Images of Liverpool Past

[Kev]

Brilliant

[PhilipG]

Arden House, Salvation army hostel. Does anyone know what it was built as and when, was that it's original use?

Arden House, Bevington Bush/Arden Street.

Architects: C. O. Ellison & Son.

The foundation stone was laid on 21 June 1898 by Thomas H. Ismay, and it was opened by the Earl of Derby on 11 January 1900 as the Bevington Bush People's Home.
It was requisitioned by the Admiralty in November 1941, and was sold to the Salvation Army in November 1945 as a hostel and was then renamed Arden House.
It was demolished in 1986.

[lindylou]

great pics Ged. Thanks for posting.

[Ged]

The Australian was on the corner of Gt Crosshall st and Fontenoy st. Now the site of what is to be a high rise.

The Rose and Crown on Highfield st, known locally as Bragiers when I drank there in 82. Highfield Gardens next door are being demolished but the pub was kept up and re-opened as 'Time out' in the late 90s.

The clock on the corner of Richmond Row and Drinkwater Gardens, full swing lemonade firm was nearby. If you saw the 'oller' now, you wouldn't believe a pub had ever been there.


The corner house that was on Scotty and the convivial which became sherlocks on the dock road.

[Ged]

More pub shots by Joe Devine.

The Dart which was on the opposite corner almost to the Australian. Was incorporated into student flats not that long ago but is now awaiting demolition.

Known locally as the flyhouse because the sugar caked workers from the nearby Tate & Lyle sugar refiners frequented it, it is situated on the canal bridge on Chisenhale st and has been a painters and decorators now for years.

Gregson's Well at the top of Brunswick Road at Low Hill. There was another pub directly opposite with the same name.

The Great Eastern being demolished on Langsdale Street, off Soho St.

[Ged]

I don't think these need any introduction.

[Ged]

A shot of Islington, similar to what Philip posted last weekend.

A Higson's horse and cart in Williamson street.

The Shakespeare theatre, Fraser street, lying derelict after the fire of 76 destroyed it.

Tate & Lyle and an aerial shot of the 3 ugly sisters.

[Ged]

Asnowy scene, looking from Christian street towards St. Anne st and the Royal Standard pub known locally as 'Kings'

The Soho Arms, boarded up here but now St. Anne's business centre.

The United Powers on the corner of Cheapside and Tithebarn st, an old haunt and another 'oller' that doesn't look big enough to have had a pub on it.

[Ged]

Caption missed out on post No. 140 middle pic is of the Green Man on Vauxhall road. Still open and appeared in Boys from the black stuff containing a scene with 'shake hands'. The pub facing it, demolished in the late 90s was the Queens. The flats in the background are Portland Gardens.

[lindylou]

great collection of pics. Thanks for sharing.

[ayjaykay]

The next pic is of Elliot st leading to Parker st with the old Clayton Square on the right.

I'm stilll amazed how this slightly sloping road became the steep steps that are there now!

[XL391]

Any London Road shots? I'm specifically trying to find my Dads old bookies, Top Racing. Can anyone help?

[Ged]

I'm stilll amazed how this slightly sloping road became the steep steps that are there now!

Me too.

[liverbirdnk]

Two of these are credited to my old neighbour Joe Devine the others are mine.

The Piggeries, which consisted of the high rise blocks were Crosbie, Haigh and Canterbury Heights situated on William Henry Street. Only a very small number of houses were built to accommodate the people from these and the large nearby Four square tenement complex when they were demolished resulting in the community being ripped apart which led to the closure of many shops in the area though the Morris brothers wearily plod on, hoping for an upturn in business with some new houses that have been built on the next block to them.

Four churches at least once served this area, St. Mary of the Angels, St. Anne's, Holy Trinity and SFX - only the latter now remaining open, two of them having been demolished.

The next pic is of Elliot st leading to Parker st with the old Clayton Square on the right. The next pic is of the T&GWU building being erected, it's now empty awaiting demolition. Then comes Roscommon street school, being used here as an adult centre but now recently demolished. The last pic is of a green goddess army fire engine with a conventional one and a police car in Church st, I don't know why though?

i went to Roscommon st School after Penryn st School, were the boys school yard was on the roof. O happy days. it`s nice to see a photograph of it.

[liverbirdnk]

This is a print of where I was brought up, (may I add it was way after 1927 when I lived there).
The very top of the steps is Everton Terrace, now Everton Park.

I was brought up in Netherfield Road,My auntie Annie lived in these flats.My mother in law and a few of the in laws still live there.