Looking forward to my first meet up.
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Looking forward to my first meet up.
24388Thank you so much Ged, love the pic of St Joseph's interior.
Father Baker was the priest who married us.
My church was St.Georges and my vicar was Neville Black, and as it law was at the time he could not marry me in an Anglican church because I had been...
St Joseph's has been the centre of Tommy's family for such a long time.
What with us getting married there, his Mum supplying Alter flowers every week, putting the crib up at Christmas, in fact...
Some reminiscences going on in our house after reading and seeing your thread :handclap:
I have read the " Recollections of Old Liverpool," and found it fascinating, in fact didn't stop til the end.
Very informative.
My husband Tommy can remember as a kid playing with his mates around this fountain, also the Morning Star.
There were public toilets by the fountain.
Great pics Ged, appreciate your hard work.
Great pics Ged, very informative, love the history of Liverpool, can't get enough.
Madam Foner's specialised in making corsets made to measure and was situated on the right hand side of Bold Street looking up to the bombed church.
Thanks Ged, sat here reading your thread and had to call Tommy to look at the photo's as it was his old stamping ground, brought back memories.
Was impressed with those old pics. :handclap:
Tommy's Mum moved from Addison St, little two up and down terraced off Byrom St. up to new houses off Mile End, most of her neighbours went out of Town, and when we go to visit, once we come out the...
There was a street just by us called Thompson Street, off Netherfield Road when I was younger.
Only just found out all these years later it was called Thomaston Street. lol
Hiya Gerard, have sent you a PM with names of people you may know.
Would love to see those photo's.
St. Georges hall is Majestic, when you go inside it takes your breath away, splendid. :handclap:
I was born in the street next to Anderson St. Upper Potter St.
Good memories
Guinness was based on Norfolk St. and the small building shown in the picture was used by them for some years as the a warehouse used bottle store.
I've no idea what it was used for before Guinness...
Hi Gerard just been talking about the Pontack, Tommy my husband used to go there with mates from Gerard Gardens and the four squares, it was one of his first pubs and often recalls the times he had...
That's right Karen, but it was bombed before I was born 1948, my other siblings were christened there, but can't seem to locate my own baptism, and I would really like to find out.
There were so...
Have you any photos of St. Josephs Grosvenor St. I was married there.
Tommy's brother went to S F X college.
Love this picture GD but please tell me that the headless figure on the left is a mannequin....
I have been researching my family tree and have found lots of information, but I can't find out about my own Baptism.
I have asked my sister who is my Godmother about it, but at 82yrs she can't...
Have a good break Norm :handclap:
Sorry to hear you have been unwell," get better soon wishes" for you from me.
Hope you are home soon. :002: