Images of Liverpool Past

[Ged]

[Ged]

That's the Queensway tunnel arch just been put in in 1931. From the book Yesterday's Liverpool by Ian Boumphry.

[PhilipG]

That's the Queensway tunnel arch just been put in in 1931. From the book Yesterday's Liverpool by Ian Boumphry.

I must get this book!
Ian Boumphrey has done many books - mainly Yesterday's Wirral.
They're always well researched, with great photos - usually from postcards.
I think this may be his first about Liverpool.

[Ged]

Yes, he lists all his books inside - Yesterday's Wirral 1 - 9 plus a couple of others.

[ChrisGeorge]

A couple of pics from a new book, Yesterday's Liverpool by Ian Boumphrey.

The first one from 1874 shows St. John's church to the West of St. George's Hall. The second is a 1955 shot of London Road and Jeromes where all the staged family shots from the area were taken.

A nice pic of Jerome's, Ged. I believe my Mom and I had our passport photo taken there. . . I was only age six in 1954 when it would have been done and we were both on the same passport.

Chris

[Ged]

I wonder when it opened Chris because I have photos of my dad taken in 1926 in Jeromes.

[ChrisGeorge]

I wonder when it opened Chris because I have photos of my dad taken in 1926 in Jeromes.

Hello Ged

I came across the following sites which indicate that Jeromes was a nationwide chain with a head office, at least in the 1960's, in Wolverhampton:

http://website.lineone.net/~mauricef...20Studios.html

http://www.edinphoto.org.uk/PP_I/pp_jerome_0.htm

I am assuming the chain was established some time in the early decades of the twentieth century. Perhaps either from these sites or from elsewhere we can tie down the date the London Road branch of Jeromes began.

Chris

[Gerard]

A couple of pics from a new book, Yesterday's Liverpool by Ian Boumphrey.

The first one from 1874 shows St. John's church to the West of St. George's Hall. The second is a 1955 shot of London Road and Jeromes where all the staged family shots from the area were taken.

Did you get the Book in Town Ged..Where about mate.

[Ged]

Waterstones in Bold street have it Gerard. They keep moving the local history section, now on the left wall as you go in.

[Liverpolitan]

Very good views.

Most early postcards date from 1902 when it became possible to write the

message on the same side as the address.
So, if there is writing on the picture side of the card, and just the address on the other side it will be

older.
Queen Victoria died in 1901, and cards with her postage stamps on them are very rare.

Liverpolitan, would you like to join "Old Liverpool"

(see below) and post your cards there, as well?
Thank you.

Thanks for the info - I have a few that are written on at the front ,which

did look older, so that 1902 date makes a lot of sense. I'll find out how to join your group, that looks great - I've got quite a few old cards now, some I

am really fond of.

[Gerard]

Waterstones in Bold street have it Gerard. They keep moving the local history section,

now on the left wall as you go in.

Good Lad..

[theninesisters]

A picture of the heavily bombed St Nicholas' Church, Pier Head.

(Source unknown)

[ChrisGeorge]

A picture of the heavily bombed St Nicholas' Church, Pier Head.

(Source unknown)

Thanks, Jona. So sad to see. I was though mightily pleased to see the recently posted pics of the interior of St. Nicholas's either by yourself or Gerard perhaps (please correct me if you would) esp. since I have never been in the church.

Chris

[PhilipG]

Thanks for the info - I have a few that are written on at the front ,which did look older, so that 1902 date makes a lot of sense. I'll find out how to join your group, that looks great - I've got quite a few old cards now, some I am really fond of.

Click on the link to Old Liverpool below.
You should see the option to "Join this Group".
Looking forward to having you join us.
pm me if you have any problems.

[theninesisters]

Thanks, Jona. So sad to see. I was though mightily pleased to see the recently posted pics of the interior of St. Nicholas's either by yourself or Gerard perhaps (please correct me if you would) esp. since I have never been in the church.

Chris

Hi Chris, nope they weren't taken by me. Can't put my name to those!

It's quite strange to think that the church/tower there is fairly 'new' i.e. they replaced the church (or at least most of it) after the war and before that in 1810, the old tower came down and had to be totally rebuilt.

Something that you may not know is that after this incident, all church towers were checked in Liverpool for structural problems and it was found that Childwall was in a poor state as well. This is why they built a new tower at All Saints Childwall around the same time as the one at St Nicks!