Gardens, Tenements and Courts

[marie1]

i lived in soho street when it chandge to concord close went to school with phillip blue,whose parents owned the chinese lundry in soho street

would like to hear from anyone who went to the friary school from 1956 to1965

[The Gardens]

I went to The Friary in the late 1960s and suffered the wrath of Miss Bishop. From there I went onto 'the big boys' school in Netherfield Road, it was like stepping back in time 100 years

Please see attached picture of Soho Street, including 'L Cotters' the barbers and Ah Thi Chinese Laundary. I remember Rose Marie from the laundary who played the accordian.

[Ged]

yea i know them all, terry evans died this yr a couple of weeks after his mum and yea i do have AUBURN hair though i have now gone blonde i moved down south came back 2yrs ago now live by walton asda which i h8 trying to get back to town end, whats ya wifes name ?
scousette X

Her name back then until she changed it for the better was Ann Marie Taylor. I'll tell her about Evvo.

[NorthernSoul]

Hi,

i know this is not strictly related to Liverpool but came across these in my travels in Wigan. They look very similar (albeit smaller) to Liverpools tenements. They are on Wigan Lane near the infirmary.

I know there are similar flats near the Oval cricket ground in South London, did any other major cities build similar projects?

p.s this is my 1st post so hope the photos uploaded!

[Kev]

Hi, thanks and a warm welcome to the forum

[The Gardens]

NorthernS, do you know what date these where built? They look like a more modern version of the tennies designed by Lancelot Keay and his team (Gerard Gardens etc).

[NorthernSoul]

I don't know to be honest, i am off work next week, will try and visit the History Shop in Wigan, they have O/S maps from various years of the last century, will find out the date of the map they first appear on.

[Ged]

They do have an art deco look about them though. The 1st pic showing the inner landings looks old so it's possible that the outside was spruced up a bit though the doorway looks stone so may be original.

You see lots of shots of the London tennies in the likes of the Bill or when London's burning was on. The capital had a big scheme of this type of housing.

[AngelCake]

When you watch that footage it makes you realise how much has improved.
Liverpool looks a lot better now.

I was visiting the Falkner estate, Entwistle Heights and Myrtle House on a regular basis form 1972 until 1980s. I had friends and family there.

- those flats were grim by then That film is just how I remember it.

I visited once with my mum.I can still remember the grimness of Falkner estate.Its amazing seeing the area now

[AngelCake]

http://www.britishpathe.com/images//...0/00086718.WMV

There, I think that's it - it's the block with the washing hanging out and lots of people on the balconies?

Thank you posting this!

[Waterways]

Thank you posting this!

That footage was taken just after the riots in St Nathanial St in 1972 - Thames TV. The houses are still under construction and are now all demolished.

[NorthernSoul]

NorthernS, do you know what date these where built? They look like a more modern version of the tennies designed by Lancelot Keay and his team (Gerard Gardens etc).

Ged,

They appear on a 1939 o/s map, can't pin it down any more than that i'm afraid.

[Ged]

Thanks NorthernSoul, therefore probably art deco as suspected.

[Ged]

It was our football ground, cricket pitch, tennis court, hide n' seek area and 'off ground' tick place.

It was where we'd burst tar bubbles in the hot summers, go skidding on ice when the waters froze, throw snowballs at each other on the way to 'Skool' and light our bonfire on 5th Nov.

If we got bored with that, 5 minutes around the corner was the Museum, Library and Art Gallery. St John's gardens, St. George's plateau, the steble fountain and giant steps.

And then, when we needed refuelling, off to the moby shown here for blackjacks, arrow bars and a can of top deck shandy.

[H_Asbo]

It was our football ground, cricket pitch, tennis court, hide n' seek area and 'off ground' tick place.

It was where we'd burst tar bubbles in the hot summers, go skidding on ice when the waters froze, throw snowballs at each other on the way to 'Skool' and light our bonfire on 5th Nov.

If we got bored with that, 5 minutes around the corner was the Museum, Library and Art Gallery. St John's gardens, St. George's plateau, the steble fountain and giant steps.

And then, when we needed refuelling, off to the moby shown here for blackjacks, arrow bars and a can of top deck shandy.

Mine was the Bullring Ged, but we used to play in the Museum, Library and Art Gallery. St John's gardens, St. George's plateau, the steble fountain and giant steps too, and at Christmas we used to go to every Grotto and see every Father Christmas no doubt same as you did