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    Ordinary houses in streets created great communities too. Ask anybody who has lived in both which they would rather have.
    Before the drugs there were other anti social things went on in the flats like using the staircases and lifts as toilets,blocked refuse shutes, poor water supplies,noise pollution.
    Kirkby built a few blocks that didn`t last very long on Tower Hill.
    What you have to remember is people who were moved into the sort of housing normally came from
    poorly built homes,
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    The Great Estate: The Rise & Fall of the Council House......................repeated tonight 10 PM on BBC Four

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0109dvs

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    Yes, it's well worth a watch. Cheers Lizzie.
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    Thanks Lizzie. I saw it first time around. Good documentary.

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    Gerard Gardens and outside No. 15d to be exact. A flat close to my heart as I was never out of there during the 70s when my Uncle Charlie and Aunty Maureen had it and my cousin Paul was one of my best mates.

    This photo of an original Mary Ellen was taken pre 1950 as the lift shafts are yet to be built. Notice the tin bowl and stool and that'll no doubt be here daughter helping her hang out the washing. The childrens playground is still in situ and if this was in colour, no doubt the corpy colour scheme of cream over green would be evident.

    The photo is credited to J.E. Marsh and features in a new book about Liverpool.




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    Great photo, thanks Ged,
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    Even better Chas, a lady on the Gerard Gardens facebook site has just put the names to the faces. They are her grandma Catherine Connors and her cousin Joan who is now around 74 years of age. That makes it nearly a dozen actual houses or people found (by pure luck) in the last 6 weeks but if you don't dig em' out and post them - they stay hidden forever.
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    I'm in total agreement. Just been following this thread from page 1, finished it at page 7, fascinating debates, will start it at page 8 soon, it's amazing how time flies.
    All the best, Ged,
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    Cheers chas, catch you later.
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    Sir Thomas White Gardens (copyright A.S.Clayton)


    Petton Street maisonettes in the background where possibly Robbo lived?






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    The Bullring today. Showing one of my daughters and her fella a little of what it was like to live in a similar block to ours.



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    Todays style of new build tenements:

    Central Gardens, Liverpool city centre.



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    Kielder Gardens, Salford, Manchester as viewed from the M602.



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    Spot the difference.


    These were built in the 1920s.


    Nelson Street, Liverpool 1.



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    The Billogs, Kirkdale L5.



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    Well the biggest difference is not really noticable to look at. The room sizes are about the same and they are landing dwellings of the type demolished by the council in their wisdom who demolished some Community spirit in the process. No, the biggest difference is the cost of living in these new vogue apartments. Oh how the circle comes round again.
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    Brilliant photos as always Ged


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    Quote Originally Posted by Savo View Post
    Brilliant photos as always Ged
    I will second that.

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