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    Quote Originally Posted by shytalk View Post
    It is the DIY shop. Has been that for over 50 years.
    DIY is evil.
    Gididi Gididi Goo.

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    Horse Head July 2006

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    Quote Originally Posted by marky View Post
    Horse Head July 2006
    Thank you.
    That's really great.
    The zoom on my Box Brownie is cr*p.
    They must have restored the head now, because it looks in beautiful condition.
    It's just begging for another close up. Hint, hint.

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    oohh great pic!

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    Excellent pic, Marky! Many thanks.

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    Yer the only premises on Sm Rd with a horses head on it is a small DIY shop

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    It's actually being repainted at this moment if where talking about the same location

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    Quote Originally Posted by GhostSearch View Post
    It's actually being repainted at this moment if where talking about the same location
    Yes, that's the one.

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    Hello GhostSearch and Teardrop

    It occurs to me that you may not be aware of the excellent pictures of the horses' head DIY shop and former Sefton cinema that are being posted in the Some Liverpool Cinemas thread by Philip G. and Marky.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ChrisGeorge View Post
    Hello GhostSearch and Teardrop

    It occurs to me that you may not be aware of the excellent pictures of the horses' head DIY shop and former Sefton cinema that are being posted in the Some Liverpool Cinemas thread by Philip G. and Marky.

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    Chris, did you read the post I sent on page 1 of Liverpool Cinemas? What a coincidence meeting up with Ambler. It was meant for Philip, but he never replied back.

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    Quote Originally Posted by scouserdave View Post
    Chris, did you read the post I sent on page 1 of Liverpool Cinemas? What a coincidence meeting up with Ambler. It was meant for Philip, but he never replied back.
    Very interesting. Thank you, Dave.

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    Quote Originally Posted by scouserdave View Post
    Chris, did you read the post I sent on page 1 of Liverpool Cinemas? What a coincidence meeting up with Ambler. It was meant for Philip, but he never replied back.
    Pardon, Dave?

    Do you mean this?

    "Philip, do you have any pics of the Paladium, Hippodrome and Majestic? They were my local cinemas as a kid living in Hughes St, L6."

    It must have been my twin who posted pictures of those 3 cinemas.

    If you're taliking about the Curzon post, I responded to that.




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    I'll have to wait for brighter weather to capture a straight-on view. Something I noticed when blowing a pic up is the word 'valentine' inscribed on the wall to one side of the horses' head.

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    Quote Originally Posted by marky View Post
    I'll have to wait for brighter weather to capture a straight-on view. Something I noticed when blowing a pic up is the word 'valentine' inscribed on the wall to one side of the horses' head.
    A great picture, Marky.
    Could Valentine be the horse's name?

    I've just done a Google
    http://www.mischiefblue.co.uk/grandnational.html
    and found this:

    Fences: 9 & 25 VALENTINE'S BROOK
    Height: 5ft
    There's nothing romantic about Valentine's. The fence precedes a traversing road and is a slightly smaller version Becher's, offering a drop on the landing side. The fence was named after Irish jockey Alan Power's steed Valentine in 1840, who pulled up at the fence before spectacularly clearing it from a stationary position.
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    I thought the name might be the horse or even the sculptor. The name 'valentine' has probably remained hidden under the plaster/paint for many years. A bust of a Grand National horse would be quite a find, and of interest to the races' historians. I couldn't even guess why it it would be there so long after the famous Grand National incident, unless of course the original owner of the building just happened to have a horse called valentine. It'd be great to find out the facts.

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