Originally Posted by
johno
Has anyone noticed that as you walk around the perimeter of sefton park the sandstone blocks that enclose the park from the Aighburth road entrance
to ullett road have square holes on the top of the blocks. Does anyone know if at one time these held railings.Rumour has that they were taken down for the metal for the war effort at the start of the war. Anyone any ideas
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Johno
Yes, they were taken for the war effort.
In fact, most of the railings from private houses were taken as well, with very few exceptions.
Try walking round any old street and try to spot original railings.
You won't see many!
And, as it turned out, most of the metal collected that way was pretty useless for building planes.
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