1980s & 1990s Liverpool.

**Waterways** · 02-29-2008

Originally Posted by danensis

I'm just skimming through some of the older threads, and found this one, and couldn't see that anyone had answered the question.

I read up quite a lot about hydraulic power when we were looking to use some of the ducts of the London Hydraulic Company to run fibre optics cables along.

Many buildings used hydraulic power for hoists, lifts and loading ramps. In the docks it was used for lock gates, sluices and pumps. Water was pumped around the system at around 100 p.s.i, and if a pipe ruptured you got a very impressive fountain, and a big hole in the road!

The accumulators were basically water towers, the water was pumped up to the top by steam pumps, and the height gave it the pressure. If the pumps stopped for any reason, there was enough water in the accumulator to keep things running for a while until another pump was brought online.

John

An accumulator was water under pressure by a very large piston. The piston top was usually filled with gravel. It increased the pressure.

Basics: Water ~30 foot high gives you 1 bar, 1 atmosphere (the weight of the atmosphere at sea level), which is 14.7 lb/squ inch at the bottom of the 30 foot. To get 100 ib/sq inch you would need a tower well over 200 foot high.

Put in a piston with weights on, the pressure is raised and the tower need only be about 30 foot high. The piston also stabilises the pressure distribution. It also takes out peaks and dips when assisting a pump. A bit like the pressure expansion vessel on your heating boiler - that assists the pump delivery to the radiators and avoids cavitation when fitted just before the pump.

**MerseysideTransportTrust** · 03-02-2008

Originally Posted by PhilipG

July 1984.

All these buildings have been demolished and replaced with Commutation Plaza (2002).

Here's some more i've found of Commutation Row featuring Buses of course!

http://www.transportimages.com/galle...+1972.jpg.html

http://www.transportimages.com/galle...+1972.jpg.html

Rob

**quincyg** · 03-02-2008

Originally Posted by MerseysideTransportTrust

Here's some more i've found of Commutation Row featuring Buses of course!

http://www.transportimages.com/galle...+1972.jpg.html

http://www.transportimages.com/galle...+1972.jpg.html

Rob

and all the better for having them too in my opinion.

ding ding

samanthacheryl · 03-07-2008

Originally Posted by steveb

The cinema would have been the Eros adult cinema

I remember my late grandad promising to take me to a cinema for the first time, think it was about 1980/1981. We were looking through the Liverpool Echo and he said I could pick what cinema I wanted to see the film, so I saw an advert with clouds around it and picked that one- The Eros 'adult' cinema!

My poor Grandad didn't know what to say, he said finally:
"Er...no, that shows blue films"
As a five year old who had no idea of 'blue films' I replied:
"Why, can't they get the other colours?"

My mum still reminds me of this one, my Grandad never ended up taking me to the cinema because he probably dreaded me mentioning 'blue films'.....

**skgogosfan** · 06-16-2008

Hey all,long shot I know but I wondered if anyone had pix of the inside of Blackler's and Owen Owens stores,from just before they shut. I used to be taken there as a kid and I just can't remember how they looked. Also,any shots of the top end of Upper Warwick St? We used to live in No. 200 which was next door but one to the Drill Hall,so I'm hoping someone took a shot of that and caught our block in it.

Dave.

**skgogosfan** · 10-18-2008

I should get round to posting some pix of the old terraces on Gwent St sometime soon.

[ok-this year-maybe!]

Dave.

**MugsMoney** · 02-17-2011

What a great thread. just a pity that it seems a lot of the pics have been removed. I'm scouring the net for pics of 70s/80s Belle Vale, Netherley, Lee Park, and chanced upon this thread. Its a shame it petered out, could have gone on forever!

**Ronijayne** · 03-05-2011

Originally Posted by Mark R

Does anybody remember the black man who used to sell the echo outside what would now be HMV on Bold Street? I'm sure his name was Chris. He was a really great bloke. I remember when we finally saw the back of Thatcher in 1990 he was singing "Maggie Maggie Maggie - out out out!!" Then I think he passed away sometime in the mid 90's (but I could be wrong about the date). Apparently he used to save his money up so he could give kids presents at Christmas - he used to wear a Santa outfit as well when he was selling the echoes. I thought they should have put a plaque up to honour him - but I suppose that is too much to ask with this council...

I like this story

**Ged** · 03-08-2011

Camp Hill, Woolton after finishing the Mersey Marathon on 28th September 1986.

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**Billy D** · 03-08-2011

Croxteth Hall Park around 85/6

**ChrisGeorge** · 03-08-2011

Nice. In a way it's a shame the shot is out of focus, but on the other hand, it adds to the knowledge that it is a photograph from the past, lends something to the notion of time passing. Thanks for sharing this family photograph with us, Billy.

C

**az_gila** · 03-09-2011

Originally Posted by ChrisGeorge

Nice. In a way it's a shame the shot is out of focus, but on the other hand, it adds to the knowledge that it is a photograph from the past, lends something to the notion of time passing. Thanks for sharing this family photograph with us, Billy.

C

Out of focus, or just the cheap cameras with plastic lenses and cheap colour film that we all had in the 50s/60s?

We are now spoiled with digital technolgy....