View Full Version : Strand Street, 1950s
Colin Wilkinson
06-06-2010, 06:20 PM
Strand Street c1958Aerial View, 1952In previous posts, I have referred to the Dock Road, or in this case Strand Street as this stretch was more formally named. My April 21st post about The Trawler showed one of the last pubs on this street before it was demolished. In the top photograph, it can just be [...]
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Rhoobarb
06-06-2010, 07:03 PM
You're really spoiling us with these photos lately Colin.
Nice one.
hmtmaj
06-06-2010, 10:18 PM
These are the usual standard I see Colin, superb, thanks for posting.
Great Colin. The 3rd sister chimney had only just been built.
Strand Street (E. side from James Street to Redcross Street, showing N. side of James Street). 1857.
Courtesy LRO.
Quentin_Sharples
06-08-2010, 07:30 PM
What a great picture!
What is that hanging from the warehouse?
An early version of a lift? :rolleyes:
maybe swine flu had taken a firm grip of Liverpool at the time....aaaaaachooo!
Waterways
06-08-2010, 08:57 PM
Strand Street c1958Aerial View, 1952In previous posts, I have referred to the Dock Road, or in this case Strand Street as this stretch was more formally named. My April 21st post about The Trawler showed one of the last pubs on this street before it was demolished. In the top photograph, it can just be [...]
The man is driving a Lister. It was highly flexible small articulated truck.They moved around the docks and warehouses.
Lots of great water colours of that area in two books by Kay Parrott, ex of the LRO. The works of Herdman and Tankard.
Quentin_Sharples
06-09-2010, 12:10 AM
Lots of great water colours of that area in two books by Kay Parrott, ex of the LRO. The works of Herdman and Tankard.
True.
I've got them, but Kev's coming up with views I've never seen before. :handclap:
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