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06-03-2007
Liverpolitan

Old photos

I recently found a few old family photos. There are a few of me, one of them is this one. I reckon I was probably less than two, but might have been older? Funny thing is that, perhaps because being photographed was such a rarity, I can actually remember this incident and its one of my earliest memories. We lived in Linkside (Woolton) and I was helping clean the panes in the back door. I remember thinking it would be more efficient if I stood in the bucket, and then not understanding why I was being laughed at because of this. Obviously it was funny enough for someone to get a camera out.

http://img112.imageshack.us/img112/5397/img025un4.jpg

Does anyone know how to improve the quality of the photo? It's faded so it looks almost like a negative. Any suggestions appreciated. I've got a basic version of photoshop but that doesn't seem to do much to it.

I've found loads of old negatives as well - does anyone know a cheap way of getting those onto my computer? Do I need to get them developed at a photo place like Boots?
06-03-2007
Liverpolitan

New Brighton sunset circa 1970

http://img112.imageshack.us/img112/5...nsunsetqx2.jpg

Taken by my Dad, not sure when, I think about 1970 but its not dated on the back.
06-03-2007
Cadfael

Someone will no doubt do a better job than me but this is my attempt:

Attachment 3233
06-03-2007
Kev

1 Attachment(s)

Check the attachment out:
06-03-2007
Kev

Caddy got there b4 me :PDT11
06-03-2007
Cadfael

Told ya :PDT10
06-03-2007
Liverpolitan

http://img112.imageshack.us/img112/3...et1950sxr5.jpg

Another that is a bit ****ed up, assume it's one of my Dad's as they are the only ones in the box. But I keep seeing this view in old photos, and I wonder if it was a common view for amatuer photographers in the 1950s, a bit the way nowadays people take pictures of the Pier Head or whatever?
06-03-2007
Liverpolitan

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cadfael

Someone will no doubt do a better job than me but this is my attempt:

Attachment 3233

Wow! How did you do that? That is my first view of myself as a toddler I've seen! What a fat face I had! I wonder what the sink thing is on the left - maybe that is what sinks used to look like? I reckon it was taken around 1960 or 1961.

Thanks for converting the image for me.
06-03-2007
Liverpolitan

James Street October 1971

http://img113.imageshack.us/img113/7...sst1971gu3.jpg

It's got October 1971 written on the back.
06-03-2007
Liverpolitan

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kev

Check the attachment out:

Thanks Kev, what did you do to ne-negataivise it?
06-03-2007
Cadfael

Quote:

Originally Posted by Liverpolitan

Wow! How did you do that? That is my first view of myself as a toddler I've seen! What a fat face I had! I wonder what the sink thing is on the left - maybe that is what sinks used to look like? I reckon it was taken around 1960 or 1961.

Thanks for converting the image for me.

I did a poor conversion - took a photo of it on my mobile in 'negative' mode so it turned out 'normal' :PDT11
06-03-2007
Liverpolitan

http://img113.imageshack.us/img113/7...larencequ5.jpg

Looks like 1970s to me.
06-03-2007
Liverpolitan

http://img113.imageshack.us/img113/345/fountainsqf8.jpg

I think I can remember my Dad taking this, as I was really impressed with that fountain thing....I think this photo is around 1970. Interesting that the tiles around the casing are dark in those days, as if memory serves me correctly they are white now.
06-03-2007
Liverpolitan

http://img113.imageshack.us/img113/7...rbypoolje3.jpg

The old Derby Pool, Harrison Drive, New Brighton. It was an open air pool, I think about half a mile or so up the road from the main New Brighton pool. We didn't like it as much because it always seemed to be colder. I think this photo was probably taken in 1970s, but I can't remember when that pool closed.
06-03-2007
Liverpolitan

http://img523.imageshack.us/img523/37/royalirisbm1.jpg

Royal Iris, assume taken from Seacombe landing stage in 1970s
06-03-2007
drone_pilot

There you go.

http://www.militaryimages.net/imageh...ilot/image.jpg
06-03-2007
Kev

Brilliant pictures, I used an image editing proramme called Fireworks (Macromedia) and just selected invert.
06-03-2007
PhilipG

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kev

Brilliant pictures, I used an image editing proramme called Fireworks (Macromedia) and just selected invert.

Looks just like your oldest, Kev. :PDT11

Liverpolitan.
They're great photos of Liverpool.
Would you like to put them in "Old Liverpool"?
06-03-2007
Kev

Quote:

Originally Posted by PhilipG

Looks just like your oldest, Kev. :PDT11

He does a bit Phil, cheers :PDT11
06-03-2007
Liverpolitan

Thanks Drone.

Philip - yes I should put the betters ones up in "Old Liverpool". I like the James Street one, it was obviously taken before they enclosed the bridge over the tracks. The frustrating thing is that I am sure there are loads more somewhere, as my Dad loved taking pictures and even made his own amatuer "dark room" thing because it was costing too much to get them developed. He used to like taking pictures around Birkenhead Docks so I am sure I must have some from there. I am just not sure where they are. I'll try to get some more scanned before too long.
06-03-2007
shytalk

I was looking at what you called a sink, it looks to me like an old fashioned baby high chair with a baby bath sitting on top of it.:PDT11
06-03-2007
MerseysideTransportTrust

Quote:

Originally Posted by Liverpolitan

http://img112.imageshack.us/img112/3...et1950sxr5.jpg

Another that is a bit ****ed up, assume it's one of my Dad's as they are the only ones in the box. But I keep seeing this view in old photos, and I wonder if it was a common view for amatuer photographers in the 1950s, a bit the way nowadays people take pictures of the Pier Head or whatever?

WOW love the pic with the Daimler Corpy buses at the LIME Street turminus of routes 23/24/28

Rob
06-03-2007
edwardo

Guinness is good for you

Liverpolitan.great photo Guinness is good for you,I played snooker in the hall behind where that sign is many a friday afternoon untill the pubs opened,if you fancy trying to fix you pictures and you have a scaner in order to keep the ariginal safe,go on google.co.uk and download a small program free wich you can fix rips, cracks,folds, the program is called fxfoto if you don't get on with it bin it simple.edwardo.ps this program in nothing to do with me I don't
get anything from it.its just a good little program.
06-03-2007
chippie

liverpool pics

Hello Liverpolitan, smashin, pics. That one of the fountain in Drury Lane shows the office block that I used to work in. In fact I did my last days work in that block in 1999 before I "retired". It,s called Mersey House.:)
06-04-2007
Jericho

Quote:

Originally Posted by Liverpolitan

http://img113.imageshack.us/img113/7...larencequ5.jpg

What a fantastic contrast with what is there now! Who would have believed that it would have vanished so quickly? Great picture.
06-04-2007
PhilipG

Quote:

Originally Posted by Liverpolitan

Thanks Drone.

Philip - yes I should put the betters ones up in "Old Liverpool". I like the James Street one, it was obviously taken before they enclosed the bridge over the tracks. The frustrating thing is that I am sure there are loads more somewhere, as my Dad loved taking pictures and even made his own amatuer "dark room" thing because it was costing too much to get them developed. He used to like taking pictures around Birkenhead Docks so I am sure I must have some from there. I am just not sure where they are. I'll try to get some more scanned before too long.

Thanks.

They're particularly special because the 1960s & 1970s photos seem to be the rarest.
Probably, like your father's, they're still waiting to get a wider showing.
06-04-2007
Liverpolitan

Thanks for the comments everyone - I will start looking through the negatives and see what else there is, and hopefully put some more pics up once I get them developed.
06-05-2007
twiz

Nice one Liverpolitan, any more of the commie blocks? I'm always interested to see old pictures of Liverpool with loads and loads of tower blocks.

I posted your picture here:
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=408485&page=67
Its a thread for wierd people like me who romanticize tower blocks.
06-06-2007
Ged

Have you/they seen this page on my site then Twiz?

http://pic7.piczo.com/go/pageeditor
06-06-2007
twiz

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ged

Have you/they seen this page on my site then Twiz?

http://pic7.piczo.com/go/pageeditor

Just asks me to log in. But your page has been posted on the skyscrapercity thread and is amazing!

Quote from Butterfield - Birmingham:
"That Liverpool link really is shockingly fantastic! I nearly choked looking at it."

Did you get a lot of your pictures from books?

And if you like tower blocks - have you seen the Red road ones in Glasgow? No less than 32 floors!
06-08-2007
chippie

red road flats

I remember the red road flats from way back in the late 60s or early 70s. My relatives lived up in Townhead. The flats could be seen for miles. They were the tallest in Europe once, don,t know about in todays climate.
06-08-2007
Ged

Sorry about that link I posted up Twiz, you're right, nearly choked myself for different reasons lol.

Glad somebody has put the proper link up though and they like it.

A lot of the pictures are by individuals such as Harry Ainscough, Joe Devine and Mike Murphy who had the great presence of mind to capture the scenes before they were demolished and rather than them fade away in a drawer or box, they kindly let me show them.

My books concentrate on the 30s style corporation tenements though.

Thanks for your interest.

Ged.
08-13-2007
ladyhawk

Harrison Drive, New Brighton

Spent many sundays in that pool then went to the sand dunes to play was great times shame they let it go to ruin's
02-19-2008
Ged

Tithebarn Street at its Vernon Street junction in 1923. LRO.

http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/3...non1923lb0.jpg

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02-21-2008
quincyg

Quote:

Originally Posted by chippie

Hello Liverpolitan, smashin, pics. That one of the fountain in Drury Lane shows the office block that I used to work in. In fact I did my last days work in that block in 1999 before I "retired". It,s called Mersey House.:)

just catching up on threads as I'm a newbie, I used to work in Mersey House too! I loved the buckets as a kid and was thrilled when I found out I could see them from my office window.

I spent 18 months in the post room before getting a transfer to Deysbrook.
02-25-2008
Ged

Website new page.

I've just added the first 10 pics to a new page on my website that weren't really catered for before.

http://pic7.piczo.com/go/pageeditor?g=44843738

.
02-25-2008
Max

James Street looked better then than now.

Someone posted cool Images of Liverpool from 150 years ago according to the user on SSC. Looks like he might delete them soon though.

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showth...514158&page=87
02-25-2008
PhilipG

Quote:

Originally Posted by Max

James Street looked better then than now.

Someone posted cool Images of Liverpool from 150 years ago according to the user on SSC. Looks like he might delete them soon though.

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showth...514158&page=87

Thanks Max.

I don't usually look at that site.
All the chap said was they were glass slides passed down through the family.
He didn't make any claims that they were taken by any of his family.
Poor chap only wanted to share them, but a certain person is going on and on and on and on and............................................... ....

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