Garston News Views and Discussion

[Max]

It's only a 20 minute bike ride to anyway through Sefton Parks area then Aigburth Vale.

[Ged]

Great pics you lot, really enjoyed them.

[chippie]

one of these days I,ll post a photo up



Good God what,s that

[lindylou]

Hey, it's Chippie the Urban Spaceman

[taffy]

That Old Garston Road has some amazing looking houses and Is the nicest part of Garston In my opinion.

Shame this house Is abandoned and boarded up.



My Interest Is photographing Liverpool and Merseyside not just Garston though.

I lacked Garston pictures and I want to build up my South Liverpool sets.

Nice photo max. This building probably belongs to the Liverpool City Council. It was the old Garston Municipal Offices. Technically this is in the Grassendale area of Garston.

[Kev]

Nice photo max. This building probably belongs to the Liverpool City Council. It was the old Garston Municipal Offices. Technically this is in the Grassendale area of Garston.

Taffy, you will have to clear that one up for me . Which is it? Garston or Grassendale? Wasn't/isn't Grassendale only the Grassendale Park arae?

[Max]

The houses on Grassendale by the Esplanade are posh!

[taffy]

Taffy, you will have to clear that one up for me . Which is it? Garston or Grassendale? Wasn't/isn't Grassendale only the Grassendale Park arae?

Yes Garston Old Rd and the old municipal buildings are in Garston. However there's another much larger Grassendale district which is really the parish of St Mary Grassendale. In this context, Garston Old Rd is also in Grassendale. This is much the same as happens with Mossley Hill Church Parish boundaries. Also for example the GP's practice on Darby Rd refer to themselves as the Grassendale Medical practice.

Interestingly another Park's name has gone out of use. This is Wood End Park ( next to the railway line) and Upper Wood End park next to St Mary's Rd ( both sides). Cressington and Grassendsale Parks are on the River Mersey side of Wood End Park and Upper Wood End Park. See attached scan of 1907 Garston map from the excellent Alan Godfrey series of reprints.

If you want to be even more confused Cressington Park was once called Aigburth Park

[taffy]

Taffy, you will have to clear that one up for me . Which is it? Garston or Grassendale? Wasn't/isn't Grassendale only the Grassendale Park arae?

Here's a link showing Grassendale as defined by the Church of England parish boundary for St Mary Grassendale

http://www.acny.org.uk/parish.php?p=22/29

You can see Grassendale spreads across both sides of St Mary's Rd

[wallasey]

Just thought I would post a "back up" response to the help people gave me before regarding certain points in Garston. Well at the time of writing, Flickr is in the process of bing updated with 27 images of this part of the city.

If there are any problems, corrections or comments you can contact me through PM or simply leave a comment or note on the respective image and I will correct it as soon as possible.

[A.D.W]

Fine collection of pictures, Wallasey.

[Kev]

Taffy, I predicted a few years ago that Garston would get its own 'posh bar' or restaurant in the future can u see this happening?

[taffy]

Taffy, I know its off topic but I predicted a few years ago that Garston would get its own 'posh bar' or restaurant in the future can u see this happening?

No reason why not but I assume you mean Garston Village. There are a few on Aigburth road I seem to remember.

After all, Allerton Road , Mossley Hill was looking decidedly run down 10 years ago with all its shops closing or becoming charity shops. Now it's a buzz with wine bars, restaurants etc. Same really applies to Rose Lane, Mossley Hill too with has gone decidedly chic in recent years. Of course that part of Rose Lane beyond Pitville Rd is actually in historic Garston anyway and "boasts" 2restaurants and an up market health club.

[Kev]

I could see one going along that Arndale row, opposite the new apartments.

[Jericho]

Taffy, I know its off topic but I predicted a few years ago that Garston would get its own 'posh bar' or restaurant in the future can u see this happening?

Definitely. Garston village is potentially one of the most attractive parts of Liverpool. A curate's egg of a place. It has a great potential and thankfully, St Mary's Road still has some good architecture left.

Because of the bypass it's a bit cut off. The view from the bypass of one or two buidlings sliding into dereliction is a bit off-putting, too. Currently St Mary's Road feels run down but it's amazing what a difference a few interesting shops can make. What happened to Alex Corina's idea to turn Garston into an 'artistic village' or something?

How would local people feel about bars and restaurants opening up? If it's anything like Lark Lane this will be far from universally popular.