Liverpool Tower Blocks

[Gerard]

Ha ha, now you ask - yeah it was.

Then came the 1977 re-furb and Old swan's Robinson Willey's finest hour - the good old gas fire.

Singed me Eyebrows a few Times stickin' a lit Echo in the Gas Fire..

[TerryB]

Alright lads.

Yeah I can picture it now. WHS is further up on the left. Not certain what year, though, think it could be mid 80's.

[chippie]

Another thing I remember Scouserdave at St Georges was standing on the balcony watching the orange lodge dismissing from the June walk one sunday, when from above me someone threw a chest of drawers over their balcony, I shouted timber and they all scattered.

Then there was my workmate on the top floor looking south and west who had a birthday party once and a relative of his walked the length of the rail on the balcony while drunk.

[Ged]

Must've been the only Catholic East of Greaty that man Chippie. Terry, what is the website address you got that English Heritge phto off please - I suspect it is earlier than the 1980s?

[chippie]

And here,s me thinking that someone was just providing the chest of drawers for the lads to put their uniforms in

[john]

Thanks Ged. Yep it's from St Mary's. Found this one too. It's the last remaining flats on Sheil Road. The upper right is Runcorn Bridge.

To the left the white tower in the distance is the Daresbury Lab just up from Runcorn Bridge (where Creamfields is held)

The hill behind the Runcorn Bridge is Runcorn Castle

[The Gardens]

Thanks Terry and yeah, Spot on Gerard. Put 6 of your fantastic Wavertree Gardens on my site kidda - great views, I even like the ones of the stairwell and bin chute - it's like it was yesterday i'd be slinging the ashes down there, wrapped up in last nights echo.

I remember in the mid 70's when the bin men were on strike, the bin chutes became increaingly full. We lived on the second landing and had to go up to the third, fourth landing to dispose of our rubbish until the whole chute was full
I heard a story of one lad who, when the bin had been emptied, used to get in the chute at the top landing and slide all the way down to the bottom, who needs health & safety

[TerryB]

http://viewfinder.english-heritage.o...imageUID=15995

Here you go Ged.

Says it was taken in 1998, which can't be right.

[Ged]

Thanks Terry.

[marky]

The first picture was taken from Everton Park (June 2004...the tower blocks were being refurbished)
The second picture shows Mill View, taken from Yates Street (March 2004...new houses were being built in Yates Street.)

[Ged]

Thanks Marky, nice, clear pics those. Have you seen the tower blocks on my website. Could I possibly add these please. I've recently linked a few webbies showing explosive demolitions.

[marky]

I'll post the larger files to your High-Rise site address in a minute, so you can re-size them.

[Ged]

Thanks for that Marky, ive put them on already.

[Jackie]

Anyone remember the three tower blocks together on Netherfield Road? Ellison Towers, Secombe Towers, but I cant remember what the third one was
called. I lived in Ellison Towers when i first go married in 1986, we lived on the 14th floor and the views across the Mersey was great. Not so good in a thunder storm though, i remember one bad one and the noise was horrible and the lightning was fork and it bounced from one block to the other. Very scary

[Ged]

Jackie, the other one was Edinburgh Tower. Here they are, if you click on my website at the bottom here, you'll see lots more.