Review of 'In A City Living 3' in Daily Post 6 Jan.

[scouserdave]

Wish I could make it Ged I would have bought you a Sayers Scouse Pie.
Good luck with the signings.

[Ged]

Thanks Dave, we'll no doubt catch up again one day.

[Gerard]

Just to let anyone know who may be interested.

I am at Editions, 16 Cook Street on friday (the Peter Ellis building) signing copies of my books, kindly set up by Ron Formby of the Scottie Press.

I will also have my model there as the Echo are calling in to do a review.

Updated pics of the model can be found on my 'Model views' page on
www.inacityliving.piczo.com/

You don't have to buy a book - honest, so if you're in town and want to pop in for a chat or a peek, please do so. I'll have some folders/photo albums of pics of Liverpool there too and the framed resident lists.

Cheers,

Ged.

I've got the 3 of these Books and they are brilliant .well done Ged.

I can highly Recommend them and if your in the area of the Signing then pop in and have a gander...

[PhilipG]

Me ald feller asks Ged does your book mention Birley Baths and skinny dipping ?

There was an open-air baths in Burlington Street, next door to the Burlington cinema.
The cinema was destroyed in the war - don't know if the baths survived.

[PhilipG]

That is also on the Reflections of Liverpool website Philip but they're walking to Clare st wash-house. I saw one somewhere of Burrough's baths frontage on the street itself but wracking my brain now.

Was it you, Ged, querying about the street name on the washer-women photo?
I've got an 8 x 10 from Oxton Studios, but the background is so out-of-focus that it's impossible to read.
Only the first 2 women are in focus.

[Ged]

Yes it was me Phil. They must have used a camera that resembles my eyes after a few bevvies in Mathew Street when all the 'talent' looks gorgeous.

[Ged]

A great day today with two dozen books shifted. Thanks to Olwen McLaughlin (Editions owner) Liam Fogherty (ex bbc & Elected Lord Mayor campaigner), Colin Dyas (Liverpool Vision) Una McCauley (Una Voce operatic society) Peter Grant (Echo) who all showed incredible support as well as a number of local ex residents who came to chat over a cuppa and biccies.

The model is down there until next Saturday with other displays lined up throughout the next few months.

[Gerard]

A great day today with two dozen books shifted. Thanks to Olwen McLaughlin (Editions owner) Liam Fogherty (ex bbc & Elected Lord Mayor campaigner), Colin Dyas (Liverpool Vision) Una McCauley (Una Voce operatic society) Peter Grant (Echo) who all showed incredible support as well as a number of local ex residents who came to chat over a cuppa and biccies.

The model is down there until next Saturday with other displays lined up throughout the next few months.

Good fer you Lad..

[Ged]

Ta lar, some of them said they look in on here so I said i'd mention them.

[lindylou]

I was humming & haa 'ing about coming into town - I would have popped in to say hello. However, as my son was off school for Half term and refused to come into town with me - and then torrential rain started ! - I ended up staying at home.


Glad it went well Ged. Pity the weather turned out awful and the rain so heavy.

[Ged]

Perhaps next time Lindy, you'll have to get to see that film.

[sweetcheeks]

Ged does any of your books cover West Derby area thats where my lot where from. Well done on your sales it must be great to write a book.

[Kev]

When's the next one Ged, my dad (ex myrtle gardens) said he's like to go....

well done by the way

[Ged]

Thanks Sweetcheeks and Kev.

The books are mainly about the tenements but do feature where possible, pics of what was there before, usually slum courts or delapidated commercial properties - so there are street scenes of surrounding areas. West Derby being a bit 'porsh' isn't really featured at all.

Myrtle Gardens are in the books and also feature in the Gardens of Stone film. The next screening (we think, as Paul is away at the moment so is subject to confirmation) is at the Lee Jones - League of welldoers at Limekiln Lane L5 on monday 26th Feb, but this can be confirmed next week and the time etc.