Gray St Bootle

[sheilsy]

Can anyone sorce any pictures of Gray St. Bootle? In particular 'Marriotts' shop.

[quincyg]

Can anyone sorce any pictures of Gray St. Bootle? In particular 'Marriotts' shop.

I can post pics of what it looks like now. I live at the bottom of Gray St. Got a couple of pics on my pc I'll post them up.
do you know which corner the shop was on?

[quincyg]

I have 3 local history books specifically about Bootle, but there's no info in there.
went out at tea time and took these...

first lot all 'little' Gray St - no idea why little, as it's longer than the bit the other side of Knowsley Rd

these are the 2 most obvious ex-shops
corner of Warton Terrace/Warton St/Gray St
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e28/quincyg/Picture1396.jpg
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e28/quincyg/blogging2/Picture1394.jpg

corner of Prior St
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e28/quincyg/Picture1398.jpg

possible
corner of Pope St
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e28/quincyg/Picture1399.jpg

view from Akenside St towards Knowsley Rd
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e28/quincyg/Picture1395.jpg

half way up there are houses missing , bombed during the war. A shop may have been here...
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e28/quincyg/Picture1397.jpg

other side of Knowsley looking towards Peel Rd. no obvious signs of a shop along here. there is a swathe of old houses missing, again bombed during the war.
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e28/quincyg/blogging2/Picture1401.jpg

Peel Rd towards Knowsley
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e28/quincyg/blogging2/Picture1403.jpg

if I spot any v old residents I'll quiz them, see if they lived around there at the time the shops were in use.

hope that's of some interest to you

[sheilsy]

Thank you so much for taking the time to take the pictures and post them, I was actually asking on behalf of a friend, so I will get bacjk to him and ask exactly the location of the shop.

Many thanks much appreciated

Regards

[quincyg]

you're very welcome. I can see Gray Street from my front door, so it was no bother really.

:)

[sheilsy]

Hiya Quincy I spoke to my friend about the pictures and he replied

The shop as I believe it is still open called 'Lesley's' and apparently has graffitti on the wall by someone called Rachel. The significance of this is that my mate - surname Marriott- used to live there when a child. His wife is called Lesley and his daughter's name is Rachel - - wierd coincidence !

do you know what shop he is talking about?

Hope that makes things a bit clearer

[quincyg]

Hiya Quincy I spoke to my friend about the pictures and he replied

The shop as I believe it is still open called 'Lesley's' and apparently has graffitti on the wall by someone called Rachel. The significance of this is that my mate - surname Marriott- used to live there when a child. His wife is called Lesley and his daughter's name is Rachel - - wierd coincidence !

do you know what shop he is talking about?

Hope that makes things a bit clearer

oh there, that's on Knowsley Rd corner of Gray St. will do a pic on my way out today.

[quincyg]

sorry it's taken an age to upload pix tonight. Finally got the scan up I needed.

Right then here we go, shop today
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e28/quincyg/blogging2/Picture1450.jpg

Knowsley Rd 1930. No idea if it was Marriotts then. it's at the top middle on right of shop with white awning
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e28/quincyg/blogging2/knowsley1930.jpg

tried a close up but name isn't clear, can just make out Blackledges bread sign. the John Hughes store is now the post office.
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e28/quincyg/blogging2/shopclose.jpg

that's the best I can do at the mo

{old photo from Bootle archive photographs book}