Thank you ,Gregs dad , when we 1st married we were in digs in Sth Albert Rd & we spent a lot of time in the park ,plus I had an allotment too , & how marvellous to see the Palm House looking so...
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Thank you ,Gregs dad , when we 1st married we were in digs in Sth Albert Rd & we spent a lot of time in the park ,plus I had an allotment too , & how marvellous to see the Palm House looking so...
Brilliant GD , & an apt situation for those memorials . Thank you . Ron
You express my sentiments exactly Kev , regarding modern cruise liners , I wouldn't cross a wet street on one of them . Ron
Thanks Spike for that great link , very informative :handclap: Having sailed with fellow Chinese ship-mates & also I appreciated the pics of the Fire H.Q in Hatton Gardens where I did part of my...
Enjoyed that site Chris, & I have a copy of Stan Hugills 'Sailor Town ' (having been a ships bosun in my younger days ) , Ron
Many happy memories of New Brighton Baths , staying until the sun went down , Jeez it was cold , but we were tough little sods ! :nod: Ron
Thank you so much Dot :handclap: marvellous result. but so sad because they had also lost their son Alfred in France in 1915 at Loos with the Liverpool Kings aged 17 . Ron
Hi , Could some kind person assist me , I have a small mystery in that on the 1901 census I have my grandfather Alfred Hamilton , 32 Grasmere St ,Walton with a son aged 6mths named Frederick . I...
Thank You Ged for such an interesting & informative insight into the tunnel workings . Ron
That of course was'Sherry's' Milk Bar , on the cnr of Dorset Rd (with a dance acadamy above it ) , they never succeeded in teaching me to dance ,sadly . Ron
As a 14yr old office boy with the Waterloo Dock Masters Office I climbed out on the window ledge atop the dome of the MDHB Building & on another occasion as I gayly wended my way along the side of...
There's definitely a message to that colourful mural & I like it ,even if I dont fully get the message ! I fully agree with Zappa re the beatles & lambananas though,thought it was quite daft !
Those remnants of the beautiful Cathedral & Cloth Hall you can see have all been wonderfully reserected & just to the right is a tranqil British Military Cemetery , which I have visited . Ron
Ye Gods ! Dont they build anything to last any more ?
I was especially interested in the pic of the Boaler St Infants 1911, because my dad lived in Mansell Rd ,born 1904 & went to Boaler St School , so he may have been one of those children depicted . ...
Thanks for those pics & interesting info Angus . Ron :handclap:
That's wonderful to see the retention of Mornington Terrace & great pics ,Gregs dad . Ron
My brother was sent to Hightown Remand Home during the war for a minor offence by todays standards , & Mr Greatrex was the gentleman in charge . Ron
Hi Samsette, I will throw in pilot cutter or revenue cutter as they look too smart for fishing vessels & I dont think we had sealers in Liverpool ,for those vessels in Georges Dock . Ron
And not even time for a romantic interlude either !:disgust:
It WAS a palace to me Pablo, in about 1942 when I was 11 yrs old & my annual treat at Xmas I was given the choice , the Panto at the Empire or the Paramount to see Robin Hood with Errol Flynn ! I...
When the P&J was located on the Quadrant by St Georges Hall it actually had an address ,No 1 Lime st , believe it or not ! Ron
Fantastic pics everyone , didn't realize the view would have been so good from the 'Eye' . Ron
Remember the P&J in in Lime St well , Jeez am I the only old B***** here ? It was a must see when we kids went into town followed by a wander round the the back streets of the Market to see all the...
Hi Joe , I had a great mate , Alex Martinnsen (an Estonian) a well known character on the waterfront as mate on the 'Skirmisher & LHC Deltic' ? (took rubbish out to sea) , he had a nobby...