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MissInformed
11-25-2006, 08:23 PM
I just thought of something from my school days I thought you might be interested in!
I went to Our Lady of Mount Carmel School on North Hill St/Letitia Street near Park Road.
At the back of the top playground (behind the reservoir) there is a little fenced off part. It is the remains of Chipping Street. It only has cobble stones and alot of overgrowth, but would be interesting to see if anyone knows if it was a fully functioning street at one time?

scouserdave
11-25-2006, 08:57 PM
This is from one of the Godfrey maps, Toxteth 1906. I've got all the Liverpool ones and often refer to them. According to the map, Chipping Street is about 600 feet in length:PDT_Piratz_26:

http://www.liverpoolpictorial.co.uk/chipping.gif

MissInformed
11-25-2006, 08:59 PM
thanks dave
much appreciated.
wonder if there is any pics....

ChrisGeorge
11-26-2006, 02:27 AM
Hi MissInformed

Not a picture of Chipping Street as such but there is a photograph of Our Lady of Mount Carmel - High Park Street on Toxteth.net and they note that "Our Lady of Mount Carmel first appears in the 'Liverpool Directory' of 1867 when the address is given as 'Chipping Street, Toxteth Park', . . ." See

http://toxteth.net/places/liverpool/churches/mount%20carmel.htm

All my best

Chris

MissInformed
11-26-2006, 09:03 AM
thanks for info chris.
I have seen that on toxteth.net.
It's a shame there is not a pic of Chipping Street around.
I have searched Liverpool Records online cataloue too, but doesn't seem to be anything.

snappel
11-27-2006, 07:02 AM
I think I know the bit you mean... no photos though.

Dave, agree with you on the Godfrey maps - I have most of the Liverpool ones and they're amazing... the differences between then and now are unreal...

sweetpatooti
11-27-2006, 07:49 PM
That's the little street behind the church and Admiral Stree Police Station - you can get your wedding pics taken in the little garden behind Lady Mount when you get married there.

FKoE
11-27-2006, 07:59 PM
how many times have you been married Pootie :D


Twice is pushin' it by der way ;) :celb (23):

sweetpatooti
11-27-2006, 08:06 PM
Just the once - to the love of my life for 21 years (I was a child bride) - he is my 'Beshert' as they say in Yiddish.

MissInformed
11-27-2006, 08:39 PM
awww bless!
yeah, the garden behind the church...memories! :)

I remember the teachers used to let us clean the rubbish out of Chipping Street for a treat on a Friday afternoon, and we used to actually argue to be the chosen ones!! how sad were we??

sweetpatooti
11-27-2006, 10:18 PM
Your cup runneth over!