Ranelagh Street 1965

[essexscouse]

Wasnt Graham Souness first wife daughter of the founder/owner of famous army stores?
Remember it well used to buy sidebag for school books and of course the army surplus jackets which were popular late sixties

[George]

You guys are wrong this WAS an Army&Navy shop for some years,hence why I said this is where I got me skiddies from...skiddies being ex-army boots.

[GNASHER]

No one said it wasn't.

[George]

We had 2 army and navy stores Pablo, one in Byrom St and a smaller one on Walton Rd

Wrong we had four,there was one in Williamson Square & the biggest one on Ranelagh Street,later which all became the Famouse Army Stores.

[essexscouse]

Famous Army Stores Ltd. was a major independent retailer of camping equipment, outdoor clothing footwear and army supplies. It was based in Garston, Liverpool, and was a chain of 200 stores with a turnover of £50 million. While it in administration, the then Directors Graham Smith, Steve Jowitt, John Nash and Keith Murray tried to buy the company, submitting the highest offer and trying to keep most of the chain. However, the preferred bidder and eventual owner, Blacks Leisure Group (Blacks), the company's arch enemy, acquired 47 stores and all of the stock. While Blacks retained all of the staff from the 47 stores, most of the managers left the business as the stores' brands were changed to Millets or Blacks.

[wsteve55]

Here's the corner in 1952 showing the temporary shops and walk through. The original corner was bombed during the war along with nearby Lewis's and BLacklers.




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That's a fab pic' Ged,any of the previous buildings?

[ItsaZappathing]

You guys are wrong this WAS an Army&Navy shop for some years,hence why I said this is where I got me skiddies from...skiddies being ex-army boots.

You tell it the way it is George

[George]

You tell it the way it is George

Sad really most the street ressies used to know I was out and about in the street cos they could here me walking up or down the street...cliclk,click,click. pmsl

[Kev]

Shows Lynn's Waterloo Hotel, Ranelagh Street 1867. Courtesy LRO.

[underworld]

And here is how it was in 1915 from one of my coloured post cards.

[pablo42]

Great pictures guys.

[Colin Wilkinson]

Thanks Underworld - but this view must be pre-1907 (which was when the Vines was built).

[dazza]

Image 1) Aldephi demolition 1912
Image 2) Ranelagh Street, Edward Chambre Hardman photo, 1940's.jpg
Image 3) Lewis's 1956.jpg
Image 4) Lewis's shopfront, Ranelagh Street, 1900.jpg
Image 5) Great Charlotte Street, 1961.jpg
Image 6) Lewis's from Great Charlotte Street, 1937.jpg

All images from LRO collections. Downloaded off search archive.

[az_gila]

....Image 3) Lewis's 1956.jpg
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All images form LRO collections. Downloaded off search archive.

OK... I thought "Nobby" was an original statue on Lewis's - but he's not there in 56.

When did he get added to the building?

The facade looks naked (pun intended......) without him.

[dazza]

OK... I thought "Nobby" was an original statue on Lewis's - but he's not there in 56.

When did he get added to the building?

Nobby's official name is Liverpool Resergent

Unveiled [no pun intended] on 20th November, 1956. The statue was commissioned in 1954 by the director's of Lewis's dept. store to symbolise 'the struggle and determination of Liverpool to rehabilitate itself after the grim, destructive blitz years'. (Evening Express, 20 November 1956).

The sculptor was Sir Jacob Epstein.