Pubs of Liverpool and Merseyside

[Cadfael]

The city council have ANNOYED me well today.

I wanted to have a nose around town so rather than drive in, I thought I'd get the 79 in to town and have a nose along Wavertree Road rather than watching the traffic.

Now I know that the large snooker hall (mannicks?) had gone and indeed so had the Botanic - they didn't bother me that much, but there was one building which I took a fancy to. Never drank in it, but loved the large sign on the front and it just seemed a lovely little corner boozer.

And today - it's just been knocked down. No warning, no 'get your pictures before it goes' - gone like that. I'm talking about the Bridge Inn.

Is this the council's answer? Pull anything down that is boarded up to make the place look nicer? What'll go there now? Sod all because it's not prime land. So more of the bland wall will go there rather than a boarded up boozer which could have been turned in to a nice little shop.

I've only got a single picture of the pub from when I was in the car and snapped on the way past, anyone got a better one??

[Ged]

The Gibbs Mew sign always intrigued me, what does it mean?






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[Cadfael]

Forever in your debt for that picture lad. Looks even nicer than mine which is a slap in the face especially now that it's empty air

Gibbs Mew was a brewery:

http://www.quaffale.org.uk/php/brewery/135

Bet that sign has either gone in someone's car or at the bottom of the skip.

[Ged]

Too lazy to google Gibs mew that's my problem, ta

Mind you, I did have to get out of the car to photograph that.

[Cadfael]

Too lazy to google Gibs mew that's my problem, ta

Mind you, I did have to get out of the car to photograph that.

I'm just annoyed at this council. Why are they flattening all and sundry just to make the place look better? Why not just level everything from the M62 to the City Centre and have done with?

That's it, I'm going to write off to the Echo on this one, it's got me annoyed.

[Ged]

It looked like a decent enough building just to buy, do up and live in, never mind open as a pub, it's a pity. Not far to walk for your next local either, the Cambridge which you can just about see in your photie. That's if it's still open, wasn't it known as VJ's or something the last time?

[Cadfael]

It looked like a decent enough building just to buy, do up and live in, never mind open as a pub, it's a pity. Not far to walk for your next local either, the Cambridge which you can just about see in your photie. That's if it's still open, wasn't it known as VJ's or something the last time?

Exactly squire. A lovely building which could have been turned in to a nice little detatched pad for someone. I'm sure there would have been a cellar system too. Pants.

[Ged]

Do you wanna go halfies on this then?







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[Cadfael]

Here's one I made earlier!

[gregs dad]

A Walkers pub in Crosshall Street in 1895. It`s either not open yet or they
are all skint.

By the way I didn`t take this, honest, it`s from a loose leaf out of a book.

[Ged]

I didn't know they were that posh down my old way in those days, look at the lovely boots on that child.

[robbo176]

heres a few photos borrowed from My Liverpool the photographs of Frank Lenhan
the Thistle, Heyworth Street


the Derby in Everton Valley



Soho Street



Gregson Well

[naked lilac]

That first pic robbo is a brilliant composition.. Like the way the light passes through the church... Bravo Mr. Lenhan for the pic..

[DaisyChains]

The city council have ANNOYED me well today.

I wanted to have a nose around town so rather than drive in, I thought I'd get the 79 in to town and have a nose along Wavertree Road rather than watching the traffic.

Now I know that the large snooker hall (mannicks?) had gone and indeed so had the Botanic - they didn't bother me that much, but there was one building which I took a fancy to. Never drank in it, but loved the large sign on the front and it just seemed a lovely little corner boozer.

And today - it's just been knocked down. No warning, no 'get your pictures before it goes' - gone like that. I'm talking about the Bridge Inn.

Is this the council's answer? Pull anything down that is boarded up to make the place look nicer? What'll go there now? Sod all because it's not prime land. So more of the bland wall will go there rather than a boarded up boozer which could have been turned in to a nice little shop.

I've only got a single picture of the pub from when I was in the car and snapped on the way past, anyone got a better one??

We took some pics of the pile of bricks this pub has been reduced to!
But the beautiful stone sign is still standing.

[DaisyChains]

The Borough Hotel, Great Crosshall Street

How long has it been closed?