Results 1 to 3 of 3

Thread: Canterbury Street, 1946

Hybrid View

Previous Post Previous Post   Next Post Next Post
  1. #1
    Senior Member Colin Wilkinson's Avatar
    Join Date
    Feb 2010
    Posts
    490
    Blog Entries
    1

    Default Canterbury Street, 1946

    The first reaction might be that this is another photograph of Liverpool in the 1930s but the young mother’s dress is the giveaway. The year is 1946 and the press caption on the reverse states “Tenements in Canterbury Street, Liverpool, are being demolished while they are still occupied. Mrs Rossiter, of No. 41, in the [...]

    More...


  2. #2

    Default

    Hard times.

    I was like that kid when I was a nipper,always came in dirty from playing on the ollers and climbing backyard walls.

    You never see dirty kids these days...all prim and proper...something wrong there?

    Oh you are a mucky kid,
    Dirty as a dustbin lid.
    When he hears the things you did,
    You'll gerra belt from your Dad.
    Oh you have your father's nose,
    So crimson in the dark it glows,
    If you're not asleep when the boozers close,
    You'll gerra belt from your Dad.


    You look so scruffy lying dur
    Strawberry-jam tats in yer 'air,
    Though in the world you haven't a care
    And I have got so many.
    It's quite a struggle every day
    Living on your father's pay,
    The bugger drinks it all away
    And leaves me without any.


    Although we have no silver spoon,
    Better days are coming soon
    Now Nelly's working at the Lune
    And she gets paid on Friday.
    Perhaps one day we'll have a splash,
    When Littlewoods provide the cash,
    We'll get a house in Knotty Ash
    And buy your Dad a brewery.


    Oh you are a mucky kid,
    Dirty as a dustbin lid.
    When he hears the things you did
    You'll gerra belt from your Dad.
    Oh you have your father's face,
    You're growing up a real hard case,
    But there's no one can take your place,
    .... Go fast asleep for yer Mammy.

  3. #3
    Re-member Ged's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2006
    Location
    Here, there & everywhere.
    Posts
    7,197

    Default

    Great pic of an area I used to knock around in the late 70s/early 80s. Stitt st on the map was wiped away and the Piggeries built on Canterbury st.
    www.inacityliving.piczo.com/

    Updated weekly with old and new pics.

Similar Threads

  1. Riddle of the Hanging Boy 1946
    By MissInformed in forum Liverpool Folklore and Oddities
    Replies: 30
    Last Post: 09-23-2011, 06:32 PM
  2. dickenson street/canning street/kent street
    By shirleya in forum Architecture in Liverpool Suburbs
    Replies: 3
    Last Post: 02-05-2008, 03:08 AM
  3. Lord Robert Runcie Former Archbishop of Canterbury.
    By Paul D in forum Scouser Hall of Fame
    Replies: 0
    Last Post: 10-21-2006, 04:16 PM

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •