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    I can well believe that John Lennon could or...

    I can well believe that John Lennon could or should have been a prospective buyer for the cafe as he spent a fair bit of pre fame time in there in the early days- Probably the fame caught up with him...
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    I'm very impressed sir! A top school and quite a...

    I'm very impressed sir! A top school and quite a distance from Salisbury rd. Makes my little trudge to Dovedale Juniors look like nothing! Then, having failed the 11 plus I had to head in the other...
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    Hi Chris, Bascombes was a double fronted shop on...

    Hi Chris, Bascombes was a double fronted shop on the Wavertree playground side. From the"Mizzy" gates on Smithdown Rd you turned left and headed towards Penny Lane. It was second shop in at the...
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    Great to see those old shots of the Cafe and...

    Great to see those old shots of the Cafe and "promenade" at Sefton Park. It was a great place for us kids in the 50's and 60's to roam around in. Just around the corner from the cafe was the Bird...
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    Hello to all, I'm still a bit of a newby here and...

    Hello to all, I'm still a bit of a newby here and playing catch up with old posts- Being born at Sefton General hospital and also going to Sefton Park Sec Mod Seniors over the way I'd like to add on ...
  6. What an amazing photo! I just came across it...

    What an amazing photo! I just came across it today- very nice comments by everyone else also-and it looks like the Brook house to me too!
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    What an amazing photo! I just came across it today- very nice comments by everyone else also-and it looks like the Brook house to me too!
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    Those of us born in September 45 at Sefton...

    Those of us born in September 45 at Sefton General were given a mug and a scroll by the Lord Mayor-they called us Victory babies. Don't know what happened to those mementoes. As a Tunnel roader you...
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    Wishful thinking methinks! It is even alleged...

    Wishful thinking methinks! It is even alleged that Hitler visited his cousin in Liverpool, who worked at the Adelphi. The Adelphi had many illustrious visitors over the years. The tale of Roy Rodgers...
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    Sorry Oudeis I missed the link when you first...

    Sorry Oudeis I missed the link when you first posted it- Had a look today and Youtube have taken it down- (copyright probs again!) Many thanks for your trouble anyway! I guess that was a link to Lee...
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    Great shots of the old cemetery. I misspent some...

    Great shots of the old cemetery. I misspent some of my youth hanging around the chapels of rest in here, smoking Menthol cigarettes with a pal of mine, when I was about 14 and going to Sefton Park...
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    Thank you Chrisgeorge. I haven't been on here for...

    Thank you Chrisgeorge. I haven't been on here for a while, don't always have enough time! I passed along Smithdown Rd some years back and recall seeing the Windmill shape still up on the wall above...
  13. Sorry Jamie, missed this-( haven't looked in for...

    Sorry Jamie, missed this-( haven't looked in for a while) No photos of Capaldi's on Smithdown Rd, unfortunately- I would like to see some also! It was a good place to meet up with girls or your...
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    In addition to the last post, I must mention that...

    In addition to the last post, I must mention that those early paperbacks I bought, when I was about 12/13 years old, by Poe and Shelly et al; Thinking back and being honest I really bought them more...
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    New book about Liverpool-by Stan Williams

    Hello to all. I have just picked up a new book about Liverpool, The authors memories from the 40's on. The title is-Penny Lane Is In My Ears And In My Eyes. by Stan Williams, who lived on Borrowdale...
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    The Cavern lunch time sessions

    When the Cotton Exchange still traded in Cotton in the early 60's I was an office boy for a firm on the ground floor-James Platt and Co. A pal of mine in the same trade worked around the corner in...
  17. I used to use the Capaldi coffee bar on Smithdown...

    I used to use the Capaldi coffee bar on Smithdown road in the late 50's and early 60's. It was a great place to hang out for the price of a cup of espresso. It was a very smart place then, done in...
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    Hi Donna and All-I used to hang around in the...

    Hi Donna and All-I used to hang around in the Dutch cafe in the early 60's I lived around the corner in Garmoyle road then, I block away from where John and Cynthia Lennon first lived in a bedsit. (...
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