i lived in soho street

[marie1]

can i join your chat .i must be one of the original neigbours from that area
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[gorgeous]

Hiya Marie ,
Welcome to Yo. Hope you enjoy it .
I think most people are in the land of nod ,but please post /check in tomorrow , I know you'll receive a warm welcome .
Love Karen x

[The Gardens]

Hi Marie

Where in Soho St did you live? Most of my relatives were from the Four Squares. See post entitled 'Gardens, Tenements, Courts' for a pic of Soho Street (last page).

My Mam and Dad originated from Queen Anne Place.

[Ged]

Marie1 - just replied to you on the intro thread. I hung around the 4 squares now and then. Yes, lots of characters - also from around Jenky and Langy.

For pics of the tennies, see my website mentioned below.

[chippie]

Watch it Marie, Ged hung around anywhere, he,s famous for it. ha ha

Welcome to Yo :PDT_Aliboronz_11:

[Ged]

Yes, well hung ;)

[knowhowe]

My grandad, William Cross and his brothers Bert and George had a carpentry business, Excelsior Sawmills, in Soho Street. Until the kids burnt it down that is. It would have broken all contemporary health and safety rules- open fireplaces, piles of sawdust everywhere, machinery and band saws without guards, cats all over the place... Bert lost most of his fingers in the machines as a kid but could still pick up panel pins with the stumps that remained. They produced marvellous work. I loved visiting the place as a kid! Anyone remember them? They're all dead now of course.

[Davecaltlicense]

My Grandparents (Tom and Elizabeth Adams) lived at number 5 Soho street, my Dad and Aunt (wally and Rosy) grew up there! My grandmother was affectionately known as "Nin" and ""Ninny" Adams.

I used to visit as a boy and remember it well, they lived on the ground floor corner, and used to own (up to the 1950's I think) a cooked meat shop and takeaway on the Dock road, which I understand saw many a "fight" between Eastern European seaman!

She moved to JF Kennedy Heights when Soho was pulled down, she was put in a 6th floor flat, never settled there. I don't live in Liverpool now, but understand they have been demolished too!

[Ged]

They have indeed Dave. Both the old Soho St and those heights are on my site, please see below.

[Davecaltlicense]

Hi Jed

I have seen your site!

I was feeling rather "nostalgic" a few days ago and was typing in old "haunts" and areas I grew up in and know. I typed in Soho Street and your site came up, it is wonderful, I truly enjoyed looking at the old photo's.

One in particular was taken around Soho Street a few days before my 9th birthday, seems light years away now!

I even remember some of the old characters who used to wander the city centre in the 70's.

Keep it up, I am sure your site brings many a smile of nostalgia to many people.

[Ged]

Cheers Dave, glad you like it. :PDT11