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Here's more interior photo's of Speke Hall,it's a fantastic place and I think everyone grew up with the ghost stories of the spooks that are supposed to inhabit the place.

An old/ ancient door at Croxteth Hall: (1500 which makes it 500+ years old)

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More Crocky Hall pics: Here (http://s33.photobucket.com/albums/d62/ijob/Croxtheth%20Hall/)

Bloody hell Kev I've never seen that before that's great,and thanks Lindy.:D

Kev put that on SSC that's something else and while your at it add a selection of the ones in that link they're unbelievable.:PDT_Aliboronz_24:

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I noticed the other day they are doing tours of Knowsley Hall and the pictures shown of the interior looked unbelievable,I think they start on May 8th and finish on 12th and cost about £8.:)

very nice Paul, cheers :PDT_Aliboronz_24:

It's one place I havn't seen. It never used to be open to the public.
It looks lovely.

It's one place I havn't seen. It never used to be open to the public.
It looks lovely.

It's stunning isn't it,the hall used to regulary have royal visits,we're lucky to have so much on our doorstep,I think most of us take it for granted really.

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And one of Springtime.

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Allerton Priory- This place is extremely well hidden. It has been a home for the elderly, nuns once ran it as a refuge for Irish girls. It was temporary certified 18th May 1916 for 15 girls, re-certified 1917 as a mixed school as Allerton Priory Special Industrial School for mentally defective girls under 15'. It ceased to be a Home Office school in 1933. Now, private apartments.

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That's a beautiful building Kev I don't think people outside of the city would believe Liverpool has so many beautiful places.

It's beautiful, when u first see it after driving up the drive way, it quite some site.

There are many other buildings similar in that area.

I'll defo have to have a mooch with my camera then.:)

Have a mooch around the back, its set in beautiful grounds with a few hidden charms within this hidden charm.

Have a mooch around the back, its set in beautiful grounds with a few hidden charms within this hidden charm.

Will do.:)

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Some of the houses around there are amazing,the second picture is where the Bishop of Liverpool lives.

I mostly just go to the Tesco and back since theirs barely any lines lol.:PDT_Aliboronz_24:
Any lines?

That Woolton Redbourne has been sold to developers I think.

It's beautiful, when u first see it after driving up the drive way, it quite some site.

There are many other buildings similar in that area.
Great Pics of the old Priory! Although I lived in the area, and my wifes family lived in Ravenna Rd, just around the corner from the Priory, I had never really seen it!! it was surrounded by walls etc and visitors had to apply to the 'Lodge' in Heath Rd. Your pics are showing us all, just what a lovely area we lived in, and did'nt really know it!!! Ta.

Hidden Charms - Grange Manor, Gateacre

I don't know much about this place but visited thekids adventure bit at the back and was amazed by the building. Some hidden features inside. The main bit is a pub.

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Hidden Charms - Clarkes Gardens and Allerton Hall

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The rest of the Clarkes Gardens and Allerton Hall pics can be found here (http://www.yoliverpool.com/forum/showpost.php?p=17204)

Took another trip to Croxteth Hall and Country Park today and managed to do a bit of exploring whilst scaring myslef to death!! I had the opportunity to walk around it on my own which was a weird experience :eek::shock:

I'm uploading 2 videos as I type which are taking forever, I will post 'em later. Meanwhile take a look at the pics. There are new pics I took today plus others from my previous visit.

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I love Crocky Hall it's a fantastic place to visit but I've never actually been inside it,thanks for the insight into it Kev those pictures are great.:PDT_Aliboronz_24:

Wait 'till I share the vids!! Coming soon....

Croxteth Hall Video Part 1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTW9WzAUL64) - Outside and down stairs. It's worth watching through just too hear me scare the living daylights out of myself!!

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Croxteth Hall Video Part 2 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-s6eW4qG1pE) - Up Stairs

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i'm watchin :D

great vid Kev ... knock off the audio and save a few meg....



Don't these times fill your eyes ;)

hahahaha.. oh jeez!!!

boss mate.. loved the bit were you get **** scared :)

boss mate.. loved the bit were you get **** scared :)

That was genuine that, tell ya what though...its proper spooky down there - I felt really odd when I walked into the last room with the barrels.

me too mate :) haunted house here we come... great stuff KeV...

Ok, video number 2 is Live!

Croxteth Hall Video Part 1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTW9WzAUL64) - Outside and down stairs. It's worth watching through just too hear me scare the living daylights out of myself!!

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Croxteth Hall Video Part 2 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-s6eW4qG1pE) - Up Stairs

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Ok, video number 2 is Live!

Croxteth Hall Video Part 1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTW9WzAUL64) - Outside and down stairs. It's worth watching through just too hear me scare the living daylights out of myself!!

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Croxteth Hall Video Part 2 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-s6eW4qG1pE) - Up Stairs

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Can someone please check that these are working fine, that they play 'till the end? I'm having trouble with them this morning. If you have watched it, did it work?

Yes Kev, both vids played to the end...I quite enjoyed watching them, ..well done.:)

Yes Kev, both vids played to the end...I quite enjoyed watching them, ..well done.:)
Thanks - it must be a problem this end......

Cracking vids Kev. Never seen the interior of Crocky Hall before, even though I used to go egging/conker collecting within 100 yards of the place when the whole estate was off limits to the great unwashed of Canny Farm and Liverpool

Anyone recall the gamekeepers that prowled the estate?:eek:

hahahaha.. oh jeez!!!

That was so funny I know that's not what you intended Kev but it certainly makes you smile,thanks for the excellent videos.:)

Cracking vids Kev. Never seen the interior of Crocky Hall before, even though I used to go egging/conker collecting within 100 yards of the place when the whole estate was off limits to the great unwashed of Canny Farm and Liverpool

Anyone recall the gamekeepers that prowled the estate?:eek:

Hiya Dave it's good to hear from you again,I remember egging and looking for conkers down conker lane and I've heard about the gamekeepers,I believe they were pretty handy with the salt pellets.

Hiya Dave it's good to hear from you again,I remember egging and looking for conkers down conker lane and I've heard about the gamekeepers,I believe they were pretty handy with the salt pellets.
Hiya Paul,
Conker Lane was our El Dorado as kids in Canny Farm. We used to get there by running across the field near the Alt, close to Crocky Hall Lane. The gamekeepers were mental. I still have a Liverpool FC scrapbook from 60s/70s (http://www.liverpoolpictorial.co.uk/scrapbook/). In the back I recorded the prices of birds eggs and comments about the "Gameys",

Cracking vids Kev. Never seen the interior of Crocky Hall before

No, I guess most people havn't seen it. I was very lucky to have wondered around unchallenged, wherever I wanted to go.

That was so funny I know that's not what you intended Kev but it certainly makes you smile,thanks for the excellent videos.:)

I could see the humour as it happened tbh. It suddenly made me realise I was going to make the vid public :celb (23):. Proper Most Haunted stylee :shock:

Ha,Ha! Kev I had a laugh at that :celb (23):

Allerton - Once home to the Fletcher family covering 140 years. The first house on the site was built in the early 1800s which was destroyed by fire. The second house was built in 1815.

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November 1944 was gutted by fire again. The shell remains which shows fragments of its classical design. The obelisk at the side of the house had nothing to do with it, it was erected before 'Allerton' was built by occupants of Allerton Hall near by.

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Five miles from Liverpool Town Hall, the four sides match up with the compass points. It is riddled with holes, possible from rifle shots.

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Park Lodge, Sefton Park Rd (which used to be part of Lodge Lane). It is believed to contain some of the original structure of King Johns Tudor hunting Lodge which gave its name to Lodge Lane. The fireplaces inside are the same in detail as some in Queen Elizabeths Keep at Kenworth Castle.

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Sudley House (under restoration).

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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 history of Sudley House begins in the first decade of the 19th century.

Nicholas Robinson, a rich corn merchant, bought the land for £4500. The exact date of the house is unknown, and neither is the architect. Some exterior features suggest it may be the work of Thomas Harrison. He was working on a number of commissions in Liverpool between 1811 and 1815.

Nicholas Robinson was living in Sudley House by 1823 and the building was complete by the following year. Robinson was Mayor of Liverpool in 1828-9 and lived in the house until his death in 1854. His two daughters continued to live there until their own deaths in 1883.

Sudley was then sold to George Holt. He made many alterations to the property. He transferred the main entrance from the eastern to the northern front, creating a garden veranda on the eastern side. He extended the western end, which included building the tower.

Many of the features added since the 1880s can still be seen. The fireplaces, lincrusta wallpapers and oak panelling are still in place. The carved marble fireplace in the dining room bears the Holt family crest. It may have been acquired on one of the family's trips to Italy.

Today Sudley House is one of the few Victorian homes that still has many of its original features intact. It is also the only surviving Victorian merchant art collection in Britain still hanging in its original location.

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.

Twighlight Tours of Speke Hall begin this weekend.

Saturday, October 14, and again on Saturday, November 11.

Lisa Downes, house and

collections' manager at Speke, who is organising the event, said: "Tours will be given by costumed guides, who will be telling tales of the darker side of

what life was like at Speke over the years, including religious persecution and the dangers of being a Catholic under a Protestant monarchy, and beliefs,

myths and legends associated with the house."

To add to the atmosphere, musicians in Tudor costume from the Linton Ensemble will play music of the period

in the Great Hall.

There are four Twilight Tours, at 7pm, 7.30pm. 8pm and 8.30pm.
Tickets are £8

including refreshments and must be booked in advance. For details call 0151-427 7231.

Speke Hall Twighlight Tour

I wasn't aloud to take any pictures for security reasons which

was heart wrenching considering the treat that was to come. A tour of the house, our guide was extremely knowledgable and fascinating to listen to and live

music, the musicians dressed in period costume in The Great Hall.

The stories, the priest holes, it was all fantastic and I would recommend a trip and a

tour.



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Allerton Tower - The once beautiful Italianate residence off Woolton Rd. Designed in 1847 by Harvey Lonsdale Elmes the Architect

of St. Georges Hall, for Sir Hardman Earle, of the Earle Family, was director of the Liverpool to Manchester Railway and a witness to

Huskisson's fatal accident (http://www.yoliverpool.com/forum/showthread.php?t=246&highlight=Huskisson) on its opening day.

Built in 78

acres of grounds, once part of the Manor of Allerton. The main house was unfortunately demolished 1937 and all that remains is what you can see below with

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Allerton Tower Out Houses - Walking around the outside, through the grounds I found this weird and wonderful archway leading

through a short tunnel into a very small enclosed area surrounded by a wall and landscaping. I havn't a clue what is was used for but

fascinating:

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Onto the

buildings.....

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Brilliant thanks for all them pictures Kev it looks like you've been

very busy,that tour of Speke Hall does sound good shame about the no camera rule though.:PDT_Aliboronz_24:

Cheers Paul, very busy indeed. Speke Hall plus its history is amazing, especially in

the dark :shock:

Cheers Paul, very busy indeed. Speke Hall plus its history is amazing, especially in the dark :shock:

Well if you've got

£99 to spare you could always join the UK haunted and haunted truth team at Croxteth Hall at Halloween,personally I'll be giving that one a miss.It's a bit

like most haunted with the psychic medium and a fully equipped investigation team if anyone is interested.

I'll give that a miss too :shock::ninja:

I'll give that a miss too

:shock::ninja:

They have all kinds of events there throughout the year like murder mystery weekends and battle reenactments,here's there

website.

http://www.croxteth.co.uk/events/nov/index.asp

Sad to see all that graffiti in Allerton

Tower. We used to walk the dog around there a long time ago. It didn't look as bad as that then.
We've walked around the places you mentioned Kev and

it always used to be dead quiet and a bit spooky :ninja: :)
Then we used to go over to Clarkes gardens.

Havn't been around there for ages.

Croxteth Hall Home Farm plus some Croccy Hall pics and grounds:

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A couple of stunners in there well in Kev.:PDT_Aliboronz_24:

Brilliant thanks for all them pictures Kev it looks like you've been very busy,that tour of Speke Hall does sound good shame about the no camera rule though.:PDT_Aliboronz_24:

Is Allerton Tower a slide through the railings job? Or is it easily accessible?:)

Is Allerton Tower a slide through the railings job? Or is it easily accessible?:)

Its very accessible, the building (what is left) can be accessed from any of the main park entrances...and thanks Paul :)

More Speke Hall pictures taken today - 22nd December 2006. The house was closed and there was no one else there apart from us. Very cold and we felt like kings in our own estate :PDT_Piratz_26:.

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http://farm1.static.flickr.com/148/330045063_93db1657e0.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ijob/330045063/)

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/164/330045117_662ed5f123.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ijob/330045117/)

Many many more pictures can be found in the set here (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ijob/sets/72157594433097058/).

Splendid Speke Hall pics, Kev. Well done. The pic of the sandstone house which is not I think part of the hall, is that a building on the estate. If so I don't recognize it though I have been to Speke Hall on a large number of occasions. I know that the kitchen wing which I believe is the older part of the hall is sandstone, and I have take a black and white pic of the mullioned window there in past years, but the building you show appears a separate building. Please clarify if you would.

Chris

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This one Chris? I assume it's part of 'the Estate' and a private residence. Not too sure.

Again great pictures,I've never noticed that stone head before.:)

Just wondering if there are any photos/sketches of Solomon's House? The guy who invented Balm of Gilead, and had a massive mausoleum in his grounds...

Just wondering if there are any photos/sketches of Solomon's House? The guy who invented Balm of Gilead, and had a massive mausoleum in his grounds...

Hi MissInformed

The house and mausoleum are mentioned in Robert Griffiths' History of the Royal and Ancient Park of Toxteth Liverpool, pp 151-154, but there is no illustration. I can't recall seeing an illustration of them either. You can see a portrait of Dr. Solomon at

http://www.scienceandsociety.co.uk/results.asp?image=10307335&wwwflag=2&imagepos=1

Chris

thanks chris. will have a look in that book later.
Such a shame there is no illustration.

I love Dingle Bank....would be so amazing if all of these fantastic houses were still standing...

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a2/Carrie132/WestDingleDingleLane.jpg

photo courtesy of LRO.

What is the collective term for manor houses, mansions, villas etc?

I love Dingle Bank....would be so amazing if all of these fantastic houses were still standing...

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a2/Carrie132/WestDingleDingleLane.jpg

photo courtesy of LRO.

Carrie, would you post the pic again, please?

What is the collective term for manor houses, mansions, villas etc?

I don't think there is one.

Carrie, would you post the pic again, please?

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a2/Carrie132/Liverpool/WestDingleDingleLane.jpg

found on the lro website.

found on the lro website.

Thank you.

Attachments courtesy Liverpool City Library and the Records Office:

Attachments courtesy Liverpool City Library and the Records Office:

They're wonderful, Kev.

Dingle was THE place to live in the 1830s.

Are these drawings on a disk, or does the library scan them for you?

They're wonderful, Kev.

Dingle was THE place to live in the 1830s.

Are these drawings on a disk, or does the library scan them for you?

disc phil - here's a thought, why did estates like those above not survive to this very day unlike some in allerton etc....

disc phil - here's a thought, why did estates like those above not survive to this very day unlike some in allerton etc....

completely wondering the same thing kev!
i think it is probably because there is alot more money and people with money allerton way, to preserve and upkeep these great houses and estates...

but then if toxteth park/dingle had such rich people to begin with (i.e the time these great houses were built) did not their families keep the houses?

exactly, i would have assumed that wealth was pretty much equal whether you lived in Dingle or Allerton.

disc phil - here's a thought, why did estates like those above not survive to this very day unlike some in allerton etc....

They were too near to town, and the newly-built terrace streets.
Also too near to industry and grime.

The wealthy from the city centre first settled in Everton, then the Dingle, and then Aigburth, although there were isolated estates further out as shown by your pics of Highfield, Dovecot, etc.
Those were only demolished comparitively recently for housing estates.

true...
great pics.
i think this is my fave thread on here
There is something about these old houses i find fascinating...

I got a book today about the manor of houses of britain....good reading!

Just found this on bbc pages

http://www.bbc.co.uk/liverpool/content/image_galleries/woolton_mansion_gallery.shtml?12

Here's a map from 1769:

Re:Dingle
Has anyone else noticed the sandstone pillars at Shorefields school. If you look at this map there was a path to East Dingle on Dingle Lane/Dingle Mount.
http://www.toxteth.net/maps/liverpool/lpool6d.htm
I don't believe these pillars are associated with the school, but could easily be the entrance pillars to a large house.

Re:Dingle
Has anyone else noticed the sandstone pillars at Shorefields school. If you look at this map there was a path to East Dingle on Dingle Lane/Dingle Mount.
http://www.toxteth.net/maps/liverpool/lpool6d.htm
I don't believe these pillars are associated with the school, but could easily be the entrance pillars to a large house.

They were the gateposts to the house called East Dingle.
Dingle Vale Secondary School was built on the site.

Thanks for confirmation as I thought the gateposts may be from East Dingle...glad to see that at least something has survived of the Dingle mansions.

http://img159.imageshack.us/img159/544/abc0116yg.jpg

Some of the houses around there are amazing, .

Paul can you tell me the name and/or location of this pic please.
If it is where I think it is, it is a part of my past.

Is it AYMESTRY COURT ?? on Acrefield Road

Phredd

Childwall Hall :

1735

Nice engraving of Childwall Hall, Jona. I must get a copy of same. The pic is a reminder as well that engravings from that time were often hand colored but were originally simple black and white jobs. Here you can see the hand coloring the way the green lapped over the frame of the picture.

Chris

Paul can you tell me the name and/or location of this pic please.
If it is where I think it is, it is a part of my past.

Is it AYMESTRY COURT ?? on Acrefield Road

Phredd

Sorry Phredd I'm not sure,I don't know the area too well all that I know is it is in Woolton.

Sorry Phredd I'm not sure,I don't know the area too well all that I know is it is in Woolton.

It's the Redbourne Hotel - well it 'was' - I'm not sure whether it has closed down now as a Hotel. Only time I've been there was to pick up my uncle in my old XR2 amongst all the Mercedes :PDT11

Sorry Phredd I'm not sure,I don't know the area too well all that I know is it is in Woolton.


Tis OK Paul. Thanks for the reply.
I am 100% certain it is. I spent some 5 years in there, from the age of 10 to 15.

Cheers says Phredd

It was Aymestry Court before it was a hotel.:PDT_Aliboronz_24:

It was Aymestry Court before it was a hotel.:PDT_Aliboronz_24:


Just what I was about to say:)

Is it on woolton road just before the turn to gateacre village, heading from woolton, in between the old seamans mission and the elephant pub in woolton village ?

It is sir!

http://www.wooltonredbourne.net/

I go past that house In Woolton on the way back from Sainsburies.

Alot of class houses around there.:PDT11

Max, you wanna go down Oakfield Avenue off Cookoo Lane - the houses there are MASSIVE!!! The first three on the right used to be owned by a single family!

Max, you wanna go down Oakfield Avenue off Cookoo Lane - the houses there are MASSIVE!!! The first three on the right used to be owned by a single family!

This In Woolton?

In Mossley Hill, theres an area full of huge American style like houses with huge front and back gardens.

This In Woolton?

In Mossley Hill, theres an area full of huge American style like houses with huge front and back gardens.

Aye - get to the roundabout on Woolton Road/Gateacre Brow (heading away from Woolton)...carry on up the road and take your next right in to Cookoo Lane then take your 1st right in to Oakfield Ave...and stop and look :PDT_Xtremez_42: :eek: :)

Aye - get to the roundabout on Woolton Road/Gateacre Brow (heading away from Woolton)...carry on up the road and take your next right in to Cookoo Lane then take your 1st right in to Oakfield Ave...and stop and look :PDT_Xtremez_42: :eek: :)

Might do sometime, I go past the roundabout on the way back from Sainsbury's.

Sudley House (under restoration).

http://static.flickr.com/88/251276215_10e49c3a61.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ijob/251276215/)



Nothing much changed from the above pic, probably stuff going on inside:

24th March 2007

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Wheres Sudley Kev?

Wheres Sudley Kev?

Mossely Hill: Click here for a map (http://www.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?lat=53.3736&lon=-2.9214&scale=10000&icon=x).

Childwall Priory Farm - demolished in the 1930's.

Stood where Rudston Road is now just behind the 5ways.

1974

1975

1976

Wheres Sudley Kev?

The entrance to it is in Mossley Hill but the house itself is in Aigburth. Locally it's seen as being in 'Aigburth'.

'Aigburth' is the new 'Toxteth Park' - its borders shift with the whims of whoever is describing them :002:

For more info on Sudley House:

http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/sudley/

The entrance to it is in Mossley Hill but the house itself is in Aigburth. Locally it's seen as being in 'Aigburth'.

'Aigburth' is the new 'Toxteth Park' - its borders shift with the whims of whoever is describing them :002:

For more info on Sudley House:

http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/sudley/


Not at all. The boundaries of Aigburth are totally clear. Both Sudley House and entrance are in Aigburth. It's Mossley Hill that has no defined boundaries. I would say that Sudley house is in the Aigburth part of Mossley Hill. A useful reference is the booklet by E H Smith on Mossley Hill published in 1995

Not at all. The boundaries of Aigburth are totally clear. Both Sudley House and entrance are in Aigburth. It's Mossley Hill that has no defined boundaries. I would say that Sudley house is in the Aigburth part of Mossley Hill. A useful reference is the booklet by E H Smith on Mossley Hill published in 1995

Here we go again! :)

I agree with you about Sudley House. Locally, Mossley Hill Road is seen as the dividing line between Aigburth and Mossley Hill. In my mind (just imagine facing Mossley Hill church) the left side (the Sudley House side) is in Aigburth and the right side (Holts fields) is in Mossley Hill. People from outside the area often conflate Mossley Hill and Aigburth (perhaps because the railway station used to be called Mossley Hill for Aigburth?). I like the idea of the Aigburth part of Mossley Hill.

It seems that LCC is busy defining (redefining/inventing even) districts within the city. The boundaries of Aigburth in particular need to be redefined to fit in with modern usage. This would mean having the sign for Aigburth at the beginning of Aigburth Road. It always amuses me that more people live in a place they and the local media (and especially estate agents) call Aigburth that actually is not Aigburth than live in Aigburth proper.

Speaking as a resident of Aigburth proper, I would welcome the extension of our borders to Dingle Vale. I would not be adverse to annexing Mossley Hill and whilst we're at it we'll take Cressington and Grassendale from Garston. :PDT_Piratz_26:

Greater Aigburth. I can feel a website coming on :PDT11

Sorry, by the beginning of Aigburth Road I mean the Ullet Road/Dingle Lane end.

Here we go again! :)

I would not be adverse to annexing Mossley Hill and whilst we're at it we'll take Cressington and Grassendale from Garston. :PDT_Piratz_26:

Greater Aigburth. I can feel a website coming on :PDT11

Haven't the City council already annexed Aigburth into Mossley Hill in that they've renamed the Aigburth council Ward " Mossley Hill"

Mossley Hill rules OK it seems

Has anyone heard of a Greystones or Greystokes Manor House in Liverpool or the surrounding areas, I am told it was my ancesters - It was "Ansboro" who owned it,They were thought to have a company dealing with metals of some sought , I have googled but could'nt find it :)
Thankyou
Jacky :PDT_Aliboronz_11:

My first post on Yo Liverpool!!

There is a Greystoke house along Aigburth Drive. I thinks It's actually one of the best of the Sefton Park Mansions.

My first post on Yo Liverpool!!

There is a Greystoke house along Aigburth Drive. I thinks It's actually one of the best of the Sefton Park Mansions.

A warm welcome :hug:

Thanks Kev. Hope I can contribute to some really interesting discussions happening on this site.

A warm Hello and Welcome to you Ingo :hug:

The people on here are a smashing bunch-i look forward to your posts.

Has anyone got a picture of the Greystoke house Ingo has mentioned please, i would love to know its history if anyone knows please :PDT_Aliboronz_11:

Jacky :) Ohh i am excited now !!!!!!!!!!

Had a walk around Woolton Manor this afternoon whilst visiting my grandad:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2284/1655352258_34b025ff5b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ijob/1655352258/)

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2218/1654491977_efdbd02f2d.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ijob/1654491977/)

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2336/1655360920_44d8c94231.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ijob/1655360920/)

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http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2059/1655366326_38a43acfea.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ijob/1655366326/)

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http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2351/1655378322_ea064eb529.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ijob/1655378322/)

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2285/1655380252_04fd121146_b.jpg (http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2285/1655380252_04fd121146_b.jpg)

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2234/1655375648_422fa7206a.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ijob/1655375648/)

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2009/1654506925_92394fb38d.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ijob/1654506925/)

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2225/1655372070_9371891f93.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ijob/1655372070/)

Beautiful Kev.:PDT11

Cheers Paul :)

Nice looking building.

Think I've passed a sign saying Woolton Manor.

Know the place well. My nan was in there about 12 years ago when she was passing on to the next world and she was on the top floor. Not the best circumstances to nose about I grant you but a lovely lovely building which has been gladly kept.

Borrowed this from E-bay:

http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff183/cadfael1976/c1woolton.jpg

Cheers Cad. What's the history of the building? Anyone?

The entrance to it is in Mossley Hill but the house itself is in Aigburth. Locally it's seen as being in 'Aigburth'.

'Aigburth' is the new 'Toxteth Park' - its borders shift with the whims of whoever is describing them :002:

For more info on Sudley House:

http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/sudley/


I visited the newly opened museum this June... it is well worth a visit, and is nicely laid out and presented.

However, all of the dead butterlies in glass cases I remember from the 60's are gone...:)

gil A

....now in Tucson, AZ....

Hi Kev,

Great photos of the remnants of the old Manor House at Allerton golf course.
It has good memories for me as I started playing golf there in the late 1960’s.
The north end of the building used to house a café until the stable’s upper floors were revamped into Allerton & Dudley Golf club.
There is a picture of the main house in its former glory hand on the wall of the golf club bar, which my be of interest to you.
I have attached a link that has some fantastic prints of the Great houses and Halls of our part of Lancashire,

Regards
Chris Brown.

http://www.lancashiregallery.co.uk/4515/4680.html

Scaffolding collapsed in St. Georges Hall. Pic taken 2/7/56 LRO.

http://img211.imageshack.us/img211/8266/stgscaffcolbh3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)



A drawing showing a size comparison between the Hall and Stanley tobacco warehouse. LRO.

http://img211.imageshack.us/img211/5373/stgtobaccoih8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)



.

I was born and lived within five minutes walk of Allerton Tower, and remember playing around it before it was unfortunately destroyed, as happened to too many of the old historic large homes and estates around the Woolton/Allerton area.
The part that remains I have always understood to be the Orangery leading off from the main building.
There is a gatekeepers residence still there off Woolton Road.

I am not sure on this, but did I understand someone to write referring to it as Allerton Manor.
Allerton Manor was the estate right next to it, and eventually became the Allerton Golf Course to my knowledge.
On my last trip home I visited where the old manor was located, where it acted as the golf clubhouse, and found just a sad picture of what it used to be, the front columned facade almost gone. I had the feeling they were goingb to knock that down, instead of keeping it to incorporate it into a new clubhouse.









Allerton Tower - The once beautiful Italianate residence off Woolton Rd. Designed in 1847 by Harvey Lonsdale Elmes the Architect

of St. Georges Hall, for Sir Hardman Earle, of the Earle Family, was director of the Liverpool to Manchester Railway and a witness to

Huskisson's fatal accident (http://www.yoliverpool.com/forum/showthread.php?t=246&highlight=Huskisson) on its opening day.

Built in 78

acres of grounds, once part of the Manor of Allerton. The main house was unfortunately demolished 1937 and all that remains is what you can see below with

out houses at the

rear:

http://static.flickr.com/114/270050463_f79f7f2304.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ijob/270050463/)

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http://static.flickr.com/95/270050814_91657de6b8.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ijob/270050814/)

http://static.flickr.com/90/270050956_576f3fff77.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ijob/270050956/)

http://static.flickr.com/83/270051059_5427700028.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ijob/270051059/)

http://static.flickr.com/96/270052797_f316ab6eb3.jpg (http://www.flickr.c%3Cbr%20/%3E%0A%3Cbr%20/%3E%0Aom/photos/ijob/270052797/)

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[QUOTE=Kev;84295]Had a walk around Woolton Manor this afternoon whilst visiting my grandad:

I was surprised to see you refer to this home as Woolton Manor.
Living 5 minutes away from where I was born and lived, in Vale Road, I always krew it as the Convalescent Home, used for people with the likes of TB.
In the wartime it was occupied by the RN as a hospital, and I used to go there to the dances they held, as I was friendly with a WREN stationed there.
In those days of severe food rationing I enjoyed the food spread at intermission.
I last visited it a couple of years ago to find out it was an old folks home.

Just joined and found this section which is great.
I am still having a problem sorting out how to reply to individual submissions on content, and some things being quoted regarding certain photos and what they are, especially in the Woolton/ Allerton area.
I was born and lived in Woolton from 1926 to 1955.

I will attrempt to post a photo of what became of Woolton Manor, which I knew before it had the devastating fire.
I used to sneak in to the clubhouse in my early days, into a large circular room which had a long curved staircase, and slide down the balluster.

When I took the photo all that was left was the front columned facade, and Itb looked as though they were going to remove it. What a shame we lost so many of these old homes to fire and rotting out allowed.

Just discovered the want the URL of my image, why can't I just attach it as in a normal OE message..?

Just joined and found this section which is great.
I am still having a problem sorting out how to reply to individual submissions on content, and some things being quoted regarding certain photos and what they are, especially in the Woolton/ Allerton area.
I was born and lived in Woolton from 1926 to 1955.

I will attrempt to post a photo of what became of Woolton Manor, which I knew before it had the devastating fire.
I used to sneak in to the clubhouse in my early days, into a large circular room which had a long curved staircase, and slide down the balluster.

When I took the photo all that was left was the front columned facade, and Itb looked as though they were going to remove it. What a shame we lost so many of these old homes to fire and rotting out allowed.

Just discovered the want the URL of my image, why can't I just attach it as in a normal OE message..?


Do you have a picture hosting service? Photobucket or Flickr or similar. I use Flickr, and it's free to join. You can then post your pics in the same window as your message. Some people, eg., taffy, do post as attachments. Follow the instructions above the posting box where you see the paperclip.

Chris