Everton water tower

[gregs dad]

View in HodgsonPlace

supporting pillars

supporting pillars

the tank braced by cast iron supports notice the graffiti

The view in Margaret Street
The old water tower on the corner of Margaret St and Hodgson Place. built in 1864,a cast iron tank 12 ft deep sits 90 ft off the ground supported by pillars that wouldn`t be out of place in a cathedral

[pablo42]

Nice one Joe.

[GNASHER]

Looks good at night with the lights on.

[Ged]

Yeah. Our schools baths lessons were in Margy right by here. Does look good all lit up purplish blue at night and can be seen for miles around.

[Ged]

I really like this pic. Got quite a few city engineers aerial views. This one shows part of the South Everton slum clearance area West of Shaw Street. Radcliffe, Eastbourne and Westbourne Streets have been readied for the much maligned Radcliffe Estate. The Water Tower is prominent, as are the piggeries and Sheil Road heights.





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[Spike]

I mentioned it here as the depot was right by the water tower.

[Ged]

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This one Johnny.

Well the 3 high rise nearest us are the Piggeries. Crosby, Canterbury and Haigh heights. That's William Henry Street running up alongside them meeting Shaw St. Interestingly, that end of Georgian Terrace house at the top of Willy Enny as we called it is now a frontage shell only and held up by scaffolding. The houses are pretty deep and hopefully this block will be getting restored like the other end which goes to Salisbury Street. Incidentally, the church bottom right is SFX and you can just see a sliver of The Collegiate.

The park on Shaw St is Whitley Gardens, known locally as Shaw Street park, I used to frequent it, there's little sandstone parts in it and paths, quite nice. Pics of it when first opened on my site. The notorious Radcliffe Estate was built on the all the wasteland mid picture. The high rise to the right on the Water Tower are Gleave Square and of course Sheil Park heights are the 3 white 22 storey blocks.

[johnny blue]

Thanks Ged, coming clearer to me now, one more question, what road is the bus going along ?

[Ged]

Thanks Ged, coming clearer to me now, one more question, what road is the bus going along ?

That was Eastbourne Street Johnny. Westbourne St running off to the right.

[Spike]

Nice pics.

Anyone got one of Spencer Street Corpy depot? My Grandad worked there before he went off to war.

[Ged]

I got Spencer Street out once especially for you Spike and though there's a couple of pics of clearance around there, not one of the corpy yard i'm afraid.

[Spike]

cheers ged.

You never know one may turn up one day.

[ChrisGeorge]

Wonderful photographs, Joe! Many thanks.

Chris

[Ged]

Inspired by Joe, I took a trip up there tonight.

You only get the feel of the ultra violet light type glow from afar, my camera doesn't do it justice.








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[pablo42]

Nice one Ged. Great photos.