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    Looks like a cozy place to browze.. thanks..for the share....
    My friend who owns a second- hand bookstore in Oregon, USA.. will love to see this one... We will visit it soon I hope... .. Lark lane was a great street to wander about.. ta

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    Is the French restaurant still there?
    The guy from Chicago opened up Marantos over 20 years ago. He saw the potential (outsiders always do) of the area and did well.

    http://www.larklane.com

    George Melly was born and brought up in Lark Lane. He was the UKs leading Jazz performer for many. many years. Died recently.
    http://www.georgemelly.com/

    It is criminal what they did to the Masonic pub - it looks a disgrace!!! I used to go there quite a lot......and the Albert. My mates girlfriend (Lollipop Face) used to be the barmaid in the Albert.
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    Haile Selassie the Emperor of Ethiopia, lived in exile on Waverley road off Lark Lane during WW2. He would walk around Lark Lane with body guards behind.

    Haile Selassie was viewed as the black messiah who will lead the peoples of Africa to freedom.
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    Waterways.
    Do you mean L'Alouette? (French for 'Lark').
    It's gone - changed hands, and name.
    Even the enamelled blue street sign has gone.


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    Quote Originally Posted by PhilipG View Post
    Waterways.
    Do you mean L'Alouette? (French for 'Lark').
    It's gone - changed hands, and name.
    Even the enamelled blue street sign has gone.
    Yes. It was very good and I believe owned by French people. When did it change hands? What is there now? I haven't been to Lark Lane for a while.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Waterways View Post
    Haile Selassie the Emperor of Ethiopia, lived in exile on Waverley road off Lark Lane during WW2. He would walk around Lark Lane with body guards behind.

    Haile Selassie was viewed as the black messiah who will lead the peoples of Africa to freedom.
    oh, that's interesting. What decade would that be ? How long was here in here in L'pool ?

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    Quote Originally Posted by lindylou View Post
    oh, that's interesting. What decade would that be ? How long was here in here in L'pool ?
    Decade? Linylou! WW2 was the 1940s!!! My Ma knew that as the Germans bombed the chippy at the bottom of the street. It caused such distress. They had to walk 200 yards to the next.

    The Italians invaded Ethiopia in 1936 so he was probably in the UK after that until liberation by the British around 1941. Ethiopia is a Christian country - not that it makes any difference of course.
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    oops ! sorry - I didn't read your post properly

    I see you did mentioned WW2.

    - tut ! I made a lot of mistakes on the forum today 'cos I was rushing thru' the posts and not concentrating

    I have read a bit about Haile Selassie and how he is revered by Rastafarians. I knew he was in exile at one point and had to leave Ethiopia - but I'd forgotten how long he was in exile for.
    I read up a lot about Rastafarianism when I was heavily into the reggae scene it was a long time ago though and my memory is terrible.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Waterways View Post
    Yes. It was very good and I believe owned by French people. When did it change hands? What is there now? I haven't been to Lark Lane for a while.
    The owner has two sons one of whom ran the restaurant. When the owner died the other son kicked his brother out and set up/sold to a new restaurant

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    Quote Originally Posted by naked lilac View Post
    Looks like a cozy place to browze.. thanks..for the share....
    My friend who owns a second- hand bookstore in Oregon, USA.. will love to see this one... We will visit it soon I hope... .. Lark lane was a great street to wander about.. ta
    I am certain that you will have meet-ups with people from this site. You and your friend will be made welcome when you come here again. You are right about Lark Lane, it's a great area with nice pubs and restaurants.
    About once a month, they close it to have a 'farmer's market' ~ Wow ! All kinds of interesting foods are sold there. (even for vegetarians. )

    Do you remember the library at the bottom of Lark Lane ?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Steven View Post
    I am certain that you will have meet-ups with people from this site. You and your friend will be made welcome when you come here again. You are right about Lark Lane, it's a great area with nice pubs and restaurants.
    About once a month, they close it to have a 'farmer's market' ~ Wow ! All kinds of interesting foods are sold there. (even for vegetarians. )

    Do you remember the library at the bottom of Lark Lane ?
    There was a library where Lark Lane meets Aigburth Rd, on Aigburth Rd.
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    Was?
    The library's been there since 1911.
    It was closed for months while it was being refurbished.

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    Quote Originally Posted by naked lilac View Post
    Looks like a cozy place to browze.. thanks..for the share....
    My friend who owns a second- hand bookstore in Oregon, USA.. will love to see this one... We will visit it soon I hope... .. Lark lane was a great street to wander about.. ta
    Ross-on-Wye is the place for second hand books. The whole town is a second hand book shop with book fairs, etc.
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    Quote Originally Posted by PhilipG View Post
    Was?
    The library's been there since 1911.
    It was closed for months while it was being refurbished.
    It was nice inside, and a Tudor style building. I spent many, many hours in that place.

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    Maria C and myself went there for the 'Fag Ends' meetings (the Roy Castle set up).
    It is a lovely library and if you phone in advance, you can get more than 1 hour's free PC use.

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