some of the finest modern stained glass windows in the country. The lantern tower contains 16 vertical windows and produces ever changing interior lighting and colour depending on the position of the sun in the sky. The crown of thorns are not only represented by the spiked roof but also by the shining metal tubes which hang beneath the central tower. The high altar is a 19 ton single slab of white marble shipped from Yugoslavia. Outwards from the altar is seating for a congregation of 2,700. Outside the Cathedral are two concrete triangular structures encasing four bells named Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. Pics with thanks to Martin S.

On the right track......

Two views of Central Station from Ranelagh Street. Also a view of the disused Riverside Station near Princes Dock at the pier Head.

Harland and Wolfe, builders of the Titanic at their Belfast shipyard also had an engine spares depot on Strand Road and the Dock Road in Bootle. Wilson King had a massive grain silo that for many year overlooked Sefton Street on the South Dock Road.

Gradiose St. Domingo House was built by George Campbell, a West India Merchant, sugar refiner and privateer who named it and funded it after a prize captured in San Domingo. He became Lord Mayor of Liverpool in 1763. After changing ownership and being rebuilt over the years, the mansion was finally sold to the council and demolished in the mid 1930s for something a lot less elegant but equally important and required at the time, Sir Thomas White Gardens council tenement block. Part of the original sandstone wall of the mansion can still be seen on Penrose Street. Norton Street ventilation shaft/chimney is shown on the next picture, revealed as delapidated warehouses which hid it for many years, were demolished in the late 1980s. The chimney, which can still be seen behind the coach station, served the Waterloo tunnel line which runs from the docks in an easterly direction to Edge Hill station. The black clad and glass building towering above on the opposite side of Norton Street was built as the Midland Bank but it now used by the JMU. The next photo shows part of the Hartleys Jam factory on Long Lane, Aintree.

Ello ello ello, three bridewells of yesteryear. Athol Street, Kirkdale, Collin's bridewell off Duke Street and the combined Police and Fire station on Westminster Road, Kirkdale that became the old bill public house and function room.

Cornwallis Street salt water baths off Duke Street. Woolton baths and Woolton village hall in the quaint little sandstone haven which seems a million miles away from the hustle and bustle of the city centre madness.

One of Liverpool's most famous art deco buildings. The original terminal building at Speke, Airport, Liverpool 24. Built in 1938, a favourite pastime of many including school trips was to watch the planes from the viewing platform. Upon the relocation of the airport a mile or two further south, the building was sold and converted to the Marriot hotel.

The Albert Dock contains the largest collection of Grade I listed buildings in the country. Built by Jesse Hartley as fireproof warehousing for the wealthy shipping merchants, they fell into a state of what seemed like disrepair in the 1970s after conventional shipping methods were outdated by containerisation resulting in the new Seaforth terminal being built. After the Toxteth riots of 1981, Government ministers set about funding the de-silting of the dock system and now the city's Maritime museum is housed there as well as bars, restaurants, cafes and retail outlets. It is a major tourist attraction and sees a number of tall ships and seafaring events.The first pic shows the pumphouse, Foster & Steers house form the backdrop.

Hear, Hear Brother. The Transport & General Workers Union (TGWU) building was originally on the corner of Christian Street and Islington facing the Wellington public house (known as Cassons) It was demolished in the early 1970s, a new one replacing it almost opposite. Also shown on the 2nd picture is the Transport House boxing club, Barney's sweet shop and Peppers public House.

Stand up boy!!! Some of these educational establishments remind me of Tom Browns schooldays or the film 'If '. SFX school on Salisbury Street, The Liverpool Collegiate, now converted into flats and the University building on Pembroke Place take centre stage here. Magnificent architecture.

St. Augustines church once stood on this sandstone rocky outcrop in the grounds of Whitley Gardens, known to locals as Shaw Street Park. For the last few decades a single story nursery block (now disused) was located here.

Exchange Station, Tithebarn Street. One time, for a long time, the terminus for the northern line as the elevated line took you over the arches along Gt Howard Street. Upon closure, the facade was saved and Mercury Court created, housing offices and the George Stubbs bar. Brougham Terrace council offices was once where Births, deaths and marriages were registered, usually via a quill pen in a ledger. The Quaymasters house and offices at the Albert dock later housed Granada T.V. studios for the 'this morning' programme, this building currently being used to plan the new museum of liverpool life which is being built at Mann Island as is due to open in the next few years.

Beetham House, Tithebarn Street. There is so much classic architecture in Liverpool's city centre, mainly centered on the business quarter of Dale, Victoria, Castle and Water Street but there are little unsung gems like this to be found all over the place. The Sandcastle early 70s effort towers above the 1930s art deco dock road tunnel exit. Behind is the ultra modern Beetham Tower. Stanley Dock in the heart of the Eldonian Village is being dredged here, the whole canal system is currently being extended afront the 3 graces and will lead into the South docks.

Take your seats ladies and gentlemen.

Comedy, Tragedy, Music says the famous line under the bust of the bard himself. The Shakespeare theatre on Fraser Street first stands derelict and then was gutted by fire one weekend in 1976. The HQ of the Paramount picture house can also be seen in the middle photo behind the Simon snorkel.

A close up of the Paramount offices and in the neighbouring street, Camden St, stood the Gaumont picture house (as oppossed to 'cinema' and always cheaper than the nearby Odeon) The Gaumont in its latter years became a snooker hall. The Empire theatre in Lime st has played host to many plays, pantomimes, musicals and mainstream group concerts. The legs of man pub was demolished on the corner of Lime st and London Road and Coal st was built across as the Empire was expanded a few years ago.

The ABC/Forum. Another fine art deco example. Here it is showing the last picture on Lime street - Casablanca. Another concert venue in the event of the city not having its own arena until the Echo arena is completed at the Kings dock is the Royal Court Theatre on Roe street. It is the only remaining structure on the whole block that saw the old St. John's market replaced by the current precinct. The David Lewis theatre (1906-1980) built as a hostel, was a fine building that stood just to the South West of the front of the Anglican Cathedral.

The No.9 tram passes the Casino cinema on Prescot road around 1933 as 'Everywoman's man' starring Max Baer shows. The next shot shows the same establishment some 51 years later. The Astoria stood proud on Walton Road, the halfway house now being renamed the new halfway house after a short spell as Dickie Lewis's.

The Curzon cinema, Prescot Road, Old Swan (1936-1960) and The Carlton (1932-1982) were both designed by architect A.E. Shennan. Of an art deco multi layered design it is a must that these should be preserved. The Carlton went under the name, The ABC Tuebrook between 1963-80.

The Commodore on Stanley Road opened in 1930 and with 1,966 seats was Liverpool's largest cinema at the time. After closing in 1968, it spent 14 years as a Mecca bingo hall before becoming Coyne's funeral directors then a car salesroom and now Armadillo storage and packaging. Woolton picture house opened in early 1928, closing only in 2006 before a campaign to save it saw it re-open on 29th March 07.

The Cameo Cinema, Webster Road, Wavertree. Infamous for a double murder in 1949 for which George Kelly and Charles Connolly were convicted after arrest by Chief Inspector Herbert Balmer and his team. Despite having alibis and the main prosecution evidence coming from untrustworthy sources, Kelly was hung for murder and Connolly was given 10 years for robbery. The sentences were subsequently quashed as unsafe in 2003, both men being pardoned.

Liverpool Stadium, Bixteth Street was built on the site of St. Paul's Church and was opened in 1932 as a replacement to Pudsey Street stadium off London Road. It held bouts until 1985 but was also used for wrestling, pop concerts, mass meetings, circuses and bingo. It was demolished in 1987. Dating from 1904 and famous during the 1970s and 80s as the UAB or Leece Street labour exchange building, this fine structure was demolished as part of a proposed road widening scheme in 1995 which also saw St. Lukes under threat for a while before sanity finally prevailed.

Greenberg's uniform outlet was housed in a fine building on Park Lane and was for many years a local landmark.(thanks to Marky). Dingle Tram sheds on Ullet Road were opened in 1898, Liverpool's first electric tram route. Extended in 1938 it closed in 1965 and sold to the Corporation housing department. Demolished in 1993, new housing now stands on the site. Central Hall, Renshaw St, was opened on 5th December 1905 as the Charles Gerrett memorial hall. During its life it has held concerts, organ recitals, film shows, mass gatherings, religious services, been a licenced premises and was home to Quiggins shops and stalls during 2007.

Jubilee Hall (later, Our Lady's Parochial club) Burlington Street as captured by Harry Ainscough in 1967 and kindly sent to me by Mike Murphy. James Nugent, philanthropist, temperance advocate and social reformer (b 3/3/1822 at Liverpool d 27/6/1905 at Formby) purchased the building for Temperance meetings and concerts in memory of his golden jubilee as a priest. The inscription set in stone said 'league of the cross'. The citizens of Liverpool on 5/5/1897 presented him with his portrait which hangs in the Walker Art Gallery. A year after his death, a bronze statue of him was erected in St. John's Gardens in commemoration of his life as an Apostle of Temperance, Protector of the orphan child, consoler of the prisoner reformer of the criminal, Saviour of fallen womanhood, friend of all in poverty and affliction, an eye to the blind, a foot to the lame and the father of the poor.

Another couple of pictures from the Vauxhall area, taken by Ron Formby. Tillotsons carton factory on Commercial Road and The Gem cinema, Vescock Street (a former converted factory) which later became St.Silvesters Parochial club as seen here.

Thanks again to Philip G. Mayer (author of 'A tram ride to Dingle' for kindly allowing a number of his photographs to be used on this page.

The Granada Cinema, Dovecot. Another designed by A.E. Shennan. Opened in 1932 - Closed 1961. The Graphic Cinema on Boaler Street opened in 1922, was renamed the Cosy in 1932 and closed altogether in 1958. It is probably the smallest purpose built cinema in liverpool. The Bedford, together with the Futurist and The Kensington (all still standing) were Liverpool's first purpose built cinemas. The Bedford, amazingly currently under threat can be seen here with its original 1910 facade (on the right of the photo), the waiting room (on the left) was added in 1924. To put this into perspective, there are less than 10 original frontages still in existance in the whole of the UK. Thank you to Philip Mayer for his wealth of information on this subject.

L.F. Briggs building, Rachel St, dated at 1900. Bootle Central Fire Station at Strand Rd, Bootle became Flames nightclub during the 1980s. Bushell's Buildings, Springfield, housed a cork merchants before becoming a warehouse for E.A. Clare around the corner on St. Anne Street.

FORE!!!! Art Deco splendour in the leisure world of Golf. The 19th hole clubhouses of Childwall (1938), designed by renowned Cinema architect Alfred Shennan and Royal Birkdale (1935), the first of it's kind in this design which was by George Tonge, also of the Grade II listed Garrick Theatre, Southport. With thanks to Ray Physick (author of 'Played in Liverpool')

The Students Union building within the University complex off Mount Pleasant which houses a theatre and function Hall with a bar decked out in an art deco style. The County Sessions House flying swastikas as the backdrop for a film scene being shot in William Brown Street. The lone ventilation shaft for the under Mersey railway at Mann Island has been relieved of its neighbours for the time being, new ones have moved onto this site now in the shape of apartment blocks clad in a black granite finish, and thew new X shaped museum.

What lad didn't have a dinky or Meccano set (or wanted one). This photo by Neville Bond is pretty much what was left of the site on Binns Road in 1989 as closure struck. The see more, visit Wes Dalefield's fantastic The Meccano History Site !

(Right) The Rialto Cinema on the corner of Upper Parliament Street and Princes Road in the aftermath of the Toxteth riots in the summer of 1981 as captured by Philip Mayer (author of A tram ride to Dingle). Eerily, many scenes of the riot have since been played to the soundtrack of that summer's No.1 chart blockbuster, the very apt 'Ghost Town' by the Specials. It was the only purpose built cinema in Liverpool to also incorporate a dance hall.

Barclays Bank, Moss Street/Prescot Street as seen in 1991, it ceased trading as a bank a year later. Harper Street Bridewell was part of the Prescot Street police station and was used in the filming of 'Boys from the blackstuff'. The Art Deco Co-op building on London Road is now Borden House students accommodation.

Herbert Rowse, builder of some of Liverpool's most magnificent art deco 1930s buildings built the Philharmonic Hall on the site of the previous ornate one dating from 1849 gutted by fire.

Left: Imperial Chambers, 62 Dale Street. The interior during the 1980s looked like time stood still but it is now renovated to living accommodation - where isn't? Above: Art Deco, Tarleton St.

St. Mary's, Edge Hill as seen from Irvine Street and across its cemetery at Towerlands Street. St. Monicas, Fernhill Road in Bootle is also a fine architectural specimen.

The Pier Head area December 07: The Blitz & St. Nics. The Liver in all her glory, some shots including her surrounding monuments. Tower Buildings alone and complete with some old and new (St Nics from yesteryear, the sandcastle and the Atlantic Tower, now the Thistle, from the 1970s and the ultra new Beetham and Unity towers) Albion House, designed by the same architect of and in the style of the Scotland Yard Building was the HQ of the White Star Line. It was from the top balcony that the news of the Titanic's sinking was relayed to the crowds below in April 1912. In the 1980s, the whole ground floor was taken up by the shipping line, Lamport & Holt.

Sat 19th Jan 08. Wet, grey and murky. Pictured from the roof of St. John's precinct aka the top level car park. St. George's Hall and Plateau and the Great North Western Hotel, now student accommodation incorporating the Head of Steam public House. Spin around 180 degrees to see the Holiday Inn (formerly the St. George's Hotel) Right: Looking up Richmond Street towards the 'Radio City' tower.

THE STANLEY DOCK TOBACCO WAREHOUSE is bounded by Regent Road, Saltney Street, Gt Howard Street and Stanley Dock itself. The biggest brick built structure in the world, it would easily fit St. George's Hall inside it.

Either they had forgotten to take it down or they're leaving it up for the following Christmas, but you could visit santa's grotto here anyway. Bridges spanning the buildings were colourfully painted at the time the photographs were taken. The 1900AD dock offices at the Regent Road end. The idea is to give the market a Camden, London feel. Also seen here is the lower warehouse section on the North side of Stanley Dock, the only existing dock which is landside of the dock road.

The O five one cinema at the junction of Brownlow Hill and Mount Pleasant. This became a night club of the same name and is currently called 'Sunrise' - very fitting as it doesn't let out until 6am. The home of Joseph Williamson, 'The mole of Edge Hill' has had its facade retained, seen here on Mason Street, supported by steelwork. Petony's Building, dating from 1878 can be found on St. James Place.

The one time entrance to one of Liverpool's Zoos, this one being situated at Rice Lane but not to be confused with Rice Lane farm which is on the junction with Hornby Road. You can make out a bird and monkeys in the ornate plasterwork above the mobility centre sign. The Swedish church on Park Lane was once fronted old business properties on Cornhill. New apartments now form part of its neighbourhood.

Five photographs with thanks to K.G. Rose of 4 long lost cinemas and a fabulous theatre. The Atlas can be seen in 1971 sandwiched between the Plough and Stanley public houses on Rice Lane, Walton. The Plaza, Allerton Road was also captured the same year. The Hippodrome seen in August 1970 stood on West Derby Road between the Gregsons Well public house and Brougham Terrace, a builders yard now takes occupancy on this site. The magnificent David Lewis theatre (pictured earlier on the page) was just south of the Anglican Cathedral and is seen here in 1977, just 3 years before its demolition. The Majestic stood on the corner of Daulby Street and Prescot Street and is photographed here in 1970. All this property including the green building behind was cleared to make way for the Royal Hospital.

Get yer cozzies on...........

Burroughs Gardens baths in the Vauxhall area pictured in the mid 1960s. It was to here that many of the local tenement boys and girls would flock in the summer for a cool down. These bathing houses usually doubled as Wash-houses too and many prams, used for carting the laundry for washing would be parked outside or just in the foyer. Margaret Street baths, Everton was up by the Aubrey Street Water tower and is seen here in 1973. This is where we'd be bussed from our RCSM school, St. Gregory's, Prince Edwin Street during the mid 1970s. On more than one occassion though I can remember us having to walk to it up the hill which ate into our double lesson period which didn't bother me too much as I couldn't swim. My overiding memory of it was that it was freezing and you wouldn't dare get out of the water for a pee and in fact it was probably due to this that eventually warmed the water up a bit. A feature of these Victorian baths was that the changing cubicles or lockers were alongside the water. During one lesson we were informed to bend over and touch our toes when leaving our lockers and fall into the water when hit on the backside with the pump (our term for the slipper as it was the teachers old baseball pump). This was because of a misdemenour back at the school where a 5-a-side goal net was damaged. My problem was my locker was up by the 6ft end of the pool but my protests fell on deaf ears as I nearly drowned. The last pic, also from 1973 shows where I did eventually learn to swim just after leaving school, Westminster Road baths.

Soho Street school founded around 1848 was relocated to here at 62 St. Anne Street in May 1869 when Brother Tertullian and five of his colleagues oversaw the teaching of 150 boys. It ended up as the Judges Lodgings for the nearby St. George's Hall sessions until closure for that purpose in May 1922 when they moved out to Newsham Park. This fine old property on the corner of Mansfield Street finally succumbed to demolition in 1972 when photographed here.

Crawford House, Upper Warwick Street, 1969. This was the home of the Lancashire and Cheshire territorial army corps. Tillotsons packaging factory, known locally as 'Tillys' was based on Commercial Road, Kirkdale and along with the nearby British American Tobacco plant was a large employer in the area. Here it is shown in 1982 during its demolition.

With best regards to Tricia at the Rotunda College who kindly let me have access to photographs in their archives, taken by Miss L.E. Thomas. A link to the great work done by the Rotunda is here .

Six views of Liverpool Royal Infirmary as seen from Pembroke Place and Ashton Street in 1992. Designed by Alfred Waterhouse who consulted with Florence Nightingale, it was completed in 1889, this area had included medical practises and the lunatic asylum previously. Waterhouse also designed the University's Victoria Buildings on Brownlow Hill. The Infirmary was extended from 1909 to 1911 in a sympathetic gothic style, finally closing in 1978 and lying idle for 16 years before Liverpool University took over the running of it.

Mill Road Maternity Hospital in 1992 showing the main building and departments to the side and rear. There were more Fagan deliveries made here than the local pizza man makes to our street. Built as a workhouse when changes were made to the poor law of 1834, three years later land was purchased off West Derby Road by the newly formed West Derby Union to build the West Derby Union Workhouse. A lot of the poor were sick and new buildings were added in 1852 between Hygeia and Horne Street to cater for these. It was rebuilt as a workhouse hospital in 1891, the 700 bed structure costing around £100,000 (£6M at 2002 values). Badly damaged during WWII air raids, it re-opened in June 1947 as a specialist Maternity Hospital closing in 1993 with the opening of the new womens hospital on Upper Parliament Street, Toxteth in 1995. For a full overview see here.

One of the University buildings on Brownlow Street seen from Dover Street in 1991. It carries the names of famous people and stands on the site of the lunatic asylum. Top left is a Methodist Chapel on Chatham Street in 1992. Top right is a Wesleyan Chapel from Grove St/Myrtle Street, seen in 1991, demolished in 1996. Bottom Left is St. Saviours in 1991 and bottom right is the derelict St. Stephens, Crown Street, pictured from Bamber Street in the same year.

The Harrison Jones school, West Derby Street - demolished in 1989. A disused bank on the Corner of Brunswick Road and Radcliffe Street as seen in 1992. The remains of the trustees savings bank on the corner of West Derby Road and Walker Street pictured in 1992.

Bootle Hospital, Derby Road, Bootle. These imposing red brick buildings in an otherwise industrious area not far from the docks are now used as part of Mast Laboratories. Built on a plot of land donated by the 15th Earl of Derby and opened by him on 10th April 1872, the buildings carry the Bootle coat of arms and motto 'Respice, Aspice, Prospice'. Costing £4,200 to contruct, Bootle borough hospital was the first voluntary hospital in England to provide an ambulance service.

(Left) The Seaforth Palladium (1913) on Seaforth Road is one of Liverpool's three listed cinemas. (Right) St Nicholas pro cathedral on Copperas Hill in 1967 as captured by Harry Ainscough. Built in 1850 and served by Fr. Nugent it stopped serving as the pro cathedral upon the consecration of the Metropolitan cathedral in 1967 and after closure in 1972 was demolished a year later.

It's 9th April 1977 as K.G. Rose captures the closure of the liverpool Exchange Station. Just as remembered fondly by many with the shops, kiosks and taxi rank, the last special leaves heading north past the Bibbys factory and the 3 ugly sisters power station.

The construction of the Roman Catholic Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King.

Carried out between 1963 and 1966 on the site of the old Workhouse. The site is bordered by Brownlow Hill and Mount Pleasant. The third attempt at this project, it was officially opened on the feast of pentecost in 1967. Built on Lutyens crypt from three decades earlier, scaffolding encompasses the pillars in 1963 which take the 12 concrete beams giving the structure its wigwam shape.

The 2nd tier goes up in the shadow of the Anglican Cathedral, itself still under construction and would be until finished in 1978. Here we can see the arched templates and the scaffolding around the concrete structure that would house the 4 bells named Matthew, Mark, luke and John.

By 1965 the lantern starts to take shape, the bells are lifted into place and the crane is dismantled from within to reveal the final showpiece in 1966.

THE OLD LIVERPOOL AIRPORT TERMINAL

Further to the pictures seen earlier on this page. This is the terminal building as now (May 08). Apron side is now a massive car park with splendid views of the art deco hangars and a number of small planes, also giving a good view of planes taking off and landing at JLA. The original cast iron down spouts carry an aeroplane motif.

Two photographs showing the fantastic Sailors Home which was perched on the corner of Canning Place and Paradise Street. The left hand picture was taken in 1906, the other, in 1948. It was demolished for no apparent reason, the site laying empty and surrounded by hoardings for years. Some of the discarded stonework was only recently recovered and stored for safe keeping. The famous wrought iron Pooley gates which contain an image of the liver bird currently reside in the midlands at the home of their manufacturers awaiting an affordable approach by Liverpool city council. Another building lost which should never have been.

Built c.1717 to house a school for poor children, this moved to new premises in Wavertree in 1906, but the building was preserved as an arts centre owing to its cultural significance, and has survived the growth of the city around it. The workshops to the rear once housed famous Liverpool sculptor, Herbert Tyson Smith.

The oldest building in the heart of Liverpool city centre is Bluecoat Chambers, built in the Queen Anne style. It was recently refurbished and opened in the summer of our capital of culture year.

The new and futuristic Liverpool Echo Arena. Already it has proved to be a valuable asset to Liverpool and along with its conference centre is booked up for years to come.

(Below)A model of St. John's beacon and precinct with surrounding areas showing how it was proposed to look when created in 1963 by John Mills of the town planning department.

World cup Willie and all that........

The first four pictures are taken from a Welcome to liverpool 1966 visitors guide as Goodison Park hosted games between Bulgaria, Brazil, Hungary and Portugal with such players as Pele and Eusabio gracing the turf. Showing the Walker Art Gallery, Museum, Airport and Speke Hall, the Corpy were clearly making the most of their assets though surprisingly not up to speed on the significance of the Cavern club just yet - that only took them about another 20 years or so. The last pic shows the very first Ford Anglia to roll off the Halewood production line and was housed in the basement transport section of the Museum.

The old St. John's market

When opened to the public in 1822, this was the first covered general food market in Great Britain. (Right) in 1963, traders consist of Lodges, Kenneth Acock, M. Hazeldine, The Biscuit Barrel, Wallasey Produce and Scott's.

The hall ran the length of Gt Charlotte Street, an overspill of fruit and veg stalls were situated on Queens Square near the Stork Hotel.

Cleanup time brings a deserted food hall.

This picture is from the Festival of Britain year of 1951 showing the patriotic Union Jack flag and bunting

The Harold Davies baths entrance and interior as pictured in 1958. The baths in the Dovecot district were named in honour of the Alderman who was chairman of the Liverpool baths committee. They are seen here under demolition too.

St. Josephs church, Grosvenor Street, together with its presbytery and club. The next picture shows the fantastic interior after restoration in 1958. Sadly, deterioration of the roof during the 1970s, coupled with falling congregations led to its demise and demolition in 1979. The school attached, although known as St. Joey's was actually called Bishop Goss. Here, the infants section can be seen. The iron fire escape was removed around 1971 whilst I was in the juniors which was the newer building seen in the same picture. The fourth picture is a painting presented to Mr Tommy O'Keeffe after the last service at the replacement church which was sited niside the old infants school. I lived in the block of flats on the left, at No.16 Grosvenor Street from 1990 to 1993.

Many 11+ failures from Bishop Goss, St. Anthony's, The Friary (and a smattering from Holy Cross) would move up to the big school which was St. Gregory's on Prince Edwin Street. This was built in 1967 which meant that the likes of St. Joey's life as an infants to seniors school, would come to an end. Seen here is the lower school which incorporated the woodwork rooms and gymnasium as well as mainstream classrooms. You can actually see the wallbars of the gymnasium through the large windows on the left. In the 1980s, the school became Campion and closed its doors in 2007, the future of the building being now uncertain.

Johnson Brothers cleaners and dyeworks in Mildmay Road as seen in the early 1990s before part of it was demolished. Thousands of Bootle locals have worked in this establishment for more than a century and it is a major landmark on the skyline.

Riversdale Technical College outside the navigation and engineering block on Riversdale Road, Grassendale. In the distance is the radio and electronics block. Apartments now stand on this site after the demolition of the whole college in the 1990s. Right is the engineering workshop where students from all over the world once studied navigation and maritime engineering.

Old Swan tech. Broadgreen Road.

Pics of this being demolished lower down the page.

Old property on Broadgreen Road, Old Swan and (right) Cardinal Godfrey R.C.High School, Breckfield Rd South taken on 11.9.1972.

The one time premises of L. Keizer Co. Ltd, St. Anne Street. With a datestone of 1876, the grey slabs either side of the steel shutter say 'Wedding Equipages, Broughams, Phaetons, Private Omnibuses, Wagonettes. Funeral Carriages and all requisite. Appointments of a Superior Description.

A Merchant House at 34 St. Anne Street where i'm informed a certain Queen Victoria and her consort, Prince Albert once stayed, affording the owner the privelege of casting their likeness above his doorway.

THAT'S ENTERTAINMENT

Hope Hall, Hope St 1959. The Futurist, Lime St 1938 and The News Theatre (later The Jacey then the Blessed Sacrement - Holy Shrine) pictured here in Clayton Square in 1947.

The original Cavern club, Mathew St pictured in 1973. The Playhouse and the Forum.

The interior of The Shakespeare Theatre, Fraser Street L3.

The Stadium at St. Paul's Square off Bixteth St.

Hanson's Sports & Social Club Cabaret & Disco pictured in 1983 when my family, friends and I frequented it. Tony Silver was the resident dj with his Marilyn Munroe lookalike girlfriend, Liz Pugh. The Hanson's dancing girls (aka the barmaids) also did a turn on stage as a full house was guaranteed each weekend. Midway through the night, the lights would come on for bingo for the oldies, we would pile down to the pool tables or watch Match of the day, oh the taste of those pasties and chips from the little serving hatch.

A B&W blast into the past. A fully lit Royal Liver Buidling. St. Peters Church, Church Street in 1919 including a stern looking fellow. I wonder if a funeral was going on inside. The first public wash-house in Upper Frederick Street. Renshaw Street German church as pictured in 1931. Last but not least, war damage to the Queen Anne style Bluecoat Chambers, School lane.

TOWER BUILDINGS

These first three photographs date from 10.5.1907, 17.6.1907 and 26.11.1907 respectively and show the old Tower Buildings at Prison Weint undergoing demolition. Designed by James Picton on the site of the original Liverpool tower in 1846 they contained Shipping and insurance offices. An advertisement hoarding for the Star Theatre proclaims a showing every evening at 7.30.

These next two photographs show the present Tower Buildings under construction on 13.3.1908 and then on 14.8.1908. Designed by W. Aubrey Thomas in the same year as his other most famous building, The Royal Liver Assurance Buildings, other buildings of his include New Zealand House, Water Street (c1893), State House, 14 Dale Street (1903) Hanover House, Hanover Street (1913), The Owen Owen buildings, Clayton Square, Nos. 81-89 Lord Street and 28 Gateacre Brow. Tower Buildings was one of the first steel framed buildings to be erected in the country. In the latter part of the 20th century, this building contained many Shipping Companies and Freight Forwarding agents and even a carpet showroom at its ground floor. Ma Boyles Oyster Bar is located at the North East corner of the building. It has recently been converted to luxury apartments for the private market.

Some photographs from 1941 depicting war damage to our eminent buildings.

The Customs House at Canning Place minus its roof and including an internal shot of the blitz damage.

The City Museum at William Brown Street was destroyed as next, we see the planning in the Citadel, Derby House, Exchange flags for the war's longest battle, the Battle of the Atlantic, also known as the Western Approaches.

Many churches were decimated. St. Lukes (top left) has been left as a ruin to remind us. St. Mary's Highfield Street (top right) was razed to the ground, you can see the chimneys of Highfield Gardens tenements behind. A blander, more modern replacement of the 1950s has even since been demolished. St. Michael's, Pitt Street was a local landmark towering above the original Kent Gardens until the luftwaffe raided. St. Nic's, the sailors church at the foot of Chapel Street wasn't spared either. Here, we see the North Aisle and Chancel. Lastly we see Mossley Hill church in August 1940.

Youth Clubs were a big part of growing up for many and this picture of the Rydal which was on Great Homer St almost facing Paddy's Market near Lawrence Gardens takes me back there, even though my visits were limited to probably only a dozen or so. I remember false partition walls painted black and structured maze like to form corridors with mirrors on them to give a feeling of disorientation whilst making your way through them. A downstairs area also existed which is where that very maze might actually have been. Another club we went to was the Manny club in Mansfield Street just facing the four squares. For us from Gerard Gardens it was just a scoot through the subway under St. Anne street then you were there. They had a big inflatable which everyone dived on, one of the first bouncy castle type of thingyos i'd ever seen, we're talking about 1976, I remember the Drifter's 'There goes my first love' being out at the time.

Two photographs from 29th June 1927 which show the Greek Orthadox church in Princes Road with its landmark domes. Across Berkley Street, the Rialto is under construction. This would be burnt down during the Toxteth riots in the summer of 1981.

Myrtle Street childrens infirmary on 8th June 1907. Myrtle Street eye and ear infirmary on 11th June 1906.

The Royal Hippodrome theatre at the beginning of West Derby Road near Brougham Terrace. This was previously the Henglers Circus. The Gaumont picture house on Camden Street was originally The Trocadero.

The 'Blackie' congrgational church on Gt George Street in 1950 looking just that, black with the city soot. A Hansom cab taxi rank heads Nelson Street near where the Chinese Arch now sits. Across Nelson Street sees a 1976 view of what is often referred to the Scandinavian hotel though that was situated behind this building which housed Europleasure camping supplies. This picture was taken by Edward Chambre Hardman.

Sacred Heart Church and its Hall in Hall Lane taken from the Coach & Horses pub on the corner of Low Hill and Kensington - 1949. Lister Drive Baths is seen next. Still in situ, it has been re-invented into a tropical fish aqua centre.

What was the Liverpool G.P.O. (General Post office) Situated on Victoria Street and flanked by Sir Thomas Street and Stanley Street. The upper floor together with its towers and turrets were removed and it was gutted and remodelled as 'The Met Quarter' shopping arcade with designer fashions.

Aigburth Hall seen here in the first instance in 1908. Aigburth Hall Avenue runs down the side. John Alexander Brodies, Liverpool city engineer was the hall's last resident and in 1935 it can be seen undergoing demolition which was completed a year later.

Highfield Military Hospital nurses home as part of Broadgreen Hospital.

Lee Hall, Lee Park in 1956.

A little bit of olde worlde amongst the city centre bustle and concrete, glass and steel. Pleasant Street board school, long since abolished but still looking good from the front and rear after a recent revamp.

St. Peter's church, Seel Street which is now the Alma De Cuba bar restaurant.

The Royal Mail sorting depot at Copperas Hill. The possible closure of this means it's time to get a shot of this very bland building.

The new Odeon Cinema at the Grosvenor, Liverpool 1 development. This view is when approached from College Lane.

The end of an era, the end of a famous city landmark. Barely four decades old, Concourse House finally bit the dust in January 2009 as part of the modernisation and public realm area which will front Lime Street station. It was of course modernisation 1960s style which saw a row of Georgian properties and the Royal public House pulled down in the name of progress which doesn't seem to last much longer than half a generation these days with lots of 60s architecture biting the dust. Note the yellow duck marine tour bus taking sightseers around the city centre on this overcast Saturday morning, it's actually one of two WWII landing crafts enjoying a new lease of life.

A couple of evening shots one snowy, miserably February weekend. The John Moores Uni, always known just as the Technical College in decades gone by. This was taken from the foot of Leeds Street looking South down Byrom Street.

St. Anne Street Police Station. They knocked our old blocks down in Holly Street to build this. The blocks were very similar to those at Eldon Grove in the mock Tudor style. Why do we only mock Tudor? :o) To think there was plenty of land that lay wasted for a couple of decades just to the left of this picture, those blocks would surely have been saved in this day and age.

The very 1960s Royal Liverpool Hospital which fronts onto Prescot Street but is seen here from Pembroke Place/West Derby Street/Crown Street junction showing the wards which face out southwards. Another part of the building also lies nearer Low Hill including the incinerator block and its chimney. (Feb 09)

The New Adelphi Cinema on Rose Place replaced the old Adelphi on Christian Street. This was bombed during WWII. The Eros on London Road went under a number of different names from 1911, The Electra, Alhambra, Kings, Essoldo, Curzon, Tatler and Classic before retiring into oblivion as a blue movie cinema before being closed down in 1981.

The Art Deco Carlton on Green Lane, Tuebrook and the Abbey on Church Road, Wavertree hail from 1932 and 1939 respectively and although still standing, have long since lost their cinema status.

Some churches of old..............

St Nathaniels stood on the North side of Upper Parliament Street from 1869 until 1993. Milner House can be seen in the background on this photo.

St. Ambrose was situated near the top of Prince Edwin Street. Built in 1870, it was demolished in 1961. Heights on Netherfield Road South form the backdrop here.

St Marks on Upper Duke Street was a large brick built imposing church. Established in 1803 and lasting 110 years, it was replaced in 1913 by the warehouse that now houses a Chinese Supermarket, just around the corner from Berry Street.

St Johns church stood on open land to the West of St. Georges Hall in what is now St. Johns Gardens so could be viewed openly from three elavations. Designed and built in 1783 by Timothy Lightoler on a heath, it closed for services in 1898 and was demolished just a year later.

St. Pauls in the square of the same name between Pall Mall and Old Hall Street was erected in 1769 when a well to do area. Later on, warehousing and industry took over as the area became a Welsh stronghold who attended their own chapels and it was loast in 1931 and Liverpool Stadium, Bixteth Street was built on its site.

St. Michaels in Upper Pitt Street hails from 1816 and was a fine structure overlooking Kent Square. It was damaged by enemy action during May 1941, being demolished five years later.

Renshaw Street Unitarian Chapel (1811-1899) is seen here with the Shaftsbury Hotel in the background to give you some idea of its location. Central Hall was built on its site and the rear gardens to this chapel still exist on Mount Pleasant as Roscoe Gardens.

St. Philomons stood on Windsor Street from 1872 until 1958, a newer replacement now exists further along the street.

The Church of the Holy Innocents, Myrtle Street was the church to the accompanying orphanage, hence its name and the name of Orphan Street where that too once stood. It was built in 1854 but demolished in 1934, Myrtle Gardens tenement block being built on its site, in fact the blocks main courtyard being its exact site.

St Georges Church possibly occupied the most romantic site in the city. Formerly being the site of Liverpool Castle at Derby Square, it was designed by the first dock engineer, Thomas Steers in 1726 and closed for services in 1897. The steeple was built on the in-filled moat unlike the rest of the structure and had to be rebuilt due to subsidence during its lifetime. It was demolished in 1899, a bad year for churches, as there are three that were demolished in that year in this section alone. The Victoria monument was built on its site just after her death in 1901.

The Church of Our Lady Immaculate on St. Domingo Road, Everton by Edward Pugin actually started life in 1856 as a chapel for the proposed Roman Catholic Cathedral. That idea never came to fruition as we know and although the building was listed, it didn't prevent its demolition in the mid 1970s. Part of Sir Thomas White Gardens tenement complex can be seen behind it here.

St. Timothy's church on Rokeby Street as viewed from Everton Brow. The corner of John F. Kennedy heights can just be seen as the Piggeries High rise are constructed on William Henry Street. The steeple of SFX church up on Langsdale Street can be seen in the middle distance.

St. Annes Church, Richmond as it was called gave rise to St. Anne Street's name. Bounded by Great Richmond Street and Rose Place, it was demolished in late 1970, the tenements seen here beyond it were refurbished and sold off privately.

Everyone knows this building on the Netherton/Bootle border as the National Girobank or the Giro. It is now the Liverpool HQ for the Alliance & Leicester bank which itself has just been taken over (2008) by Spanish concern Santander who also own the Abbey National.

Looking up! The Playhouse theatre, Williamson Square with the Radio City tower overlooking it.

Pete price, compere to the Shakespeare Theatre looks forlornly at its shell following the 1976 fire.

A little bit o' Bootle

Looking across Oriel Road rail tracks from Millers Bridge to Bootle's civic centre. The Town Hall has its clock tower and the free library and museum is situated next door. The second pic shows the corner with Balliol Road.

A close up of the Town Hall and the free library and museum dating from the 1800s.

The civic buildings in Trinity Road hold the inscription 'Bootle cum Linacre Public offices. The second photograph shows Balliol Road baths.

The former St. Judes school house in Oakes Street off Daulby Street in the London Road area. Dating from the 1800s, the church stood on Hardwick Street on what is now the Royal hospital. This building, like time stood still in the middle of new developments, is currently used as a gym. Oakes Street housed a Jewish Cemetery from 1802 with burials until 1836 until the Corporation bought the land in 1902 for the widening of Boundary Place. The bodies were exhumed in re-intered in Broad Green Jewish Cemetery in 1904.

Easter Saturday 2009 in the William Brown Street area. Michaelangelo and Raphael as ever, watch the world go by beyond them.

Bootle Strand takes shape in the 1960s as seen from what is now Washington Parade.

The former Women's Hospital, Catharine Street. The architect was Edmund Kirby & Sons and it opened on 21st June 1932. Yet another fine building in Liverpool 8, it closed in 1995 but at least survives as apartments.

On 14 October 1926 the foundation stone of a new hospital building in Catharine Street was laid by the Lady Mayoress of Liverpool. The new building was to house the amalgamation of the Women's Hospital, Shaw Street with the Samaritan Hospital for Women, Upper Parliament Street. The latter hospital had been opened in 1895 in Upper Warwick Street and had operated at various addresses until 1900 when it settled at premises in Upper Parliament Street. In the early 1920s plans to merge the two hospitals were at an advanced stage. The new Women's Hospital in Catharine Street, at first known as the Liverpool and Samaritan Hospital for Women, was opened on 21 June 1932 by the Duchess of York.

In 1985 the Women's Hospital came together with the Liverpool Maternity Hospital and Mill Road Maternity Hospital under the control of the Liverpool Obstetric and Gynaecology Unit. This became an National Health Service Trust in 1992 and changed its name to the Liverpool Women's Hospital NHS Trust in 1994. In 1995 the three hospitals' services were merged and moved to a new site where the new Liverpool Women's Hospital was officially opened in November 1995. Below is a pic of the Hospital in 1937.

The Sir Alfred Jones memorial Hospital, Church Road, Garston which is currently under threat of closure and demolition (April 09)

Sir Alfred Lewis Jones (1845 - December 13, 1909), British ship-owner, was born in Carmarthenshire.

At the age of twelve he was apprenticed to the managers of the African Steamship Company at Liverpool, making several voyages to the west coast of Africa. By the time he was twenty-six he had risen to be manager of the business. Not finding sufficient scope in this post, he borrowed money to purchase two or three small sailing vessels, and started in the shipping business on his own account. The venture succeeded, and he made additions to his fleet, but after a few years' successful trading, realizing that sailing ships were about to be superseded by steamers, he sold his vessels.

About this time (1891) Messrs. Elder, Dempster & Co., who purchased the business of the old African Steamship Company, offered him a managerial post. This offer he accepted, subject to Messrs. Elder, Dempster selling him a number of their shares, and he thus acquired an interest in the business, and subsequently, by further share purchases, its control. In 1901 he was knighted. Sir Alfred Jones took a keen interest in imperial affairs, and was instrumental in founding the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine.

He acquired considerable territorial interests in West Africa, and financial interests in many of the companies engaged in opening up and developing that part of the world. He also took the leading part in opening up a new line of communication with the West Indies, and stimulating the Jamaica fruit trade and tourist traffic. He died on the 13th of December 1909, leaving large charitable bequests. A memorial statue dedicated to him stands afront the Royal Liver Buildings at the Pier Head.

The G.E.C. English Electric /Napiers plant on the East Lancs Road at Gillmoss as pictured by Chippie for all our yesterdays.

This old property in Ford Cemetery can be found as you enter near the old yard off Sterrix Lane. A fantastic website has been put together here showing the plan/layout of the cemetery and detailing the interments from the 1850s up to 1989 with photographs of the older markers.

St. John's House in St. John's Lane looks splendid these days doesn't it with it's Dr. Duncans pub and Tso's restaurant catering for locals and tourists alike. However, back in 1979 it was a gutted shell looking very sorry for itself. Under one of the country's very first Work Experience Programmes implemented by the then recently elected Maggie Thatcher, my best friend and I, along with around 30 other 16-18 year olds were directed to here from the local careers office, ours being situated under the nearby Fontenoy Gardens tenement complex. The idea was that we would be assembled into groups of five or six, to work with the half dozen or so tradesmen such as Gordon, the Electrician, Dezzie, the joiner, Steve the builder (not Bob) on the Kango and Charlie the painter and decorator to name but a few. Eric, Nicky and Terry were the bosses that oversaw the renovation but Chris and I were seconded to Bob Williams who owned the little art gallery that was then situated in the bottom room on St. Johns Lane as you look at the building. And so, the ceiling is our little cisteen chapel, our masterpiece. I remember the orangy colour being called Oasis and the blue was called wedgewood, we also had to buff up those expensive looking ceramic tiles which were caked in dirt. The other poor lads such as Martin, AJ, Ryano, Dale, Ian, Stan, Alan, Frank et al had to endure the great outdoors, scaling scaffolding, pointing brickwork, digging drains, shoveling sand and old bricks, re-tiling the roof etc etc. It all came to an abrupt end though after about six months due to some financial irregularities, but we'd had a laugh.

All the big department stores such as Lewis's, Blacklers and TJ's had their toy sections but for specialised must haves there was no place better than Hobbies in Basnett Street. Pictured here (left) just how I remember it like time stood still, it stocked Subbuteo, airfix kits, air guns, plastic animal zoo and farm sets, Soldiers of every infantry, Jigsaws, board games, Dinky, Matchbox and Corgi vehicles, Action man - you name it, they had it.

Right: St. Johns precinct in 1969, still under construction as the St. Georges Hotel completes the complex. Concourse House is only new too as the whole area is revamped.

Longmoor Lane fire station in Fazakerly on 7th November 1930. Millbrook College on Bankfield Road which was Millbank when I went on day release there in the late 1970s. Our lunch times were sometimes spent in the nearness of the Jolly Miller pub. Well, what else could you do?

The Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King, The new Cathedral, The Catholic Cathedral, Paddy's Wigwam - so many names and so many angles at which to photograph it from too.

Further to the photos shown earlier on this page. AndyD kindly supplies a couple of colour pics relating to the fire that devastated the Shakespeare Theatre on Fraser Street, Liverpool 3, one sunday in 1976. I don't know if they ever saved his bust or the ornate lettering and masks. The emergency vehicles are parked on Islington and you can just make out the vertical 'Pickwicks' nightclub sign above the police jeep.

3 different era. Bombed out Lewis's in 1941. Stanley Abattoir in 1959. St. Johns Beacon and dereliction 1974.

The Pier Head area Spring 2009 style. The new museum and ferry terminal building, canal and landscaping making it as desirable as ever.

No introductions required here.

Another one by Peter Leeson and again, another that needs no introduction.

Inside the Walker Art Gallery showing the majestic staircases leading to the first floor with its circular gallery as well as inside one of the rooms. For the history on this building, see earlier up the page.

The 21st June 56, the height of summer and the underground car park to the new Exchange Flags buildings is under construction. You can measure the depth of this against the Nelson Memorial which stands isolated in the middle of the void. On 11th November 1955, the next photograph was taken from Clayton Street to record the war damage inflicted upon the Picton Library as restoration work got under way. It was re-opened in 1958.

The splendour of the Anglican Cathedral is seen in all its finished glory elsewhere on this page but here are some photographs charting its progress as it grew large on the city's landscape during the 40s and 50s.

The earliest known pictures of the site of the yet to be built Anglican Cathedral which predate 1904, possibly by just a few years. The Greek like Oratory can be seen on the left, the picture taken from the end of Rodney Street. St. James cemetery has been taking internments throughout the 1800s, the Chaplain's house seen here atop as well as houses on St. James Road, the oratory this time being on the right as it's pictured from Hope Street.

Woolton Quarry supplied the red sandstone for the Cathedral as well as many local buildings in Woolton. The depth of the excavations is seen next as the vaulted space dwarfs one of the wagons used to cart away all the debris from the site. Next is a classic view up Nile Street at the work in progress.

Two views showing the emerging cathedral's dominance over the city skyline. In the left photo we see the Customs House at Canning Place in the foreground, in the right hand photo we see the David Lewis building.

The most severe winter on record to date held up progress from January to March in 1940 and then came the May blitz in 1941. A direct hit on the home of George Siddall, engineer to the dean, resulted in the death of himself, his wife and child. The blast was so powerful it shattered doors and stained glass in the Cathedral but direct hits were also taken by the mega structure during the course of that month. Pickford's haulage contractors were used to ferry the Great George bell from the John Taylor bell foundry in Loughborough. At over 16 tons, it is second only to Great Paul, housed in St. Pauls Cathedral. Here, it is seen arriving on St. James Road in 1951.

Hello, Hello, Hello, what's all this then. Looks like some old police station pics.

A couple with thanks to Johnny Blue. Crosby police station before making way for Sainsburys so it's shelves now instead of cells. Seaforth Road police station is also no longer, a new block of apartments stand there now.

Anfield Road Police Station in 1972 showing it from Harrow Road towards Clapham Road. The obligatory 70s/80s Jeep in evidence m'lud.

Can you guess where? No, it's not Letsbe Avenue, it's Childwall Valley Road station in Belle Vale which was 'D' Division, taken in 1976.

The Pier Head Police Station, anyone remember it? Just along from the sweet shop with its long counter where Sandy Bromilow always used to sit. This was taken in 1970. Next we see the Canning Place HQ under construction as seen from Park Lane in 1980.

Lark Lane Station in 1969. This was 'C' Division. Allerton Road Station is seen next on 3rd May 1971.

Eaton Road cop shop near the junction with East Prescot Road - 1974. Walton Station 'E' Division is seen next which was situated at 85-89 Rice Lane.

Westminster Road Bridewell as seen from Rockley Street in 1973. As with all stations built in this style around the same period, such as Old Swan and Allerton, they came as a package with adjoining Fire Stations as the plod were then called fire bobbies and did both.

Quarry Street Police Station, Woolton - 1971. Undergoing demolition in Tuebrook is West Derby Road Station for road widening into a dual carriageway. A new one was built behind this at Orphan Drive.

Liverpool & Bootle Constabulary / Merseyside Police Training School at Mather Avenue pictured in 1971. It is here where intense training of the bending of the knees as they say Hello, Hello, Hello is undertaken as they clasp their hands behind their backs ala Dixon of Dock Green style. 'What's goin' on ere then' and 'Let's be avin' you' said in a Cockney twang even though they're scousers is another art form.

Seven photographs with thanks to Tony Hogan who snapped the demolition of Old Swan Tech on Broadgreen Road.

The Co-op on the corner of Prescot Road and Queens Drive which has since been Garfields and The Navigator public house.

English Martyrs Church on School Lane, Litherland and across the main boulevard of Church Road is St. Philips on Orrell Road.

Lister Drive power station off Green Lane and Old Swan glass works which was an old established and large employer in the community until a law suit in London resulted in its demise. The Glass House pub which was erected nearby reminds us of the industry.

Old Swan water tower once supplied the township with its own supply. The Premier cinema on Prescot Road lost its frontage and later became the premier public house.

West Derby railway station in June 1969.

The Bronte Youth and Community Centre on Bronte Street has lain in the shadow of the Bullring tenement development since the early 1970s at least when I knew it. Thousands of the local children will have passed through its doors with facilities such as pool, table tennis and football available. What the girls did, I just don't know so perhaps someone can enlighten us :o)

The entrance, the foyer shop and the main staircase to the upper floors.

Our band rehearsal requirements saw us stumble upon Vulcan Studios, an old Victorian warehouse on the dock road which has had some of its rooms converted to be noise friendly.

Some pics of our set up in there have been posted on the 'Our Band' page of this site but here are some of general interest as this old building has lost none of its original charm with old winching gear, chains, curved stairwells, cast iron posts, heavy duty tiled floors and bevelled brick ceilings still on view.

Wapping goods station, Kings Dock Road. I bet they didn't know back then it would end its days as a car park.

Edge Lane Hall and Highfield House.

St. John's Precinct - 1980, in its original design and layout just prior to undergoing a major refurbishment.

Joseph and his amazing technicolour dreamcoat is being played out at the Royal Court theatre as a beer delivery takes place at Quinns which was formerly The Sportsman. A sign on the pedestrian bridge tells us that St. Johns temporary market is in place at Queens Square car park whilst refurbishments go on.

Further down Roe Street, apart from the bank, Habitat store (scene of the devastating fire of the mid 70s) can be scene, further down is City pets and if you went around the corner, the Cunarder pub would be there.

Some names from the past include Treasure Island, Foster Brothers and Radio Rentals.

Top Rank function suite and ballroom is later to become Romeo & Juliets and Rotters nightclub. There was an escalator inside the club up to its entrance. I went there in 1978 to the 2nd Beatles convention having attended the inaugral one at Mr. Pickwicks a year earlier. My better half was a Rotters regular in the early 1980s despite being underage.

Escalators galore including the double tier duo when the original top floor of the market was open. In the days before the glass security doors which are present now, you could walk through the precinct at night window shopping, access was also required for the Moonstone pub.

Crosby baths in the 1970s, much loved and remembered by all who dived from the top board and even by those who didn't like me.

Waterloo Tunnel was a rail line hailing from the 1800s which ran from Waterloo goods station (where Costco and ToysRus now is), up to Edge Hill Station. In fact the line was extended to Riverside Station at the Pier Head and the section running Eastwards to Edge Hill from the Byrom Street cutting (pictured here) was actually called Victoria Tunnel. I once walked this section in the late 1970s with a few friends, getting in the tunnel entrance at Pall Mall and looking up at Fontenoy Gardens at this cutting. Back then you couldn't see the ground as it was littered with bedsteads, old bike frames, prams, cushions, parts of three piece suites and anything else to be discarded. At Norton Street near to the coach station there is an air/smoke release vent.

A FEW OLD HOSPITALS OF THE PAST

The John Bagot Hospital bites the dust pictured here on 25th February 1974. It's distinctive tower is one of the last parts to go, seen here in the shadow of the heights on Conway Street. The rear of the hospital lodge is also seen.

The last views from the steep, handrailed Havelock Street and also from Netherfield Road North.

Mill Road Hospital photographed during the May Blitz of 1941.

It's the 10th January 1972 and pictured here is Olive Mount Children's Hospital, Old Mill Lane, Wavertree.

A set of hotographs taken on the 7th January 1974. Just one week into the new year and Harry Ainscough is making the journey across the Pennines again to snap in and around our very photogenic city. St Pauls eye hospital is the subject this time. Here we see the outpatients dept including the telephone exchange towering above it.

The women's and men's wards respectively.

Waiting to be seen to at the casualties department then awaiting your medication at the pharmacy. The old joke used to be. What was there before St. Paul's eye hospital? Answer: A site for sore eyes. Oh well.

This pic was taken near the day ward, also captured are some of the kitchen staff.

St Peter's Church, Church Street in the early 1900s. The one time Pro Cathedral had a magnificent interior as can be seen. Woolworths, later Top Shop and now the new walk through development stands on its site with a pavement mounted Maltese Cross to signify its whereabouts.

The building known for many years as Kensington Market stands on Prescot Road just past the Sheil Road junction going out of town. A blaze saw the market close a few years back but in the lack of any new develoment planned, the building still stands. The side view looking West is from Lockerby Road.

The market covered quite an expanse of land. Seen here from Lockerby Road and also the gutted interior.

The ornate Everton Library on the junction of St. Domingo Road and Beacon Lane. St Domingo takes its name from San Domingo, read about the privateer who captured his treasure there and Built St. Domingo House there. Beacon Lane takes its name from the Beacon which stood nearby on this high ground. Also pictured is the library's ornate entrance columns and foundation stone tablet as well as one very old and well worn road sign.

Central Station bookstalls and then later, its demolition. Pics courtesy of the Liverpool Echo.

The three photos above are of Bibbys in February 1988. Later that year in June, demolition commenced as seen below. For other photos of Bibbys and the wasteland left after its demise, please see the 'Down by the docks' page.

J. Bibby & Sons Ltd was a well known company to us townies as it was a constant supplier of corn for those who liked to keep pigeons or 'micks' as they were better known. As a result, the area around Bibby's with it's little side streets with overhead gantrys and passageways was a haven for pigeons and lads from the area would go down there, throw them some corn then wait until they got near enough then dive over them with their parka coats. The spoils would be examined for fleas or lice by lifting their wings and spreading them out then brought back to the tenements, ringed (a ring put on their legs for idenification purposes) then kept in a loft on a back veranda. A big white circle or X whitewashed onto the adjoining wall would be the birds homing point. The area around Bibbys always smelt strongly of oils and animal feeds.

Some more blues and twos.................

Allerton Road Police and Fire Station on 24th October 1930.

The City crest has been added over the middle doorway as well as the training tower by the time this shot was taken on 3rd May 1971. Next we see Hatton Garden which was the city centre fire station for many years where appliances raced from to fires at the like of Hendersons and St. Johns Precinct.

Longmoor Lane fire station, Fazakerly on 24/10/30 and Banks Road, Garston on 27th January 1975. The latter are now converted to, yes you've guessed, apartments.

Westminster Road Police/Fire station captured in March 1976 with a couple of Panda cars outside. The nifty little Mini Cooper S series were painted in a light blue with white doors, some had the rooftop Police sign whilst others didn't as can be seen on the photo. The last shot shows Canning Place fire station on 13th November 2005 shortly before it was due to be demolished to make way for the new Grosvenor Liverpool 1 shopping development. It was an often criticised bland building of concrete with partial tiling more worthy of public toilets.

Liverpool Prison, Hornby Road (originally known as Walton Gaol) was constructed in 1855 to replace a much older and more cramped establishment in the centre of Liverpool.

The prison was the site of 62 judicial executions, from 1887 to 1964. The last execution at the prison was that of Peter Anthony Allen. He and his accomplice Gwynne Owen Evans were convicted for the murder of John Alan West in April 1964. They were simultaneously hanged on 13 August 1964; Allen was hanged at Walton Gaol, and Evans at Strangeways in Manchester.

Walton Prison aerial views dating from 1922 and 1949.

Christian Street mens reading rooms pictured in 1928 when newly opened. The reason for its good attendance was it was directly linked by the telephone to the labour exchange. It later became the local children's lending library, mostly frequented by the children from the surrounding tenement develoments across the road and on nearby Soho Street. In the 1980s it became the local community centre before, like its neighbouring housing, falling into the hands of the bulldozer.

St. Margarets church on the corner of Belmont Road and West Derby Road pictured in 1965. It is seen elsewhere on these pages, notably the post war black and white scenes of West Derby Road and no doubt seen by many readers as they've passed by it on the bus or in the car, it's the one with the funny green roof. My dad actually worked on it as a brickie but below is an exterior and interior photograph of the original St. Margarets which was there until the 1960s though those below are dated from 1890.

The disused Co-op bakery at 210-220 Walton Road as captured just before decontruction on 5th August 1966.

Allerton Library.

The brand new Byrom Street Polytech in 1958 including its impressive main entrance hall and staircase.

The Liver Buildings towering above the Pier Head rest garden.

Nautical catering college on Canning Place stood between the then Moat House Hotel and the Sailors Home.

Speke Bus Garage on the left and above, Gillmoss Bus Garage on the East Lancs Road.

Austin Rawlinson Swimming Baths in Speke and Storrington Avenue Fire Station.

1929 and two buildings in Water Street, both designed by Herbert J. Rowse begin to take shape. Martins bank building and India Buildings are seen here from Fenwick Street.

The classic Owen Owen warehouse building that was situated on St. Anne Street was sadly destroyed by fire. Ironically, the new city fire station now stands on its site.

EVERTON WATER TOWER - AUBREY STREET.

A cracking pic from Margaret Street by Joe Neary exacta on Flickr and some night scenes by me.

A 12 feet deep cast iron tank sits raised on pillars befitting of a cathedral. Info with thanks to Joe Neary.

Lister Drive baths, now a fisheries and pet centre and also on the corner of the same street at the junction of Green Lane, the long disused Carnegie Library.

N.E.M.S. Whitechapel. The North End Music Stores owned by the Epstein family and originally starting life as a furniture shop on County Road would become world famous in the 1960s due to the Beatles connection. It was in the offices above here that they signed thier managerial contract with Eppy and it was in the downstairs shop that was later in Rumbelows where I bought my first 7 inch vinyl single.

PIER HEAD BUS STATION DEMOLITION IN 1990

A SERIES OF PREVIOUSLY UNSEEN SHOTS BY JOHN HARRISON AND KINDLY DONATED TO THE LRO

Left: St Benedicts, Heyworth Street was situated on its West side between Rupert Lane and Kepler Street and is seen here on 3/7/67. Above: Ogdens - Imperial Tobacco Works off the city centre end of West Derby Road.

The Royal Northern Hospital which stood on the corner of Great Howard Street and Leeds Street and in the South end of the city in Dingle, the Royal Southern Hospital in Caryl Street.

Walton Prison, Hornby Road in 1930 and 1974 respectively. Built in a castellated fortress and foreboding manner to appease locals, the outer walls with a rounded escape proof top were added later. Pics with thanks to Colin Wilkinson.

Benson Street car park. In the 1970s this was used as the dole signing on office.

CENTRAL GARDENS, Liverpool City Centre is a classic tenement design from the 1920s but in the 21st Century. They have flats running alongside each other, entered via staircases to a landing.

Myrtle Street Boys and Girls Orphanage buildings. These and the Church of the Holy Innocents were built on the former Botanic Gardens site and street names in the area still reflect the history of the Gardens and the Orphanage. Myrtle Gardens were then built on the site of these in the mid 1930s. (Colin Wilkinson)

The gravestones as a memorial to dozens of children who died at the Myrtle Street orphanages and whom are buried within St. James cemetery that was laid out in the quarry to the East of the Anglican Cathedral.

The grave lined passage down into the cemetery from the north end.

Huskisson's mausoleum once housed the statue on the MP who was the first man to be killed by a train when mown down by Stephenson's Rocket at Edge Hill during the Rainhill trials. Next is the stone lodge built by John Foster. Next is evidence of the steep quarry walls which now form the graveyard and last, the fresh water spring.

The original steps at St. James Road and the remains of part of the road that once fronted the Anglican Cathedral flank this photograph of the magnificent building as seen from the cemetery.

Childwall Library closed it doors for the last time in early August 2010. The building is to be demolished sometime within the next few months.

Hahnemann Hospital of alternative medicine, Hope St in 1934 including one of the wards.

A: Arden House, Ann Fowlers Womens Refuge, Ah Thi Laundry, Anglican Cathedral, Athol Street Bridewell, Albert Dock, ABC Cinema, Astoria Cinema, Albion House, Atlas Cinema, Arena, Aigburth Hall, Abbey Cinema, Alfred Jones Memorial Hospital, Anfield Road Police Station, Allerton Road Fire and Police Station, Austin Rawlinson Baths, Allerton Library,

B: Beaufort Road School, Bishop Goss School, Blacklers, Bluecoat Chambers, Blackburn Assurance Buildings, Burroughs Baths, Bankhall Institute, Brougham Terrace, Beetham House, Bedford Cinema, Bootle Fire Station, Bushells Buildings, Barclays Bank Buildings, Bootle Hospital, Blackie, Bootle Town Hall, Bootle Library, Bootle Museum, Balliol Road Baths, Bootle Strand, Belle Vale Police Station, Bronte Youth Club, Bibbys, Byrom Street Polytech, Benson Street Car Park,

C: Clarence Dock Power Station, Christian Street Library, Conservation Centre, Colemans Depositary, Cross Keys House, Cotters Barbers, County Sessions House, Central Station, Cornwallis Street Baths, Collegiate, Casino Cinema, Curzon Cinema, Carlton Cinema, Commodore Cinema, Cameo Cinema, Central Hall, Cozy Cinema, Childwall Golf Club, Co-op Buildings, Crawford House, Cardinal Godfrey School, Cavern, Customs House, Citadel, Childrens Hospital, Concourse House, Crosby Police Station, Crosby Baths, Canning Place Fire Station, Co-op Bakery Walton, Central Gardens, Childwall Library,

D: Daisy Street School, Duke Street Bridewell, David Lewis Theatre, Dingle Tram Sheds.

E: Everton Library, Exchange Station, Empire Theatre, Echo Arena, Eros Cinema, English Electric, Exchange Flags, Eaton Road Police Station, English Martyrs Church, Edge Lane Hall, Everton Water Tower,

F: Florence Institute, Ferries, Forum Cinema, Futurist Cinema, Ford Cemetery.

G: Gordon Institute, Gianellis Chip shop, Granada TV Studios, Gaumont Cinema, Greenbergs, Gem Cinema, Grand Cinema, Graphic Cinema, Greek Orthodox Church, GPO, Giro, Gillmoss Bus Garage,

H: Holy Cross, Hargreaves Buildings, High Street Wavertree Smallest House, Harland & Wolfe, Hartleys Jam Factory, Holiday Inn, Hippodrome, Harrison Jones School, Harold Davies Baths, Hope Hall, Hansons Club, Highfield Military Hospital, Holy Innocents Church, Hobbies Toy Shop, Highfield House, Hatton Garden Fire Station, Hahnemann Hospital,

I: Ice Rink, Imperial Chambers, India Buildings,

J: Jubilee Hall, Judges Lodgings, Johnsons Dyers Bootle, JMU, John Bagot Hospital.

K: Kirkdale Homes, Kensington Library, Kirkby Newtown, Keizers Buildings, Kensington Market.

L: Liver Buildings, Landing Stage, Liverpool Airport, Littlewoods Buildings, Leece Street UAB, LF Briggs, Liverpool Zoo Entrance, Lister Drive Baths, Lee Hall, L1 Shopping Centre, Lime Street Station, Longmoor Lane Fire Station, Lewis's, Lark Lane Police Station, Lister Drive Power Station, Liverpool Prison.

M: Met Quarter, Ma Daleys Pet Shop, Max's Barbers, Mersey Ferries, Metropolitan Cathedral, Meccano, Mason Street Dwelling, Majestic Cinema, Margaret Street Baths, Mill Road Maternity Hospital, Mossley Hill Church, Myrtle Street Childrens Hospital, Millbank/Millbrook College, Museum Of Liverpool, Mast House, Martins Bank Building, Myrtle Street Orphanages,

N: Newington Buildings, North Western Hotel, News Theatre, New Adelphi Cinema, Nautical Catering College, Nems, Northern Hospital,

O: Ogdens, Old Swan Library, Old Swan Fire & Police Station, Our Ladys Club, O-Five-One Cinema, Old Swan Techincal College, Our Lady Immaculate Church, Old Swan Glass Works, Old Swan Water Tower, Olive Mount Hospital.

P: Probe, Port of Liverpool Building, Pier Head, Princes Dock, Paramount Pictures, Prescot Street Bridewell, Philharmonic Hall, Petonys Building, Plaza Cinema, Playhouse Theatre, Pleasant Street School, Picton Library, Police HQ, Police Training School, Premier Cinema, Pier Head Rest Garden, Pier Head bus station and roof viewpoint,

Q: Quarry Street Police Station.

R: Roscommon Street School, Ribble Bus Station, RSA Building, Royal Liver Building, Riverside Station, Royal Court Theatre, Royal Birkdale Golfclub, Rialto Cinema, Radio City Tower, Royal Infirmary, Roman Catholic Cathedral, Riversdale Technical College, Rydal Youth Club, Royal Mail, Royal Liverpool Hospital, Renshaw Street Chapel.

S: SFX School, St Augustines Church (2), St Deinils, Stanley Abatoir, St Johns Precinct, St Martins Market, Steers House, Swainbanks, Stanley Dock Tobacco Warehouse, Sandcastle Building, St Georges Hall, Steble Fountain, St Nicholas Church, St Domingo House, Speke Airport, Stanley Locks, Shakespeare Theatre, St Silvesters Club, Students Union Building, St Marys Edge Hill, St Monicas Bootle, St Johns Beacon, Swedish Church, St Saviours Church, St Stephens Church, Seaforth Palladium, St Nicholas Pro Cathedral, Sailors Home, St Johns Market (Old), St Josephs Church, St Gregorys School, St Anne Street Merchant Houses, Stadium, St. Peters Church (2), St Lukes Church, St Marys Highfield Street, St Michaels Pitt Street, St Anne Street Police Station, Sacred Heart Church, St Nathanials Church, St Ambrose Church, St Marks Church, St Johns Church, St Pauls Church, St Philomons Church, St Georges Church, St Timothys Church, St Annes Church, St Judes School, St Johns House, Seaforth Road Police Station, St Philips Church, St Pauls Eye Hospital, St Margarets Church, Storrington Avenue Fire Station, Speke Bus Garage, St Benedicts, Southern Hospital, St James Cemetery,

T: Tiber Street School, Tate & Lyle, Three Ugly Sisters Chimneys, TJ Hughes, TGWU Buildings (2), Tillotsons, Tarleton Street Art Deco, Tower Buildings, Titanic Memorial, Trustees Savings Bank, Technical College, Tuebrook Police Station, Telegraph House.

U: University Buildings.

V: Vulcan Studios, Vernons.

W: Wavertree Library, Woolton Library, World Museum, Walker Art Gallery, Wilson King Silo, Westminster Road Baths, Woolton Baths, Woolton Village Hall, Woolton Picture House, Westminster Road Bridewell, West Derby Station, Wash House (Upper Frederick Street), Wellington Column, Womens Hospital, Walton Police Station, Wapping Goods Station, Waterloo Railway Tunnel, Walton Prison, Walton Co-op Bakery

Z: Zoo Entrance.

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Inside Out

noreply@blogger.com (Bob Edwards Photography) — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 18:14:00 +0000

Inside Out

Clicking on photo sets highlighted in blue shows them in 'Lightbox'(TM) Enjoy !

This page is to re-discover some old lost buildings and structures, to see what they were like inside and were used for. Some of them are still standing and where possible, interior shots are included.

St Georges Hall & the World's first air conditioning system

I was privileged and honoured last Saturday to be given a private tour, along with about 15 Liverpool University Engineering students by Dr Neil S Sturrock JP BEng PhD CEng FCIBSE MSLL MILP MEI and Chairman of the Heritage Group of the Chartered Institution of Building Services and a retired Senior Lecturer in Building Engineering studies at LJMU. Add to this he is the authority on Dr David Boswell Reid, inventor and implementer of the World's First Air Conditioning system which the St Georges Hall is undoubtedly built around.

To see some of these places again for the first time since the mid 1970s when my dad showed me around here when he was deputy foreman of the building was fantastic and emotional for me personally. Back then though neither I nor my dad realised the significance of the apparatus and contraptions about us and it's a good job really that nobody just came in and gutted the place not realising the relevance of it all as an historical piece of engineering.

Boswell Reid also implemented this system into the Houses of Parliament buildings as well as many others listed later. The clock tower of the HoP which contains the big ben bell is actually a flue/chimney and is one of two towers on the building. Depending on which way the wind was blowing one tower would be used for fresh air intake before being tempered and one for the outlet in a nutshell.

Here is a paper Neil put together for the Liverpool History Society and I will add photos of my own taken during the trip which was utterly absorbing throughout:

Dr David Boswell Reid (1805-1863) – Ventilator of St George’s Hall

Dr Reid’s importance in the success of St George’s Hall and the historic significance of what he termed ‘Systematic Ventilation’ in the world of comfort engineering has only really been appreciated in recent years. Indeed St George’s Hall has now been recognised as the World’s First Air-Conditioned Building and the pioneering work Reid did in the first half of the 19th Century has affected most of our lives ever since. This article will look at the influences on his early life which led to this interest in the proper control of ventilation and temperature and will touch on other significant buildings he was involved with as well as briefly describing his incredibly elaborate system in St George’s Hall. (I have omitted his early life biography at this point)

David Boswell Reid’s involvement with St George’s Hall actually began some time before he was officially requested to advise on a suitable method for its ‘warming and ventilation’. He had been approached by the architect, Harvey Lonsdale Elmes, early in 1841 for advice, as Elmes later reported to the Assize Courts Committee on 28th April 1841. In his report, in which he gives an estimate of the total cost of ‘uniting St George’s Hall and the Assize Courts in one building’, Elmes states that ‘........I am induced to draw the attention of the Committee to the arrangements made by Dr Reid at the Houses of Lords and Commons’.

At the Committee’s request, Reid then attended a meeting on 29th July 1841 and both he and Elmes submitted reports suggesting the way forward in terms of the ventilation of the building. When Elmes was considering the various possible arrangements of the Concert Hall Building (St George’s Hall) and the Assize Courts Building in October 1840, he had also been asked to consider how a further building, containing Daily Courts (ie Magistrates’ Courts) and a Bridewell, might form part of the grouping. Indeed two of his proposed layouts show the Concert Hall building to the West (roughly where St George’s Hall now stands) with the Assize Court building to the North (roughly opposite the new extension to the Empire Theatre) and the Daily Courts building behind the Assize Courts building (roughly on the triangle where the Wellington Column and the Fountain now stand). As we know the two Committees then agreed that they would adopt Elmes alternative plan which combined the two buildings in one, however, it is clear from Elmes’ drawings, that he then adapted his Assize Courts winning competition entry so that the proposed Daily Courts and Bridewell building could use almost the same front elevation. A perspective sketch by Elmes of the proposed ‘Forum’ shows the Daily Courts building with a 200 ft high ventilation tower incorporated in it. This tower was to carry all the vitiated air and all the chimney smoke from both buildings. Elmes’ sketch of this arrangement was used by Reid as the frontispiece in his book on ventilation published in 1844.

Elmes Forum perspective sketch

The ventilation tower can be clearly seen in the distance and would have dominated the area. The building to the right, which was already in existence, was John Foster Junior’s neo-classical facade to Lime Street Station. Elmes makes a big thing, in his report to the Committee, of the fact that his combined building would have ‘no smoke on the outside or ugly cowled chimney pots which under the usual system of building is next to impossible to avoid’. His design allowed for all of the 110 chimney flues in the building to be brought down into the basement and for all of the smoke, along with the vitiated air, to be taken in tunnels and fed into the base of the tower where a furnace would burn continuously to propel all of the exhaust air and smoke into the atmosphere. The building had actually reached principal floor level in 1845 before the proposed Daily Court building was abandoned and it is great testament to the cooperation between Elmes and Reid that they were able to re-route the flues and vitiated air shafts without having any serious effect on the ventilation of the main spaces. New shafts were incorporated into the four corner angles of the Great Hall to accommodate foul air, with the smoke chimneys alongside. However, Reid mentions in his ‘Instruction Manual’ that some of the less important rooms, for example along the West elevation would have less satisfactory control than was originally planned.

Reid convinced the building committee that an unnecessary expense could be avoided if they accepted that his system was not designed so that every apartment could be served simultaneously. He argued that if either of the Courts was in use the Great Hall would not be, or, at least, it would not be crowded with people listening to a musical performance. His system was designed so that it could ventilate the Great Hall OR the Courts and/or the Small Concert Room, although, if the Great Hall was not in use ALL of the power could be applied to any single space. The flexibility built into the method of operation is exceptional in both its originality and its perspicacity. At the centre of the system are three main air supply chambers, one above the other. The simplest way to describe these is to say that the top and bottom ones have cold (fresh) air, and the middle one has heated air and the air streams could be mixed to give the desired supply temperature to each space although this description is not strictly correct because there are many different ways that the air could be sent and there are a number of cross-over ducts and additional fresh-air inlets. However, the basic principle is the same as in modern systems.

Showing a section of the building showing the air distribution

The Section clearly shows the positions of the North (right) and South ‘Fanners’ in the centre of the basement and the dark areas next to them indicate the Great North Water Apparatus and the Great South Water Apparatus (each consisting of 72
pipes, 4 in (100mm) diameter, the pipes being about 30 ft (9m) long). The arrows under the centre of the Great Hall (marked ‘Central Hall’ on the diagram) show the upper path of the cold (fresh) air. Below the main water heating coils are the additional fresh air routes for supply to the Small Concert Room (right) and the Grand Jury room (left). The ‘fanners’ were large paddle fans each with eight blades of 5 ft (1.5m) by 2ft 6in ((0.75m). the whole assembly being 10ft (3.0m) in diameter. They were driven by a 16hp steam engine. Additional ‘fanners’ were positioned in the East and West segments of the plant room and could be used to boost direct air supply or for recirculation by careful positioning of damper doors.

The North fanner as seen from the position of the Steam Engine

The edge of the Great North Water Apparatus can just be seen top right in the photograph, there was originally a door at that point (and on the left), which could be opened to allow air to pass between the hot pipes. The central ’Venetian Blind’ damper was operated by a lever from above and gave finer control over the rate of air flow. The water in the heating pipes was heated by two large, coke-fired, hot water boilers. There were two further hot-water coils at the bottom of the two vertical supply ducts for the Small Concert Room and another one under the South entrance. This latter one is now visible in the Heritage Centre. In addition to the hot water pipe coils there were 27 pipe coils heated by steam from two main, coke-fired, steam boilers but Reid was very insistent that the steam coils should only be used in extremely cold weather or for heating up the building before occupancy. He believed that passing air over such hot pipes had a deleterious effect on it. Reid was very aware of the effect of moisture level on comfort and he knew that warming air in Winter caused its Relative Humidity to be greatly reduced so he provided for steam to be directly injected into the air-stream. This steam was provided from a special, separate boiler near to the South Fanner. The steam to drive the steam-engine came from one of the main steam boilers, however, Reid’s Instruction Manual indicates that he anticipated that the system would function adequately most of the time without the steam-engine, or the fanners, having to operate. Indeed the steam-engine was removed, probably

early in the 20th Century, and the building functioned until 1984 without it. Ofourse, as with most of his other projects, Reid applied drawing power to the extract system by applying heat where necessary but with a building of this height it was relatively easy to provide a continuous throughput of air by taking it in at low level, heating it and then allowing it to escape at high level.

Steam Injector Nozzles Under Great North Water Apparatus

The East portico of the building showing the fresh air inlet grilles either side of the steps and around the edge, the underneath of the steps are hollow and forms the undercroft where the air is tempered accordingly. Cooled during the summer or warmed using hot water pipes in the summer.

The main air intakes can be seen as dark rectangles near the top of the steps at each end of the East Portico. The fresh air was washed by spray fountains under each grille and then passed through the vast under-croft, where any dirt entrained in the spray water would be deposited, on its way to the central distribution point. Again Reid points out in his Instruction Manual that the under-croft, which is about 30 ft(9m) high, would have the effect of cooling the air in Summer and warming it in Winter, was this, perhaps, its main function?

The Undercroft referred to by Reid in his instruction manual of how to work the system runs the whole length of East portico steps on St Georges Plateau. On early drawings it is interesting to note that Lime st is referred to as Victoria Way.

In all the major spaces, air is supplied at low level and extracted at high level, following the natural path of warm air in a building. This does mean that in Summer (when, in very hot weather, the Town Water Main could be connected to the large heating coils) it would have been necessary to apply power to keep the air moving in the same direction. Extract power was originally applied to the four main vertical air extract shafts by means of coke fires burning at the bottom of them in grates, however, the first Superintendent, William McKenzie, soon realised that one of his assistants spent most of his time caring for these four fires. He was constantly having to carry coke to them and ashes away from them so McKenzie had fan-tail gas jets installed at the base of each shaft and did away with Reid’s coke fires. The same system had been employed in the base of the four combined chimney stacks, into which all fireplace chimneys discharged, and these were also replaced by gas jets and then eventually by electric fans. Control of this vast ‘pneumatic machine’ (McKenzie’s phrase) was all done by hand but there was no ‘army of workers’ as some writers have suggested. Indeed, apart from the building Superintendent, William McKenzie there were only five men operating the heating and ventilation system. There was one engineer in charge of the two steam engines (the organ bellows were operated by a separate engine) who also maintained the fans. There were two stokers who maintained the five boilers, and there were two ‘labourers’, who operated the ventilation valves. The duties of the labourers included helping the stokers when necessary.

The steam engine mounting showing where the flywheel has worm away the stone on the left.

The conical deflection plate above the steam engine concentrated the escaping steam into a chimney and its upper surface forced the air being driven by the fanners into the upper (cold) air ducts. There were originally metal walls isolating the steam engine from the fanners.

The transverse duct.

Tempered air enters from the two sets of doors on the right. At the far end of this duct can be seen part of the ‘East Concert Water Apparatus’ at the base of the vertical duct serving the seating at the East side of the Small Concert Room.

The fantastic concert room showing air inlet grilles at floor level and in the stair risers.

The air outlet grilles in the ceiling of the Concert rooms.

The original rectangular outlet valve

The main air outlets are in the rectangular ceiling panels but the triangular grilles at the top of the wall could provide additional extract. The four quadrant glass panels around the top of the chandelier (not visible here) could be raised when the (gas) chandelier was lit to allow the hot gases to escape.

The open triangular outlet valve.

And that's it from the paper, below are more photos of my own .

Part of the foundation structure and the undercroft

Just part of the complicated Great North water piping system.

More flues

Original light fitting

A small fan in relation to those used that were 10ft in diameter in the main directional chamber. The steam engine and contraption above it sit directly below the centre of the main St Georges Hall to give you some idea of the location of it. The air is then sent to the air inlet grilles in the floor and statue niches to come up into the hall is probably the easiest way of explaining it.

Canvas flaps worked by ropes along lengths of ducting via pulleys. The walls are made of clinker, possibly produced at Cobbs quarry like those Eldon Street flats were in 1905.

We're really in the bowels now but not a sign of a spider
or a rat as we entered into rooms not very often used.

Another air collection chamber. We went under these low arches
ducking into rooms no taller than 5 ft, one after the other with torchlight.

Arches inside arches. The bowels of St Georges Hall

St Georges Hall Concert Room

St Georges Hall. Parts the other beers cannot reach. Untouched parts for years with rusted off locks and trains from the underground which is right next door to us here can be heard.

These ducts run along the length of the hall in the roof void to help circulate the air.

They've now built a conservatory roof over one of the south end lower roofs to protect it. The arch window here is the reverse side of the fabulous stained glass one when seen from inside the great hall.

This is the steel staircase that goes up and over the great hall ceiling,
note the holes in the bricks of the ceiling visible through each gap in the stairs.

The ornately carved and painted great hall ceiling arch which we all know and love is obviously unsupported in the middle. When designed some experts said that span could never be achieved but they didn't figure on Elmes genius. The arch starts at 3 bricks thick at the edges then decreases to two and the top or middle section is only one brick thick and these are no ordinary bricks but holed out as you can see here which shaved tens of tons of weight from the structure. When the supporting wooden frame was removed from under it after its construction, the ceiling dropped one eighth of an inch and no further much to everyone's relief and has stayed in situ ever since.

St Georges Hall air raid shelters (the bricked up doorway along the corridor wall) These are under the main steps at Lime street.

This is looking up from under the air conditioning grills that are situated either side of the main large set of steps up St Georges Hall at the Lime st elevation. Under the steps is hollow and is the undercroft was tempering the air as it comes in, cools it in summer, heat it in winter via hot water pipes for circulating via canvas flaps in the basement worked by men pulling ropes on pulleys so that the judge and concert room goers were warm or cool depending on the weather at the time. The handrail may be original 1840s or could have been added during the war as bricked up air raid shelters and in the coridor to the left here and part of the coping stone is cut away so it's my bet it's a 1940s addition but even the authority on the place taking us around wasn't sure.

THE ANN FOWLERS WOMEN'S HOSTEL

A view from 1927 showing Ann Fowlers with houses running up

Browside, the viewing tower and the Everton lock up dating from 1787.

Originally built as a Welsh Chapel for the ever growing Welsh population in the Everton district, it was taken over as the Ann Fowler Women's Refuge Hostel for homeless and battered women with limited life skills. It stood on Netherfield Road South facing Upper Beau Street just North of Browside and the Everton lock up. It was discontinued for use in the late 1970s and fell into disrepair by a decade later, finally being demolished around 1990. The good work of Ann Fowlers continues as a Salvation Army organisation situated in a relatively newer building on Fraser Street off London Road and named The Ann Fowler Memorial Home.

This rooftop view over Everton from Scotland Road in 1925 shows the dominance of the twin pointed towers on the landscape. This was a building i'd often see and pass when attending nearby St. Gregory's school, Prince Edwin Street as well as knocking around with mates from the area and drinking in the Tugboat pub on Netherfield Road itself.

The sitting room, dormitory bedroom and sinks at Ann Fowlers as captured on 17th May 1910.

During the 1950s high rise housing was being built all around it as lengthy sloping streets disappeared. Other landmarks on Nethy including the Popular Cinema, The John Bagot Hospital and The Netherfield Conservative rooms were lost but still Ann Fowlers remained, only losing its towers pointed roofs.

An arson attack in the early 1980s saw the roof collapse with only the landmark shell intact. It was only a matter of time before the Corporation decided it was unsafe and a risk to the public.

DISUSED RAILWAY TUNNELS

As we left the daylight, delving deeper and deeper into the unknown, we could sense we were going uphill if only by the fact the arc of daylight we had left behind was getting smaller as it would if we were on an incline. We could hear seeping water from the arches above as our eyes became acustomed to the dark. One of us stumbled across a hole in the floor, whereupon a small stone was dropped into it, the sound of it hitting water some seconds later. Hell, we thought, that could have been one of us down there and decided not to go off alone but that didn't stop me at the back launching a stone up ahead onto the side wall, unbeknown to the leader who stopped, startled in his tracks.

Eventually we saw up ahead a square block of daylight coming in from above and decided it might be a way out and proceeded towards it. When we arrived there, we were amazed to see old mattresses, bicycle frames, rags, rusty prams, overgrown weeds, torn old newspapers and magazines, bits of wood and every other type of litter and rubbish you could image which must have accumulated over the years.

Upon focusing our eyes to the heavens above, we were further amazed and somewhat comforted to see somewhere we recognised. Those tenements above are Fontenoy Gardens we said. The walls were sheer with plants growing out of them, dank, damp and water stained, we could see there was no way out. We decided after threading carefully to press on ahead and soon we were lost in the darkness again but saw a vertical shaft of light beaming down up ahead, the type of which reminded me of a 'beam me up scottie' type cylindrical shape from Star Trek.

Arriving at it, we looked up a circular shaft like chimney to see clouds passing over it ahead, but again, no way up. Time was getting on now and we guessed we'd been down there an hour or so, bearing in mind the larking about en route. Furthermore, we could see no further light up ahead, only pitch blackness so decided to bottle it and retrace our previously safe footsteps.

Back on the surface and at home, I studied an A-Z to find we had walked part of the Waterloo railway tunnel and we'd gone under landmarks well known to us such as Byrom Street Polytech. The circular shaft of light was still a mystery and we thought it might have been somewhere within the walled garden to the rear of Christian Street library but after scaling its wall, we found that not to be. Trying to follow the line we took underground, we decided to trace it overland then there it was, the chimney is still there to this day on Wilde Street off Norton Street.

The shaft would have been used for the dispersion of steam from the puffing billy type railway engines and if we'd have walked its full length, we would have emerged at Edge Hill station after first coming across at least one other shaft which is in the grounds of Archbishop Blanch school. In days gone by, a winding mechanism was used for pulling these trains uphill to the large void that Fontenoy Gardens overlooked and is regarded to be Hodson Street catch area for runaway trains and in fact a railway worker was killed there in the past when hit by a goods wagon. Steam locomotives were used from Hodson Street to Edge Hill.

The part of the tunnel from what was Waterloo dock goods yard at Great Howard Street to Byrom Street is Waterloo Tunnel but the stretch thereonin to Edge Hill sidings is actually called Victoria Tunnel. Waterloo Goods yard was where Toys R Us and Costco are now situated. There is a tunnel which also runs from Edge Hill to Wapping goods station on the south dock road, called Wapping Tunnel which has shafts including ones at Cornwallis Street and Great George Street.

Upon investigating the history of where we'd explored, I found that Wapping tunnel opened in 1829, Waterloo Tunnel in 1849 - both were closed in 1972 Waterloo tunnel has a brick sewer running beneath it, possibly where we heard the stone mentioned earlier go plop. The duct would also have been used to house the winding cables used to pull the wagons up the steep gradient.

Waterloo Goods Yard at the Western end of the Victoria/Waterloo tunnel. It was expanded to take passengers across the dock road and into Riverside Station at one point.

Waterloo Tunnel in use in 1971, a year later, it would be closed and still is. Pic with thanks to Keith Rose.

The deep cutting seen here is where we looked up and saw Fontenoy Gardens, the nearest block which this photograph of Joe Devine's was taken from. This is the smaller block, Great Crosshall Street end of the development which was above the careers office.

Everything but the kitchen sink confronted us, though there is a bath there. A window frame, pallets, a bedstead and a living room chair make up some of the rest of what's been discarded over the years. Bellamy and Attenborough would have been made up with the plant wildlfe too

Fontenoy Gardens in the late 1980s just before and during demolition as captured by Ron Formby and Freddy O'Connor respectively. The little street which runs between the cuttings is Hodson Street and is now incorporated into one of the back gardens of the houses built in this site. As the tunnel runs Eastwards towards Edge Hill, so it is named Victoria Tunnel and Steam loco's were used to move the goods trains, hence the need for ventilation shafts at regular intervals from that point on. When built, these tunnels had to navigate under two burial grounds on Hunter Street, one being the Quaker Friends meeting house and the other, Christ Church graveyard.

Two fascinating photos from one of our urban explorer friends on the 28days website and forum namely, Earth worm Jim and Dav.P. The left one is Waterloo tunnel with the railway line sleeper marks still evident. This tunnel looks more curved from ground level than the Wapping tunnel on the right which seems to rise as sheer before curving at a much taller height.

Upon my return to pastures old in October 2009, much of the rubbish had been removed from the cutting as studies were made into the feasibility of the tunnels being re-opened to goods traffic to relieve the roads above.

MILL ROAD MATERNITY HOSPITAL

Many Northern Liverpudlian's lives started at Mill Road Maternity Hospital off West Derby Road. I know that a few generations of my own family's did including my grandparents, parents, myself, brother, wife, in-laws and then my own children. There is even a facebook page dedicated to its services in this role so here is the history of it. Overview:

Mill Road Hospital was built by the West Derby Union Board of Guardians as a workhouse for the sick poor. By 1891 it had been renamed Mill Road Infirmary. It remained a general hospital until the Second World War. The only major addition to the original institution was a new outpatients department which was built in 1938.

During the Second World War the hospital was very badly damaged by air raids. In 1941 patients had to be transferred to Broadgreen Hospital where 610 beds were made available for Mill Road patients. Fortunately the new outpatient block was not damaged. When the war ended there was a debate about whether or not the hospital should be rebuilt. When it did finally reopen in June 1947, it was not as a general hospital but as a specialist maternity hospital. In November 1993 the main part of the hospital was closed. Eventually the hospital was replaced by a larger maternity hospital in Toxteth, which opened in 1995: the new Liverpool Women's Hospital. From workhouse to Mill Road hospital

Looking after the poor.

Like many hospitals across the country, Mill Road hospital grew out of the need to provide workhouses because of the changes made by the New Poor Law of 1834. The West Derby Union was formed as a result in 1837 to oversee the poor of the parishes which stretched from Garston in the south to Ince Blundell in the north. The Guardians of the new Union purchased land in Mill Lane to build the West Derby Union Workhouse. After inmates from the old Poor House were transferred there and others from Brownlow Hill workhouse moved in under a rental arrangement with the Liverpool Select Vestry, it was soon realised that the new workhouse at Mill Road was too small. All sick inmates were sent to a fever hospital and the fever sheds converted into workshops.

The problem of caring for the sick poor was helped when a new hospital was built in 1852 on West Derby Road between Horne Street and Hygeia Street. At that time, nurses were not trained. They were often illiterate and worked on mainly domestic duties. Cases of dismissal for drunkenness or fighting were not uncommon.

By 1862 the issue of looking after the able-bodied poor and the sick poor was becoming a problem. It was decided to purchase thirty-seven acres at Walton-on-the Hill for a new workhouse. The Board of Guardians intended to sell both the hospital at West Derby Road and the Workhouse at Mill Road to pay for the new venture. But once again the need for accommodation had been underestimated and it was realised that the new Walton workhouse would not be big enough. What had been Mill Road Workhouse was kept and became a workhouse hospital for the sick poor.

The decision was not popular with the local residents who had been led to believe that the threat of contagious diseases was to be removed with the transfer of patients. Despite a number of protests, the workhouse hospital at Mill Road remained.

The grand layout of the workhouse and soon to be hospital. Here, we see the Operating Department in 1925.

The New Infirmary

The threat of disease caused by unsanitary conditions together with an inadequate and outdated building, led to the decision to rebuild the workhouse hospital. In March 1891 work started on the Mill Road Infirmary on what had been the site of the workhouse for the sick poor. The cost of the 700-bed building was estimated at £100,000 (just over £6 million at 2002 values). Nurses were relocated at new premises across the road to provide additional space. The last patients were transferred from their temporary accommodation at Belmont Road in 1895.

Treatment of the mentally ill was also carried out at Mill Road. The Lower Hospital was a detached block on the Mill Road site and inmates there became knows as ‘lowers’. Often troublesome patients were transferred to the Lower block with little knowledge of their true condition. It was simple procedure requiring no legal obligations

Before the First World War (1914-1918), Mill Road started to take in paying patients and certain parts of the hospital were used just for this purpose. The strain on voluntary hospitals meant that alternative accommodation was needed. This mixed use served an important part in decreasing the divide between the two types of hospital. Despite the change of name, the institution would still be known as the workhouse hospital for many years.

1925 was an important year for the hospital. The General Nursing Council recognised it as a Training School for Nurses a new wing for the departments of Operating, X-Ray and Electro-therapeutics was opened and Neville Chamberlain, the Minister for Health, paid a visit. In 1937 a new Superintendent Dr Leonard Findlay was appointed. He was a popular figure and with his enthusiasm and direction, Mill Road gained a reputation as the best pre-war hospital for post-graduate study in Liverpool. Mill Road hospital and the Second World War

Mill Road hospital in Liverpool was busy during the Second World War (1939-1945). For example on 14 September 1939 an accidental explosion at the docks brought in eighty patients and it became obvious that the hospital was under-prepared for casualties of war. Action such as transferring patients to suburban hospitals was taken to ensure that the hospital could cope. Heavy air raids were experienced in Liverpool during March 1941 and continued until the first week in May when the worst attacks of all occurred.

On 3 May 1941 the hospital itself was hit. Eighty-three people were killed that night including seventeen members of staff. Twenty-seven people (of which seventeen were staff) were injured. The four hundred or so surviving patients were transferred to other hospitals. Three ward blocks were totally destroyed and the in-patient area was not fit for use.

The blitz devastated part of the infirmary but you would never have known it when visiting there in later decades.

Mill Road hospital and the National Health Service

When the National Health Service (NHS) was set up in the United Kingdom in 1948, the administration of Mill Road infirmary passed from Liverpool Corporation to the Eastern Hospitals Board. It had not been used at all after the wartime bombing and staff went to work at Walton and later Broadgreen hospitals.

After the war it was decided to salvage and make good what was left of Mill Road and to turn it into a hospital that specialised in obstetrics (child-birth) and gynaecology (problems only affecting women). Mill Road Maternity Unit was opened on 5 June 1947 at the hospital and was one of many maternity hospitals which had to cope with the post-war baby boom and the increase in the number of births. In 1950 the Obstetrical Flying Unit (later run in partnership with Liverpool Maternity Hospital) was introduced. A squad of specialists could be used to attend difficult home births. Improvements during the mid-1950s included additional isolation accommodation, facilities for sick antenatal patients, a residential section for medical students and a new premature baby unit.

The artificial limb and appliance centre.

A dedicated artificial limb and appliance centre, the first in the country, was built at the Mill Road site and opened on 25 July 1961. It served the entire Liverpool Regional Health Board area with a population of two and a half million and supplied prosthetic aids to National Health Service patients and war pensioners.

Administrative changes and the end of an era.

Changes within the NHS in the mid 1970s almost saw the closure of Mill Road as cost-cutting measures were called for by Liverpool Area Health Authority. A compromise was found where Mill Road was to stay open, taking on the maternity units of Broadgreen and Sefton General. The 1970s and 1980s saw many administrative changes. In 1985 Mill Road, Liverpool Maternity Hospital and the Women’s Hospital came together as the Liverpool Obstetric and Gynaecological Unit. The Unit became a trust status in 1992 and became the Liverpool Obstetric and Gynaecological Service NHS Trust. A new building was needed and in 1992 work started on the New & United Liverpool Women’s Hospital building at Crown Street. In-patient services were transferred from Mill Road to the Women’s Hospital in November 1993. By 1995 Mill Road was completely closed for business and the building was demolished. Some eminent Mill Road hospital staff.

Robert Atlay was the Medical Director at Mill Road hospital in Liverpool when it finally closed its doors to patients in 1993. He had fought to keep the hospital open in the 1970s and 1980s when cuts were being made and he is credited with many administrative reforms which made the maternity unit a happy place to visit. He had studied at Mill Road as a student in 1958 and spent most of his career there.

Leonard Findlay was appointed as Superintendent in 1937 and was one of the reasons why Mill Road got a reputation as the best pre-Second World War hospital for post-graduate study in Liverpool. He received the George Medal for bravery during the German air raids on the city in May 1941 (the 'blitz').

P.W.M.L. Langley was a twenty-three year old Senior Resident House Surgeon who died of typhoid in 1880. He is remembered by a plaque which is now at the New & United Liverpool Women’s Hospital.

John Birkbeck Nevins was one of the long-standing medical figures at the hospital. A graduate of Guy’s Hospital London University, he practised at Mill Road from 1847 to 1863. He went on to provide a report which was used to put together the Contagious Diseases Act of 1846 and 1866.

Mr Nathan Raw was a Medical Superintendent who started in 1896. He went on to serve on national and international committees concerned with tuberculosis and psychiatry. During the First World War he was senior physician of the Liverpool Mobile Base, a mobile unit that followed the troops at the firing line. He pioneered the use of anti-toxins in infective diseases and the use of x-ray diagnosis, finally giving up work due to the effects of irradiation to his hands.

Gertrude Riding started work at Mill Road in 1910. She was Matron from 1927 until she retired in 1948. She lost an eye as the result of injuries during the blitz. She was a founding member of the Royal College of Nursing and was awarded the Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.) for her services during the war.

Some pictures with thanks to L.E. Thomas as the hospital sees out it's final few years of life before its eventual closure and demolition.

SEAMAN'S ORPHANAGE

In April 1870, Liverpool City Council donated a plot of land in the North East of Newsham Park for an orphanage. Designed by Alfred Waterhouse, on the 11th September 1871, the foundation stone was laid by Ralph Brocklebank and within a few months £8,000 had been raised for the building. In January 1874, 114 children moved into the orphanage and it was officially opened on 30th September 1874 by Queen Victoria's fourth son the Duke of Edinburgh.

On 12th May 1886, Queen Victoria visited The Seamen's Orphanage accompanied by the Duke of Connaught and Princess Beatrice. Queen Victoria agreed to become patron of the orphanage with Princess Mary and as a result it was granted the title 'Royal'.

At the start of World War Two, preparations were made for the children at The Seamen's Orphanage to be evacuated. This took place on the 11th September 1939, exactly 68 years after the foundation stone was laid.

Liverpool Seamen's Orphan Institution.

After the Second World War in 1948, there were only 130 children left in the orphanage. The introduction of Family Allowance and the launch of the National Health Service enabled families to care for children in their own home. On 25th July 1949, it was decided that the orphanage should close down and two days later the doors finally shut with many of its children being sent to boarding schools.
In 1951, the Ministry of Health bought the building and turned it into Park Hospital, however, this closed down in 1988 and the building is currently not in use.

Two photographs from 1895 taken on Orphan Drive, Newsham Park. The first shows the chapel, now demolished for a health centre, the second shows the main building which as you will see, some 115 years later, we managed to gain access to explore.

The grand foyer, a classroom and a dorm as pictured in 1895

The dining hall and sitting room in 1895.

Orphans uniforms and orphaned boys and girls.

Some links: Life in the Orphanage by Phyllis Gilmore

My Merseyside Memory Article

The Orphanage School

Boot making in the bespoke workshop and woodwork classes in 1895 too.

Left: One of the wards in the building.

Right: Playtime, 1912 style.

And so it was with thanks to our friend Johnny Blue that on a cracking Saturday morning the 17th April 2010, four of us with an historical interest in Liverpool gained access to the old Seaman's Orphanage which had served the latter part of its life as Park Hospital. It was a privilege to walk in the very same footsteps of so much history attached to this building.

A Welcome sign is embedded into the fantastic tiled floor in the entrance hall. Old metal radiators still adorn the walls which are lined with gothic style windows. That theme is continued with pointed arch corridors running the length of the main hall. The last pic shows the lift, electricity still running in a small part of the building.

An original balcony over the dining room shown in the 1895 pictures above, complete with 1960s light fittings. Fancy plasterwork, friezes and beams are spoilt only by the flaking paint from years of neglect. False ceiling panels now leave the real height of the room to the imagination but it wasn't difficult to picture the vastness and the large furniture that once would have graced the v dining hall and dormitories. More vertical narrow windows serve one of the many small side rooms as my fellow explorers capture some of the scenes on video camera.

The reception area from when the building was used as a hospital complete with some fitted furniture including wardrobes, chest of drawers, mirrors and curtains. Notice the ornate fireplace and hearth.

The stairwell and safety guards with original newel posts. It was strange to think of all the people that had trodden these very boards and steps. If ever a building would have ghosts of the past, this would be it but there was not a bad feeling in the place.

Corridors off rooms off rooms off corridors. Boarded up windows letting in shards of April sunshine. A pristine but bare bathroom that has stood unused for over 2 decades.

The other side of the reception window still houses bookcases and office furniture like time stood still but stock shelves are almost bare but for flash floor cleaner.

A zonal floor plan of the intricate alarm system which has made the plan vandal proof even to this day. Next, we ascend the narrow stone circular staircase to the top of the belfry.

The narrow doorways leading to the stone stairway. Cast iron drainage pipes even exists within the building and arachnophobia is a no no at this level as this foot square cobweb confirms. A fine setting for a horror movie.

Roof trusses at the uppermost portion of the building and some slipped tiles revealing daylight which sadly means a number of tubs having to collect rainwater which lets in. From this height, we get a good view of the rooftops.

Some of the amazing outbuildings and annexes that cannot be seen from the main road at Orphan Drive. Above the doorway of the building on the left is a relief sculpture of a child sat on a coiled rope whilst cradling a ship. A bygone reminder of the building's original use. An ornamental balcony and stone planters complete the facade. On the right, workshops which housed some of the lessons as seen on the 1895 photographs.

You can get a good view of Newsham Park and the grounds and gardens as well as the roof line from the belfry windows. Little garrets adorn these areas and the chimney stack ornamentation is impressive.

The rear of the orphanage with its ancillary buildings.

The colourful gardens and the master gates which lead to double wooden doors through which horse drawn carriages of seamen's orphans would have been transported to their new home. Later of course, it was used for ambulances bringing the sick to Park Hospital. The last photograph shows the intricate detailing of the cast iron downspouts and rainwater channels from the ornamental balcony above the bay window.

ARDEN HOUSE SALVATION ARMY HOSTEL

At the end of the 1800s, it was established that accommodation was required for the floating population of labourers and dockers in the Scotland Road area. Many hundreds could be seeking lodgings each night and one attempt at solving this problem was the opening of the Bevington Bush People's home by Liverpool People's Homes Ltd. The foundation stone was laid on 21st June 1898 by Thomas H. Ismay and it was opened by the Earl of Derby on 11th January 1900. This building offered 500 sleeping rooms, which were wonderfully clean and cheerful. They were for the sober working man, there being no admittance for the habitual drinker.

The building was requisitioned by the admiralty during WWII in November 1941 and was sold to the Salvation Army in November 1945 as a hostel for the destitute and homeless and renamed Arden House, it had a bridge that connected two parts of the building which straddled Arden Street. It was also used by passing lorry drivers as an overnight stay, the waste ground alongside the hostel being a perfect parking spot for all manner of transport vehicles during the 1960s and 70s, the thirteen shillings fee being some three shillings below the usual going rate. Having stood just off Scotland Road for nearly 9 decades, it became disused and lay empty during the 1980s, finally being demolished in 1990.

Arden House in the 1960s, first from Blackstock Street as captured by Bernard Fallon and the showing the connecting bridge over Arden Street from Bevington Bush.

Arden House from various angles in the 1980s, some of them showing its near neighbour, the Wellington public house. The pic bottom left was captured just after a snowfall and the one bottom right is during demolition.

Bevington Bush and indeed the very hostel above is outside where Jamaican street performer Seth Davy is said to have performed with his set of dancing marionette dolls around the late 1890s and early 1900s. A song lamenting his death in 1904 known as 'Whisky on a Sunday' and also as 'The Ballad of Seth Davy' was written by Glyn Hughes (1932–1972), and became popular during the second British folk revival. Whisky on a Sunday - original lyrics.

He sits in the corner of old beggar's bush, On top of an old packing crate,

he has three wooden dolls that can dance and can sing, And he croons with a smile on his face.

Come day, go day. Wish in my heart it was Sunday,

Drinking buttermilk thru the week - Whisky on a Sunday.

His tired old hands tug away at the strings, and the puppets dance up and down,

A far better show than you ever would see, In the fanciest theatre in town.

Come day, go day. Wish in my heart it was Sunday,

Drinking buttermilk thru the week - Whisky on a Sunday.

In nineteen o four, old Seth Davy died, and his singing was heard no more,

His puppets and string they were thrown in the bin, and his board went to mend a back door.

Come day, go day. Wish in my heart it was Sunday,

Drinking buttermilk thru the week - Whisky on a Sunday.

But on stormy nights, when you're passing that way, and the wind's blowing up from the sea,

You'll still hear the songs of that old Seth Davy, as he croons to his dancing dolls three.

Come day, go day. Wish in my heart it was Sunday,

Drinking buttermilk thru the week - Whisky on a Sunday. And the lyrics with a Liverpool slant to them.......

SETH DAVY., by Glyn Hughes.

He sat on the corner of Bevington Bush, astride an old packing case,

And the dolls on the end of the plank went dancing, as he crooned with a smile on his face.

CHORUS: "Come day, go day. Wishing me heart for Sunday.

Drinking buttermilk all the week; whisky on a Sunday."

2; His tired old hands drummed the wooden plank, and the puppet dolls they danced the gear.

A far better show then you ever would see, at the Pivvy or new Brightion Pier.

CHORUS; Come day go day........

3; But in nineteen o'four old Seth Davy died, and his song was heard no more.

And the three dancing dolls ended up in a bin, and the plank went to mend a back-door.

CHORUS:"Come day, go day

4; But on some stormy nights, down Scotty Road way, when the wind blows up from the sea,

You can still hear the song of old Seth Davy, that he sang to his dancing dolls three;

CHORUS; "Come day, go day...

SOME DISUSED CINEMAS

Former Derby Cinema, Liverpool - Photographed Oct 09

This forgotten building on Scotland Road has an interesting history.

Built as a Methodist Church in 1843, it was extended in 1865 and became a cinema in 1912 whereupon the front was extended for the foyer and projection room. A wider extension was added to the rear in 1929. It survived as the Derby until 14 May 1960 when it was converted to Whitneys car showroom with a large picture window added to the ground floor frontage. At this point the balcony and stairs were removed and the upstairs was sealed up. It was Coynes funeral directors in the 1980s and 90s before lying lay derelict until in 2009, a fireworks retailers took over residence.

Removal of the false ceiling has revealed the proscenium, the curved 1929 ceiling and the 1865 church ceiling as well. The cellars contain a large mouldering oil boiler, the heating pipes (car showroom) are visible in the auditorium shots. Access was gained, with much difficulty, to the sealed off portion. It was an eerie feeling to be the first person to walk up the projection room steps in 48 years! Everything had a thick layer of dust and was in darkness, due to the cladding. A sample of the film on the floor is shown, preserved by the cold, dry atmosphere.

Former Royal Cinema, Breck Road, Liverpool - Photographed Oct 09

This was originally the Theatre Royal, opened in 1888. Converted to a cinema in 1920, it closed in January 1965. Used as a "Top Flight" bingo hall until the 1980's, it is presently a furniture shop.

Above the false ceiling are relics of its past. The structure is in bad condition but the pigeons are the greatest hazard, after rotten floors. Planning has been granted to replace it with flats! Essoldo were the last cinema operators, leaving most of the vintage electrical equipment behind. The motor generator sets were never replaced, lasting its entire cinema life!

The Princess Cinema on the Selwyn Street/Brewster Street junction in Kirkdale opened on 11th May 1931 housing 1,460 seats, all on the one level.

The architect was G. Stanley Lewis and it was taken over by Essoldo in 1958 before closing on 22nd October 1966 then used as a bingo hall for the next 34 years. It has been disused for some time now and sadly awaits demolition.

VULCAN STUDIOS WATERLOO ROAD

Vulcan Studios was first established in the denim days of the eighties, providing space and time for artists and musicians to struggle through their formative years. Barry, not a musician just a hippy having hitched his way around the world, settled back in Liverpool with his wife and child. Having aquired an old warehouse on the dock road, just by where the Irish fishing boats used to land, he was a frequent face watching live gigs around the city and allowed a few friends to rehearse in his little building.

"I used to just go by the building once a week and there would be a row of pound notes on the shelf. The bands just let themselves in and left their money, then it happened that there would be more money than i expected. More and more bands needed somewhere to practise. And thats how its began; i got a bigger building..."

With our own band rehearsing there, I was allowed the freedom of the building for these snaps. Whilst Vulcan Supplies full kits/amps, padded rooms and a full blown recording studio, as you can above, there are still some parts retaining original features such as the stone spiral staircase, the shuttered windows and hardwood fire doors.

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There used to be so many characters, possibly even deemed a bit eccentric in the 1970s Liverpool I grew up in and they seem to be a dying breed. Everyone will remember Sandy, down at the Pier Head, it struck me about his popularity on the Radio Merseyside phone-in after his sad death. He'd clear the road for any buses reversing out of their diagonal slots, he'd be organising at all the wedding and funeral gatherings around his home patch of Holy Cross too.

Plink plink is the most recent town centre addition, well actually he's been around since the year dot it seems. How about 'The coat', boot polish and little Johnno who frequented the Goat public house when Julie Cannon was manageress?. Then there was the 'End is nigh' placard man in Church Street, what about the man with all the signs on his bike, most notably 'No smoking' - well he got his wish after the ban last year.

These additions to the site are not meant to offend or ridicule anyone, indeed i've even added some of myself from that era (but please feel free to ridicule those ones), but it's interesting in some, just to see the past fashions in shot, the backgrounds, the interiors of some pubs, some long since gone. If anyone contacts me to say they want removing from the page, then consider it done. It is local prolific snapper Joe Devine though that takes the credit for those shots, i'm just unearthing them and using this site as a vehicle to show them.

Complimented with an increasing number of my own 1980s+ shots, indeed, it couldn't have been known back then that this 'looking back' craze would take off the way it undoubtedly has. Further to that, who could have envisaged the internet, electronic mail, or digital cameras where you could just delete and retake bum shots. There will be many shots of people that didn't know they'd been snapped, some may vaguely remember showing those pearly whites for 5 seconds of madness and wonder whatever happened to the photo or did it ever even get developed? Some possibly too drunk to remember and may get a shock!

The best seat in the house on this lovely summers day on St. Anne street, you'll need to shed that coat and shirt to catch a tan though.

Moments of madness and merriment on manic monday.

The London Road rebel rousers. Do you recognise yourself on these? The one on the left is in Ma Edgies.

Wriggo and Dominic Wiles in the Court House, Commutation Row.

The Observer at the Pier Head and The drinker as oppossed to the thinker, at Lime St station.

Taking a rest with Ray and Julie. Ray and Julie are the chairs positioned in the space left when Jeromes photographic studio was demolished next to the Lord Warden pub in London Road though it had not been used for that purpose for quite some time. Everyone of a certain age has a photograph amongst their family albums that was taken in Jeromes.

Mr Allen from 20d Gerard Crescent. I was in the same class as his son Philly. Seen here outside the Derby Arms, St. Anne Street known locally as Pat Molloys - long since gone.

Sandy Bromilow. Seen here in Williamson Square. R.I.P. Sandy.

Billy Christian wetting the whistle. Dominic Wildes and friends outside the Court House on Commutation Row.

<------ Christy Butcher is on the right. He and his brother Dominic were well known figures in Gerard Gardens. Nicknamed boots by the local lads, he came from a traditional boxing family including Tony Butcher.

The end of the world is nigh. Some of these chaps used to holler at the Pier Head's 'speakers corner'. Luckily for us reading this, he got it wrong. He did have another one though. 'Be sure your sins will find you out'.

At the Prince Alfred, Everton Brow. This colourful character, his dog and his bike were often to be found there. The school on the lft is now flattened and the pub is a shop called the Brow.

Boss Roach and Waller are amongst the locals on show here as spectators to a footy match on Bishop Goss school grass in Grosvenor Street in the mid 1980s.

Such is scouse humour that this pair were known as Bacon and eggs as they were never apart. Seen here on part of the 4 squares site on Soho Street with Birkett Street tenements behind. 'Japs' was a frequent face around the Richmond Row area and just look at that old parking meter. Did they ever have any takings in them, I can only remember kids looting the tanners by sticking a matchstick in to a whirring sound followed by the sound of cash hitting the kerb.

Creating a Mathew Street festival all of his own including a pole dance and I don't mean a cha cha cha with one of our Warsaw tourists.

It's 1986 as my Boss Peter Lloyd, his wife Pauline and my work colleague Dave Rooney and his wife, also Pauline, join my wife to be, Ann and myself for the wedding in Heywood, Lancs of Terry and Kendra.

Franny Ryan and friends in Christian Street, looking South beyond The Pontack pub and the old library which became the Community centre for a while.

Music time. I hope that's not vodka in that orange as someone blows their own trumpet. Karaoke is next which is more my scene, using less hot air.

Little Johnno and Terry Brookes. Jono frequented the Goat when Julie was manageress. I was in their pool team at the time and many a night Johnno would launch the balls at your head if you wound him up. Here's to you kidder as you raise your glass there. Terry lived in our block, Thurlow House, us at 98d and he at 98a, 3 flats below.

A local of the darts league.

Sunday afternoon letting out time at Pat Molloys, St. Anne Street in the days when the pubs shut at 3pm on a Sunday. John and Joe Quinn are amongst the revellers and no, that's not Terry out of Brookside.

The Court House, Commutation Row. Jimmy Parry, Francis Wiles and George Jones aka naily.

Ain't nothing like just watching the world go by sometimes.

Do you see yourself here? Around London Road in the 1980s.

Frankie Georgeson from Gerard Gardens on the left with his alsation, Kim. My dad bought our czechoslovak air rifle from him in the 1970s, that's St. Anne street in the background with the police station, Keisers clock tower and Kings pub further along.

Franny Ryan with Jimmy Sweeney down at the Pier Head.

The Unique was a well known doss house at 43 Shaw St in the style of Scotland Road's Champion Whates. You could have a shared room or sleep on a rope strung across the room which was cheaper.

The lay preacher of Williamson Square.

Jackson Nesbitt known locally as Jacko or plink plink was born in Armagh in 1938 which makes him art deco. So popular around town is he that he's appeared on the Liverpool 1 T.V. channel, the Billy Butler show on BBC Radio Merseyside, on John Dolan's CD, My Liverpool and on youtube.
Now clean shaven, he can usually be found outside Stoniers in Williamson Square twanging away on his cardboard guitar which has now been upgraded by a local firm including their advertisement on it. He brightens up a dull day for many to the amusement of many city centre shoppers and revellers.

Out of the rat race and chillin' out.

The Royal George, Spencers and The Falkland Arms - London Road.

Williamson Square again. Are these two talking to each other across photographs. Where do they all go now that the benches have gone.

Saturday afternoon in Spencers. Since revamped and renamed the Picture House, large screens now broadcast the latest live football matches and horse race meetings.

Not sure if this guy is rolling a rizla or playing the mouth organ outside the Richmond. A sunny day but nowhere to go for this chap on the step of the Prince of Wales.

This chair could well have come off the Gerard Gardens bommy.

Stanley Road, Kirkdale in the mid 1980s. Newspaper seller Frank Philips, a familiar face in the area can be seen complete with box bike.

Who are you looking at. If looks could kill.

Some atmospherically coloured pub scenes including Julie Devine seated top right in the Court House and Mr and Mrs Allen (nee Hallmark) bottom left.

Bootsy and Snudge in the prince Alfred.

Pondering. The man himself, Joe Devine in a pensive moment.

One hundred and eightyyyyyyyy!

Commutation Row again. Sketty Allen and next Francis Wiles outside the Hare & Hounds.

Me on the roof of Blackburn Chambers with Concourse House and St. Georges Hotel in the background. Next - en route to Ma Edgies along Pudsey Street. Next - taking a well earned break from shopping up London Road, T.J's is in the background.

Well that's what I think of the World Cup 86. Give me Corrie any day. Natter time and putting the world to rights.

Save your love my darling, save your love.... For summer nights with moon and stars above... - Is that Renee and Renato there?

Time gentlemen please!

Now - one of these slides has obviously been scanned back to front but can you tell which one?

I'm praying for rain in Californiaaaaa, and he's zonked and still 4 pints to get through.

Ahh - the old straw shopping bag. Reminds me of when my mam used to trek up Soho street for the messages.

Some more of John Quinn and friends in Spencers, London Road.

It wasn't unknown for some of the London Road barrow women to nip into the nearby local for a bit of respite.

A quiet half was sometimes the only contact many of these chaps had with the outside world As such, engage in conversation with them and they all had a story to tell.

Street life, it's the only life I know - sang Randy Crawford with the Crusaders.

Some random pics as captured by Joe on his trawls around the streets of Liverpool 3.

From September 1980 until we moved out in 1994, I worked for a shipping and forwarding agent called Lloyds Freight Services Ltd who were based at 99/101 Dale Street. The first pic shows the works xmas do in the Everton 500 club in 1981. From L to R are Karen Rice who married Russell Christian of the Liverpool group 'The Christians'. Next is the MD Peter Lloyd and the other side of me, his elder brother David. Both staunch Evertonians like myself, David was also one of the 49 militant councillors expelled under the Labour leadership a few years later. Extreme right is Sheena Swindells (now Whitehead) who had just joined the fray a few months earlier.

Three years on an EFC win the F.A. Cup and charity shield so making it a bumper xmas do back at the same place. From L to R are Steven Lloyd, Way Ziane, Brian Edmonds, Pat Rooney (with the lid on his head), Dave Rooney, Steve Vinue and Me.

Bottom pic from the same night is Billy Fletcher and Tina Cain.

Ken Dann with Pat and Dave Rooney at a sportsmans dinner we attended at Everton FC in May 1986. Howard Kendall and Ron Yeates were on the bill as well as a comedian/impressionist.

My better half, Ann with Shirley from our office. This was taken at the bosses, Peter Lloyd's 40th birthday celebrations on 25th July 1986 in a marquee in his back garden in Aughton.

Exactly one year on and it's Peter's wife Pauline's 40th and another marquee party. Seen here are Sheena Swindells, Dot Olsen, Ann and Jean Dann.

It's the works xmas do 1988 back at EFC. Sheena, Leah and Ann. Next pic is Paul (Foxy) Fletcher with Linda and Albert Bankier.

Two of our liveried vehicles, the Luton box van and Mercedes panel. On the left is a young Jarrod Lloyd who eventually came to work for us with Ronnie Olsen and Ken Dann. One the right is Peter Lloyd with Albert and Ronnie.

Our Melissa's 18th at the Silvestrian club in November 2007. John Higgins, Don (silly ass) McGuigan, Chris Baccino, me and Chucker Higgins. Next up are Mandy Baccino, Janet and Pat Baccino. Julee filling her gob again. Robert Pines, Jo & Joe Taylor, John Medway and our Joe. Lastly, Paulette Wharton, Sue Fagan and the silly asses again.

Top left: Chris Baccino's stag night around town. - April 08. The Wedding the following week where I was best man. Above: This was taken in the Eldonian club after the ceremony and features 5 Baccino's. Some of the ladz n' gals at the end of the night. Bambi Mark, our Melanie, our K8e in the front, Katie Clarke (partly hidden) Daniel Rice (back), Anthony Cunningham and our Melissa.

T.A. 208 lads Duncan Allen and my old mate Brian king in the Lion pub, Moorfields. Also seen are Chris Roberts and mad Franky Frazer and friends. These were taken around 7pm after a long day boozing on London Road and taking in the Chelsea v Everton match in the Eagle, Vauxhall Road. Our first pint was in the lord Warden at 10am just prior to the Armistice day commemorations on 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month 07.

The 3 muskateers. Our Katy, Melissa and Melanie with our pure white Turkish Angoran cat - Patch. She was born with a black patch on her head which grew out. (Right) Our Melissa's hairdressing crew in their 2nd year at Skelmersdale College, you'll notice our Melissa from an earlier photograph above, her mate Katie Twist is the soft looking one in the middle bottom row.

Haydock races Saturday 19th July 08 for John Medway's stag day/night. 16 of us including 4 Tony's, Wayne, Joey T, Evo, TB, Mark and the legend that is Mick Casey during our 12 hour shindig.

J&J Morris & Sons

To many, William Henry Street, Liverpool 3 is Morris's. One of the last bastions of white smocked greengrocers and butchers that serve a community decimated during the 1980s with the demolition of the likes of the four squares tenement blocks and the Piggeries high rise. Somehow bucking the trend that have seen their competitors succumb to the ever increasing Supermarket chains, Tom and Pete defy retirement to carry on where their dad left off after his death in 1965.

Established in the street over 100 years ago, the original shop existed at No.25 William Henry Street which was on the next block to where they are on now, between Jenkinson and Rokeby Street. In 1910, the year of the opening of St. Marys of the Angels (Friary) church on nearby Fox Street, the archdiocese decided to split the parish right down the middle of William Henry Street with those on the South side remaining in SFX and those on the North side, including Morris's, being integrated into the new Friary Parish.

The picture on the left below, taken by Harry Ainscough on 22nd May 1967 shows Nos. 3-17 William Henry Street. No.9, the fourth property along from the left, as you will notice is a later addition. The original No.9 was bombed during WWII which somewhat perturbed the owners of Michael's the drapers, the big shop seen next to Dring's. He was Jewish, of course a sworn enemy of the Germans and so he reinforced his cellar to withstand any bomb blast in the future, one that gladly never came. No.9 stood as an 'oller', a wasteland until in 1956, Mr Morris built the shop that is seen on the 1967 photograph.

Being a local figure of character, he summoned the local parish priest, Father Leopold to acquire the services of Bishop Heenan to bless the shop, Bishop Heenan later became a Cardinal. The blessing worked as the business went from strength to strength. The Morris's have seen many changes in the area including the compulsory purchasing of many of the old property lined streets such as the old Field Street, Haigh Street, Stitt Street, Kirby Street, Page Street and many more. During the closure and sale by auction of full sized snooker tables from the Billiard rooms which stood on the curve of St. Georges Place which were demolished along with the hotels and famous Guiness sign for the building of St. John's precinct, Mr Morris bid for one of these which now stands proudly on the first floor of the property. It didn't get up there by any easy means though, the four slabs of heavy Welsh slate having to be craned up to its position some time after the purchase.

In 1972, Tom and Pete had the old No.11 demolished and built a continuation to No.9 in the same style (see the 1967 photo and compare it to that taken some 42 years later in January 09). This meant carrying on the flat roof which their father had put on No.9 as it was cheaper but oh what panoramic views it gives in every direction. It would have been around 1972 that I remember treks up to Soho Street with my mam to get the 'messages' in as shopping was then called. Louis Caplan, a 1960s Lord Mayor owned the sweet shop on the opposite corner to Morris's, it was here my mam would buy me comics such as the Dandy, Beano, Whizzer, Topper, Victor, Cor and Valiant.

There were shops under the four squares tenements such as Leeces and Waywells, another Greengrocer where you would shovel the loose and dirty King Edward potatoes into a bag to be weighed on the scales. There was Gordons shop, the archway to the square and then a babies clothes shop owned by relatives of the aforemention Michael's the Drapers. On the opposite side of Soho Street were other provisions shops such as Joe Levines and Joe Vermigglio's.

Around the corner from Louis Caplans was Charlie Peppers betting shop and then Peckinham's Rag and Bone merchants with the cart ever present in the yard. Morris's though was the shop I always remember my mam taking me into and the headscarfed women, who always looked much older than they were in those days, would natter and jangle for a while, cathching up on the latest gossip, those shops being so much more for the local community than providing just food.

And so eventually Tom and Pete acquired most of the property on that block as you can see from the recent photograph. Apart from living above their empire, the rooms above the shops cornering onto Jenkinson Street were renovated and let out to students until the hospitality wasn't reciprocated and they abused them. The sweet shop at No.7 is also run by Tom and Pete's sister and so keeping it in the family. No.3 was a chip shop run by Austin Muscatelli during the 1970s and 80s until his death but currently lies empty.

Being able to move with the times and diversify into other modes of income within their shop saw Morris's also become an off licence and Post office until cruelly, the government saw fit to include the closure of the post office in their recent hit list, meaning the local residents and those like the Morris's, striving to supply a service have to suffer once again.

With thanks to Tom and Pete for their insight into the local knowledge and the tour and photograph opportunities.

The North Western corner of William Henry Street from Soho Street to Jenkinson Steet taken in May 1967. J&J Morris then were at No.9, the newer property with the two sign lights outside. Micheal's the jewish drapers shows his wares in the double fronted windows, that's his Vauxhall Viva outside. A mother pushes her babe in a hefty silver cross pram towards the barrow women selling fruit and veg on the corner of Jenky. Forty two years later and No.11 has been rebuilt in the meantime, a cream render gives a uniformity about the place and the higgelty piggelty of the different shop fronts has gone as has somewhat the character of the block as the Morris's empire expanded to most of the row.

These two pictures were also captured by Harry Ainscough on the same day as the main block photograph, 22nd May 1967. The first picture shows the extreme corner of William Henry Street at its junction with Soho Street. Birkett Street tenements which were close to but not part of the four squares backed onto Soho Street and Mansfield Street. The Georgian property on the corner was once Graham's Chemist before becoming a lodging house then falling into a state of disrepair. The other corner of the block turns into Jenkinson Street. The property with the gates between the block and the houses was once owned by the Vermigglio family and had living quarters above. He ran an ice cream business around the streets selling from the old carts they used to operate back then. Having a pitch at the Pier Head, local children could be heard to sing. 'Mr Vermigglio, he sells ice creameo, at the Pier Headio, he sells ice creameo.

Tom and Pete are certainly blessed with panoramic views from their rooftop vantage point. These two views are looking across Everton, the first towards SFX and the Collegiate and the second, over the rooftops to St. Georges - the iron church on St. Domingo Road.

It's gone 5pm on saturday 3rd Jan 09 and as dusk falls on William Henry Street, Morris's remains open for a few more minutes in case of that local resident who has forgotten the bacon and eggs for tomorrow's brekkie.

Oot and aboot

At the Locarno in the 1960s. L to R: Marie Traynor, Marie Philips (sadly deceased), Ann O'Rourke, Ann Hanlon, Joan Brown and Ann Stewart. They all worked at Tillotsons carton factory in Commercial Road except Marie Philips who worked at Littlewoods in Old Hall Street and these are all their maiden names. The McAleavy girls. Susan, Rita and Cathy are seen here photographed with their mother Nellie and grandma Kitty (Tierney)

A seaside day out. Francis O'Rourke (nee German) takes the drivers seat next to my mam Norah Fagan. Behind L to R are Chrissie Higgins, Mary Pilnick (nee Johnson) and Josie McGreal. Steve Patterson and my uncles, Johnnie Higgins and Charlie Higgins.

Taken at a Masonic do in the St. Georges Hotel where our boss was inaugerated. Back L to R: Greg Whitehead, Ronnie Olsen and Ken Dann. Front: Paul Fletcher and myself. No penguins were killed in the taking of this photo.

The Grealy family including my father-in-laws mother. This was taken around 1915 when they were living in Wolfe Street, Dingle. Pictured with their mother Catherine are (back row) Thomas, Rose (aka Dot - she is my father-in-laws mother) and John. (Front row) Michael, May, William and Florence. The man of the house, John was away at sea serving in the 1st World War at the time. Catherine was to die just three years after this photograph was taken.

Ann Roach with her ma-in-law, my aunty Josie McGreal back in June 1969, my mam's face is just popping in between them. It's my holy communion day and our Vinny, Josie's lad is also in the procession as an altar boy.

At the wedding of one of my cousins is my mam with her brothers Bobby and Charlie Higgins and her sister, Josie McGreal.

My mam in Peppers, Islington with Joan and Sarah Parry and Annie Tallon from along our landing of the tennies. My mam with her St. Georges Hall cleaners workmates Barbara Carney, Francis Thompson and Chrissie Shaw, also from along our landing.

Sporting Dayz

The 'Up the shore' fun run 27/7/86.Did I say fun? The race entries were taken on the day at Bankfield House on Banks Road, the hall acting as the changing rooms. As you can see from the placard behind us, there were age divisions, we are the youthful 'J' category in 1986 covering ages 18 to 29 - we were in our early 20s here. The Dick Barton special agent music would play as we assembled, then 'Chariots of fire' would blast out on the firing gun as we raced down Window Lane then past industry on the Weaver Industrial Estate on Blackburne Street. Billed as a race by road, air and sea - the only one of such, the air part would see us use the old disused airport runway as part of the course, racing past the old burnt out fuselage of an aircraft used for fire training purposes. Eventually we would come along a cliff top, open to the elements, which in July was usually baking sunshine. Heading North, we would turn right at the little park making for the home straight. In later years, the Devil's Gallop, a 7 miler would start one hour after the 'Up the shore' race and we'd do them both. This would include a stretch along the shingle Garston beach for want of a better description. We must have been mad, fit - but mad. Pictured L to R are myself, Alan Roberts and Brian King.

Picture 2, taken at Camp Hill, Woolton on 28th September 1986 sees us posing for the camera after completing 26 miles odd of sheer hell. Having used the earlier 'Up the shore' race and a few half marathons as stepping stones, the Mersey Marathon was nibs as they say. It didn't help that some of us had been in the Vernon Arms on Dale Street the night before - well, it's Saturday night - what can you do? We took it easy mind you as it was an early morning assembly next day at Crawford House, Upper Warwick Street - home to 208 T.A. medics. Onward to Camp Hill for the start of the race and it was somewhat heartening to learn via the P.A. announcement that the Liverpool Triathlon team had just arrived for the final leg of their event, having already swam Carr Mill Dam and cycled the equivalent of Manchester and back. Pictured here amongst others are Les Riddick, Duncan Allan and myself (back 3rd, 4th and 5th) with Brian King and Alan Roberts at the front extreme left and right. Not everyone knows the training that goes into the Marathon. A typical shift for us in the last few weeks to the build up saw us run through a dozen L postcodes in training. Starting off at Everton Park Sports centre on Gt Homer Street L5. We would soon be climbing Islington and into West Derby Road via St. Anne Street. Tuebrook next and using the sweep of Queens Drive to take us back towards Bootle before veering off Down Southport Road, Netherton Way, Dunnings Bridge Road and back to the sports centre for a swim via Stanley Road.

It's Sunday 7th August 1988 and I return to the scene of my 1st Triathlon a year ago, this time having roped my mates Chris Baccino and Brian King in. The setting is the Austin Rawlinson Swimming baths in Speke where we will swim 32 lengths of a 25m pool which is half a mile. The cycle route will be around the Ford Car factory perimeter road, finishing off a scenic road run through Speke's 1930s housing estates. You might notice I have a red face, neck and shoulders with a running vest white line. That's because a week earlier I'd used the Newton Le Willows half marathon as part of my training for this and bearing in mind another Mersey Marathon was due in 6 weeks time. Like I said earlier, we must've been mad. As you can see, Chris took this seriously, shaving his chest to be like Duncan Goodhew who moved effortlessly through the water. However, as ever, he undertrained, got cramp after 2 lengths, got out the pool and we never saw him again. Brian didn't have enough bic razors to shave his chest but finished an admirable 2nd to me - out of the two of us that is, probably 100th overall.

Not one for believing that it's just the taking part that counts. At my place of work, Lloyds Freight at 99/101 Dale Street, we acquired a full size snooker table during the mid 1980s and we held Company competitons and used it during functions for our clients. However in the early 1990s we entered a team into the LSSA - Liverpool Shipping Staffs Association which would see us play at venues such as the 147 Club in Fleet Street, Frames in Cherry Lane and Scott's in Derby Lane, Old Swan - well known to the snooker famous. The best tables with audience viewing stands were reserved for our league and in 1992/93 season we upset the odds winning the prized 'Dillon Cup'. We are seen here at the awards presentation in the Mayflower pub on Fazakerley Street. Amongst those pictured with myself are Greg Whitehead and Dave Dunn.

Lloyds was sold to Rosewood Trucking in 1998 and a few years later we decided to enter a 6-a-side football team into the JJB Soccerdome league. Having to start in the outdoor third division during some of the coldest and iciest winters on record, it was a great motivator for winning the league and getting moved indoors to the synthetic pitches so that's precisely what we did. Playing against Wigan grocks that looked more suited to Rugby and some aggresive teams from Kirkby and Skelmersdale whose knuckles dragged across the floor, it did wonders for making you have quick feet - given that some of us were now approaching 40 years of age. That at least meant we could also now enter the veterans league but in the meantime we acquired some lads from the NAC 11-a-side league team who were based in Netherton and regularly won the Ormskirk league and we went from strength to strength winning back to back 2nd and 1st divisions to enter the Prem. At one time we were playing and winning the Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday leagues until other commitments got in the way. The hair's a bit shorter and greyer, and whilst the football strip is red and blue, my poor old legs are black and blue but here I am in 2004 with a nice little trophy haul.

My good mate Brian King. Kingy lived with his mam, dad, brothers and sisters on the first landing, middle house in the Birkett Street tenements. Handy that his bedroom looked out over Soho Street to his favourite barbers, Cotters.

During our mod phase when we used to go and watch Emo-Exo and Zeebra in the Bents public House, The Windsor Castle on William Henry Street, Brian used to do this act with a snake - honest.

Pic 2 is taken outside Wembley in August 84 when Everton played Liverpool. Brian feigns arrest with his arm up his back. The copper must have 3 arms as his other 2 are folded.

Christmas night 84 at Brian's in Fonthill Road. We'd all been out to the Saddle. Most of the King clan are on here and even our Joey managed to muscle in on the end with his can of lager.

The Captain's cabin/New Court bar (now Ned Kellys) was one of our regulars on the town crawl. This was an early start on 19th June 85.

Brian would call for me at ours which was 4 Trueman Street. Here, he can be seen leaving the lav after splashing on that Brut33 in the hope that my girlfriend Ann would be bringing her friend Sharon out.

Brian and Jackie in December 85 as the four of us enjoy a meal in the Golden Yuen on the corner of Bold Street. Brian in mid flight in Ibiza. He was there with mates Alan Roberts and Aidan.

On thursday evening 22nd May 86, we used the Warrington Golden Square half marathon as a stepping stone in our Mersey Marathon preperations. We look pleased with ourselves, probably pleased its all over actually.

And so, to the Barley Mow pub in the Golden Square shopping centre to sink a few pints before catching the train home to Lime Street.

Next up are Peter Taylor, our Joe, Brian and Cathy McCann (Ann's cousin from Ireland) This was at our engagement party on 3rd January 1987 which was held in the Cross Keys pub off Old Hall Street.

The following year, Ann and I tied the knot at St. John's church, Fountains Road, Kirkdale. This end of night 'Can can' is in the Moat House hotel, Paradise Street on 10th September 88 and features Brian, myself, Chris Baccino and our Joe holding our Mel who is 8 months old.

Muzzies like this were still in vogue in 1992 - honest! This was taken on Sunday 3rd May at the Nye Bevan pool in Skelmersdale as we attempted yet another triathlon.

Another good mate who incidentally lived directly above Brian - he too with Mam, dad, brothers and sisters. Chris was my best man in 88 but he made me wait until his third marriage 20 years later for the compliment to be repaid. 'I feel like Royalty said his new wife Julie, Mrs. Baccino the third'.

Chris shows off new son Paul down at Trueman Street on 12th June 1983.

Chris with Tom at my engagement to Ann at the Cross Keys on 3.1.87. Ann and I met Tom and his partner Lisa in Tenerife the previous year. He came to our engagement and we went to their wedding in Speke. Tom then joined the Royal Navy.

Chris and I show off our Cross Country race medals and our funny faces. This was taken on Sunday 21st Feb 88 at the Oddfellows Arms in St. Helens after our race in Shirdley Park.

Tommy and James McAleavy join our Joe and Chris in the Vernon on Dale Street to celebrate the Christening of our Melanie on Sunday 6th March 1988.

Chris and his wife Marie (nee Clisham) in the Moat House during the evening of my marriage to Ann on 10.9.88.

Chris, Peter Taylor and I in the Vernon again on 19th Jan 89, this time celebrating our Mel's 1st birthday. Great having these kids isn't it, any excuse for a piss-up.

Later the same night and we move onto the Gaslight club in Cumberland Street. Ok, ok - this might well be stretching it a bit far for a drink but you know how it is.

Southport fair and it's Easter - 9.4.89. Chris is with wife Marie and their children Hayley and Paul. My new wife Ann is sandwiched between them trying to hide.

Chris during a tender moment at Rhyl sun centre with kids Paul and Hayley on 21.8.89. He had piles at the time which stung in the chlorene rich water.

The look of shock horror on Chris's face as we speed around the Himalaya is a sight to behold and one not seen since he was asked to get the round in at the Vernon.

It takes two babyyyy.... Chris and I use some strong arm tactics on this machine at Rhyl fair in August 89.

Chris is joined by his brother Stephen who is eating again. James McAleavy, our Joe's bro-in-law is the one with the 70s porn tash. This was taken at 16 Grosvenor Street on 10th Feb 91 to celebrate our Melissa's christening.

Chris is actually falling asleep here as he sings karaoke at our house during Christmas 2001. Unsuprisingly, other people have been known to fall asleep whilst Chris sings too.

Below are some of the names and faces from the squares and our old area of Gerard Gardens.

Brian and Paul Sudbury in Gerard Crescent. They lived with their mum and dad and brothers Franny and David at 4b.

Our Joe looking ever so smart, an image he sadly lost. Seen here in the backie of Gerard Close with the old Manchester slate Co. and breweries in Hunter Street as the backdrop before the building of the flyover.

Our aunty and uncle, Josie and John McGreal lived here and on the first pic are cousins Robert with the glasses and Vincent with the snazzy jumper. Friend Charlie Shea is the fresh faced boy.

The last pic sees the additon of Albert Schorah.

Johnnie and Frank Gianelli together with their sister Maria hailed from the Little Italy area and were well known in the Holy Cross parish. They owned and ran a Chippy at No.5 Christian Street which was not only very popular with the locals who loved the pie in the fat or mushy peas over their splendid fish and chips but also supplied suppers to the many global stars appearing on the nearby Liverpool Empire.

Paul and Gerard Woodhouse also lived in the Crescent at No.16c. It appears to have been a popular trend to be photographed against one of the tenny walls. Looks a bit like a firing squad photo.

Paul Birchall, Brian Birkett, John Tyson and Gary Shields are decked out in the colours of Liverpool F.C. on this May 74 cup final day in the backie of Gerard Close. It was not to be Newcastle's 'Supermacs' day as the reds slotted 3 past them without reply. Terry McDermott and Alan Kennedy on the losing side that day would later become Kopite stalwarts.

These are 2 stills from colour cine footage captured by Paul Sudbury in the 1970s. Who else of his age was doing this? Christy O'Neill from No.4, one of the ground floor yard flats directly under Paul can be seen here with his labrador pup. Stephen and Francine Vaughan were next door but one neighbours of Paul's, residing with mum and dad, Bridie and Archie at 2b. Bridie ran a fruit and veg handcart which she loaded up early doors at paddy's market along Cazneau st and once empty, it was parked in the old bin chute outlet between the yards below their landing. Archie worked on maintenance for the corpy in the 70s and could often be seen up the top end storing the wares away in the lock up under the holy block.

Franny Sedgewick, Franky Ryan and Paul Sudbury show off their fine array of tank tops whilst sporting St. Gregs school ties one dinner hour. Paul still quips that they were well colour co-ordinated in those days with Frannies tank top matching the quilt hanging up on the washing line behind. The shirts are deffo T.J.'s derbys though.

Some years on and Franny and Paul are joined by another good friend of theirs, John Colfar. John lived in Cazneau Street near the Denbigh Castle pub.

Mr and Mrs Sudbury on a night out in a local hostelry called Peppers. This was on the corner of Commutation Row and Islington.

My mam and dad, Norah and Joe are pictured on the landing outside 98d Thurlow House in the 70s. From here we had a great vantage point of the construction going on around us including St. Anne Street police station, the technical college, the flyover and St. John's beacon.

Tommy O'Keeffe, a stalwart of the St. Joseph's parish was a member of the CYMS, the Christian Young Mens Society which was founded in 1956 when Monsignor McDonald was the local parish priest. This photograph taken in the late 1950s in the school hall which was in the basement of the red brick building shown below includes some of the 60 odd members.

Front row LtoR: Wally Page, Jimmy Welsh, Fr Lawrence Mayne and John McDonald. Second row back LtoR: Jimmy Lacey, Jimmy Wafer, Johhny Owens, Jimmy Clishan, John Gibbons, Nick Ryan and Dick McCauley. Third row back LtoR: Paddy Dickson, George Fitzgerald, Mick McGuiness, John Chaffers, Sidney Burford and standing, Mr Bowen. The chap seated at the very back with the white open neck shirt is unknown.

The picture on the right taken in the early 1960s features the church and presbytery and also the new club on the corner. It is ironic that whilst the CYMS campaigned for this building to be built, which it was by Thomas Sloyne (later Sloyan Doyle), for their Christian meetings and church activities, Fr McNamara would scupper the idea by advertising its use as a Social club. I suppose in the end, it was there for all who could use it to its best availability. The church was sadly demolished in 1979.

The newer Bishop Goss junior school, the one attended by me. The old school behind this and still in situ on Cazneau Street as Victoria Buildings once served the local children from infants age 5 right through to 15 operating as a seniors until the building of St. Gregory's secondary modern in the 1960s.

The new school hall which doubled up for assemblies and as the dinner hall was added around 1970 and is still used for coffee mornings and meetings pertaining to the area. This grassed area once housed the New Adelphi cinema which was bombed during WWII, the original Adelphi having stood nearby on Christian Street on the site of the former Circus which gave rise to the nearby naming of Circus Street, one of the Little Italy streets cleared for the building of Gerard Gardens tenements in the mid 1930s.

Some of St. Joseph's parishoners in the presbytery as supplied by Tommy O'Keefe. Tommy himself is on it, standing far left, his wife Alice is 7th along on the back row with Sister Margaret Mary second from last. Susie Thompson, Mary Mooney, Monsignor James Dunne (on the left) and Kitty Carter are amongst those seated. Also pictured are Tony and Theresa Roberts, Margaret Alyward (Williams), Margaret Taylor, Pat Smith and Katie Shinnicks.

This is a 1970s Easter bonnet parade held in Bishop Goss Hall. Local parishoners featured sitting at the far side of the table are LtoR: Kitty Dillon, Mrs McCauley, Jane Warburton, Lilly Flaherty, Susie Wheatman and in the black, Kitty Kinsey. Standing at the back are: Mary Page and Annie Rowan. The lady in the white at the front in unknown but Mrs Hughes is the lady with the green cardigan. This photograph once again is supplied by Tommy O'Keeffe.

Frank 'dwarrius' Hughes seen with Tommy Tyres - now, who'd be seen with him. I notice they're hanging around outside the 'Gents' again. Tommy owns the garage on Dublin Street so get down there.

As Frank went out with Tommy (above), he then had to take the love of his life Jackie Rogan for a pint too. Just one thing Frank... those Red Bull drinks are supposed to keep you awake.

Frank's other mate Don McGugan. An ex Bingo caller at the Astoria, some might remember his trademark tee-shirts with 'Kirkdale is great' embroided across them. He's now a children's entertainer and he can shape a balloon into any shape you want.

OH NO....NOT AGAIN!!!!! FLASHBACK TO THE 80s

My mates Dave 'Ditty' Williams and Tony 'Walshy' Walsh in October 82 in what was known as Ged's shed which was actually a ground floor room under our caretakers flat in Trueman Street which we used for playing snooker and our bands rehearsals - that's my Premier drum kit behind them. These lads were from Jenkinson Street, known to us all as Jenky. Ditty (his nan's name was Ditman and he somehow acquired it as his nickname) was a cracking pool player and we could never get him out of the Soho Arms pub. When we did get him up to the Tugboat pub he'd go on the pool table, the rest of us would often go to another couple of pubs and when we got back, he'd still be on - unbeaten - or that's what he told us anyway. More about Walshy later.

The next shot was taken in Hanson's sports and social club on Fox Street L5 on 12th June 1983. My wife to be Ann (though we didn't know it at the time, well I did, is in the middle) Her mum, also Ann (yes, not very original), is on the left and Ann's good mate Sharon Goldstein is the one with the bum chin. Hanson's was a great little club for a while and run by Peter, Jimmy Ling and George. The resident DJ was Tony Silver with his ever present girlfriend and Marilyn Monroe lookalike, Liz Pugh.

July 14th 1983, it's a Thursday and my dad came up with the idea of an early morning jaunt to the Isle of Man so here we are set to sail. My mam looks cold yet it was pretty hot, it seems to be tickling Ann. Our Joey's hair looks like one of those Grenadier Guards bearskin busbys and yes, those are his arms, he doesn't have a white long sleeved shirt on. Sue his missus was built at Cammell Lairds over the water.

April 84 and here's our Joe and I in the Ferry pub on Wallasey promenade, another spur of the moment trip which turned into another excuse for a different pub crawl.

Ann and I in a nightclub in St. Peter's Port, Guernsey in July 1985.

With our Joe and my dad in the Vernon doorway the following month. Thirsty work this posing for photographs all the time you know.

These next two pics were taken in the Everton 500 club during our works annual xmas do, though this one was November 85 - cheaper then you see. Bob Cain seen left worked for James Troop down on Sefton Street so was invited as a good customer of ours. He and Tina his wife in the middle (right) lived on Olney Street in Walton. Paul Edwards on the right, was a trainee in our office, he modelled himself on Paul Nicholas but was far too posh really, hailing from Charterhouse Road in Woolton. He was known to wear a smoking jacket and mohair slippers too. His girlfriend Suzanne is seen on the right of the girlie pic.

'Howdya fancy a monkey' came the voice from the crowd, 'Too right' said I thinking someone was about to thrust £500 into my hand, but I should've known better. Instead, here's Ann and I (I'm on the far right smart arse) and said Monkey. This was taken in Playa de las Americas, Tenerife whilst we were on our way to the Veronicas nightclub area. Can't you see how anxious I am that this is eating into my drinking time. Ann just looks annoyingly comfortable in having an ape next to her, like it's natural in fact - SHUT UP!!!

January 3rd 1987 and it's our engagement in the Cross Keys pub behind Old Hall Street. Looknig back now, it's such a strange date to have it as people would normally be skint just after Christmas but amazingly every single person turned up and it was a cracking night.

Pictured first are Lisa Ogg, Pauline Lloyd and Dot and Ron Olsen. We met Lisa and her fiancee Tom in Tenerife the previous summer and got on really well with them, we subsequently went to their wedding in Speke. Pauline is my then bosses wife. Ron was our works' driver.

Pictured next are Paula McAleavy, her mother-in-law Nellie, Jean Taylor, my mam and my sister-in-law Sue McAleavy.

Walshy again (seen earlier on the page). His partner Ronnie and Ann and I decided on Ibiza for July 87, I remember it being liquid filled. Ann didn't feel too well so went the doctors upon our return to find out daughter No.1 was on the way. Tony and I are seen next on the cross bay ferry heading out of San Antonio.

These next photos were taken during another works do in the Everton club, this time in July 87. Pauline and Dave Rooney are first, Dave was originally from Liverpool Road, Huyton, a few doors from my cousins who he knows, he later moved to St. Helens and now lives in Ainsdale and runs a successful Shipping business as well as appearing in t.v. programmes such as Brookside, Liverpool 1 and Heartbeat. Sheena Swindells was our typist, seen here with hubby to be Greg Whitehead. Peter Lloyd, our boss, seen flanked here by his mate Roy Bagley and Dave Davies from Gracechurch Line, another mate of his - oh and Sheena again, just gotta get in on the act hasn't she.

Our newborn Mel's Christening in March 1988. A bit of grub and a bevy in the flat at 4 Trueman Street then out for a few scoops. Paula and James McAleavy guard the spirits whilst Ann's aunties Marie Bolton and Brenda O'Rourke are in deep discussion - but not with each other. Claire Bolton minds twins Stephen and Michael O'Rourke and the next pic sees our Joe trying to strangle wife Sue, he'd have been out of prison by now. On the last pic are Ann's late grandparents, Paddy and Bridget O'Rourke, my mate Brian King is also there with his girlfriend Marie.

The evening of my wedding at the Moat house on 10th September 1988 - now, I couldn't forget that date could I! David Adamson (Addo) is holding onto the chair for steadiness but his mate John Clisham has the right idea, he's seated. Oh here we go, it's that fun guy Addo again, or is that fungi? His impromptu strip is amusing friends Musky and Paul as my mate Kingy claps along. I'm sure the Full Monty wasn't out back then.

I wonder if this is the reaction after Addo removed his bill grundies? The girls enjoying themselves are my best man, Chris's wife, Marie Clisham, her sister Joanne and Ann's mates, Jeanette McDonald and Jackie Rogan.

Eric Jones, Chris's bro-in-law is having a drinking competition with himself here. He lost! We'd had some cracking parties at Eric's in Bulwer Street off Breck Road and in later years at his and Pat's in Walton.

Do you know what? All this drinking, celebrating Mel's birth, Mel's Christening, Mel's 1st birthday etc is wiping me out - her too by the looks of it. Here I am falling foul of those camera snaps you'd rather not be on.

Our new arrival, Melissa Louise, seen here aged just one month old in December 89. Following the death of my dad in 1988, this would be our last Christmas at Trueman Street, a place i'd celebrated the last 11 in.

Kidz Korner

written in the colour of their pooey nappies.....

Our Melanie and Melissa, taken at New Brighton fun fair in April 92, We always took them there on Easter bank holiday.

Comus Street playground which was just at the bottom of our Street when we were living at 16 Grosvenor. On the first pic is the pre-dished St. Johns beacon and Adlington and Bispham Heights in the Holy Cross area. No.3 baby, Katy was along by now so any respite I could give Ann by getting these bundles of energy out the house was ever welcome.

May 92 and a sunny Freshfield. Crosby, Ainsdale, Formby and Freshfield had played a big part in my childhood so as you do, you relive it through your kids using them as the excuse for making sandcastles and digging the biggest hole in the sand ever, you know, that deep that the black stuff starts appearing from somewhere and its wetter :o)

And...not to be left out, here is the newest arrival, our Katy. She was down to be another Mel but the midwife said we'd have fun and games when the mail starting arriving for them.

On Sunday 14th June 92, Katy was christened in St. Joey's, we popped around the corner to the Denbigh Castle for a spread and some liquid refreshments. Ann's uncle Marty Bolton is seen here with his daughter Claire and niece Paula O'Rourke.

Learning the kids to swim one saturday morning in Steble Street baths, Dingle in the summer of 92. Our local sports centre at Everton Park on Greaty was too deep for them and they went to Steble Street with the school so they were familiar with it. They're better than me now, diving, somersaults, underwater lengths, they make me knackered just watching them. You wouldn't be able to take pictures like this now, in fact I was barred out of these baths a month later when the 'S' came off my Speedo trunks.

Another cheap day out but the kids loved it. This time it's Heyworth Street viewpoint in Everton. Great views over the city for me to gander at while they played in the park, the last pic is taken in the nearby China Street park off Roscommon Street that they called the rubber tyre park.

Sunday 15th July 1992 and were staying up at Beetham caravan park in Cumbria which was owned by my boss. Handy for some great scenic little places like Silverdale, Milnthorpe and Arnside or visiting Cartmel races. Here we are watching bunji jumpers in the park facing Lake Windermere at Bowness.

September 1995 and Katy, Melissa and Melanie enjoy the sunshine of Los Cristianos, Tenerife.

August 96 and a little cooler, if not more colourful at Colwyn Bay mountain zoo.

At the Lyons caravan holiday camp in Prestatyn/Rhyl in August 96. This has now been incorporated into the neighbouring Robin Hood site.

Amateur model time at O'Connell Road, Vauxhall. Ok, I know it's not Milan. Brogan Purvess and Charlotte Wilson accompany Mel and Liss.

A selection from our Mel's communion, the ceremony of which was at Our Lady's Eldon Street then celebrated at the Castle Court pub in back Castle street. Pictured here are Carl Walpole, Joey Taylor and kids entertainer Donald McGugan (pointing).

Don's mum and dad, Don senior and June are pictured next along with Carl's brother Jimmy. Jackie Rogan is the half faced one.

The O'Rourke family. Bernadette, Susan and Maureen share a joke, or it could be Don's striptease routine.

My cousin Marie with her hubby Ted. My cousin Gerard's wife, Brenda is the rose between the thorns.

A right assortment here. Ann and myself in the back garden of our mates Sharon Goldstein's to celebrate her son Antony's communion. We soon shot down to Renegan's on Oriel Road for a few scoops.

Top left is in our Joe's, Juvenal Street. Pictured with our 3 are my nephew Dan and our Mel's mate from Lairds Place, Helen Rooney.

Peter Lloyd (left) toasts a pint with two of our firms drivers Gypsy John Parry and Keith O'Donnell. John, a firey welshman was one of the nicest men you could meet and could turn his hand to anything. Keith on the other hand... only messing Keith. They are pictured on the ferry here from Gothenburg, Sweden into blighty, they'd just delivered some top urgent cargo to Finland in our vans.

1997: A rare pic of us all together. The Spice girls at Alvor, Portugal in September. The models elect in December fashioning their Christmas ware.

Our Melissa's communion in June 1998 at the Goat pub on Great Howard Street. As you can see by now, i'm trying to get around all the pubs in Liverpool. On the first pic is Ann's nan Rose 'Dot' Taylor, my sister in law Sue Fagan, Kerry Baccino, Paula McAleavy and Joey Taylor.

The next pic sees me flanked by our firms drivers Mark English and Neil Rudge who kindly came all the way down from Croston and Ormskirk in Lancashire for the occassion.

Jackie and Frank after their attempt to empty the jelly bean machine behind them.

Lorraine 'Lol' Taylor leads the choo choo train on the next pic, closely followed by Ann's auntie Margaret and her children Alex and Elizabeth.

The grand parade. The Goat was always last one out turns the lights off when our mate Julie had it. This is the finale photo as dawn was cracking. Julie Higgins with our two mels on her knee is accompanied by father-in-law Tommy Taylor housing his grandson Paul. The two Ann's and back right is barman, top pool player and fellow blues fan, Lee bligh. Joanne Higgins (she'll kill me) is front left with her dad and Julie's hubby, my cousin - John Higgins in that striking peachy top.

Another day, another party - though the same place and even the same month.

It's all back down to the 'Goat' for my father-in-laws 60th at the end of June 98, though not being one to make a fuss, he cleverly turned into a 32nd for his daughter and my wife, Ann.

Here, Tommy is seen with his cousin, Tommy Grealy.

The Evertonian section. Joe Royle is seen here in our loc...ok,ok it's not, it's that Frank again who is either one nil up in pool or he's just seeing which way the wind is blowing.

Fellow blues Joey 'McFee' Taylor and Ste Starkey (with hair) raise a toast and a smile.

Don't you just hate it when drunks muscle in on an occassion. Hangonamo (the scouse red Indian) - it's brother-in-law Paul and 'wife' Paula looking the worse for wear.

Ann's nan 'Dot' again, she got around didn't she (no she never, we wouldn't let her spend) She's seen here with Christine, Ronnie and Paula.

It's August 1998 and the end of an era as Ann says an emotional farewell to work colleagues at Colquitt Street catering college as we depart up the A59 to West Lancs to where i've been commuting to work for the past five years.

Ann is seen back left with Josie, Mary and Val with Ginny and Winnie (no jokes) in the front.

Winnie raises a glass to Ann's future.

Josie raises a grimmace.

Joan and Carol start talking about her behind her back already. :o)

It's January 99 as the girls get to grips with their Christmas prezzies including 'my secret diary' which no longer seems to be much of a secret.

Summer 99 and as avid Laurel & Hardy fans we take a ride up to Ulveston in Cumbria which was actually in Lancashire when Arthur Stanley Jefferson was born into a stage family. He and one Charles Chaplin eventually found themselves in the USA with a vauderville troupe before moving into films. A quirk of nature saw him set aside Oliver Norvell Hardy in one Hal Roach film and the rest as they say is history.

Here, we are seen outside one of the town pubs which has had the good sense to cash in. Moving into the quaint little streets and we find the somewhat hidden L&H museum which contains videos, books, models, figures and other memorabilia and even some furniture, clothing and the birth cert. We also took a look at the house in which he was born as I strike a familiar Stanley pose.

It's our Katy's communion on Sunday 11th June 99 so it's back to the Goat pub again. Coleen O'Mahoney, Sharon Goldstein, my Ann, her dad Tommy at the back, Jon Bjornstad (J.Arnold to his very best mates and neighbours) flicking his ash on groover Frank O'Rourke, Joey Taylor and Marty Bolton.

Marie Bolton, Ann Taylor and Marie's son Gary with daughter-in-law Christina.

We came acroos these two busking outside the kwik save during Xmas 2000 and finding they lived facing us, invited them in for tea, biscuits and a bit of warmth. I believe their names are Kath Schindler and David Vincent (now married)

Summer 02 and it's back to Alvor in the Algarve, Portugal for the fifth time to see our friends. The cool crew this time includes nephew Paul Taylor.

We met these two Bootle lads who were having a great time. Taken in Buddy's bar run by George and Tina, these are Mark and Brian.

One year on and we're back again. Luis was one of the mainstays at Michael's bar but these days works on the strip, that's the main bar street, not stripping down to his jock strap. Mourisho's cocktail bar is where he now works but is seen here with Roger, the Manc, the best Karoke presenter Michael's ever had. A builder by trade, Karaokeing was his summer and night time job, a keen golfer, he lived just up the hill from this place but went back home when his mum was ill and stayed in blighty to get married and settle down - well he was 50 odd.

The Power family from Waterford, Eire - what a gas they were. I'm sure they camped out all night because whenever we went into Michael's, there they were, planted at the front, ringside seats. Stacey, Gary, Steven, John, Michael, Mum and Keith take to the stage here.

They were staying in the same apartment complex as us and a funny story here because as we got to know them, and they taking a shine to our girls, we often traded Sambukas - that lovely aniseed liquor that can only best be served on fire then swigged down without it touching the sides. On the last night they were buying them all round, getting rid of every last coin and by the time we fell out of Michael's at 4am it was just in time to see them off on their coach from our recepetion.

Just after handing their keys in and about to embark on their airport journey, a frantic desk porter came out waving his arms and a piece of paper above his head. It seems the poor old Power's had forgotten about, or thought the apartment phone was free of charge. It was a pitiful sight, (if not funny the following morning) to see the lads forlornly handing their watches in as some bystanders and ourselves came to the rescue, chipping in where we could. Will we ever see them again ha ha.

Wow - another year gone. Alvor September 04 and a catalogue pose at the Dunas Do Alvor complex in front of some high rise which had a far better outlook and weather than those ones on Netherfield Road ever did.

We took Aughton's very own Johnny Parkinson with us on this trip, a good friend of our Mel's. Well she didn't know he was gay as he copped off with the lucky lucky man here on the first night.

Our Mel Meets up again with Loiners Leanne Kershaw and her mate Sara. Loiners hail from Leeds by the way and we enjoy a good karaoke craick with these gals. Next we have Leanne's dad Dave checking out the bar bill with my Ann. 'No, don't remember drinking all that'.

Another family of friends we arrange to meet up with during our 2 week stint in Alvor are the Pemberton's of Flintshire as they like to be known, ok then - only kidding about the Flintshire bit. Colette is nearest the camera then hubby Nick, daughter Jodie, Mark Drabs who had ideas above his station and Jodie's mate.

Mark Drabs seen here with his mum Bridget who lives out there. All being good footy fans there's a great mix of friendly rivalry and banter when the live matches are shown on the big screens out there to packed audiences. Nick somehow supports Chelsea but has done well before the Abramovich millions so he must be made up. Mark, from Macclesfield supports Man City and must also be happy now they've got a rich benefactor.

Our 3 in 2004 - all in the same 'big school' now which started off as Crosshall but became Ormskirk school when amalgamating with the Grammar and being restyled and rebuilt.

Me looking like a right turd (what do you mean again?) This was to advertise thee best and one and only Beatles tour as given by me and I don't dress up as a Sergeant Pepper man either.

Our Vinny and Candy (McGreal) at the Giro club, Bootle in July 2005 to celebrate their 25th Wedding anniversary, looking just a young and in love as ever. Vinny can be see as a wee nipper on various pages on this site.

The motely crew on the right are Franny Sudbury and his partner Ann, Gerard Higgins and wife Brenda and Pat and Brian Sudbury.

My cousins and very good friends Gerard and Paul Higgins. Gerard is about 18 months older than me and and his bro Paul whom was in our class in school. They were very competitive when growing up, both great runners, Gerard was into dogs and boxing. There'd be murder as to who won in the race from the tenement square up to Manny Charles betting office in Springy, hurtling those white fences on St. Anne Street oller along the way. That was nothing to the disagreements during the pool matches in their living room of 15D Gerard Gardens when cue holes would appear in the polystyrene tiled ceiling just before it came crashing down on heads.

Next shot sees Franny Sudbury, friend to some of my other cousins, our Chucker Higgins, Robert McGreal and John 'Boy' Higgins.

Elaine and Julie Higgins, wives to Paul and John. That's Julies sis on the right who'd come up from wooly back land for the night.

Uncle Bobby Higgins looking tanned and well with me and my cousin Marie.

ALVOR - SEPT 05

More of the reasons we just keep on going back to Alvor. Our friends from Worcester and Brum, Jason and Yvette who have ran the Karaoke in Michael's, The Crows Nest and the Venue bar to name but some. Jacks of all trades they also run the bar and Jason makes a cracking (if not tall) Blues Brother in his stage act. Pic 2: Our Katy gets to share her pig tails with Michael's barmen Luis, Nunu and Mario. Pic 3: Taken at 5am with our lovable cockney friend Jamie who is a gooner (Arsenal fanatic), pictured also are Wendy and Yvette. Pic 4: That man Dave again with his mate Mike. Pic 5: The pool from our balcony - handy for shouting down, get up for your dinner. Our kids do double backward somersaults off that bridge (when the guard isn't looking) Pic 6: Who do we bump into (now and again on purpose) Jan and Gil from just 10 minutes down our road back home. Pic 7: Tracey and Anil - funny he is, dead outgoing. Pic 8: Dooley, our Mel's then boyfriend came with us this year so no, it's not Martin Skirtl. Pic 9: Marie Ann and Peter from Finland were always permanant fixtures in Michael's bar, and permanantly putting slips into the karaoke to make me get up and sing, must've been gluttons for punishment.

On 3rd October 2005, my mate Paul Sudbury had the premier screening of his film documentary 'Gardens of Stone' at the Fact picture house in Liverpool city centre. I co-incided it with the release of my book 'in a city living' (see seperate pages on this site for more info on this). Over 200 people crammed into the venue for all day continuous screenings which turned out to be a hit. Such was the interest that unfortunately many people had to be turned away for safety reasons and even calls to the Roger Phillip's Radio Merseyside phone-in ensued and due to this, other screenings were put on locally throughout the year and the following year.

Many of those who turned up were ex residents of Gerard Gardens, the subject matter, many of whom hadn't seen each other for years and stood catching up and swopping mobile numbers, mobiles hadn't even existed the last time many of these people had spoken to each other. Paul is seen here catching up with ex neighbours Steve and John Vaughan whose mam and dad, Bridie and Archie were well known in the area, Bridie being a barrow lady and Archie working in maintenance of the local blocks for the City council. Also pictured is Paul's mate John Colfar who originated from nearby Cazneau Street.

Our Mel's 18th - The Silvestrian - Jan 06.

Our Melissa with her mate Katie Twist - yes Twist :o)

Leanne Shindler (without her list)

Michaela Dunn - now in sunny Oz.

Laura 1, Melissa Binks, Laura 2 and Katie - say cheese!

Nav, Dooley, Jay and Ste.

Dooley with Ricky.

Dave Vincent with daughter Laura and Wife Kath. Sara Dunn is on the right.

Shane Dunn with Dave Vincent. Shane and Sara moved to Oz soon after, that's the effect we have on people.

Lee Bligh, Joey Taylor, Ste Starkey and the ghost from Randall and Hopkirk. Oh no it's not it's blonde quiff otherwise known as Don McGugan.

Michael and Danny Higgins turn 18........... Not on the same day mind you, but as both do's were held in the police club at Fairfield (because their dad Gerard, my cousin, always wanted to be a copper) I thought i'd put them together.

Ann with our Paul (Higgins) - He doubles as Peter Kay in seedy nightclubs around Huyton but don't tell anyone.

His wife Elaine with our Ann Marie (Gerard and Paul's little sis) and also Carina Baccino and her ageless mum Sheila.

My cousins Joe and Vinny McGreal with their respective wives Ann and Candy. Ann can be seen earlier on the page with her 60s beehive hair do.

Ant Higgins being WicKeD but at least he's not biased, he has both a red and a blue bottle of it. Gerard Higgins in boxing mode (well he's had a drink hasn't he) An avid dog lover, he's been a jockey, a boxer and a murderer - he used to pull the wings off dragon flies. He also holds the world record for one arm press-ups, did I mention that somewhere earlier on the page?

Do you know what, that mate of our Mel's, Emma Hignett just has to get in on the act everywhere she goes. Seen here flaunting herself unashamedly again with Dan, Mike and friends in the club. Dan and Mike are extreme right. Emma's the one that looks more like a girl than the rest - ok, maybe not him in the yellow.

Well.... if you can't laugh at yourself.....

Not my hair, nor my teeth but it is a super 70s look after all. The chain's mine though ;o)

The wig came in handy once more when Marouane Fellaini signed for Everton. I kept getting asked for autographs in town and liked it until one day it was windy.

Is this one any better then? Rick Parfitt of Status Quo eat yer heart out.

Taken by surprise by the flash in the rear view mirror. Well that's my excuse and i'm sticking to it.

Our Katy and her cousin Paul during one Halloween. I'll put a pic up after they put the make-up on as well soon.

Our Joey at the drums drinking Guinness, but the question is...Is that his hair or why is he wearing one of those bearskin hats that the Grenadier guards at Buckingham Palace wear?

All blues together. Our Mel with her ladies pink Everton top with Justine Walsh in the Wharf pub, Merton Road. That's her hubby Robbie in the background watching the blues progress to the F.A. Cup semi-final at Boro's expense. Everton mirrors, clocks, pics, scarves and banners are just some blues paraphanalia that adorns the walls. What good taste they have :o)

Julie Baccino with Laura Jones. These pics were taken in another blue house, the Winslow on Friday 20th March 09 to celebrate Laura's 18th.

Her dad Eric is pictured next with his old mate and brother-in-law Christy O'Reilly. I think it's Eric or is it Terry off Emmerdale?

Christy's wife, Julie Jones with her younger bro Michael. (he's doing an impression of Robin Williams - complete with grey beard). Nanu nanu.

Mandy and Stephen Baccino. Ste managed to stay awake this time after crashing to the deck in town.

Ste's much older bro, Chris with his kids Christopher and Lauren and his wife (seen earlier) Julie.

Bob Usher (he's lying that he doesn't use botox) and Christy 'O' again. I've only just noticed that the last 20 bods shown here are all blues!!!!!

Mothers day in the Laburnam (Blobber) Bootle Village. Ali from the Banjo with Joey T. Next pic, Joe's dad Tommy with Jimmy Bligh signifying 5-0 to LFC with his fingers, good job it wasn't 6-0 he can't count that far. His son Lee is next to me laughing that they think they're going to win the league. Last pic sees the inclusion of our Mel and Steve Higgins at the back. More blues exept for the dill that sticks out like a sore thumb.

A young Brian Anthony King c1980 - then of Birkett Street tennies and a mod at the time - well, 'Mirror in the bathroom' was out by The Beat and the Jam were all the go during this period of ska revival. The local mod bands at the time were emo exo and Zeebra. Notice the tie comes off as the 2nd can of top deck hits the spot, though he looks more pissed on the first one. Another ex mod, Mick Casey reliably informs me that the pic above right shows Don Cargill and Colin Welsh either side of Brian and one of their fave regular haunts at the time was Lincolns Inn in Rainford Square.

Here is Mart's Old Swan site A lazy saturday afternoon in the middle of June 09 was spent in the surrounds of the Wheatsheaf pub in Knotty Ash with the compelling company of Martin Jones and Harry Rimmer who had many a story to tell.

I first met Martin in 1979 when together we were 2 of the 30 or so young uns' on one of Maggie Thatchers very first Work Experience programmes brought in to ease, or manipulate the unemployment figures - call it what you will. We were working on the renovation of the old Pearl Assurance Building which was St. Johns House, St Johns Lane. The idea was that 5 or 6 of us would be working under the guidance of tradesmen and would be moved around with different tradesmen from month to month to gain different experiences. All well and good on paper but my mate Chris and I were seconded to paint the ceiling that still stands out proud in the Dr. Duncans pub which is there now, whilst Mart learnt how many wheelbarrows full of sand makes 1 ton. He would often skive away though and climb our scaffolding to talk of his love for Queen - the pop group that is not Liz, and we'd also while away some of the time playing A-Z games. We eventually finished the ceiling 6 months later :o)

I was mentioning this on the forum of YoLiverpool.com when Mart got in touch to say 'you won't remember me but....' Well, I did remember him as i'd kept a little book of charactertures of some of the lads from there and he was in it. He's since been to see the film 'Gardens of Stone made by my friend Paul Sudbury and as a devoted Swanite, he's putting together a cracking website which is a real tribute to Old Swan, an area I know so well from my time spent up there in the 1970s with another mate, Brian Connor. Here's Marts website: Old Swan Harry Rimmer was leader of the Labour Group that was in power in Liverpool in the immediate aftermath that saw the law lords expel the militant 47 that were fronted by Derek Hatton though it was actually John Hamilton that was their leader at the time. No wonder then that Harry felt there wouldn't be any welcoming handouts from the iron fisted Tories, and in particular Maragaret Thatcher who was in power in Downing Street at this time. Although a short interim spell by the liberals had saw them sell off some family silver to balance the books, Harry was determined that this wouldn't be the case whilst he was in power and so it wasn't, and his spell went down as a period of stabilisation as views of the city from outsiders were changing for the better. Thatcher had by now altered the ratio by which central government would help local government from 60/40% to 40/60%. This would normally have been crippling to any council by Harry steered Liverpool with an ally from where you wouldn't expect. Michael Portillo was the minister for Inner Cities and Harry earmarked the crumbling Town Hall for renovation. It was failing a fire certificate, a single staircase was a health and safety issue, dry rot existed and it needed a new roof. All this meant only 40 people at any one time could be housed on the upper floor but there were ballrooms up there where 40 people could be lost in one corner. To obtain a grant for the economic benefit of Liverpool, the best option to get this money, Harry and his men had to put their heads together and so it was decided to turn the building public, with tours, functions, weddings, catering facilities etc being the order of the day. Harry pleaded with Portillo to come and see for himself and he did and he was sold. So the next time you wonder at the magnificence of this great building which will now be in an excellent state for many generations to come, you can be thankful that Harry persuaded Portillo to hand over 4.75 million pounds, just one of the many feats secured by Mr Rimmer.

Well yesterday was a hard act to follow but I made it onto our regular tour around Bootle village for Fathers day with some of these reprabates. Starting off in the Jawbone (pictured here) we do the Stanley, Blobber, Kingies and Strand Tavern and back, the usual casualties being Tommy, Jimmy, Joe, Lee and our Mel and myself and occassionally joined by Ste, Craig, Jay and Neil when their other halfs let them out to play.

The royal wedding of my mate Chris Baccino to Julie Brand, who became Mrs Baccino III at the Corn Exchange register office in Old Hall Street. My missus Ann and I came along too to add a bit o' glamour.

Nat Jackson aka The Weather woman is seen here with our Katy - daughter No.3. Our Katy's also seen here with her cousin Pauline Taylor, Jennifer 'celery stick' Sellars and Nat again.

Indian squaw Meliisa - No.2 daughter, who obviously likes getting photographed in cars for some reason??? :oP

Four pics, a couple of which are from our Mel's jaunt up to Newcastle on a double birthday weekend out. It coincided with the last day of the prem season 08/09 when who should get relegated but the magpies so I told her to shut up about football that night.

Top left is Emma Hignett, Mel, Carly Jones and Kayley Jones. Top right they are joined by Sasha. Bottom left. The lads join them. Bottom right: Emma and Mel.

F.A. Cup final day in the Wharf on Merton Road. The fat lady's sung, the game's over, we gave it a go but it was one big game too far without three of our best players against a team with millions of pounds worth on the bench even. It was a glorious day, the Wembley pitch thermometer said 107 and the sun was still shining in the beer garden at 5pm. Our Mel and Justine pose for the camera then her and Emma take a rest on the wall.

Then we moved onto Bootle Village. These were taken outside the Stanley. The four lads at the back are Slick Rick Lee, Flumpy, Craig and Joey T. Front: Neil, Jimmy, Mel, Ste and Emma. I join them on the next pic.

Oliver Maxwell Gill aka OMG in Facebook slang - secret member of the Ormskirk Conservation Society eating yet another stinky beef and tomato pot noodle - no wonder he stinks and a farmer would keep him for his poo. I have to sit facing the git in work. That's Duncan Ferguson strangling the life out of Stefan Freund on my screen saver. Not something you should do with the bald coot referee looking over your shoulder. 'Off m'lad'

Oh and look who the cat dragged out. Franky Ryan and his mate in Concert Square. I don't agree with that kiss he's blowin' me, mind you the weather was glorious on Sat 22nd August (make a special note - we don't get many) and it's any excuse for some amber nectar.

That same saturday night and it was down to the posh suburbs of Crosby for our Vinny Mc's 50th birthday celebrations and he doesn't look a day over 49.

So here is the birthday boy himself complete with Elton John candle (in the wind) glasses though it wasn't windy that night, it was a stupendous summers evening spent with a lot of great folk having a laugh, a sing and a dance. Vinny is flanked by sister in law Irene and our cousin Gerard's wife Brenda. Here is Vinny's older, no I mean oldest brother Joe who finally gets his bus pass this week in a double celebration. Look at those choppers for an old un'.

Now here's a group photo not for the faint hearted. It starts off pretty well, another of Vinny's brothers, Robert is the one with the mouth like the Mersey Tunnel, his wife Irene is to our right, Joe's wife Anne is to our left. Candy is one side of Vinny and his mate Brian's wife, June has her arm around him. Wind on 10 seconds later and Anne has noticed that Robert has dug his old 1970s tank top out of the airing cupboard, making a show of the family. Robert is shocked at this declaring it's a good job she can't see my luminous teddy boy socks. A few more drunkards have mosied into this shot, Liz, Brenda and Gerard with his ever present bottle of bud, always the same one mind.

Now it's not like our Mel to get in front of the camera - oh yeah. But here she is yet again. First with birthday boy Vinny, then June Sudbury - look at those clashing dress colours - a no no. Next she is pictured with June and Brian's son, Stephen, then muscling in with the 'ladies McGreal'.

And of course the band played too. It was a fantastically sunny day when setting up at the bottom of the garden around 11am that morning. Sound check over, we were away by 1 and the weather got better resulting in a very warm and mild evening, just the job. Here we are knocking out a few numbers and Vinny and Candy's lads even get up to give us a bit of Elvis and 500 miles.

'It's his fault'. Our new bassist Gary Hackett (right) with Brian Sudbury, enjoying the night post gig. Yet another motley crew. Brenda, Gerard, Anne, Liz, Irene, Candy, Mel, Vinny, June and Brian.

Our Gerard. He's in the Guiness book of world records for the most one arm press ups and trains at Lambeth Road gym. He's seen here with Liz Sudbury and his wife Brenda and Brenda rounds off this little clump of photos, pictured with Irene and Joe McGreal.

Yet more Geordie girls on the razz in Liverpool. This little bunch captured on Saturday 26th Sept were near the Adelphi and on their way into deepest town to celebrate 4 birthdays. A motley crew of comic book heroes, a blues brother, Freddie Mercury and Jimmy Saville await the rest of their gang outside the Excelsior. Up from Hereford, they were out for a good time.

In September 09, ex Gerard Crescent resident Christine Hanratty in a facebook conversation with her pal and ex Gerard Gardens resident Bobby Parry mentioned how great it would to organise a reunion of the old community that was so vibrant in that tenement setting from its creation in the 30s through to its demise in the 80s, with particular focus on our era - the 70s.

And so the idea was put in motion and a facebook group created. What a fantastic testament to their work and the willingness of those that mattered, the old community, that just five weeks later and with the facebook group up to 400+ members posting old photographs and memories, a sell out event at the Silvestrian with 300+ attendees saw a brilliant gathering.

'We are not worthy' - the crowd sway and hail the man with the mic, Bobby Parry as he knocks em' out with Perry Como's 'The good times'. Joint organiser Christine Hanratty is pictured next with Franny Sedgewick.

The Lindsey's, The O'Hara's (Terry and John) and The Mock's (Brian, Charlie and Tony)

Tommy Shea is so drunk he's blurred, pictured here with Debbie Kerr. Tommy Edgar, one of 16 in a three bedroom flat knows what it's like smelling farts - sorry Tommy. A rose between two thorns, Paula Taggart might not have been called that before, but she certainly is when flanked with my cousin Vinnie McGreal and best mate Chris Baccino.

This time, a thorn between two roses. Nicky Shea between two of my wifes old St. John's classmates Ann Marie Welch and Catherine Fay. Paul Birchall is seen next with Ann Marie and Gary Shields. For a 1974 pic of these lads together, see further up the page. My Ann Marie Fagan, nee Taylor with Catherine.

Sue McAleavy (Vauxhall Gardens - but we let her in) with 2 x Ann Taylors. Another one of Paula, Vinny and Chris in different positions (Pardon!) and lastly Chris with his old St. Greg's classmate Debbie.

Ex boxer Terry McHale of McHales Irish American bar, seen here with my old next door neighbour Dominic Wiles. The lady McHale and hubby. Gina and Gerry Peet.

Brian and June Sudbury and bezzie mates to this day Vinny and Candy McGreal. Chris yet again this time with 'twin' John Colfar - well he was mistaken for him twice on the night.

Tony Farley, I remember a few of us all going to Norris Green baths with him in the mid 70s. Photographer extraordinair Gerard Fleming who captured the night for posterity. He lived in the Pontack for many years, his mum running it, before he too moved the 20 yards into Gerard Gardens. Last but not least on this line, Mike Tallon from Downe House.

David Brady with Paul Birchall and Joey Lindsay. The Donaldsons flanked by the Miello's, Lorraine on the left, Pat on the right. Kate Donaldson was a Stanton. Michael Barton is seen next with Dominic.

Franky Parry with Debbie Kerr, now it's not often she gets on photos is it? The Gardens very own celebrity, Radio Merseyside star guest and historian Frank Carlyle getting strangled by Ste Sedgewick but Ste regains his composure to be another thorn between two roses, this time Karen and Stella Melia.

The Daley's from our block, Thurlow House. Amongst those features here are Karen, Mike, Tricia and mum Maureen. The last pic shows our Joe with my daughter Mel and his son Dan.

Louis Tony Miello with Joe and much better looking, the Donoghue sisters from the bottom end of Gerard Crescent.

Some of these folk can still be found knocking around the old neighbourhood, especially when the Lord Warden is open. Robert Grierson, Gerard (Biffo) Griffiths and Paul Strode. Next is Robert again with his brother Tommy on the far right. In the middle are brothers Nicky and Franky Shea. The last pic shows Paul Strode with Robert Cahill, Ste Sedgewick and Peter Dunn.

Finally, the group members which includes three ex residents themselves. Paul and Liz Sudbury, me and our Mel, Ron and Elaine Bennion, Gary and Audrey Hackett and finally Carl and Siobahn Wilcock.

For more quality photographs of the night, see Gerard Fleming's 'liverpooldays' website as well as the facebook group 'old pics of gerard gardens and crescent also holy cross'.

These next batch were taken by Carl Wilcock, husband of our band's lead singer, Siobahn.

Candy McGreal going for it whilst Paula Taggart believes she can fly. Whoo whoo shout Vinny Mc, Brian and June Sudbury and Elaine Bennion - that group mustv'e been good.

Please be upstanding Karen and Stella Melia. Also in the background on these photies, the Sedgewicks, John Colfar, Mike Daley, Debbie Kerr and Maria Muscatelli.

OK Calm down now, calm down. The girls are up in arms but Kevin Sedgewick looks unfazed by it all.

The place was heaving with wall to wall chitter chatter as ex residents caught up, memories relived and mobile phone numbers swapped - just what it was all about. An iron ball can't crush community spirit.

And to finish off this section - The Organisers. Bobby Parry complete with chewy with Marie Parry, Lily Shields and Debra Shields and Christine Hanratty proving she can still do a mean Oops upside your head, I said Oops upside your head with Karen Daley and Lee Pattie behind.

Family portrait flashback

Jeromes Everybody of a certain age knows of or in fact had a number of family portraits taken at Jeromes in London Road. A very popular Photographic Studio, here are some Fagan family portraits taken from the 1920s up to the 1960s.

My dad aged 3 c1923, then also seen with his younger Brother Jimmy c1926, sadly this would be the year their dad died from the effects of poisoning suffered during the 1st world war. Jimmy is then seen on his own, also c1926 and lastly, my dad aged 9 taken after a local procession.

My dad's elder sister, Lily, very Charlstonesque c1934. The next photo features my mam's cousin Robert Wilson, also Freddy Booth, Alec Brown and my dad's cousin Louis Yeotropoulis. This was taken on 29th December 1937. The last photo is of my mam's brother, Joey Wilson in his 8th Army attire during WWII as he fought for as a desert rat for Montgomery's men at El Alemain against Rommel's men.

My brother Joey as a baby in 1951, then as a two year old in St. John's Gardens. Next as a two and a half year old on 27/9/1953 then lastly with my dad in Jeromes on 29th June 1954.

My mam's brother, Charlie Higgins is seen here in his army gear on 15th April 1955. My dad's youngest brother Danny Fagan seen here twice, once with his cousin Cyril Yeotropulis. Danny who was born the year his father died in 1926 was, just like his namesake father to die young in 1966 aged just 40.

Our Joey on his 5th birthday in March 1956 Yee hah. Next up, a little more angelic on 3rd December 1957. Then approaching double figures in 1959.

The last photo is around 1960 at the Pier Head.

Then along comes that other friggin nuicence, yes I. Taken in February 1963, I'm a twee 6 months old.

Joey pushing me around in St. John's Gardens, oy gerroff. Joey and me then in Jeromes on 19th March 1965. Joey's 14 and i'm two and a half, the next of Joey by himself taken at the same session. Lastly, two photo booth pics of Joey and with his mate from Gerard Crescent, Joey Daly.

Walton Hall Park - 1967.

Joey Daly with our Joe then also with John John Mitchell. The penant i'm holding was recenly acquired after the opening of the Met Cathedral that year.

I notice there's some sly shirt swapping going on here. Where's the women footballers at a time like this?

Woa what's this. A glossier roll of film and some seriously dodgy staged poses

And last but not least, the full team: Rob Bigley, John Woodhouse, Joey Fagan, Joe Daly, Stephen Rigby, John John Mitchell, Tony Tremarco and Willie Judge.

Rodderick's Chippy on Moss Way, Gillmoss in 1974 and Haven Road, Fazakerley in 1981 showing one of the many street parties thrown for the wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana. Captured by Keith Rose.

Chaucer Street car showroom 1980s style with some of the local lads and lasses. Captured by Joe Devine.

The Merseyside History Festival at the St. Georges Hall on Saturday and Sunday 20th & 21st March 2010. Possibly its biggest turn out ever as local historical societies from various Merseyside districts as well as local publishers and attractions show their wares off.

Echo sports writer Ken Rogers (left) has just put the finishing touches to a book about the district of Everton which will be out shortly, he later gave a talk on the subject in one of the side rooms. Peter Grant on the right (No, it's not Jonathan Woss) is another Echo journalist who writes the cracking flashback feature in the Saturday Echo which i've had the pleasure of appearing in. His latest book 'Dockers' was published a couple of months back.

Colin Wilkinson aka Mr Bluecoat Press was selling off some of his 20 year + collection, one of which was a rare out of print book I managed to get my grubby little hands on. His best selling author Tom Slemen (of spooky happenings fame) is seen here doing a roaring trade.

The most colourful stand of the day goes to the confederates society, costumes and all who were happy to pose for photos of which they had many requests.

Yo Liverpool The biggest Liverpool local history forum is undoubtedly

For the past few years there have been the occasional meet ups of some of its members, including opportunities for snapping away at various locations around Liverpool. Since the summer of last year these have become a monthly occurance with a different pub venue with members even coming from as far and wide as Scotland, the Midlands and Wirral as in the case most recently on Saturday 27th March at the Midland Pub on Ranelagh Street.

And so the names get faces. JMLE, actually christened Mark believe it or not is on the left here with Old Swan 'expert' Mart who has his own site dedicated to the Swan. Scouse Smurf is a Bootle dude which almost sounsds like a doodlebug (for older members). On the next pic, Johnny Blue chats with Sam.P whose specialist subject is the Everton area having grown up there and he currently helps his old 'Shrewsbury House' club members with their history on the area.

Keith Rose is the man in the know if you want to know about cinemas. Joe Neary has taken one of the all time colour classic photos of Liverpool, the old guinness clock curve of St. Georges Place, sadly demolished for St. Johns precinct. Daz, he's the map man.

Paul Whitehead is in discussion with Philip Mayer, Author of 'A tram ride to Dingle' and yet another specialist in Cinemas. Gnasher (a roadie for 'Touch' in the 1980s) turned up minus Dennis the menace and Kevin, an ex pat scouser who travelled all the way up from the Midlands with a dodgy knee - showing true grit and dedication look on.

Joe is telling PhilG how many pints his bought him without reply as Smurf is asking Mart to 'explain that again' but this time without slurring.

My Liverpool Liverpools other Forum has also had a couple of City Centre meets, usually in The Lion on Tithebarn Street, here are a few photos from the October 2012 meet.....

Neil Holmes author of 'Liverpool Blitzed' and 'Merseyside Blitzed' (left) with me right, taking in the conversation.

Kevin and the beautiful Lottie, (Kevin's the tall one ).

Brian Daley dosn't mess about if you miss him out when you buy a round, fortunately Gnasher was there to referee !

Bob Ed (right) tells me how the wind blew his toupee off as he was walking up Moorefields.

LADIES DAY - AINTREE - FRIDAY 9TH APRIL 2010

After submitting you to viewing some of the ugliest mugs at the Yo and My Liverpool meet up's, above, My eldest daughter Mel stepped out into the Aintree sunshine with 7 of her mates after a champagne breakfast. Afterwards it was an evening meal before hitting Mathew Street and Concert Square.

Look who I bumped into in the Slaughter House on Saturday afternoon (June 26th). Some great lads from my childhood in the tennies. Brian and Mikey Daley from our block, Thurlow House and Dave Hughes from across the way on Gerard Crescent. Yozzer (Steven) was also there but was too deep in conversation.

A shout out to all you Amateur League Players !

In keeping with our aim to show you previously unpublished photographs..

What follows is a selection of photographs going back 30 years....

Did you play in an amateur league on Merseyside ? if so check out these photographs kindly provided by Billy Flanagan from his personal collection.

You can click on any image to view it full size in 'Lightbox' (tm)

Aintree Villa 1983

Bibby FC 1982

Bowden Albion FC 1964

C.E.Wilcox F.C. 1963

C.E.Wilcox FC in 1964

C.E.Wilcox FC Winning the Junior Cup in 1973 Beating Hygena North
2-0 at Yorkshire Imperial Ground Kirkby

C.E.Wilcox FC LBH Sunday Junior Cup Winners 1973

Dart FC who played in the CMS League.

Dengo United 1983

Dingle Rail FC 1981

Eden Vale FC 1983

Fairfield Old Boys 1983

Ford ASP 1977

Ford ASP FC Winners of the Sunday Senior Cup 1976

Ford ASP Winners of the LBH Sunday Senior Cup 1976

Goodlass Wall FC 1982

Huyton & District Rep Team 1981

ICI Widnes FC 1983

KME from Kirkby Newton League 1983

LBH Under 18 Rep Squard 1981 on this day Beating CMS League 5-0.

Leather Bottle FC 1983

Lister FC 1983

Liverpool Business Houses Committee with Brian Labone
( Everton FC ) at the Grafton Rooms in 1980

Liverpool Business Houses League Committee with John Bailey ( Everton FC )1984

Liverpool County FA Council Members in the early 70s

Liverpool County FA Under 18s Winning the FA Youth Cup Early 80s

Lpool Business House League Committee 1979

Oakfield FC 1983

An all action shot here Paul McKay Spillers French Keeper Saving a Penalty

Punch Bowl FC 1983

Referees taking part at the 1990 Knowsley Youth Tournament.

Reliable FC 1980

Roby FC 1982

Shillingworth FC 1983

Speke Secondary Modern School Cricket Team in 1958
Teachers in the picture Mr Kneale and Mr Daniels

Speke Secondary Modern School Football Team 1958
Teachers in the Picture Mr Kneale Head Master Mr McCombe also in the picture
Front Row 2nd from left Albert Kinsey who played for Manchester United Now lives in Australia

Tritan FC 1982

Tyrer Athletic FC 1983

United Welding F.C.

Vision Hire FC 1982

WH Smith FC 1966

Whiteside FC 1984

With thanks to Billy Flanagan for sharing these photographs

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Down By The Docks !

noreply@blogger.com (Bob Edwards Photography) — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 13:47:00 +0000

Clicking on photo sets highlighted in blue shows them in 'Lightbox'(TM) Enjoy !

For a quick search whilst on this page press Ctrl +F (Windows) or Alt+F (Mac) and enter the street/place you are looking for..

''I was born in Liverpool down by the docks, my religion was Catholic, occupation - hard knocks, at stealing from lorries, I was adept, and under old overcoats each night I slept.....''

As a youngester, Mike Murphy made a ritualistic, yet enjoyable journey most weekends from the suburbs of Crosby to visit his Grandparents, Charlie and Agnes Kearns and his Uncles and Great Uncle in the municipal tenement blocks of Highfield Gardens. This great adventure on the train took him via the industrial area of Vauxhall, the elevated view accentuating the grimness, yet grandness and nearness of these buildings to the city centre. Thousands of locals and many generations of families clocked on a shift at places like Tillotsons, The British American Tobacco factory, Tate & Lyle, Clarence Dock power station and Bibbys. Some of these buildings made a lasting impression on Mike and we have him to thank for capturing them from the 1980s on. Other contributions are from Mike's nan's bro-in-law Jimmy Hodges (a truck driver for Tates) and Joe Devine, a local man who must have done a lot for the local shoe shops, such was the mileage he clocked up when snapping the city. Tates from Whitby St, 1981 and from Vauxhall Rd in the same year. The next shot is from Pall Mall in 1992 and then viewed from Chadwick St. Tates club seen in 81 and the main works entrance in Love Lane also in 81. The last three pics show the plant from Burlington Street and Love Lane. For a more in depth history of the site, please see the 'Building for the past' page on the home page.

Bibbys seen here in various stages of demolition in 1987 and 1988 including shots from Galton Street and Bath Street looking towards Neptune Street. The final pic is of the remains on Gt Howard street in 1993 prior to the site being cleared to make way for Costco and Toys R Us.

The Clarence Dock power station dates from 1937 and its landmark chimneys gave them the nickname the three sisters, or to some, the three ugly sisters. The third chimney wasn't actually added until the early 1950s, here they can be seen just before and during demolition in 1993 and 94 respectively.

I think it's fair to say that Mike was chuffed when he discovered that Ormskirk born Harry Ainscough would make regular treks from his then adopted hometown of Sheffield to take photographs around Liverpool during the 1960s and 70s. Thankfully, Harry also saw fit to record the industry of this area which also captured images of long lost streets and vehicles of the era.

The Love Lane sugar refinery from Pall Mall in 1967 and also showing Chisenhale street.

Clarence Dock power station in 1972. Bibbys from the dock road in 1968 and its car park in Barton Street.

Bibbys from Barton Street and their Galton street warehouse and canopy in 1968. A later shot of the Chicagoesque building from Gt Howard Street in 1977.

Galton St, Formby St and Vauxhall Road respectively in 1968.

Bibbys and Sprague Bros, Paisley St 1968 and Henry Diaper storage as Littlewoods is under construction behind.

Loading in Chisenhale Street in 1967. Oil Street clearance in 1969 and Fairries sugar plant on Vauxhall Road from Burlington Street in 1982.

Neptune Street activity 1968. These little side streets were laden with gantrys spanning from building to building with tanker type lorries loading animals feeds, oils and sugar molasses, there was a mixture of everpresent smells in the air. The next pic is looking South down King Edward Street towards the Liver Building. The last scene is looking in the opposite direction past Bibbys on the left and the Northern Hospital on the right which was on the Leeds street/Gt Howard street junction.

Near to the Vauxhall Road/Leeds Street junction in 1950. This building is still in situ whilst Highfield Gardens tenements dating from the early 1930s were demolished in 1994. King Edward Street looking South beyond Leeds Street in 1972. Fairries, part of Tate & Lyle as seen in 82 together with its main chimney from Burlington Street.

Trafalgar Dock with Clarence Dock power station in the background (1972). Gt Howard Street in 1967 with part of the Northern hospital in view. Waterloo Dock a year later.

With Scottish placenames, these shots are of Glasgow Street, Greenock Street and Paisley Street in 1968.

Great Howard Street warehouses in 1950. King Edward Street looking North and part of the 1847 grade listed Fairries factory which was still demolished nevertheless.

Bibby's

Two great pics of a busy dock road scene as a crane unloads The Flying Scotsman after its tour of America at Brocklebank Dock, Bootle. 'No arms to Nigeria' states the political graffiti as a Ford Corsair, Vauxhall Viva and Triumph 2000 are the 'in' cars. Notice the police jeep and Mini panda cars. Photographs with thanks to Emma from NZ.

East Alexandra branch dock No.2 in 1991 undergoing partial demolition. With thanks again to Mike Murphy.

Clarence dock in the 1940s and again in 1950 with the additional new chimney.

Busy clarence dock scenes in 1972.

BRUNSWICK DOCK

Six photographs of Brunswick Dock silo in 1972.

Brunswick Dock silo demolition in 1989.

A couple more of Mike Murphy's. Firstly from the Anglican Cathedral and then during demolition in 1989.

8 previously unseen/unpublished photos of Liverpool docks supplied by regular contributor Keith Rose. do you know anyone?

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Pop down the local - Pubs

noreply@blogger.com (Bob Edwards Photography) — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 13:43:00 +0000

You're now down the local Feeling drunk yet???

Probably the most comprehensive past and present pubs of Liverpool page in the world! Carlsberg don't do my web comments, but if they did.........

Over the years, Joe Devine, an ex neighbour of mine and a life long St.Joseph's parishoner captured the images of many pubs, some of which are no more than fond distant memories. Here, and supplimented with my own shots, they are brought back to life for one and all.

Clicking on photo sets highlighted in blue shows them in 'Lightbox'(TM) Enjoy !

For a quick search whilst on this page press Ctrl +F (Windows) or Alt+F (Mac) and enter the pub you are looking for.

Index to photos at the bottom of the page.

The Corner House and the Clifford Arms. These stood on Scotland Road at opposite corners at the top of Athol Street.

The Cottonpicker pub in two guises during the 1970s. This stood on the corner of Roscommon Street and Portland Place next to the school and almost facing the Rossy cinema and one time home of Henry Morton Stanley (of 'Dr. Livingstone I presume' fame) In the first pic, the Farmers Arms can also be seen opposite.

The Railway, Princess Way, Seaforth.

The Denbigh Castle, Cazneau Street. It was run by the Clarkes in the 1970s, the last owners being Joe and Paula Byrne in the 1990s. It is now a solicitors.

The Cottage. A one time landmark at the beginning of Derby Road. Used frequently by the dockers and nearby industry workers.

The Crown on Kirkdale Road. It has had a topsy turvy existance with closures and re-openings. It re-opened again in May 2007.

The Australian (Ma Moore's) which stood on the corner of Great Crosshall st and Fontenoy St, facing Fontenoy Gardens as seen here. The site is currently being excavated for a high rise block.The Great Eastern, Langsdale Street undergoing demolition after many years of serving the local residents of the nearby Four Squares tenements on Soho Street. The Coach & Horses on Low Hill. Literally, a one time stop off point for the coaches and horses heading East. The building still exists housing an electrical communications company.

The Barley Mow, Stockbridge Village. Flannagan's Apple Irish bar, Mathew St. The Foresters Inn, Longmoor Lane, Fazakerley, who say their ale is out of this world.

Dods Vaults on the corner of Great Howard Street and Sprainger Street with Tate & Lyle in the background who supplied many of its regulars. A classic shot of industrial and social buildings in close proximity. This became O'Gormans bar before demolition in the 1990s.

(Left) The Justice which was in the

Marybone/Addison st area.

(Right) The Grapes in Mathew St which still harbours a pew that the Beatles sat at with a framed picture above as proof.

The Herculaneum Bridge, (Peg legs) is on Wellington Road perched on a sandstone rocky outcrop overlooking the River near to where Herculaneum dock once stood.

The Green Man and the Queens, Vauxhall Road. The Queens was demolished in the late 1990s. Portland Gardens can be seen behind in the 1980s shot. The Green man featured in the 'Shake Hands' episode of the award winning t.v. drama the Boys from the blackstuff where the whistler came crashing through the window. Notice, two different swing signs have adorned the front.

The Borough Hotel on the corner of Great Crosshall Street and Standish Street. It was once a neighbour to the 'Coffin' block tenements as seen and in the 1970s was run by Bob Parry MP.

The Palatine and the Farmers Arms as you can see are situated on the North Dock Road just city side of the Stanley Dock tobacco warehouse.The decline of industry in the area saw many of the pubs closed down and some demolished but the Farmers Arms is still trading.

The Dart on the corner of Gt. Crosshall Street and Fontenoy Street. Later redeveloped and incorporated into neighbouring student accommodation, the building was demolished early in 2007.

The Goblin, Salisbury Street. For a new style building, surprisingly it didn't last as long as many of its Victorian and Edwardian counterparts. Situated just off Islington, this too served the Soho Street tenement residents during its lifespan.

The Baltic Fleet, Wapping. What were old disused warehouses facing, have been given a new lease of life as apartments and with the proposed Baltic Triangle development nearby, this pub should hopefully have a bright future. (Right) Situated on London Road, the Dixie Dean bar, named after Everton Football Club's most famous son was originally the Clock.

The Grapes, Knight Street.......................................... The Knowsley, Derby Road, Bootle.

The Bronte, Walton Lane. The Nelson, Regent Road. The Heriot, Heriot st, Vauxhall.

The Crown on the junction of the East Lancs Road and Stopgate Lane. This art deco building is adorned with Tyson Smith sculptures and was renamed Dickie Lewis' before falling derelict and being subject to a fire.

The Bankhall which became the Hangmans as is now a cafe. Situated on the corner of Bankhall and Brasenose Road, Bootle. It is surrounded by industry and transport Companies.

The Bridge, situated on the canal bridge at Chisenhale Street. It was known locally as the 'fly house' as sugar coated regulars from the Tate & Lyle factory would attract them - ugh. It is now a painters & decorators.

A closer view of the Queens, Vauxhall Road as seen earlier.

The Swan, London Road. Seymour Street and St. Vincent street ran either side.

The Royal William, Crown St. Named after the first Liverpool steamship to cross the Atlantic from Liverpool in 1838.

The Red Rum off Shard Close, Croxteth. Part of an estate under demolition.

The Roscoe Head, Renshaw Street.

The Post Office, School Lane.

The Brunswick Vaults, Tithebarn Street in two guises, re-opened in early 2007.

The Pig & Whistle, Chapel Street/Covent Garden. A favourite amongst Shipping line reps.

The Pilgrim, Roscoe Street. A favourite amongst students. The Legs of Man, demolished to make way for the Empire Theatre extension which also incorporated Coal Street.

The Prince of Wales, London Road/Moss St. Thanks to Kev from yoliverpool.com

The Railway, Tithebarn Street.

The Cavern Club, Mathew St. No introduction needed.

The Poste House, Cumberland Street.

The Cunard, Stanley Road/Boundary Street, Kirkdale. The Lion. Moorfields/Tithebarn St. The Railway as seen earlier is next door. The Windsor known as the Greek as it's on the corner of London Rd and Greek St.

The Trinity Vaults, Latimer st, as a pub in 1990 and now as flats. The Royal. Stanley Rd/Bankhall St.

The Thirlmere, Breck Road. The White Star, Rainford Sq. The Blackburne Arms, Dale st, Garston.

St. Anne's Vaults which was in St. Anne Street and was known locally as the box house. The Prince of Wales, Stanley Rd. It's on the corner of Pansy street and is known as the Pansy. The Knowsley is on the corner of Stanley Rd and Commercial Rd and is known as the Roundhouse.

The Albion on Clyde Street, Bootle became Buddy's but never lost its unwelcoming nickname of the 'Lousy House'.

The Crescent Vaults (Coffy's) which stands on Everton Brow. The Queens Arms, Williamson Sq. This was called Sloanes in the 1980s.The Athol Vaults on Vauxhall Rd, now derelict having had a change of use.

The St. Pauls which was in St. Paul's Square off Old Hall St. A one time Welsh stronghold. The Tugboat at the beginning of Netherfield Rd North. It now lies empty. The Windsor Castle which was on William Henry st and known locally as The Bents.

The Lambeth, situated on the junction of Lambeth and Westminster Roads. Notice the old public conveniences.

The Rising Sun on Tithebarn st which is now the Irish bar, Shenanagans.

The Cross Keys, Earle st off Old Hall st. The Lord Warden, London Rd. The Richmond on Williamson st.

The crane is at Samson & Barlows Peppermint Lounge on London Road. 'Trophy's' (formerly Gullivers) is the blue night club on the corner which went round into Fraser Street.

Madigans Lighthouse, Knowsley Rd, Bootle. Originally the Bootle Institute, built for the Bootle Labour Party, it became the Empire picture palace from about 1912-1922 before becoming a dance Hall then the Knowsley Labour Club before its current use. Special thanks to Phil G. Mayer.

Ma Egerton's, Pudsey Street. (Ma Edgies) Originally the Eagle and situated next to what was Liverpool's first stadium, the licensee was theatrical performer Ma Egerton. It was information that she supplied to the police which assisted in the arrest and hanging of infamous murderer Dr. Crippen. The photograph on the right was taken in November 2012 shows the exterior of the recently refurbished pub.

The Jamaica known at the Rat was situated on Vauxhall Road, the building now having a change of use. It was outside here during the transport strike of 1911 that on Aug 15th, five prison vans en route to Walton jail were attacked whilst being escorted by the Hussars. During several hours of disturbance, the riot act was read and 2 men were killed.

The Rubber Duck. A strange name considering its location at the bottom of Strand Rd makes it a dockers favourite.

Ye Cracke, Rice St. Being local to the Art College and Liverpool Institute, it was a favourite haunt of the Beatles.

The Tithebarn. Not Tithebarn Street for a change but this one's in Stockbridge Village on Haswell Drive.

The Royal George and the Grapes stand across Moor Place from each other, viewed here from Monument Place. The Monument (now Durty Nellies) on London Rd and the 'other' Gregsons Well on the North side of Brunswick Rd, long since gone.

The Griffin which was at the top of Seymour st on Copperas Hill and was a favourite with the postal workers. It also had a talking parrot.

Rigby's on Dale St, also viewed here with its neighbouring hostelry, the Saddle which was previously the Palatine.

The Tatlock, which was on the corner of Vauxhall Road and Tatlock Street, affectionately known as 'effing Nellies' because of the licensees own special use of the English language. The Royal Standard which was just at the city end of West Derby Road on the next block to the Hippodrome.

The Red Lion, Sea Brow/Redcross st. This was off Strand St almost facing Mann Island, With thanks to Ken (Springy)

The Post Office at the junction of Pembroke Place and Great Newton Street.

The Ploughman, Stockbridge Village.

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The William Shakespeare, The Pitch Pine and Swifts on Stanley Road.

The United Powers which stood at the top of Cheapside on Tithebarn St. The Old Fort, Prescot Street.

The Westmoreland Arms on Scotland Rd, better known to locals as Dolly Hickies or the Honky Tonk. The Prince of Wales, Millers Bridge. This was renamed Shenanagans a few years ago but now lies empty.The Eagle, Paradise St, complete with its Eagle on the facade both of which are being saved despite the multi million pound L1 development which goes on all around it. Thanks to Kev from yoliverpool.com

The Marble Hall by day and by night. It is now a cafe.

The Pacific, Linacre Road.

The Gregson Well and the Gregson not so well. This and another pub of the same name stood facing each other at the top of Brunswick Rd.

The Prince Alfred on Everton Brow. This is now a shop called the Brow.

The Stockwell Mount, Linacre Road, Litherland. This went under the name Ma Kents for a while. The Kings Arms, London Road. This whole block is now demolished.

Three views of The Rising Sun, known to regulars as Mrs Mack's after the long time licensee.

The Salt Box, Linacre Road.

The Albion on Hawthorne Road.

The Wellington, St. Anne st.

Above and below, The Victoria, Great Howard Street. This was in the heart of the central docklands and other industry.

The Royal George, Park Road and in its later form as Blacks which it was always known as. It now lies derelict.

The Union, on the corner of Commercial Road and Sandhills Lane. Before demolition, this was a local for the B.A.T. and Tillotsons workers nearby. It was known locally as Fred Lowes after the long term licensee. The Red Lion off Church Rd, Litherland.

The Woodhouse on Derby Road and Lodwick Street.

The Regent Maritime Hotel, Dock Rd.

The Sefton, Cases Street.

Commutation Row contained 4 pubs at one time, The County Hotel on the corner of Islington, The Hare & Hounds, The Court House and Phase 2 (which became the John Lennon bar) on the corner of London Road.

The County Hotel became Peppers and was a regular haunt for the residents of nearby Gerard Gardens/Crescent.

The Coronation, Linacre Lane, Bootle. The Jollys, Marsh Lane, Bootle. The Aintree, Aintree Road.

The Flying Dutchman was on the block bordered by Canning Place, South Castle st and Litherland Alley. Pic with thanks to Ken (Springy) The Iron Door Club, Temple St. Another early Beatles venue. Thanks to Pam Besley. The Belvedere, Sugnall Street as captured by NancyO.

Andy Capps, originally the Old Stingo which stood on Netherfield Road North at the top of Robsart street. Two new town houses now stand on this site. The 2nd pic is thanks to Marky. Casey's Bar, Cases Street. This street was mainly abolished to make way for the new Clayton Square shopping complex.

The Crescent on Netherfield Road North at the top of Prince Edwin Street. Demolished, new apartments are now on this spot.

The flats being demolished behind are Prince Edwin Walk.

Manchester St. The Tiger club was the 3rd building up. Later it was renamed Shanks and then Shanks II after a closure and refurbishment. Near the top end of the Street, Yates Wine Lodge can be seen.

The Dockers Hook on the corner of the Dock Rd and Millers Bridge. Throughout the 90s it was known as Nena's and is now called Kerries. The Old Toll Bar on the Millers Bridge/Derby Road junction.

The Pontack. A regular local for many of the Gerard Gardens/Crescent regulars, being the closest sited pub. Peggy Gaskill ran the pub for nearly twenty years from the 1960s into the 80s.

The Brown Cow and The Bull, Great Howard Street. Seperated only by Dublin Street, the Brown Cow is now a cafe serving the local industry workers.

The Soho Arms, Soho St.

The rise and fall of the A1 at Lloyds which was on the Dock Road at the bottom of Porter St.

The Derby Arms (known as Pat Molloy's) St. Anne Street.

The Atlantic, the Globe Boathouse (aka The Iron Horse) and the Sandhills (now demolished) The dock road at the bottom of Sandhills Lane.

The Castle which has outlived Tatlock and Blenheim Towers on pic 1 and Portland Gardens on pic 4.

2 views of the King Edward pub, Denison st. Demolished in June 07, a new tower is scheduled for here. Kitty Wilkinson, Queen of the wash-houses lived in this street. Formerly 'Fleets', the Cat & Fiddle is built into St. Martin's House office block in Bootle.

The Convivial which later became Sherlocks is on the dock road. The Shakespeare which was on the corner of Dawson Street and Williamson Square.

The Linacre, Linacre Lane, Bootle. Mr. Pickwick's nightclub, Fraser st.

The Shakespeare which was on the corner of Dawson Street and Williamson Square.

The Phoenix, The Bleak House and The Volunteer (Park Place) Dingle Drinking Dens.

The Glass House, Vauxhall Rd.

The Langton Castle, the dock road.

The Mersey View, Park St.

The Warwick Castle, Warwick st. The Royal. St. James st/Bridgewater st junction.

The Masonic Arms, Berry St which has since been known as Trader Jacks, The black horse & rainbow and the Liverpool brewing co. It's now the Metropolitan.

The Mount at Dingle Mount. This was known also as the sixie after the 6 day licences were issued to certain pubs.

The Royal Standard, better known as Kings which was on the corner of St. Anne Street and Mansfield Street.

The Nook, Nelson st, China town, which calls time in Cantonese as well as English. The Queens, Hardy street to the rear of St. Vincent De Pauls church on St. James street. The Central Commercial and the Midland which are on Ranelagh street facing Central Station.

The Trafalgar which was one of many on the dock road.

The White House. Duke st/Berry st.

Two pics of The Victoria, one with Bibbys and the other with Tates in view.

The Newington House, Renshaw st, now known as Renshaws.

The Trawler Pub on Strand St which stood at the bottom of Canning Place opposite Canning dock with thanks to Ken (Springy)

The Goat which is situated on Great Howard street and has a healthy and loyal clientel.

The Beresford aka The nutty or nut house - Dingle. The Wellington, Bevington Bush.

The Dominion at the bottom of Bankfield st on Regent Rd. This pub which is now disused has the statue of a settler and his dog looking out to sea (well, the river)

The Clarence, Everton Road.

The Parrot at the top of Hopwood st on Scotland Road.

The Sandon Lion on the dock road, looking first to the North and then the South. The Convivial is in the background.

The Eureka, Park St. The Clock and the Kings Arms, St. James Street.

The Regent on the dock rd which became Bonkers fun pub. The Toxteth, Park Road.

The Lord Nelson, Upper Frederick st. The Eagle, still going strong on the corner of Vauxhall rd and Blackstock st.

A fire damaged New Ship Inn on Latimer st. It was demolished shortly after. The Great Mersey, from the street of the same name.

The Queens Head, North Hill St.The Bramley Moore which is situated directly opposite to the dock of the same name. It is known as the long bar and can also be seen here with the Nelson.

The North Star which was on the corner of Gt. Howard st and Bentinck st. The Dingle. Park rd/Leonora st.

Clockwise. The Albert, The Farmers Arms, The Globe (the last two on Park Road) and The Horseshoe which was on Duncan Street.

The Villiers, Elliot st. Cleared for the new Clayton Square development.

The Hamlet in the first two pics was on the West side of Kirkdale Road on the corner of Boundary Street and was demolished early in 2007. The Hamlet on the opposite corner is still open for business.

The Clock which was on Richmond Row, the side alley was Drinkwater Gardens. The wasteland where it stood looks not much bigger than a postage stamp and you'd never think a pub stood there.

The Griffin, at the Bankhall/Derby Road junction. Here it is seen in 3 different colour schemes. It later became the Twist and Shout before returning to the Griffin before closure.

The Vauxhall Vaults, Vauxhall Rd. This pub is known as Dangsters and was run by the Maddox family for many years.

The Feathers, Vauxhall Rd. Demolished in 2007 when the structure became unsafe. The Crown, Park Road.

These 3 pubs are all situated around the Kirkdale Easby estate. First, the Easby which has been burned down. The Kendal on the corner of Westminster Road and the Saddle, a little further down Fountains Road.

The Wedding House and the Rose & Crown, Highfield St/Pownall Square. Notice the 2 different swing signs for the Wedding House, one rather bland and the other showing a bride. This is now office premises. The Rose & Crown, known as (Nelly) Bragiers can be seen in the distance on the first two pics and delapidated on the 3rd pic around the time Highfield Gardens were being demolished in the mid 90s. It was renovated and re-opened as 'Time out' when the new flats were built around it.

The Rose & Crown, Cheapside. Directly facing the main bridewell, you decide if this was good or not for stay behinds. The Vernon, situated on the corner of Dale st and Vernon st in Vernon Buildings. Currently alongside a new hotel development, it was run by Stan Jones and his family throughout the 1980s. The Non Pareil, Marshall Pl/Arley st. The name translates to having no equal but currently it is equal to all the other disused pubs around town.

The Orwell, Orwell Rd, known as Banks's The Old Bill, Westminster Rd. Originally a fire and Police Station as the name suggests. Now disused. The Westminster on the road of the same name. It was renamed The Grand National for a while but was always known locally as the Minneries.

The B and 1 Club off Gt Howard st.

The Neptune, Beaufort St.

The Eagle Vaults, Scotland Road.

Egerton's on Cases st. Also here was Casey's bar,
The Sefton, The globe and The Midland.

Looking up Cases st from South to North past the Midland on the corner of Ranelagh st.

Looking North along Gt. Howard st past the Victoria on the left and Dod Vaults on the right.

The Sefton Arms, Westminster rd. Known as Banjo Bennetts, became Rooney's, themed after Everton's Wayne Rooney until he departed under a cloud and so did this pub.

The South Hill, South Hill rd. Another view of the Trafalgar.

The Newsham House, (known as the Holy House) Scottie rd & looking towards Woodstock Gdns

Above and below: Some Garston Gargling Gaffs. The top 3 still going strong are the Mariners, The Queens and the Dealers Arms all on St. Mary's Road. Below are the Victoria and Kitty Macs that are under the bridge off Banks Road.

The Elm House, the Gateway Hotel (previously the St. Winifred) and the Talbot (which was Cairo Joe's in the 1980s). These are all in Seaforth, near the docks.

The Ship & Mitre, originally the Mitre. Art Deco in design like its near neighbours the Blackburn Assurance Building and the Queensway tunnel, this pub is a regular real ale award winner. The Excelsior on the next block to the Mitre on Dale Street is Higson's flagship pub with its offices being just behind. The Melrose is situated on Melrose Road at its junction with Fonthill Road and was gladly restored after fire damage.

3 more in Garston, The Swan Inn, The George and one in King St under the bridge.

The Pineapple, Park Rd. The Queens, Knowsley Rd. The Grapes, Northumberland St.

The Inglenook, Ullet Road.

The Brittania, Latimer St.

The Derby Arms,(Dead house), Mill St.

The Borough, Marsh Lane, now flats. The International and the Caradoc, both on Crosby Road South, Seaforth.

The Great Eastern. Mill st/Harlow st junction. The Globe, Park Road. The Wellington (Wellie) on Mill St.

Cains Brewery, Stanhope/Grafton St (formerly Higsons) together with its integral flagship pub, The Brewery Tap (formerly the Grapes Inn) The Queens Arms, Ormskirk Rd.

The Netherton, Dunnings Bridge Rd. Maggies, Originally Maggie Mays. The Baker's Dozen. Sefton Retail Park

The Sefton, The Manhattan and The Rocking Horse, Ormskirk Road, Aintree, all within yards of the Racecourse. Also here is what's left of the Art Deco Vernon's pools buidling on the same road which became the Paradox night club during the 1990s.

Disused and forlorn. The Chaucer Vaults on Chaucer Street/Sea View - Bootle. Up in Netherton, The Eden Vale and The Cabbage Inn on Glovers Lane.

The Old Roan, Ormskirk Rd. The Priory, Litherland.

Buckley's, recently closed.

Cookson's Bridge, set just below the bridge of the same name over the Leeds/Liverpool canal at Gorsey Lane.

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The former Liverpool Arms, facing Ford cemetery.

The Stand Park, off Sterrix Lane, Ford. Noah's Ark. Ganworth Road/Central Way, Speke. The Bears Paw, Mount Vernon.

Woolton Village. The Coffee House, The Casa del Cocodrilo (Formerly the much loved 'Elephant' (and listed) and the White Horse on Acrefield Road and Woolton st. The Negresco (formerly the Coach & Horses and the Everglades), the Grapes and an art deco wine bar dating from 1936 also compliment the area in neighbouring streets.

The Hillfoot, on the road of the same name.

The Halfway House on Woolton Road.

The Derby Arms on the corner of Vale Rd and Allerton rd

The Hawthorne and the Peacock, Hawthorne road. The Melrose Abbey facing Kirkdale railway station.

SWANNING AROUND...........

The Masons, The Cygnet and the Corner Tavern which was formerly the Green Lane Tavern. The Glass House and the Paraffin oil shop, formerly the Queens Arms are situated at the Edge Lane end of St. Oswald's street and then back up the other end near the Tesco superstore is the Old Swan (the white house) and the Red House (previously the Old Swan vaults and 1st Avenue) with thanks to my Swanman, Brian Connor.

The Bay Horse, Grinfield St and the Kirkstone, Kirkstone rd North.

The currently disused Phoenix off Foley st, the Belmont on the corner of Belmont Road proclaiming 'Always a warm welcome' and the delapidated Grove at the top of Plimsoll St.

CITY CENTRE CAVERNS.....

It's downstairs to bevy at most of these hostelries. The Tube 80s bar, VIP, Room, The Lisbon, The Living Room (and to the bottom left in the same picture) Mosquito (formerly the 'She' Club), Flanagans Apple, the former Mayflower bar, the former Why Not, Navy/Sugar, T.P. Molloys and the Beaconsfield.

The front and rear entrance to the Cornmarket on the Old Ropery, off Fenwick st, Ned Kelly's, formerly the new court bar which had the captain's cabin downstairs and two shots of the Crocodile in Harrington st.

3 watering holes in James st.

The Liverpool, previously known as The Mona, The Goose at the Queens, now the All Bar One but previously just the Queens and the First National (formerly a bank).

State House, Dale st which once contained the State nightclub and above, the Dove & Angel bar. The next photos are of the Hogs Head in North John street and Remeniss 90s bar in Mathew st.

WHET the Whistle in WAVERTREE

The Coffee House, The Thatched House, The Barley Mow, The Lamb, The Cock & Bottle (which incorporates into it, Englands smallest house) and J.P. Merryweathers. (ps. the arched part of the lamb collapsed in August 07. and has now been rebuilt)

Wavertree and district pubs are situated mainly in and around the Picton Road/High St area. The Clock, The Prince Alfred, The Town Hall, The Sandown, Chillies bistro and The Rose Vaults are seen here.

Jupiters, Hackins Hey (formerly The Walter), The Grapes and Lennon's bar, Mathew st and Edwards.

Taffs Tavern (Pats bar), Derby Lane. The Millfield Inn, Prescot Road and The George on Green Lane, all Old Swan.

The Alexandra Lodge and the Derby on Farnworth street.

The Phythian now derelict on the street of the same name.

3 pubs in Barlow Lane. The Barlow Arms known locally as the Dark House is also shown in the shadow of the Westminster. Further up towards the County Road, Walton Road junction is the Leigh Arms.

The Molyneux, Molyneux Road and the Sir Walter Raleigh and the Cumberland Arms, Boaler st.

The Lighthouse on the corner of Lambeth Road and Stanley Road. The Stanley Bar, further South on Stanley Road. The next pub is the Packet Steamer on Dunnings Bridge Road.

Boogie Nights, 70s bar (one of 4 decade themed pubs in Mathew st), next door is Hardys. The Slug and lettuce is situated in the old Watson Prickard store.

Great pub, great atmosphere, says the sign on the Grapes on West Derby Road, complete with outside chairs for the smoking ban that came into force on 1st July 07. Further down facing the Grafton Ballroom is the Olympic. The Sheil Park is on the Sheil Road junction in the opposite direction.

The Wellington and the Melbourne in Green Lane. McGinty's Irish bar is on Mill Lane near Olive Mount.

All situated in and around the Wavertree Road/Tunnel Road junction.
The Durning Arms is on the Corner of Durning Road. The Weighing Machine stands almost facing. The former Shipperies is also nearby.

Back into town. The Slaughter House on Fenwick street, famous for the array of ties on the ceiling at one time. The White Bar in Old Hall St is attached to the Radison Hotel on the site of the St. Pauls eye hospital with it's false cottage frontage. Ye Hole in ye wall is in Hackins Hey and it's ale is not pumped from the cellar but gravity fed from upstairs.

The Edinburgh on Orford St off Sandown Lane in a quaint area of Wavertree called Victoria Park. The Botanic on the corner of Botanic Road has seen better days. Now boarded up after a fire, it is not a nice sight on a main thoroughfare into town. The Flat House can be found on the East stretch of West Derby Road at Tuebrook.

The Stanley Arms known as Dixies is on Prescot Road as is The Derby. Neighbours, The Edinburgh and the Fairfield Arms are on the next block to the Police Athletics ground in the fairfield district.

A stretch of the A57, more commonly known as Kensington and Prescot Road is well catered for in the public house department. First we see the regulars enjoying a fag outside the Pawn Shop. The Alexander is looking fine with its hanging baskets in full bloom. The Richmond Lodge is next, then comes the Royal Arch. The Farnworth Arms actually carries its address as No.1 Farnworth st above its entrance. The Prescot Lodge is next which is situated on the South side of Prescot Road. The Black Horse is on the Swan stretch of the road. The Halfway House is on the corner of Gilead st and the Vinebrook is on the corner of Cottenham St.

Mac's Bar, the Newsham is on Boaler Street and the next picture is of the Lister Hotel. The Holt is on the corner of Holt Road, another Kenny pub.

The Elm Tree, Westminster Road. The former WhiteHouse (Tut n' Shive), Hawthorne Road is now a KFC. The Old Omnibus can be found on St. Oswalds street in Old Swan.

The Bridge Inn on Picton Road which surprisingly is not on Bridge Road but the next road East which is Alfred Street. This pub also carries the sign 'Gibbs Mew'. The Cambridge is on the next block on the street of the same name. Further East again is the Wellington, which again, is on the junction of the street of the same name.

The Pen & Wig on Harrington Street, the downstairs of which is now a lapdancing bar. The Ashgrove is another of Picton roads pubs and pic 3 is one of the two city centre pubs called the Beehive, this one being in Paradise Street.

Two former pubs. Yates wine lodge which was situated in the ground floor of Cross Keys House in Moorfields. Recently, an art installation consisting of a revolving outer wall was installed as part of the Capital of culture celebrations. Coopers Emporium which took up the ground floor of Kingston House at the corner of James Street and The Strand became vacant in the summer of 07 for modernisation of the area. The Kingston pub used to be upstairs as part of the Kingston Hotel in the early 1980s. St. John's House, St. John's Lane houses Dr. Duncans on the ground floor. In the 1980s this was called Earl St. Johns and Rockfords.

St. Domingo Road/Heyworth Street. May Duncan's,(The Thistle),The Devonshire Arms and The Old Campfield.

The Empire and O'Neill's at the Wood Street/Hannover Street junction. On the next block is the Hannover Hotel which once carried the claim to having the 'longest bar in Liverpool'.

Some fine Gin Palaces. The Crown (pic 1) and The Vines, known as the big house (pic 3) are at opposite ends of a block on the East side of Lime Street. The Philharmonic Hotel, better known as just 'the phil' sits on the corner of Hope st and Hardman st, it's ornate toilets being an unusual attraction.

This block on the South side of Hardman Street once housed 'The Flying Picket' (still there after a closure and re-opening), Plummers (now Bumper) and Chaucers during the 1980s. Hannah's was once Birdy's and Hardy's whilst Kirklands (built as a bakers) has been renamed the fly in the loaf in commemoration of its original use.

The Flute, Hardman St. The Roscoe Head, Roscoe st. Woody's, Wood st.

Slater Street sipping seats. Flares, The Jacaranda (once owned by first Beatles manager Allan Williams who had them perform there). Next door is the Marlborough, facing is Slater's Bar.

The Whitechapel/Hood Street junction. Much changed over the years and now containing The Rat & Parrot, (now closed) Yates wine lodge and The Sphere.

The East side of Walton Road houses The Pacific, The Queen's Arms and The Springfield Hotel.

The Dispensary, Renshaw st/oldham st. Riley's, The Beehive and Brownlows on Mount Pleasant and the Punch & Judy, Bolton St. The latter showed the local premiership teams on the big screen, always resulting in a packed house. But was destroyed by fire in 2012.

'The famous' Carnavon Castle, Tarleton st. The Penny Farthing, Roe St (one of the very few surviving St. John's precinct pubs). The Old Rope Walk, formerly the Newington which is situated in Newington itself.

The currently disused Valley on Everton Valley. Likewise the Clock on St. Domingo Road is a communty group now. The Dart and Shamrock, formerly the Dart (on Gildart Street) is currently run by local boxing hero, Terry McHale.

SPEKE UP

Hale Road, (at the airport end of Western Avenue) was the place for drinking at one time if you lived in Speke. The Dove & Olive (the starting point for many a Boxing day fun run) and the Pegasus are sadly no longer with us having been demolished in 2004 and 2006 respectively. However, The Fox, a little further along from All Saints church is still going strong. For further info on Speke in general.

The A580 Townsend Lane area of Cabbage Hall in Anfield. The Clubmoor, the Canon and the Elm House. Fazakerley. The Copple House is situated on the corner of the lane of the same name and the main route into town, Longmoor Lane. Further along the thoroughfare is the Farmers Arms and on the opposite side is the Grey Chaser (formerly just the chaser)

Breck Road. The Brunel, The Royal, The Lutine Bell, The Breck, The Cabbage Hall (2 views) and The Richmond. Lots of 'the'ssss.

The route of Princes. Rice Lane with The Prince Alfred, The Prince of Wales and Prince Leopold.

The Mere Bank, St. Domingo Road. Drop down the hill onto Netherfield Road North to the former New York pub and the Cumberland Arms that was renamed the inn on the hill which is now disused.

County Road: The Black Horse, The Glebe and The County.

County Road II: Further South, the Chepstow Castle, The Harlech Castle and the Brick (formerly the Red Brick), only now it's cream. (this has also been the Prince Albert).

The Black Bull on Walton Vale triangle. The Windsor is on the Vale, Orrell Lane junction and further towards town is the Plough on the East side of Rice Lane.

Three in a row. The Sandon which became the picture house and now back to the Sandon. Situated on the corner of Oakfield Road and Houlding Street, L4. EFC used these premises as a changing room when John Houlding had control of the St. Domingo Sunday school outfit. Next door is the Village with Dodds bar completing the trio.

The Royal Oak, Spellow Lane. The Dog & Gun, Croxteth Hall Lane. The Flat Iron (due to its shape) on the Walton Breck/Anfield Road split.

The Queen Victoria near to Rice Lane flyover/roundabout. The Prince George and the Prince Arthur are on Longmoor lane near to its Walton Vale end.

The Oakfield on the road of the same name. The King Charles is 50 yards up Thirlmere Road. The King Harry can be found on Anfield Road

Three pubs frequented by the kopite hoardes on a saturday lunctime in eager anticipation of 3pm, assuming Sky haven't arranged another midweek outing instead. The Salisbury. The Albert, (complete with a multilingual welcoming sign), pictured here with the famous Spion Kop behind. The Park, dating from 1888.

The Stanley, Walton Breck Road. Turning right into Robson Street, the Granton is at the top of Granton Road, The Waverley is a little further up, on Breckfield Road North. Just before the Halfway House on Walton Road had the 'new' added to it, it was a Dickie Lewis pub for a short while. The Fountains Abbey is on the end of the next block, The St. Hilda, now renamed the Ale House is on the next block again.

As with the previous three pubs, the Clock, the Salutation and Tom Frost's Wetherspoons are all to be found on the West side of Walton Road.

The Windermere Hotel on Breck road stands directly across from the Breck (shown earlier) on the now closed off Windermere Street. The George is 50 yards down on the junction with Oakfield Road and The Willow Bank can be found due East on the next major junction at Walton Breck Road.

The Winchester on Townsend Lane/Winchester Road. The Shamrock on Rice Lane. The former Netley Pub on Walton Road. The Oaks, formerly the Royal Oak on Muirhead Avenue East. The Old Barn, in Old Barn Lane of Breck Road, The Arkles, Arkles Lane.

The Liverpool Tram, a pub that only traded between 1973 and 80. Situated at 14 Tempest Hey on the corner of the now abolished Ryleys Gardens, it was decked out inside like a tram with pictures of the subject matter on the walls. The Cleveland public house can be seen here in Cleveland square next to the seamen's dispensary. The red tower of Chancery House rises from behind it, most of this area is now on the fringe of the new L1 Grosvenor development. Pic courtesy of and with thanks to Philip Mayer.

St. George's Place captured magnificently in colour by Joe Neary in 1961. The famous neon signs are on what was known locally as Queens Arcade which consisted of The Imperial, The Washington and The St. George's Hotels as seen here. To think that such a bland offering of a concrete hotel and a multi storey car park now takes up most of this space and that's progress.

The Goats Head which was situated on the corner of Smith Street and Kirkdale Road with its unique ornamentation. Such was it a local landmark that even when demolished, the vacant land had a sign which said the site of the Goats Head. Pic by A.F. Gahan.

The Wellington on Christian Street c1965. This was known locally as Cassons and was demolished along with the rest of the block that fronted onto Islington in the early 70s. Pic with thanks to Colin Wilkinson.

Now cleared for the L1 Grosvenor Development. Paradise Street showing the Triton pub beyond the Argos super store. The pub which was facing the moat house/Holiday inn hotel later became 5th Avenue. Photograph by and with thanks to Philip Mayer.

Assuming you've now had a pint in each of the watering holes featured on the 589 photographs here, place your beer belly into a wheelbarrow and take yourself over to the pubs page II. To do this, please go back to the home page and see the link for Last Orders in the left hand sidebar , or: just click here .

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Index:

A: Australian, Albion (2), Athol, Aintree, Andy Capps, A1 at Lloyds, Atlantic, Albert (2), Alexandra Lodge, Alexander, Ashgrove, Ale House, Arkles.

B: Barley Mow (2), Borough (2), Baltic Fleet, Bronte, Bridge, Bankhall, Brunswick, Blackburne Arms, Buddies, Blacks, Belvedere, Brown Cow, Bull, Beresford, Black Horse & Rainbow, Bonkers, Bramley Moore, Bragiers, Banks, B&1 Club, Brittania, Brewery Tap, Bakers Dozen, Buckleys, Bears Paw, Bay Horse, Belmont, Beaconsfield, Barlow Arms, Boogie Nights, Botanic, Bridge Inn, Beehive (2), Big House, Birdys, Brownlows, Brunel, Breck, Black Horse, Brick, Black Bull.

C: Corner House, Clifford Arms, Cotton Picker, Cottage, Crown (4), Coach & Horses (2), Cavern, Cunard, Crescent (2), Coffeys, Cross Keys, County (2), Cleveland, Clubmoor, Canon, Copplehouse, Cabbage Hall, Chepstow Castle, Court House, Coronation, Caseys, Castle, Cat & Fiddle, Convivial, Central Commercial, Clarence, Clock (6), Cairo Joes, Caradoc, Cains, Chaucer Vaults, Cabbage Inn, Cooksons Bridge, Coffee House (2), Casa Del Crocodilo, Cygnet, Corner Tavern, Corn Market, Captains Cabin, Crocodile, Cock & Bottle, Chillies, Cumberland Arms (2), Cambridge, Coopers Emporium, Chaucers, Carnarvon Castle.

D: Denbigh Castle, Dods Vaults, Dart (2), Dixie Deans, Durty Nellies, Dolly Hickies, Dockers Hook, Derby Arms (3), Dominion, Dingle, Dangsters, Dealers Arms, Dead House, Dove & Angel, Derby (2), Dark House, Durning Arms, Dixies, Dr Duncans, Devonshire Arms, Dispensary, Dove & Olive, Dodds Bar, Dog & Gun, Dickie Lewis's.

E: Eagle (2), Eureka, Easby, Egertons, Elm House (2), Excelsior, Eden Vale, Elephant, Everglades, Edwards, Edinburgh (2), Elm Tree, Earl St. Johns, Empire.

F: Flannagans Apple, Foresters Inn, Farmers Arms (3), Flyhouse, Flying Dutchman, Fleets, Feathers, First Avenue, First National, Flat House, Fairfield Arms, Farnworth Arms, Flying Picket, Fly in the loaf, Flute, Flares, Fox, Flat Iron, Fountains Abbey, Fifth Avenue.

G: Great Eastern (2), Grapes (6), Green Man, Goblin, Gullivers, Gregsons Well (2), Griffin (2), Globe Boathouse, Glass House (2), Goat, Great Mersey, Globe (3), Grand National, Gateway, George (3), Green Lane Tavern, Grove, Goose at the Queens, Grey Chaser, Glebe, Granton, Goats Head.

H: Herculaneum Bridge, Heriot, Hargreaves, Honky Tonk, Hare & Hounds, Horseshoe, Hamlet (2), Holy House, Halfway House (3), Hillfoot, Hawthorne, Hogs Head, Hardys, Holt, Hanover, Hannahs, Hardys, Harlech Castle.

I: Iron Door, Iron Horse, Inglenook, International.

J: Justice, Jamaica, Jollys, JP Merryweathers, Jupiters, Jacaranda.

K: Knowsley (2), Kings Arms (2), Kerries, King Edward, Kings, Kendal Castle, Kitty Macs, King Street Vaults, Kirkstone, Kingston Hotel, Kirklands, King Charles, King Harry.

L: Legs of Man, Lion, Lousy House, Lambeth, Lord Warden, Lennons (2), Linacre, Langton Castle, Liverpool Brewery Company, Lord Nelson, Long Bar, Liverpool Arms, Lisbon, Living Room, Liverpool, Lamb, Leigh Arms, Lighthouse, Lister, Lutine Bell, Liverpool Tram.

M: Ma Moores, Ma Egertons, Madigans Lighthouse, Monument, Marble Hall, Ma Kents, Mrs Macs, Mr Pickwicks, Mersey View, Mount, Masonic, Metropolitan, Midland, Mariners, Mitre, Melrose, Maggies, Maggie Mays, Manhattan, Melrose Abbey, Masons, Mosquito, Mayflower, Mona, Millfield Inn, Molyneux, Melbourne, McGintys, Macs Bar, May Duncans, Marlborough, Merebank.

N: Nelson, Nenas, Nut House, Nook, Newington House, New Ship, North Star, Non Pareil, Neptune, Newsham House, Netherton, Noahs Ark, Negresco, Navy, Ned Kellys, New Court Bar, Newsham, Newington, New York, Netley.

O: Old Barn, Old Post House, Old Fort, Old Stingo, Old Toll Bar, Orwell, Old Bill, Old Roan, Old Swan Vaults, Olympic, Old Omnibus, Old Campfield, O'Neills, Old Rope Walk, Oakfield, Oaks.

P: Palatine (2), Pig & Whistle, Pilgrim, Poste House, Prince of Wales (4), Pansy, Ploughman, Post Office, Pitch Pine, Pacific, Prince Alfred (2), Peppers, Phase 2, Pontack, Pat Molloys, Phoenix (2), Parrot, Pineapple, Paradox, Priory, Peacock, Paraffin Oil Shop, Pats, Phythian, Packet Steamer, Pawn Shop, Prescot Lodge, Pen & Wig, Philharmonic, Plummers, Pacific, Punch & Judy, Penny Farthing, Pegasus, Prince Leopold, Prince Albert, Plough, Picture House, Prince George, Prince Arthur, Park.

Q: Queens (5), Queens Arms (4), Queens Head, Queen Victoria.

R: Railway (2), Royal William, Roscoe Head, Red Rum, Royal (3), Round House, Rising Sun (2), Richmond (2), Rat, Rubber Duck, Royal George, Rigbys, Royal Standard (2), Red Lion (2), Regent Maritime, Renshaws, Regent, Rose & Crown (2), Rooneys, Rocking Horse, Red House, Remenis, Rose Vaults, Richmond Lodge, Royal Arch, Rockfords, Rat & Parrot, Rileys, Red Brick, Royal Oak (2)

S: Swan, St Annes Vaults, St Pauls, Shananagans (2), Sampson & Barlows, Saddle (2), Swifts, Stockwell Mount, Salt Box, Sefton (2), Shanks, Shanks II, sOHO aRMS, Sandhills, Sherlocks, Shakespeare, Sandon Lion, South Hill, Sefton Arms, St Winifred, Ship & Mitre, Swan Inn, Stand Park, She Club, Sugar, State, Sandown, Sir Walter Raleigh, Stanley (2), Slug & Lettuce, Sheil Park, Shipperies, Slaughter House, Stanley Arms, Slaters, Sphere, Springfield, Sandon, Salisbury, St. Hilda, Salutation, Shamrock.

T: Trinity Vaults, Thirlmere, Tugboat, Trophys, Tithebarn, Tatlock, Tiger, Trader Jacks, Trafalgar, Trawler, Toxteth, Twist & Shout, Talbot, Tube, TP Molloys, Thatched House, Town Hall, Taffs, Tut n' Shive, Thistle, Tom Frosts, Triton.

U: United Powers, Union.

V: Victoria (3), Volunteers Arms, Villiers, Vauxhall Vaults, Vernon, VIP, Vinebrook, Vines, Valley, Village.

W: Windsor (2), White Star, Windsor Castle, William Shakespeare, Westmoreland Arms, Wellington (6), Woodhouse, Warwick Castle, Whitehouse (2), Wedding House, Westminster, White Horse, Why Not, Walter, Weighing Machine, White Bar, Woodys, Waverley, Windermere, Willowbank, Winchester.

Y: Ye Cracke, Yates (3), Ye Hole in Ye Wall.

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Aren't you drunk yet???

Probably the most comprehensive past and present pubs of Liverpool page in the world! Carlsberg don't do my web comments, but if they did.........

Excluding Parochial clubs and Legions, this page now concludes most of the current existing pubs and clubs and a lot which have bitten the dust or changed use. However, if you know of any not included or have any photographs of any long since gone, please contact me.

Clicking on photo sets highlighted in blue shows them in 'Lightbox'(TM) Enjoy !

For a quick search whilst on this page press Ctrl +F (Windows) or Alt+F (Mac) and enter the pub you are looking for.

INDEX AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE

The Mersey Beat in Park Street opened in 1967 and once contained 4 replica guitars on its facade. Within 3 decades it had been demolished due to structural faults and subsidence. Pic with thanks to NancyO. Nancy also captured the Caledonia pub on Catherine Street before its change of guise to the Boodha@thecali though the Caledonia ship sign still swings in the wind.

The Negresco on Lark Lane in its *arty/horrible black state (*delete as appropriate), this was formerly the Masonic, whilst a little higher up is the more elegant Albert. The Mount Vernon is on the thoroughfare of the same name, near to Archbishop Blanch school, Paddington.

The Dick Jennings is still standing, just, on the corner of Mill st and Hill st. Once surrounded by King Gardens tenements, it is now in isolation having seen better days. It was originally the Woods House and then the Grapes but was renamed in commemoration of 1940s and 50s manager Dick Jennings. The 1980s pic is with thanks to Philip Mayer. The Blackburne Arms Hotel is situated on Catherine St.

The Empress on High Park Street was where Beatles drummer Ringo Starr's mum worked as a barmaid. He was born in nearby Madryn St but lived most of his pre-Beatles days at 10 Admiral Grove which runs down the right hand side of this pub which obviously meant so much to him as to have it as the sleeve of his first solo album Sentimental Journey in 1970. The Cambridge can be found as a hidden little haven on Mulberry St. The Anglesea is on Beresford Road, Dingle.

The Royal Oak on the corner of Upper Warwick St opened in 1958 replacing an earlier one. It served the Sussex Gardens community and still trades today. The Augustus John is situated on the Liverpool University complex in student land off Brownlow Hill. Peter Kavanagh was a well known victualler and long serving councillor who was credited with inventing the twist lock floor bolted table that was used by passenger liners. He took over these premises in Egerton street in the late 1890s changing the name from the Liver to the Grapes. By the 1930s it was known as Peter Kavanagh's, remaining there himself until his death in 1950. (Info courtesy of and with thanks to Freddy O'Connor).

The Oxford on Oxford Street now stands isolated due to its adjoining properties having been demolished. A 1980s view of the Bank House on the corner of Upper Warwick Street and Windsor Street courtesy of Philip Mayer and its current delapidated state.

With thanks to Philip Mayer who captured The High Park on Park Road in the 1990s , it is now a funeral parlour. The Poets Corner is on Park Hill Road and is also known as Fitzy's.

The Highland Home Hotel, The Coburg and the Brunswick Hotel, aka the 7 steps, all situated on Sefton Street which is the South Dock Road.

The Campfield, The Newstead Abbey and the Dispensary are all to be found on the South side of Smithdown Road.

The Royal Hotel, The Mulliner and the Woodcroft are all on the North side of Smithdown Road.

The imposing 'Boundary' pub on the corner of Smithdown Road and Lodge Lane, then due South along the lane the Dart can be found on the junction of Longfellow Street and Chaplin's Bar, formerly the Croxteth Hotel is on the corner of Moss Grove.

The Grapes and the very bland Sportsman (Coach & Horses)are on the West side of Lodge Lane, the Rob Roy is on Beaumont Street, just off the lane.

The Willow Bank is set back of Smithdown Road with its own little beer garden fronting onto the road which might be nice when the buses stop running past it. The Angel Vaults which has been disused for some time is on the corner of Stanhope Street and Caryl Street. Wilsons Tavern (The Phoenix) is at the South end of Cockburn Street in Dingle.

The Stanley Park aka The Blue House, situated next to the Everton F.C. club shop on the top end of Spellow Lane at the Walton Lane and Goodison Rd junction. Further along Goodison Rd facing the football stadium is the Winslow. Another, on the same road, decked out in the local colours of Blue and White is The Spellow. The former Coliseum Cinema and Everton supporters club on City Rd has since been Orry's and now Croft's social club. The Hermitage is off Cherry Ave.

The Jubilee inn on Appleton Road, Litherland. Dunny's Club (as in it was Dunlops club, which was local) on Stalmine Road, Walton and The Deysbrook on Deysbrook Lane, West Derby.

3 pubs in West Derby Village itself situated near the Almonds Green, Town Row, Mill Lane intersection. The West Derby (known as Barry's), The Sefton (once a fave haunt of some of the Brookside cast) and the Hare & Hounds.

The Jolly Miller and The Stag & Rainbow on Queens Drive, West Derby and a little further down the Drive at Clubmoor is the Larkhill (which has previously been known as The King of Hearts).

The Whitefield, looking very delapidated on Whitefield Way. Nearby the Threlfalls house, the Grapes on the corner of Mill Road and Margaret Street and the Peel on Whitefield Road.

The Strawberry Tavern on Breckfield Road South. Across Breck Road to Breckfield Road North are Turpins (where you can't complain of a dear pint :o) ) and The Grove.

Ritches Bar (the Standard) and Shanks on Thirlmere Road. The Clarence is on Utting Avenue at Cherry Lane.

The Setter & Vine, now the Mersey Pride, is one of a number of modern pubs situated at busy junctions along Queens Drive, this one being on Utting Avenue. The Park is situated facing Newsham Park on West Derby Road. The Cuckoo Hotel is on Moss Lane, Orrell Park.

'Bootle Village'. The Jawbone and the Laburnum - aka 'The Blobber' are on Litherland Road off Merton Road.

A little further along Litherland Rd is Kingies, previously known as King Dicks. On the corner of Strand Rd is the Strand Tavern and back on the corner of Merton Road and Stanley Road is the Merton itself.

The Mayflower on Washington Parade and The Star off Stanley Road form opposite corners of the Bootle Strand shopping centre. Yates wine lodge facing the star is integrated into part of the ground floor of the triad office building.

The Wild Rose Wetherspoons pub is situated further along the same block as the previously mentioned Yates', also on the ground floor of the Triad building. Hyperbar and Sullivans which started life as a much smaller corridor type pub and on Stanley Road, Bootle itself.

The Beaconsfield, Strand Road. The St. Georges Tavern on Marsh Lane and the Derby on Strand Road which became JFK's and is now 1st steps private nursery.

The Salisbury, Marsh Lane and The Alexandra, Capricorn Way. The Muncaster Hotel is on Irlam Road.

The Stuart Hotel, Stuart Road/Bedford Road. The Carisbrook is on the road of the same name, nearby is the disused Tramway on Delamore Street.

The Royal Standard, more recently known as the Cabin is on Store St L20 . The Victoria is on Miranda Road/Benedict St. The Wyndham on Oriel Road has returned back to its old name having also been known as Reneghans.

A bit o' red and a bit o' pink.The Grapes on Scotland Road/Silvester St is known locally as the Foot Hospital and has a recent history of closures and re-openings. It is currently closed as a pub. The Cafe bar on Berry Street and newly opened Pink on Victoria Street.

Pictured above : The Clock Richmond Row Drinwater Gardens

The Picture House on London Road. Formerly Spencers which at one time had Jeromes night club above. The Blind Tiger with its frontage on Pembroke Place and the side entrance in Lower Gill Street.

The Head of Steam is situated in half of the ground floor of the Great North Western Hotel facing St. George's Hall with entrances in Lord Nelson Street and from within Lime St Station. Castaway is the bar within the Liner Hotel, formerly the Crest and The Gladstone, on Lord Nelson Street. The former Las Vegas amusement arcade has recently become yet another bar in this area, called the Station Bar (corner of Skelhorne Street and Bolton Street).

World famous Mathew Street: Flares 70s club, previously the Abbey Road and the Cavern Club and Cavern Pub facing. Nearby, under the pink coloured alcove on the first picture is the Liverpool wall of fame detailing all of the city's No.1 music artists.

Concert Square and Concert Street is always heaving of a weekend. With a number of pubs and clubs such as Club Arena, Walkabout, The Australian Bar, The Office, Lloyds Bar, Yates's and 80s themed Reflex.

Nearby to Concert Square, Wood Street serves Revolution, The Krazy House, Cava, O'Neill's, Fudge and The Swan Inn whilst Varsity in Hanover House opposite, has recently been renamed from The Barracuda.

La'go on Seel Street and Pogue Mahone which translates to 'Kiss my arse'. The G Bar is in Eberle Street in Percy Buildings whilst a little higher up is Garlands which in the 1980s was the Health & Fitness world gymnasium before becoming Images nightclub incorporating Flash Harrys.

The Irish American Bar complete with Statue of Liberty and Terry McHale's Shamrock take up a portion of the East side of Lime Street. A little higher up past the disused Futurist cinema is X in the city lapdancing bar, formerly the Hippodrome. Blacklers Department store ground level is now largely used as a Wetherspoons Public House.

The Masquerade Club in Cumberland Street was previously Rudi's. The Lord Nelson Hotel has an integral pub part called The Dugout, this was formerly Horatio's, a clever play on the street it is in. The Welkin is another Wetherspoons pub, this one in Whitechapel. Ma Boyles oyster bar is in Tower Gardens off Water Street and the other city centre Revolution bar is in Temple Court.

Carrying on the Beatles theme in Mathew Street is the Rubber Soul. The Blob Shop Yates is in Gt Charlotte Street and LLoyds Bar as part of St. John's precinct is the remodelled Cunarder.

In the 1980s, the cellar of this property in Hackins Hey was Scarlett's bar. This was one entrance but ascending the staircase at the other side of the building brought you out into the Crooked Billet pub and Exchange Street East. This now nondescript building was always chocker as 'Streets' the 80s, it is in Baltimore Street off Hardman Street L1. The Golf Bar on Tithebarn Street started life as Churchills.

The Hope & Anchor is situated amid student land in Maryland Street. The Wave Bar is one of the basement weekend clubs of the Adelphi Hotel which have gone under the name of Fridays and Saturdays in the past. Disused for some years, this building on the corner of Brunswick Street and The Strand was once The Strand Hotel during the 1950s and 60s, becoming Tom Hall's Tavern in the 1980s and then Bentley's Discotheque.

The Cleveland that was in Cleveland Square. Coopers, Cases Street and The Falkland Arms, London Road. Kindly supplied by Phil Wieland who has a great site here.

Gateacre Village: The Bear & Staff and the Black Bull on Gateacre Brow whilst the Brown Cow is on Halewood Road.

The Earle & Lawrence Rd area with The Earl Marshall, The Ashdale Inn, The Salisbury, The Earle (Dead house), The Waldeck and right, on Smithdown Rd, The Brookhouse (Finch & Firkin)

Lovely blue skies over Garston just a day before the clocks go back in October 07. The Derby on Palmerston Road, The Palatine on Island Road and The Wellington on the Street of the same name.

Heading down Childwall Valley Road taking you through Gateacre to Belle Vale and Lee Park and out into Netherley, these pubs are The Bridge Inn, The Highwayman and The Falcon.

Back in Tocky, L8. The Queens Arms can be found on Admiral Street. The Wellington Butts on Windsor Street and The Masonic on Lodge Lane.

The Brittania Inn was built to serve the public attending The International Garden Festival on Riverside Drive. The Otters Pool is a more recent addition a little further up off Jericho Lane. The Rose of Mossley is appropriately situated on Rose Lane, Mossley Hill.

The Belgrave on Bryanston Road, The Fulwood Arms on Aigburth Road and the former Kingsman on the same road heading South which is now a Toby Carvery. There is an identical establishment at Queens Drive, Stoneycroft.

Quarry Street which runs South from Beaconfield Road (home to Strawberry Field) to Woolton contains a number of charming pubs such as the County Court, The Cobden, The Victoria and The Village Inn. Nearby stands the Gardeners Arms on Vale Road.

Back in the city centre and daily office workers frequent this trio. The Exchange on Old Hall st, Anderson's bar on Exchange st East and what was The George Stubbs pub in Mercury Court.

The newly refurbished Monro in Duke Street. The Bar De Mille, now a restuarant was in the former Paramount Pictures offices in Fraser Street and another view of Andy Caps on Netherfield Road South (which was the Old Stingo).

The Fiveways pub is a well known landmark on the Childwall 5ways roundabout on Queens Drive. The Childwall Abbey Pub is steeped in history and is on Childwall Abbey Road. The Coronation is just under the railway bridge on Childwall Valley Road.

Sullivans Bar, Ashfield Rd in the former Aigburth branch of the bank of Liverpool. The Aigburth Arms, now the Victoria, Victoria Rd, Sefton Park. The Alexandra in Garston proclaims 'A pub of character and distinction at the heart of the community'. The Alexandra Hotel on the corner of Upper Hill Street, Toxteth.

The Falstaff (changed to The Boulevard in the 1980s) is on Gateacre Park Drive. Grange Manor can be found on Grange Lane. The Greenhills is on the junction of Greenhills Road and Booker Avenue.

The Farmers Arms and The Edinburgh Park Dockers Club on Townsend Lane. The famous Grafton Rooms on West Derby Road, famous that is for the 'grab a granny' reputation that the likes of this, The Riverside, The Montrose and The Shaftsbury had.

The Little Merton and The Wharf Inn on Merton Road, Bootle. The Mons on Breeze Hill has a wacky warehouse childrens play area attached and went under the name, The Hilltop for a short while.

The Top House, Walton Village. The Abbey on Walton Lane facing Stanley Park and The Clifton on Clifton Road East.

The Richmond Tavern at Church Road, Wavertree. A little further to the West of Wavertree on Wellington Road is The Railway. The Rose is on Binns Road.

The Spofforth, Spofforth Road. The Royston, Royston Street, an area where rows of terraced houses are to be demolished, and The Wellington on Edge Lane.

KIRKBY was mainly farmland until the mid 20th century, it being 1935 before the East Lancs road provided road access. It housed an industrial estate including a wartime Royal Ordinance factory but it was not until 1949 that it was designated a 'newtown' with a district council being created in 1957. Large scale housing developments following, continuing in phases into the 1970s housing blitz and slum clearance affected families including those from Scotland Road removed to accommodate the building of the Kingsway Mersey road tunnel. In 1974, boundary changes saw it become absorbed into the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley. Kirkby's four sub districts are Southdene, Westvale, Northwood and Tower Hill. Transport access now includes the M57 and M58 motorways and Kirkby Merseyrail station. Here are some of its pubs.

Entering Kirkby from Melling past its Railway Station you will pass down Glovers Brow to its continuation, Whitefield Drive which is in the Westvale district. Here can be found The Carters Arms, The Railway, The Mariners Inn (formerly the 'Mainbrace'), The Fantail and The New Johnny Todd.

The Golden Eagle Hotel complex on Cherryfield Drive in the Town Centre houses on site the Rooster pub, re-opened as the Cherryfield and the Dickie Lewis's pub.

Brambles can also be found on Cheeryfield Drive as can the L32 club, named after its post code. The Premiere on Market Square gets busy on Market days.

The Peacock on Quarryside Drive/Bigdale Drive is in the Northwood Area as is the Roughwood on Roughwood Drive. The 544 corpy bus used to terminate here. The Woodpecker, now disused is a little further down Bigdale Drive on its junction with Brook Hey Drive.

Carrying on the theme of a number of Kirkby's pubs being named after birds, we have the Falcon and the Kingfisher on Bewley Drive in the Southdene district. The Park Brow is in the same area on Park Brow Drive which runs from Broad Lane to County Road.

The Boffin which stood on the corner of Moorgate Road and Britonside Avenue facing AC Delco Electronics in the Southdene district of Kirkby as captured by Phil Wieland.

The Farmers off Moorfield in the Tower Hill district.

The Windmill in Tower Hill and The Molyneux on Westhead Avenue in Northwood. The Gold Balance is a Wetherspoons within the town centre shops.

The Derby Mills, Muirhead Avenue East. The Fir Tree, Croxteth Park and The Salvation Inn, complete with LFC and EFC badges on Townsend Avenue. The name derives from the fact it was a Salvation Army building but it has also been known as the Bridge Inn.

Rourkes Tavern on Broad Lane is part of the Broadway shopping arcade. The Dryden, newly re-opened on Edge Lane. The former Jester on Border Way off Jason Street, L5 is now Hardacres funeral parlour.

Ye olde house at home and The Travellers Rest as was, captured by Marky with thanks. Here is how it is today, converted to private housing. This is Victoria Close, Aigburth Vale area off Sefton Park. The next picture by Phil Wieland is of the Falkland Arms which was on London Road until recently.

REFLECTION TIME: Anybody remember The Gingerbread Man or Daley's Dandelion, Reflections and Houlihans bar - Dale st. The Temple and The Curzon - Temple Street. How about the Babalou, The Beachcomber, Scamps, Earl St. Johns/Rockfords, Cindys, Top Rank/ Rotters/ Romeo & Juliets, Tiffanys (India Buildings), The She, The Pyramid, The Tiger, The State, Annabelles, Uglys, Flintlocks or The Other Place. Chauffers, Pickwicks, Gatsbys, Macmillans, The Night Owl, Oscars, The Gladray, Mardi Gras, Maxwells Plum, Odd spot, The Harrington, Livingstones, The Buzz, The Bierkeller, Eric's, Casablanca, 051, The Continental, Images, The Montrose, The Hotsy Totsy, Lincolns Inn/Rainfords, The Wookey Hollow, The Coconut Grove, Le Jardin, La Fayette which became Joleens (in Cumberland St) and out in Sefton, Fallows I & II, the Quadrant Park, Allison's/Clouds/Secrets and Flames 1970s & 80s drinking Dens.

Heading north of the city out of Seaforth up the main A565 towards Crosby and Waterloo, the first main shopping and pub street you'll hit is South Road. Here, on the north side stand the Liver Hotel and a little further down beyond Waterloo train station are the Alexandra, the Old Bank Inn and the Marine.

On the South side of South Road within a few yards of each other are Wilson Bar, The Raven & Suzannah's Wine Bar.

Just off South Road to the South is Church Road. Here can be found the lion & Unicorn and Flanagan's Irish pub. Just off South Road to the North side is Brighton Road and here can be found the Railway Hotel.

Marine Terrace is situated off the bottom of South Road facing Marine Gardens and the Marina itself beyond. The Royal Hotel is a grand building taking up the whole block so that the rear of the establishment can be seen on the second picture facing into Bath Street. On the opposite corner of Bath Street is the Victoria Hotel.

The Waterloo is on York Street near to Bath Street (above) and back across South Road heading further North is the Volunteer Canteen on East Street. Warrenhouse Road leads towards Crosby Baths and here can be found the Royal Oak

The Edinburgh is the sole offering on College Road whilst the Pioneer Bar and the Endbutt are on Endbutt Lane.

The Crosby Hotel on liverpool Road. The Crows Nest on Victoria Road and Stamps at the start of the town centre near Moor Lane.

Three images of the Birkey Hotel - two taken some years apart. This is situated on Cooks Road in Crosby town centre as is the Village on Moor Lane.

As can be seen, Crosby has some fine Tudor Style buildings housing watering holes, none more so than the Yates's which is facing The Village on Moor Lane. The two other city centre offerings are the Blues Bar and Harry's Bar.

Six fine looking pubs sadly no longer with us. Two of them, each on Prescot Road were named the Cattle Market being in close proximity to the Abattoir. One was later to become the fun house as shown above. The Edge Lane was situated on the thoroughfare of the same name. The Sessions on Sessions Road, Kirkdale was named in commemoration of the sessions held at Kirkdale Gaol which was once situated nearby. The Rathbone, ex of Rathbone Road. Finally, Finnigan's, demolished in 2006 was on Stonedale Crescent. The photographs were taken by Phil, Andy and Gary who all contribute to Phil Wielands great site which can be found here.

The Selwyn, Selwyn Street. Two more views of pubs featured on the first pubs page: The Kendal and the Lambeth on Westminster Road.

The Albany, Ruskin Street. The Netley on Walton Road (now closed) and Coopers in Lime street station which was formerly the White Star.

In the Hope Street area, The Font off Arrad Street, The Casa Bar, Hope street and on the corner of Arrad Street itself, The Side Door.

Roadkill in Hope Street and The Albany, quaintly tucked away on Albany Road off Derby Lane. The Piano Bar on Derby Lane itself proclaims itself as 'The house of Nectar'.

The Western Approaches, Dwerryhouse Lane. The Sefton Arms, Carr Lane East and the Stonebridge Inn, Stonebridge Lane.

The Navigator, a Wetherspoons on the corner of Queens Drive and East Prescot Road, formerly Garfields. The Highfield club sits opposite. The Gardeners Arms at the M62 end of Broadgreen Road, currently closed and for sale.

On the Knotty Ash stretch of East Prescot Rd in Doddy land. The Lord Nelson, The Wheatsheaf and The Knotty Ash.

The Rocket situated at the end of the M62 motorway is addressed at 2 Bowring Park Road. The Greyhound pub is on the East Prescot Road/Pilch Lane roundabout and into Page Moss is the impressive Oak Tree on Liverpool Road.

The Boundary on Pilch Lane in Dovecot and two views of The Bowring Park on Rimmer Avenue off Roby Road.

Roby Road, Huyton with Roby. The Stanley Arms, The Derby Lodge and The Crofters.

Still in the Huyton district the Swan can be found on Kingsway. The Quiet Man on Longview Drive was very much so when visited in the morning. The last offering here is the Turnpike Tavern on Bowring Park Road.

The Wheatsheaf which was previously the Rose & Crown is situated at the Southern end of Bluebell Lane near to Huyton centre. The Quarry Inn is at the junction of Wood Lane and Pottery Lane just on the West side of the M57. The Seel Arms is nearby on Hall Lane.

Right next to Huyton Railway station on Blacklow Brow is the Queens Arms. The next two are sadly now demolished. Both could be found on Liverpool Road, The Bluebell (thanks to Tony Hogan) and The Hillside which was facing C.F. Mott college.

The Huyton Park is situated on St. John's Road, the Roby Hotel is on Greystone Road. The Hare & Hounds is on Cronton Road on the road out of Huyton.

The first two shots on West Derby Road show drinking places that we part of the Carlton Cinema on the corner of Green Lane. Lords during the late 1970s/early 80s was the Painted Wagon and the Venue was the famous Coconut Grove. Further towards town on the continuation which is Rocky Lane is the Newsham Park,closed for some years now and facing the park itself.

Back to Kensington/Prescot Road. The Grange Lodge, The Stanley (in the shadow of the Abattoir) and the Holt on the corner of Holt Road.

The three premises were built for quite different purposes, but none for drinking. The Picturedrome cinema on Kensington keeps its name as a Wetherspoons establishment. Wyncote House on Warbreck Moor is now disused whilst Hargreaves, almost facing was a photographic retailers of the same name back in the 1970s and 80s.

The Bedford Hotel is at the bottom of Bedford Road, Bootle. The Banjo is nearby on Kings Road. The Miranda on Miranda Road is captured by Phil Wieland here, burnt out.

The Midden is another little gem, hidden up Rydal street off Breck Road. The Warbreck is an imposing building on Orrell Lane. The Letters Hotel seen here is on Duncan Street off St. James Street.

Another three of the best from Phil Wieland's site. The Sportsman was at the top end of Westminster Road and has since been replaced with apartments. The Derby on the corner of Stanley Road and Celia Street having seen better days. This block on Stanley Road, North from Fountains Road has a regular change of usage. Michaelangelos cafe bar was here for a year or so before the premises lay empty for some time. In the run up to Christmas 2007, it is now a discount store.

Seaforth: The Claremont, Claremont Road. The Doric in Doric Street and The Seaforth Arms Hotel in, you've guessed it, Seaforth Road.

The Seaforth Castle on Seaforth Road and the Touchwood on Church Road, Waterloo. Here is the front entrance of the previously seen Flanagans Irish bar which is on Queen Street, Waterloo.

The Lathom Suite off Princess Way in Seaforth is a one time Beatles venue at the time of their Hamburg exploits. Swinging North East to the far perimeter of Aintree racecourse we have The Valentine on Altway and The Blue Anchor on School Lane at the canal turn on the course. This pub was once owned by Everton's longest serving player, legend goalkeeper Ted Sagar.

Another couple of Andy Poole pics supplied to and borrowed from the Merseypubs website. On the Gillmoss side of Croxteth, adjacent to the East Lancs road is a large estate that shared two pubs. Given names linked to seafood cuisine, The Oyster on Willow Way was linked to The lobster on Moss Way by Middle Way.

The Bakery Inn and the Oakfield Inn, both on Rice Lane and the imposing Queen Anne on Fazakerley Road which is nearby, just off Rice Lane.

The disused Belle Vue was at Picton Crescent on Picton Road and almost opposite near the railway on Larkfield View was Manick's advertising Karaoke and Bingo amongst its attractions. A little higher up on Wavertree High Street is Cuffs.

More Beatles connections. Dovedale Towers on Penny Lane is now the Alma Di Santiago but as St. Barnabas church hall in the late 1950s and early 1960s it hosted the Beatles on stage. The Ark bar on Smithdown Place is next door to Tony Slavin's barbers shop but again, under a previous ownership it was once the barber of a young John Lennon whose songwriting partner, a certain Mr. Paul McCartney immortalised this place and the roundabout in the next picture in the song 'Penny Lane'. The roundabout which served as a tram and then bus terminus included public conveniences which have seen been converted to the Sgt Peppers bistro and so keeping the Beatles connection.

Penny Lane wine bar is at the roundabout end of this long road. The Penny Lane signs are painted on the walls now due to memorabilia hunters having pinched the original and replacement signs. Mustard Bar and The Tavern Company are at the Penny Lane end of Smithdown Road, The latter having featured in episodes of Brookside.

The Matlock which stood on Smithdown Lane. The Albany was at 100 Smithdown Road. Fogherty's is on Blenheim Road just off Smithy.

The Grosvenor, impressive as it is, is tucked away on the junction of Grosvenor Road and Bishopgate Street. The Spekeland is based on Tunnel Road not far from Edge Hill Railway station. The Vine Inn can be found on Smithdown Road on the corner of Gresford Avenue.

The Black Angus is in the middle of a housing estate called Baron's Hey in Stockbridge Village. The Bow & Arrow is on the junction of Princess Drive and Mab Lane. Further down Mab Lane, out on a limb a little is the Fur and Feather.

The Halton Castle - Mill Lane, West Derby. The Royal Standard and The Crown Inn directly facing each other are on Leyfield Road. The Crown, rebuilt in 1935, replacing the original, played the part of the ficticious Swan in Brookside.

The New Broadway, New Hall Lane. The Green Pepper Club on Parthenon Drive and Sweeney's on Grant Road off Pilch Lane.

The Bulldog on the corner of Yew Tree Lane. The Toby Carvery is on the Stoneycroft stretch of Queens Drive and The Royal Arms is on the corner of Tunnel Road and Wavertree Road.

The Mosley Arms still stands on the corner of the much changed Mill Street and abolished Mosley Street. The Lothian looms large on North Hill Street and The Queens Head is on the corner of Park Road.

Six of the best with thanks to Philip Mayer, author of 'A tram ride to Dingle'. All taken in the 1990s, The Farmers Arms on Park Road and the Star Hotel on Warwick Street which can also be seen three years later in 1995, renamed the Three Bells. The Jolly was built on Melville Street in the late 1970s, lasting only two decades before demolition. Secrets/Clouds (formerly Allisons) was an old cinema on the corner of Church Road in Litherland, new apartments now stand here. The Premier, too was a converted cinema, based on Prescot Road, Old Swan.

Three more thanks to contributors, to whom I thank. Marky supplies a pic of the Crows Nest aka Clanceys which was on Mill St in the Dingle. Ken Brays photo of the Bishop on Beaufort Street and the Grapes, ex Windsor Street from Paul Christian.

Phase 2/Lennon's was situated in the old Burtons building on the corner of London Road and Commutation Row in the 1980s. Also seen here are closer views of the Hare & Hounds and Court house on the row as well as The Wellington on St. Anne Street, all seen on the previous page.

The Orient in Speke is at No.1 Eastern Avenue on its junction with East Millwood Road. The Mill House, formerly the Flying Saucer is on Alderwood Avenue off Eastern Ave. Allerton Hall, situated in Clarke Gardens on Springwood Avenue is now the pub in the park.

The Hunts Cross Hotel is part of the shopping centre on Hillfoot Avenue, just around the corner from Hunts Cross railway station. At the station itself is the appropriately named Waiting Room, seen here from its Gable on Speke Road and the rear which extends down to the track.

Dales Country Club on Okell Drive carries the datestone 1983 when much of the surrounding estate was built. Mackets Lane which includes the former home of Beatle George extends from Hunts Cross into Woolton. At this end is the English Rose set in 1930s surroundings. The Grenadier, an offering from 3 decades later is situated on Camberley Drive which is off Mackets Lane.

The Eagle & Child, Church Road, Halewood. The Derby Arms on the corner of Church Road and Baileys Lane, Halewood. The Leather Bottle, Leathers Lane off Higher Road.

The Art Deco Parkway, formerly The Allerton on Woolton Road, built in the same style as many of the 1930s pubs and one of the few to carry a self portrait on its sign. The Masonic, yes another one, is tucked away on the corner of Gladstone Road in Garston.

The Storrsdale, on the road of the same name is tucked off the beaten track behind Mossley Hill Station. The Blue Angel on Seel Street, together with the nearby Jacaranda on Slater Street was once owned by the Beatles first manager, Allan Williams who of course had them perform there. Vinci, is a wine bar on the busy Allerton Road.

Orrys, Rice Lane is in a former bank building. The Prince of Wales and Chucky's Sports Bar also both on Rice Lane are rarities in that they are in the centre of a block instead of the usual corner.

The Breeze can be found at 66 Lancaster Street on its junction with Breeze Lane. The Anfield Hotel is not in Anfield but actually a stones throw from Goodison on Birchfield Road off Walton Village. First Base on Townsend Lane's junction with Canon Road, opposite the Canon, suffered a fire.

The Hollow was at 102 Mill Street when captured by Marky. The Windsor Hotel could be found on Beaumont Street and was photographed by Phil Wieland. The View, so named because of its elevated position on Everton Road.

Listed in local directories as The Cockwell Inn, Mmm, I wonder who thought of that one? Now closed, it is on the corner of Lower Breck Road and Townsend Lane. A little further up Lower Breck and built as a new frontage onto the Cabbage Hall cinema is The liverpool Supporters Club. A fine building housing the Claremont is on the same Road.

What's left of the Norsman, including a manic viking graffitied namesign. Situated on Bankfield Street on the next block to the Dominion, it was popular with dockers, ships crews (mainly Phillipinos) and ladies of the night before its demise. The Bootle Irish National club is still going strong on Derby Road and Bootle Central Fire Station on Strand Road became the aptly named 'Flames' nightclub during the 1980s.

Grey skies over The Old Manor House on Edge Lane just prior to a torrential downpour on Sunday 2nd Dec 07. A little further along is the impressive Devonshire House Hotel complete with function rooms. The Railway is tucked away on Binns Road facing Crawford Way. The Street once ran uninterrupted from Mill Lane down to the rear of the Littlewoods building but is now cut in two because of the Edge Lane retail park.

Dino's Bar - closed for business on Deane Road. Ann Downies is still very much trading though on the corner of Prescot Road and Elm Vale. The Liver Vaults can be found on the East side of Gilead Street.

The Kensington is on the North side just past Farnworth Street. The owners of the Victoria on West Derby Road and Uni's Bar on the corner of Lawrence Road might even have shared a tin of red gloss paint.

The Mount, Galsworthy Avenue and across the railway line on Harris Drive to Orrell Road is The Walnut Tree. Also shown here is the Park Hotel, Dunnings Bridge Road, Netherton.

Marti's Sports Bar is at the end of a row of shops on Glovers Lane, Netherton.

Heysham Road, amongst an industrial area is the next port of call. The building which once contained Fallows II is now partly a childrens play area but part of it is also taken up by Thomas Valentino's bar and function room. Orry's 2nd establishment in the Walton district can be found on County Road.

ROCK AT THE ALBERT DOCK

Jesse Hartley's magnificent fire proof warehousing system which surrounds the Albert Dock is the largest group of Grade I listed buildings outside London. Refurbished in the aftermath of the Toxteth riots of 1981, it now houses a number of watering holes of a different kind.

Baby Cream with its VIP lounge attracts some celebs whilst Blue and Circo are nearby. LaVazza cafe bar and Breton bistro bar also compliment this area.

The main pic shows what is probably regarded as the Albert Dock's flagship pub and longest trading in the area, The Pumphouse Inn, which is the cleverly converted Pumphouse for the dock. Ha Ha and the Pan Am are also shown from the front and rear.

The Spice Lounge as seen from Salthouse Quay and the main courtyard. The Vinea Wine bar is in the Brittania Pavilion on the same complex.

Sherlocks on the dock road could be seen on page one as the Convivial Hotel. The next pic is a close up on its Crest of the city of Liverpool and in its current guise as Bar Coast.

Blundell Street, not surprisingly is in Blundell Street itself, in fact pretty much in the middle of nowhere off Jamaica Street in a converted 1916 warehouse. The Millfield Inn and Keith's wine and food bar are both in Lark Lane.

Off Childwall Valley Road in the Netherley/Belle Vale area. At No.2 Tuffins Corner was the Turtle, also known locally as the Turmoil and hitler's bunker due to the lack of windows. It is now desolate, remote and behind locked gates. On Lee Park Avenue/Woodlee Road is the Lee Park. The Cat's whiskers can be found on Hartsbourne Avenue off Chislehurst Avenue.

I've heard of being as 'drunk as a skunk' but this one's the 'Cat's Whiskers'. A close-up of the sign from the pub seen previously. The Elephant sign still swings proudly in Woolton despite a name change to the Casa Di Cocodrilo. The ornate mosaic floor of the Marble Hall Hotel, Vauxhall Road which is now a cafe. Last but not least, near the rope walks area off Bold Street is the former Newington.

Three different views of pubs shown earlier. The Jolly Miller at Queens Drive, West Derby. The Coach & Horses, Low Hill from 1992 and the Prince of Wales at the top of London Road and the corner of Moss Street.

To the South of Mariners Wharf off Sefton Street which is the South Dock Road, is a residential apartment estate surrounding Coburg Dock. Included within this is the Liverpool Marina Bar & Restaurant.

The entrance to the much loved 'Flying Picket' on Hardman Street. A great music venue, it sadly closed for a while after a campaign to save it failed. The Cabin Club on Berry Street is accessed via a doorway down Wood Street. Roscoes Bar is on the corner of Renshaw and Oldham Street.

The Majestic stood on Hall Lane at Binney Street. The Royal Liverpool hospital can be seen in the background. The Salisbury is tinned up in a demolition area containing Granton Road, Liverpool 5. The recently refurbished Recency on Derby Lane, Old Swan was seen earlier on in its guise as the Piano Bar.

The Magnet is situated on a block on the North side of Hardman Street. This was known as the 'Sink' club in the 1960s. The Garston Hotel on St. Marys Road/Dock Road was a fine building until destroyed by fire after lying empty, pic thanks to Philip Mayer. The Brooke Hotel on Brooke Road West, Waterloo as captured by Phil Wieland.

The Black Dog pub on the corner of Burlington Street and Vauxhall Road closed for business in 1970 whereupon some time after, an arthur maiden type advertisement hoarding was erected after the original Burlington Street sign was moved to the left. The premises since became a William Hill betting shop and the sign has just been removed in December 2007 to reveal the moulded pub signage worded: Walkers Wine and Spirit Stores. On the corner of Dorans Lane and Harrington Street stood the Bears Paw which later became the Harrington Bar. Around the corner, as seen in pic 3 was the Swiss Chalet club.

The former Bar Red is now plain Bed on Wood Street. The Alma De Cuba on Seel Street is the former St. Peter's church dating from 1788 making it the oldest church in the city centre. Walkabout is off Concert Square.

In a mass of converted warehouses and Merchant dwellings in the ropewalks area of the city centre we have Baa Baa off Slater Street, Heebeegeebees on Seel Street and Funky Box on Fleet Street. D-Riff and the Lime Kiln - Lloyds Bar are off Concert Square and Le Bateau is on Duke Street. This little collage is completed with BarFly on Seel Street.

The Globe decked out for Christmas on Cases Street. Tess Rileys is in the parade beneath Blacklers. The Swan Inn, one of the few traditional style pubs in Wood Street.

Temples Bar in Temple Street which runs between Dale Street and Victoria Street. A former Higson's house on Duke Street is now a mini mart. New Zealand House on Water Street now houses the snazzy 'Newz' bar.

The One4 (formerly the 147) Snooker and pool bar is in Fleet Street. Angels lap dancing bar is better known to many as the Cumberland, in Cumberland Street off Dale street.

On either side of Stanley Street: Bar Dufay, the Navy Bar and Sugar Fantasy Bar sit opposite Superstar Boudoir in the city's gay quarter.

Allerton Road as a main thoroughfare is rich in wine bars and restaurants. Yates's and the New York are West side and opposite are the Gallery, pod, the other place and Crichtons.

Frank Lehnan took photographs around Liverpool in the mid 1970s. Purchased by Colin Wilkinson, he has thankfully produced them in a newly published book with Bluecoat Press. Here are some of the pubs featured. The Gregsons Well which stood at the top of Brunswick Road at its junction with Radcliffe Street. The Thistle on Heyworth Street (seen earlier in its current guise as May Duncans), also on this pic is St. Benedicts church undergoing demolition. The ornate Derby Arms which stood at the foot of Everton Valley. The Brougham stood facing Brougham Terrace on West Derby Road in sight of the memorial fountain. The Lord Nelson seen here on Gt. George Place with the Anglican Cathedral in the backdrop. The popular Clubship Landfall was moored in Collingwood Dock. The Trafalgar is seen next in a row of delapidated properties on Regent Road. Another corner pub, the Myrtle Hotel, followed by The Waterloo on Empire Street (off West Derby Road). Last, we see The international on Regent Road which became Frank's cafe.

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Three different views of pubs seen earlier. The Trinity Vaults on Latimer Street L5. The Windsor Castle, William Henry Street and the Court House on Commutation Row.

The Sports bar, Sir Thomas Steet and the Royal which was on the corner of St. James Street and Bridgewater Street. (thanks to Philip Mayer)Below: Wolstenholme Square, L1. The Other Place, the famous 'Cream' and The Pleasure Rooms.

Situated on Old Hall Street and originally a bank, these premises became Brokers Bar during the 1980s and under the management of local chap Steve Tierney has since been an Italian Ristorante called the Via Veneto and is now the Cot'n Bar (facing the Cotton Exchange). The next shot from Philip Mayer is the Stanley pub on Rice Lane (now demolished) with the Plough in the background. Next up is the Curzon club on Temple Lane in the city centre.

The Angel (Stanhope Street) as pictured in its prime by Philip Mayer. Another couple of wine bars in Allerton Road. The Southbank and the Mello.

The Stadium, Townsend Lane, seen earlier as the Cockwell Inn. Bar Euro was a fish and chip shop throughout the 1980s, it is situated on the same block as the Conservation Centre on Whitechapel. Bar Fresa, (it seems trendy these day to prefix with the word 'bar') is in Colquitt Street.

The Metropolitan, Berry Street has previously been seen on this site as the Masonic but has also been the Black Horse and Rainbow and the Liverpool brewing Company. Club 051 was built as a cinema on the Brownlow Hill/Mount Pleasant junction. Part of this is now called the Sunrise club which is open until 6am. The 'H' bar & nightclub is on the corner of Victoria St and Temple Lane.

Two pics by K.G. Rose showing the Botanic, Botanic Road in March 1977, it is previously shown on this page in a state of delapidation just prior to its demolition. The other one is of the Derby Arms in March 1973. This was at the foot of Everton Valley and a petition to keep the building standing due to its fantastic tiling fell on deaf ears. The super lyric theatre can be seen here too, standing just behind it.

McCartneys Bar on the upper West side of Bold Street. It's swinging sign shows the trademark Hofner Violin Bass guitar that the Beatle famously used. Society is housed in plush Georgian grandure next to La Bateau on Duke Street in Liverpool's ropewalk area. Kingdom at the bottom of Harrington Street was Baco's in the 1980s.

PJ's in the new vibrant Queens Square area. A better shot of the Nook in Chinatown's Nelson St. The other pic is on the last orders page. (Right) The St. George, Berry St.

The Globe, Cases Street. Above the window it proclaims 'The pub with the famous sloping floor' - and there was me just thinking I was drunk. Stamps too (as in II) is in South Road, Waterloo - the other one shown higher up on the page is in Moor Lane, Crosby. The Castaway Bar is in the Liner Hotel, Lord Nelson Street.

The Supper Club on Blundell Street in the previously seen 'Blundell Street' colours, perhaps it's moved a little further down the street?

Below Left: 'Dreamers' pole dancing 'Gentlemens' club, Peter Street off Victoria St, L3.

Below middle: The former Lamplighter pub on the corner of Great Homer Street and Rose Vale, L5.

Below right: The River bar on the corner of Manchester st and Victoria st.

Ink/Print near the bottom of Stanley St. 'Peach' is situated in Sir Thomas Street, just up from its Victoria Street junction. The Arriva/Merseybus club is situated in a warehouse cellar in Hockenhall Alley off Dale Street.

The Tradewinds bar is situated on the 2nd floor of the Thistle Hotel (the former Atlantic Hotel) at the bottom of Chapel Street. The newly created Atlantic Terrace can be seen near its outdoor area here.

When Cube was pictured here in the summer of 2008, it was just 1 day old as the City centre's latest addition. It can be found on Seel Street.

The Audio Club and The Rubber Soul Oyster Bar, both in Mathew Street and Puccino's cafe bar on Temple Street - pictured October 08.

Old Skool 90s bar in Temple Street and The living Room, Victoria Street (in Victoria House). Next is the world famous Eric's which spawned many a famous Liverpool group in the late 70s, not to mention hosting many world famous bands from elsewhere.

The Lomax, Cumberland Street was another group orientated gigging venue. This was previously La Fayette and Jolene's (owned by Jobo Jones and his wife Eileen - hence the name). Lennon's Bar is another warehouse cellar haunt on Mathew Street.

Two views of The Cavern Pub near the top of Mathew Street, one of 6 watering holes on this side of the street alone.

Somehow, the original Cavern Club was allowed to be demolished in the 1970s when the City Council hadn't got on to how much of a tourism draw, the Beatles would be. This was one in a long line of gaffs, having seen the likes of the overhead, sailors home and customs housebite the dust.

A plaque boasts that the current Cavern Club is at least built on 50% of the site of the original and retains its world famous address of 10 Mathew Street. Original bricks were also used to reconstruct the arched 'Beatles' stage seen top right. Extended to the back, towards Harrington Street there is also another stage in a room which can cater for a further 300 revellers.

The Brunswick on Tithebarn Street, also seen earlier on these pages in various guises is now enjoying a new lease of life as the 'James Monro' after a refurb.

The 'new' Shakespeare pub on the corner of William Square and Dawson Street which is the exact site of the old Shakespeare seen earlier on these pub pages.

Elude bar and restuarant is situated on the ground floor of a nice looking warehouse on Porter Street which runs from Gt Howard Street to the dock road.

The remnants of the Kendal Castle (also pictured earlier). This is the latest pub to bite the dust as seen on new years day 2009. This is at the junction of Westminster Road and Fountains Road in Kirkdale.

The old and the new clubs of Seel Street. Once fields and gardens, once thriving with Georgian mansions, once desolate in the late 1970s and now reborn (in parts). Scruples might be something you needed to enter the club of the same name seen here on the West side. Hopefully these buildings will see the sympathetic modernisation afforded to 'The Peacock' on the corner of the new square. The different colour brickwork to the gable end will give you some indication as to the original and the reclaimed.

Two views of the former Clarence pub, Bootle. The first is from Bridge street, the second from Canal Street, off Millers Bridge. The building looks like it may have originally been built as a bank.

Bad Format club is at 3-5 Trueman St, L3. Jamaica Room is on the corner of Greenland St and CUC is a little further up.

Left and top: The Artists club, Eberle Street and so is 'Passion'.

(Top Right)Designation is on Temple Street.

Fudge on Wood Street and Holy Joe's on Concert Square, packed out on a fine summers day in August 09.

Looking along a lovely cobbled street European pavement cafe setting with The Lounge on the left and Concert Square to the right. J.R.'s Bar - Liverpool is next to Tess Riley's on Gt Charlotte Street.

Wood Street, once home to Wilsons, The Swan, the Cabin but not much else apart from derelict warehouses now has a wealth of lively bars and eateries around it. The famous old side door of the cabin club where you ring the bell for admittance. It was a fave hang out place for nurses in the 70s. Zoo is a new addition in an old building and this two storey block houses both Tease and Woody's.

Ye olde house at home and its neighbour The Travellers Rest in Aigburth are now converted into apartments. These two are courtesy of John Harrison.

The Dingle pub on Park Road with its junction with Leonora Street was later known as Jessie Appleton's but is now a funeral directors. The South Hill was another old favourite Dingle corner pub.

Chameleon on Back Colquitt Street and OSQA on Oldham Street in two of the new big complexes to grace our city in recent times.

The Liffey on Renshaw Street and Studio on Hardman Street facing Bumper.

The Jester pub as seen from Crete Tower.

The Kilarney on the corner of Horne St

The Grove off Hawtrhorn Grove

The Sink Club on Hardman Street is now home to Bumper.

592 Photographs on this page up to now, 1180 pub pics overall on the 2 pubs pages.

Index:

A: Albert, Anglesea, Augustus John, Angel Vaults, Alexandra (2), Abbey Road, Australian Bar, Ashdale Inn, Arriva Club, Audio Club, Andersons, Andy Caps, Aigburth Arms, Abbey, Albany (3), Alma Di Santiago, Ark Bar, Alisons, Allerton, Anfield Hotel, Ann Downies, Alma De Cuba, Angels.

B: Boodha@thecali, Blackburne Arms, Bank House, Brunswick, Boundary (2), Blue House, Blobber, Beaconsfield, Blind Tiger, Barracuda, Blob Shop, Bentleys, Bear & Staff, Black Bull, Brown Cow, Brookhouse, Bridge Inn (2), Brittania Inn, Belgrave, Bar De Mille, Boulevard, Brambles, Boffin, Birkley, Blues Bar, Bowring Park, Bluebell, Bedford, Banjo, Blue Anchor, Bakery Inn, Belle Vue, Black Angus, Bow & Arrow, Bishop, Blue Angel, Breeze, Bootle Irish Club, Baby Cream, Blue, Bar Coast, Blundell Street, Brooke Hotel, Black Dog, Bears Paw, Bar Red, Bed, Baa Baa, Bar Fly, Bar Dufay, Brougham, Bar Euro, Botanic, Bad Format.

C: Caledonian, Cambridge, Coburg, Campfield, Chaplins, Coach & Horses (2), Crofts, Clarence (2), Cuckoo, Carisbrook, Cuffs, Cabin (2), Castaway, Cavern, Concert Square, Club Arena, Cava, Cunarder, Churchills, Cleveland, Coopers (2), County Court, Cobden, Childwall Abbey, Coronation, Clifton, Carters Arms, Crosby Hotel, Crows Nest (2), Cattle Market, Casa Bar, Crofters, Coconut Grove, Claremont (2), Crown, Clouds, Clanceys, Clock. Court House, Chuckys, Cockwell Inn, Circo, Curzon, Convivial, Cats Whiskers, Crichtons, Clubship Landfall, Cream, Cube, Chameleon.

D: Dick Jennings, Dispensary, Dart, Dunnys, Deysbrook, Derby (5), Dr. Duncans, Dug out, Dead House, Dinos, Dockers Club, Dickie Lewis's, Derby Mills, Dryden, Derby Lodge, Doric, Dovedale Towers, Dales, Devonshire House, D-Riff, Dreamer, Dingle.

E: Empress, Earl Marshall, Exchange, Edinburgh Park, Edinburgh, Endbutt, Edge Lane, English Rose, Eagle & Child, Erics, Elude.

F: Foot Hospital, Flares, Fudge, Flash Harrys, Fridays, Falkland Arms, Finch & Firkin, Falcon (2), Fulwood Arms, Fiveways, Falstaff, Farmers Arms (3), Fantail, Fir Tree, Flanagans, Finnigans, Font, Foghertys, Fur & Feather, Flying Saucer, First Base, Flames, Fallows II, Flying Picket, Funky Box, Fresa.

G: Grapes (4), Grove, G Bar, Garlands, Golf Bar, Gardeners Arms (2), George Stubbs, Grange Manor, Greenhills, Grafton, Gallery, Golden Eagle, Gold Balance, Garfields, Greyhound, Grange Lodge, Grove,Grosvenor, Green Pepper, Grenadier, Garston Hotel, Globe, Gregsons Well.

H: High Park, Highland Home, Hermitage, Hare & Hounds (3), Hyperbar, Head of Steam, Horatios, Hope & Anchor, Highwayman, Hilltop, Harrys Bar, Highfield, Hillside, Huyton Park, Hargreaves, Halton Castle, Hunts Cross Hotel, Hollow, Ha ha, Harrington, Heebeegeebees, H Bar, Holy Jo's.

I: Images, Irish American Bar, International, Ink-Print.

J: Jubilee, Jolly Miller, Jawbone, JFK's, Jeromes, Jester, Jolly, James Munro, JR's.

K: King of Hearts, Kingies, Krazy House, Kingsman, Kingfisher, Kendal Castle, Knotty Ash, Kensington, Keiths, Kilarney, Kingdom.

L: Larkhill, Laburnum, Lloyds Bar (3), La'Go, Lord Nelson (2), Little Merton, L32 Club, Liver (2), Lion & Unicorn, Lambeth, Lounge, Lords, Letters, Lathom Suite, Lobster, Lothian, Leather Bottle, LaVazza, Lee Park, Liverpool Marina Club, Lomax, Lime Kiln, Le Bateau, Lamplighter, Living Room, Lennons (2), Liffey.

Merseybeat, Masonic (3), Mount Vernon, Mulliner, Merseypride, Merton, Mayflower, Muncaster, Masquerade, Ma Boyles, Monro, Mons, Mariners, Mainbrace, Molyneux, Marine, Miranda, Midden, Michaelangelo, Manicks, Mustard, Matlocks, Mosley Arms, Mill House, Mount, Marti's, Millfield, Majestic, Magnet, Myrtle, Mello, Metropolitan, McCartneys.

N: Negresco, Newstead Abbey, New Johnny Todd, Netley, Navigator, Newsham Park, New Broadway, Norsman, Newz Bar, Navy, New York, Nook.

O: Oxford, Orrys (2), Office, O'Neills, Otters Pool, Old Stingo, Old Bank Inn, Oak Tree, Oyster, Oakfield Inn, Orient, Old Manor House, One Four 7, Other Place (2), 051, Old Skool, OSQA.

P: Peter Kavanaghs, Poets Corner, Phoenix, Peel, Park, Pink, Picture House, Pogue Mahone, Palatine, Premiere, Peacock (2), Park Brow, Pioneer, Piano Bar, Painted Wagon, Picturedrome, Penny Lane Wine Bar, Phase 2, Plough, Pub in the Park, Parkway, Prince of Wales (2) , Park Hotel, Pumphouse, Pan Am, Pod, Pleasure Rooms, PJ's, Peach, Puccinos, Passion.

Q: Queens Arms (2), Quiet Man, Quarry Inn, Queen Anne, Queens Head.

R: Royal Oak (2), Royal (2), Rob Roy, Ritches, Royal Standard (2), Renegans, Reflex, Revolution (2), Rudi's, Rubber Soul, Rose Of Mossley, Richmond Tavern, Railway (4), Rose, Royston, Rooster, Roughwood, Rourkes, Raven, Rathbone, Roadkill, Rocket, Rose & Crown, Roby Hotel, Royal Arms, Roscoes, Regency, River Bar.

S: Seven Steps, Sportsman (2), Stanley Park, Spellow, Sefton, Stag & Rainbow, Strawberry Tavern, Standard, Shanks, Setter & Vine, Strand Tavern, Star, Sullivans (2), St. Goerges Tavern, Salisbury (3), Stuart, Spencers, Studio 58, Station bar, Swan Inn (2), Shamrock, Scarlets, Streets, Saturdays, Spofforth, Salvation Inn, Suzannahs, Stamps, Sessions, Selwyn, Side Door, Sefton Arms, Stonebridge, Stanley Arms, Swan, Sell Arms, Stanley (2), Seaforth Arms, Seaforth Castle, Spekeland, Star Hotel, Secrets, Storrsdale, Spice Lounge, Sherlocks, Swiss Chalet, Sugar, Superstar Boudoir, Sports Bar, South Bank, Stadium, Society, St. George, Stamps II, Shakespeare, Scruples, South Hill, Studio, Sink Club,

T: Turpins, Tramway, Tom Halls Tavern, Top House, Travellers Rest, Turnpike Tavern, Touchwood, Tavern Company, Three Bells, Turtle, Tess Rileys, Temples, Thistle, Trafalgar, Trinity Vaults, Tradewinds Bar.

U: Uni's.

V: Victoria (5), Varsity, Village (2), Volunteer Canteen, Valentine, Venue, Vine Inn, Vinci, View, Valentinos, Vinea.

W: Woodcroft, Willowbank, Wilsons Tavern, Winslow, West Derby, Whitefield, Wild Rose, Wyndham, Walkabout, Wetherspoons, Welkin, Wave Bar, Waldeck, Wellington (3), Wellington Butts, Wharf, Woodpecker, Windmill, Wilsons Bar, Woodys, Waterloo (2), Western Approaches, Wheatsheaf (2), Wyncote, Warbreck, Waiting Room, Windsor Hotel, Walnut Tree, Windsor Castle.

X: X in the City.

Y: Yates (4), Ye olde House at Home.

Z: Zoo.