Garston News Views and Discussion

**Norm NZ** · 12-25-2006

'Boxing Day morning here in NZ, so I'm taking it easy after having all the family here for Christmas Dinner! Hope all you 'Scousers' are still enjoying your Christmas Day, and may I add my Best Wishes to ALL on this 'Great Site'! Enjoy the holiday, and have a great New Year.

PS. Keep that Garston Thread going Kev!!! Love all the Pics.

**Kev** · 12-25-2006

Originally Posted by Norm NZ

'Boxing Day morning here in NZ, so I'm taking it easy after having all the family here for Christmas Dinner! Hope all you 'Scousers' are still enjoying your Christmas Day, and may I add my Best Wishes to ALL on this 'Great Site'! Enjoy the holiday, and have a great New Year.

PS. Keep that Garston Thread going Kev!!! Love all the Pics.

ta lar!

**marky** · 12-27-2006

Mid-Dec 2006. Two shields on this building state 'Constabulary Station'.

**Kev** · 12-27-2006

Originally Posted by marky

Mid-Dec 2006. Two shields on this building state 'Constabulary Station'.

Thanks Marky, I've used that place often for car parts and never noticed the details above

**taffy** · 12-30-2006

As a new member of this site, I was pleased to see so much concern being expressed about the need to record Garston's past social history. The Garston and District Local History Society is actively recording people's memories and would welcome the opportunity to publish these for you in booklet form. The society meets monthly at Island Rd Methodist Church, now called Garston Park Church. The first meeting of 2007 is on Jan 12th at 7.30pm and the next after that on Feb 2nd , again at 7.30pm. I would encourage those who can to attend the meetings.

I have an interest in the development of the Copper Industry in Garston which dates from the mid 1860s with the transfer of the original site at Seacombe to Garston by John Bibby and Sons. If anyone has any relatives who may have worked at the Copper works (closed 1936), I'd be pleased to hear from you. Many of the original workers came from Wales and were housed in Brunswick St (the back to front houses). The " Banky" was in fact originally the Copper Works manager's house.

**john** · 12-30-2006

Welcome to Yo
I went to their last exhibition/event at the Church, which was very informative, my family appear in the Garston book Pg 84 and my mum is in the special edition newsletter that they published in Sept 2002, I believe a woman in the photo, also owns the photo is a member of G&DHS. I have contact with one or two members of G&DHS on a number of sites that I visit.
You will find a number of members on this forum have links with Garston and a number still live there.

PhilipG · 12-30-2006

Originally Posted by taffy

As a new member of this site, I was pleased to see so much concern being expressed about the need to record Garston's past social history. The Garston and District Local History Society is actively recording people's memories and would welcome the opportunity to publish these for you in booklet form. The society meets monthly at Island Rd Methodist Church, now called Garston Park Church. The first meeting of 2007 is on Jan 12th at 7.30pm and the next after that on Feb 2nd , again at 7.30pm. I would encourage those who can to attend the meetings.

I have an interest in the development of the Copper Industry in Garston which dates from the mid 1860s with the transfer of the original site at Seacombe to Garston by John Bibby and Sons. If anyone has any relatives who may have worked at the Copper works (closed 1936), I'd be pleased to hear from you. Many of the original workers came from Wales and were housed in Brunswick St (the back to front houses). The " Banky" was in fact originally the Copper Works manager's house.

Welcome to the forum, Taffy.

The book on Garston that your society was involved in - is it still available?

I've read it from the library, but I'd love my own copy.

**Norm NZ** · 12-30-2006

Hello Taffy! I would be interested in anything you might write about the Copper Works in Garston, I believe my Grandfather died whilst working there many years ago, (prior to my birthdate of 1932) Grandparents came from North Wales, and settled in Garston, can't say when sorry, and unfortunatly I know very little about their early years there. The surname was Davies. I wish you well with your research, and Welcome to this great site. I do have the book 'Garston' put out by the Historical Society, I think it's 'Great' I even appear in one of the photo's (top picture on page 103) unfortunatly the info given is incorrect! the party was a VE or VJ day party in 1945, not 1951.

**sweetpatooti** · 12-30-2006

Originally Posted by PhilipG

Welcome to the forum, Taffy.

The book on Garston that your society was involved in - is it still available?

I've read it from the library, but I'd love my own copy.

Saw this book in W H Smith on the retail park in Speke (yesterday) - Margaret and Bernard Brett and the Garston Historical Society - if it is the same one.

**john** · 12-30-2006

Originally Posted by PhilipG

Welcome to the forum, Taffy.

The book on Garston that your society was involved in - is it still available?

I've read it from the library, but I'd love my own copy.

The book is called The archive photographs series GARSTON
published by The Chalford Publishing Co
ISBN 0-7524-0676-0
Priced £9.99

**john** · 12-30-2006

Originally Posted by sweetpatooti

Saw this book in W H Smith on the retail park in Speke (yesterday) - Margaret and Bernard Brett and the Garston Historical Society - if it is the same one.

Between my posting and Sweetpatooti thats Yo teamwork

PhilipG · 12-31-2006

Great response.

Thanks, everybody.

**Kev** · 12-31-2006

Originally Posted by taffy

As a new member of this site, I was pleased to see so much concern being expressed about the need to record Garston's past social history. The Garston and District Local History Society is actively recording people's memories ......

A warm welcome from me taffy - as a proud Garston resident I'm keen raise the positive profile of our fine village and wider Garston area. Thanks for your support and I hope you stay with us

Originally Posted by john

Between my posting and Sweetpatooti thats Yo teamwork

Originally Posted by PhilipG

Great response.

Thanks, everybody.

Yes, many thanks.

**taffy** · 01-01-2007

Originally Posted by PhilipG

Welcome to the forum, Taffy.

The book on Garston that your society was involved in - is it still available?

I've read it from the library, but I'd love my own copy.

Yes, available from bookshops. It's called " Images of England Garston" published by Tempus Publishing. It seems it was one of their best selling local history books and was reprinted several times. The book is also avialble from the Garston Local History Society at their meetings where they aslo sell many other booklets and indeed a video about Garston.

**taffy** · 01-01-2007

Originally Posted by Norm NZ

Hello Taffy! I would be interested in anything you might write about the Copper Works in Garston, I believe my Grandfather died whilst working there many years ago, (prior to my birthdate of 1932) Grandparents came from North Wales, and settled in Garston, can't say when sorry, and unfortunatly I know very little about their early years there. The surname was Davies. I wish you well with your research, and Welcome to this great site. I do have the book 'Garston' put out by the Historical Society, I think it's 'Great' I even appear in one of the photo's (top picture on page 103) unfortunatly the info given is incorrect! the party was a VE or VJ day party in 1945, not 1951.

Thanks for this. I'll mention the error to Margaret and Bernard Brett !!! Usually such a mistake comes from the provider of the photograph, not the editors. If you could let me have more info about your Davies family, I'll see what I can look up for you. Reply via Private corrspondence