Date Stones and signs around Liverpool

[PhilipG]

Thanks for the notes.
The first one was a Co-op.
You can tell by the Wheatsheaf logo.
On the top it says (said?) something like Toxteth Co-operative Provident Society, even though it's not in Toxteth.

[quincyg]

Thanks for the notes.
The first one was a Co-op.
You can tell by the Wheatsheaf logo.
On the top it says (said?) something like Toxteth Co-operative Provident Society, even though it's not in Toxteth.

there's a few of the Toxteth branch mosaics across the city.

thanks Phil, I'm making notes now so I don't forget where I saw things

[skgogosfan]

Thanks for the notes.
The first one was a Co-op.
You can tell by the Wheatsheaf logo.
On the top it says (said?) something like Toxteth Co-operative Provident Society, even though it's not in Toxteth.

Bump-I have a pic of the floor mosaic,must d/l it for here soon...

Dave.

[quincyg]

Bump-I have a pic of the floor mosaic,must d/l it for here soon...

Dave.

excellent. building was closed when I went past.

[skgogosfan]

I'm trying to think of what date stones I've walked past [or plaques commemorating the building of something]. Almost every building on the north side of Kensington from Farnworth St to past Sheil Rd has one,the terraced houses on the south side,by Low Hill,have one,then further into town we have the Co-Op building on London Rd.,the toilets in Monument Place [yes,really!],the Royal Infirmirary,the coach station,Central library,Clayton Square arcade...there are tons! There's also a nice one on a building on the Dock Rd,by Sandon Dock industrial estate.

Dave.

[quincyg]

3 from my travels yesterday.

on the wall of the Sydney Jones Library by Abercromby Sq


side of St Philip Neri church, Blackburne Place


one of the gateposts for Abercromby Sq gardens

[quincyg]

3 from Bootle

think this is an old GPO building? it's on Stanley Rd.


by Bootle Town Hall


summat a bit more modern, Stanley Rd

[ChrisGeorge]

I'm trying to think of what date stones I've walked past [or plaques commemorating the building of something]. Almost every building on the north side of Kensington from Farnworth St to past Sheil Rd has one,the terraced houses on the south side,by Low Hill,have one,then further into town we have the Co-Op building on London Rd.,the toilets in Monument Place [yes,really!],the Royal Infirmirary,the coach station,Central library,Clayton Square arcade...there are tons! There's also a nice one on a building on the Dock Rd,by Sandon Dock industrial estate.

Dave.

Hello Dave

I'd love to see photographs if you or someone else could manage it. Thanks!

Chris

[ChrisGeorge]

by Bootle Town Hall

Very interesting, quincy. Does anybody know anything further about this museum?

Chris

[skgogosfan]

Ooh I forgot,the splendid Natwest on London Rd has 1899 on it,at the top of its riot of red brick decorations.

Dave.

[quincyg]

Hello Dave

I'd love to see photographs if you or someone else could manage it. Thanks!

Chris

I'll be in town tomorrow, well today now. so weather permitting I'll see what I can get. I'll try and do the more interesting or ornate ones.

[quincyg]

Very interesting, quincy. Does anybody know anything further about this museum?

Chris

there's this wee bit on the Sefton Council website

Bootle’s first library was in Oriel Road, by the Town Hall: it opened on 22nd June 1887. The elegant building also housed a museum and art gallery for this thriving Victorian town.

By the 1970s Bootle Library was underused; the building was old, and the nearby resident population was shrinking. With government funding Sefton MBC built a replacement library on Stanley Road, which would be more accessible and nearer the commercial heart of the town. It opened on 17th September 1979 and flourished.

An arson attack in November 2002 resulted in a great deal of damage: after extensive repair work the library re-opened in March 2004.

[quincyg]

not as much around London Rd date wise as I'd have liked. found some but had better luck further afield

London Rd
this is from the Nat West


the stone on the loos is a bit of a mess


just past TJ's on the right


Edmund St


old police/fire station Hatton Garden


Borough Hotel by Churchill Way


courtyard of registrars and coroners offices, Old Hall St


St Nicks


St Nicholas Place

[quincyg]

Knowsley Rd, Bootle



on a house Lower Breck Rd, Tuebrook


West Derby village


old GPO office (now postal sorting depot)Town Row, West Derby


cottage,Yew Tree Lane, West Derby


Aintree Rd, Bootle

[quincyg]

only 2 interesting ones today

both Walton Village