Scottie Road Area

[charley chester]

Neither from any of the places you mentioned but the hordes I ran amok with in the late 60's came from the area once known as "Stanny". From where we conducted many a raid on the surrounding areas and truth be told suffered many a reverse from the areas you mentioned. I often wonder if we would'nt have all been better simply not bothering with all the "raids" we used to carry out as the wood all semed to end up more or less where it first started out. However a large part of the fun was planning and carrying out these raids on other areas. We often sent a smaller group in first who would be chased leaving the rest of us to rush in and steal as much wood as we could carry. We never got as far as the four squares and the bully was way out of our league, and we used to skirt round that place whnever we were in the vicinity.

[Ged]

Here is the latest edition (Jan 08) of Britain's longest running community newspapers to read online.

http://scottiepressarchive.org/383/s...an2008_pg1.htm


Here also, you can read back issues from the archive

http://www.scottiepressarchive.org/paperindex.htm


Enjoy.

[Gnomie]

I love the Carters and their horses that are featured

[Ged]

I am helping Ron Formby locate historic images of the Liverpool Irish in the Scotland Road area in support of the Scottie Press efforts to have the history, heritage and culture of the Scotland Road area included in the Liverpool Irish Festival 2008. Anyone who has photos or other memorablia that they feel might be able to assist this work can contact Ron on 0151 482 2000 or email ronformby@scottiepress.org

Cheers,

Ged.

[Ged]

Organised by the Scottie Press as part of the Vauxhall Neighbourhood Council, it will be held over both large rooms with entertainment running throughout the day. I know we're playing there, there's an Irish dance group, Stevie Faye and Micky Finn are scheduled to appear, a police brass band, Mandoliers and disco + more.

Ron tells me he could have sold out the 04 reunion 4 times over as many ex residents from the tenements, high rise and streets off Scottie all assembled en masse with stories, photo albums and memories of the way they were with the children and now grandchildren of those residents also taking part to keep the flag flying.

If anyone is interested, please refer to the poster.

[marky]

Stump art, Scotland Road (in middle of the road, University end)

[geo]

Fantastic stuff... my Scottie claim to fame, I once had my left eyebrow COMPLETELY shaved off by Scotties own Sweeny Todd Georgie Gunnion I can still hear him saying "it'll be all right lad it'll grow back".
Remember Georgie Kings on Saturday all the boiling chickens hanging up in the window he could charm the birds could George.
I remember the lone accordianist in the square on a Saturday night the sound of pennies hitting the deck from the audience above... the pubs letting out people talking for hours putting the world to rights... crates on shoulders someones havin a do... ribs in barrels and salt fish

[John(Zappa)]

Take a look here Geo.........
http://www.yoliverpool.com/forum/sho...t=scottie+road

[Billy D]

My first drink was in the lamplighter,,,,,about 74/5..

[Ged]

I have many a fond memory of the lamplighter pub. It was on one of my earliest crawls, around 1978/79 as a 16/17 year old that took in the 7 stars, Tugboat and Old Campfield.

[skgogosfan]

Wright Street, March 2007. There were workmen around the middle section of this derelict block, when I passed yesterday...maybe making it safe?
Wright Street, Liverpool on Flickr - Photo Sharing!

That's an interesting building. Does anyone know what it was?

Dave.

[Ged]

City talk called me this morning to have me in regarding a programme Roy Basnett was doing today called 'Big up your borough' about famous people from your area. I couldn't make it due to work which is a pity as it's up in the tower but we did a live phone chat and I talked about Dom Volante and Jessie Reid Crosbie.

Some good emails coming in.

[George]

That's an interesting building. Does anyone know what it was?

Dave.

Dunno exactly, but there where quite a few factorys around the Wright street/Scotland road area in the late 1800/1900's

[Ged]

http://www.vauxhall-images.com/


Some brilliant images here on a new website by John McDonald.





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[hmtmaj]

http://www.vauxhall-images.com/

Some brilliant images here on a new website by John McDonald.
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