Old Swan and surrounding area's

[hmtmaj]

Peter Shiels did me a trailer ... and I likes it

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EoGGx...layer_embedded

[Ged]

Well impressed Mart and Sheilsy and well done to Colin for making it in the first place.

[Samp]

Hello Mart! Just watched your film on youtube, Brill ! (I dont think you should have let Ged pull that cart round the streets in his underpants though.

Only kidding Ged, I know they are not your underpants, you borrowed them from Mart !

[nutter2b]

I have fond memories of Costigans in the Swan. I loved the smell of leather and metal and taking the sterry bottles back for a penny.

Spent many a long time in the library then walking down to the Bon Bon for sweets.

[ChrisGeorge]

Hi Folks

I don't seriously think the image on this early twentieth century postcard I have just bought on ebay is really of Old Swan but it's interesting nonetheless, paricularly because of the local postmark and address. If anyone knows where the scene might actually be, though, I would be interested to know!

Cheers

Chris

[hmtmaj]

Hi Chris, the pic is a Lakeland Castle - NOT Old Swan !
But the address, Tuebrook is around the corner from Old Swan

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&...ed=0CBcQ8gEwAA

Mart

[barizla 66]

Here's a clip ... ( I added the music ! )

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MODcrT8pud8

great stuff, the music fits perfectly ,btw the guy leaving the shop at the beginning looks like the yorkshire ripper!......

[ChrisGeorge]

Hi Mart

While I might be a South Ender I was fairly certain the view on the picture side of the postcard could NOT be Old Swan. Thanks for the tip on the location of the Tuebrook address. Note also that the Edwardian era postmark is Old Swan.

Cheers

Chris

[Pinhani]

First one said Prescot Rd - Knotty Ash Terminus 1921.... can't work out which way this is looking on Prescot Rd. I know it was widened early in the 1900's. Mart

Not sure if anyone answered this one. Knotty Ash terminus was situated on the old part of East Prescot Road prior to its straightening, so this would have been taken from the pavement where the Greyhound roundabout is now, Aldi would be to the right and the Council Office to your immediate left. There were about 10 premises in front of the Mill Yard, one was definitely a sweet shop.

[liverpoolkid2]

I remember that tram and the buses parked in Green lane way back towards the end of 1970 on my very last trip ( we have a singer called John Farnham when he was going to retire he called his album THE LAST TIME and he's still going same as me my last trip started in feb '70 to Nov '70) to liverpool before I left to come to Rockingham WA as I thought I'd never see Liverpool again I saw it again in 1974 ( for 6 week's) then 1980 for 18 month's

[hmtmaj]

For anyone around Old Swan 28th April - 1st May

Pride In Liverpool - Old Swan - Community Festival - All sorts going on in Tesco's Car Park, Doric Rd Park and along Swan Row Shops ( between Red House and Masons ) 28th April - 1st May. Red House has details on posters in window for more info

[Spike]

Yeeeeeeeeeees Trolly Racing

[Gerard Fleming]

For anyone around Old Swan 28th April - 1st May

Pride In Liverpool - Old Swan - Community Festival - All sorts going on in Tesco's Car Park, Doric Rd Park and along Swan Row Shops ( between Red House and Masons ) 28th April - 1st May. Red House has details on posters in window for more info

Get there early !!...I'm taking the pics for Val, head of Pride in Liverpool..

Introduce yerself... it'd be nice to actually speak rather than just put pics on here..

[burkhilly]

It was good last year - the festival in Doric Park - which is just over the road from me.

[JMLE]

Get there early !!...I'm taking the pics for Val, head of Pride in Liverpool..

Introduce yerself... it'd be nice to actually speak rather than just put pics on here..

Are Val Price and Bill Mitchell (Mitch) organising it? They both used to work for UB.