Wavertree Park / The Mystery

**iain** · 03-10-2007

I've got this park virtually on my doorstep so in the few years I've lived here I've had a few snaps across the seasons. There was a cracking picture in the Daily Post on their Daily Postcard a few weeks ago, with the park covered in snow and some mist on the ground, with the Anglican cathedral in the background. Here's a selection of mine...

Gerard · 03-10-2007

Great Photo's iain..
I used to Live in Wavertree Gardens When England won the World Cup...Lol..Straight up..
I've got so many Happy memories of the Mystery..My Dad Learning me to ride a Bike when I was about 8 and Taking the Stabilisers off the Bike and me goin' on me own thinking he had hold of me and lookin' back and seeing me Dad way behind me..Yeahh..I can ride a Bike !!
The Liverpool Show..Seemed so Big back then..I still go and have a little sit off in the Area of Wavertree Gardens now and again and Everywhere I look around the memories come flooding back..
Great Photies Lad and thanks for putting them on.

The Mystery..
http://www.dhwav.btinternet.co.uk/page31.html

**iain** · 03-10-2007

What happened to the Liverpool Show? There's still an RAC road sign up the road for the "Liverpool Show Public" carpark which I assume is the Kwik Save/Netto one. I remember it being on a few years ago but haven't seen it since I moved to the park.

Thanks for the link too, I'd just assumed it was always an open space, interesting bit of history there!

**AlbertWmGosnall** · 05-04-2010

I was searching for some back ground on the Liverpool Show which brought me to your posting. I don't know what became of the Liverpool Show, but I have a vivid memory of performing at the 1953 Royal Liverpool Show at Wavertree Park in Coronation Year.

I was a raw recruit to the Royal Air Force doing my square bashing at West Kirby and was 'volunteered' into a PT squad who were drilled an trained for five weeks during our 8 week training course at RAF West Kirby. I cannot remember the date but probable about the middle of July. I was the smallest guy in the squad, and whilst OK with the standing exercises had some difficulty with the apparatus, but managed to develop a style of my own to get over them. On the day of the show we all trotted out and did our stuff. When we came to the apparatus work I was 'tail end charley' the others went over immaculately at some speed to much applause, then it was my turn and as I jumped up off the spring board my legs went high in the air and I pitter pattered my way over the 'horse' to great laughter from the crowd and applause, I then realised why I had made the team!!

I became a pen friend of a lass from West Kirby. On completion of RAF service in 1956 I moved to West Kirby eventually in 1957 I was employed by British Railways in the Goods Department at Shore Road Birkenhead, then at Edgerton Dock in the time office where my colleague was a former Driver on the overhead railway up to it’s closure. I had a flat in West Kirby, 1958 we married. Our first daughter was born in our second flat in Hoylake our second and third daughters were born at Birkenhead. My wife was employed at Rushworth
and Dreapers and we had quite a few friends on Merseyside some of whom we are some 55 years later still in touch.

**ItsaZappathing** · 05-04-2010

Originally Posted by AlbertWmGosnall

I was searching for some back ground on the Liverpool Show which brought me to your posting. I don't know what became of the Liverpool Show, but I have a vivid memory of performing at the 1953 Royal Liverpool Show at Wavertree Park in Coronation Year.

I was a raw recruit to the Royal Air Force doing my square bashing at West Kirby and was 'volunteered' into a PT squad who were drilled an trained for five weeks during our 8 week training course at RAF West Kirby. I cannot remember the date but probable about the middle of July. I was the smallest guy in the squad, and whilst OK with the standing exercises had some difficulty with the apparatus, but managed to develop a style of my own to get over them. On the day of the show we all trotted out and did our stuff. When we came to the apparatus work I was 'tail end charley' the others went over immaculately at some speed to much applause, then it was my turn and as I jumped up off the spring board my legs went high in the air and I pitter pattered my way over the 'horse' to great laughter from the crowd and applause, I then realised why I had made the team!!

I became a pen friend of a lass from West Kirby. On completion of RAF service in 1956 I moved to West Kirby eventually in 1957 I was employed by British Railways in the Goods Department at Shore Road Birkenhead, then at Edgerton Dock in the time office where my colleague was a former Driver on the overhead railway up to it’s closure. I had a flat in West Kirby, 1958 we married. Our first daughter was born in our second flat in Hoylake our second and third daughters were born at Birkenhead. My wife was employed at Rushworth
and Dreapers and we had quite a few friends on Merseyside some of whom we are some 55 years later still in touch.

Good post and welcome Albert.

**Ged** · 03-10-2007

Wavertree Gardens, taken from the Mystery in 1936. Did you say you lived there then Gerard?

**Max** · 03-10-2007

That Parks only over the Railway Wall outside my house.

Gerard · 03-10-2007

Originally Posted by Ged

Wavertree Gardens, taken from the Mystery in 1936. Did you say you lived there then Gerard?

Now Eh you !!!

I'm off out to get the momo MOT'd down the South End Now...

I might just pop in the Mystery on me way back..mashed potater !

Gnomie · 03-10-2007

i lived over the road in Arnold grove. great park.

**Ged** · 03-10-2007

You and Georgie H ey Tony, Jammin' in the parlour?

Gnomie · 03-10-2007

I Lived opposite George`s house. the tourist all took their pics from outside ours. woke up one morning and opened the blinds to find two faces peering in

**Max** · 03-10-2007

Originally Posted by Gnomie

I Lived opposite George`s house. the tourist all took their pics from outside ours. woke up one morning and opened the blinds to find two faces peering in

Why didn't you punch your arm through the window and grabbed one of their throats like serial killers do when punching through doors?

Gnomie · 03-11-2007

Lol Max

**SteH** · 03-11-2007

As a Blue Coat boy we had to do cross country runs round the Mystery,a absolute nightmare. Everyone would make the mistake of going tearing off down the slope then would be near death by the time we'd run along a flat bit then had to come back up the slope again.

**ChrisGeorge** · 03-11-2007

Hi Iain and Gerrard

Wonderful photographs, Iain, many thanks. Gerrard, thanks also for the link to the webpage on "The Mystery" on the Historic Wavertree website -- I wondered where the name "The Mystery" came from and it apparently originated from the anonymous donor who gave the land who was a "mystery." Very interesting.

Chris