Your in the right area A J K, But I think it was slightly further down, just past the houses fronting Edge Lane. There was a small sweet factory next door if my memory serves me right.
Your in the right area A J K, But I think it was slightly further down, just past the houses fronting Edge Lane. There was a small sweet factory next door if my memory serves me right.
Great guys, that fits exactly with the map. So you reckon it was standing until the 1990s? There will probably be a photo of it somewhere, excellent work guys!Originally Posted by ayjaykay
I don't have an old photo unfortunately. The house was where the newish flats and houses are on the photo below. Elms House Road runs behind it.
I vaguely remember a notice on this building relating ,somehow, to youth employment, possibly it was used as a job centre, before it's closure/demolition?
I'm pretty sure it was where I marked on the map. I remember it being there until about 1996 and then it was demolished and the new houses/flats were built.
Would it be Taverners sweet factory you are thinking of ?
Elms House was directly opposite the Prince William Pottery/Rathbone Park and before demolition was used for youth services or something like that. Taveners was opposite Botanic Park/Littlewoods.
Yes, it was. Those trees you can see at the very bottom of the photo I posted are in Rathbone Park.
Last edited by ayjaykay; 02-26-2009 at 10:44 AM.
I take it you mean Rathbone park then. What was there before the KFC?
Last edited by Ged; 02-26-2009 at 10:41 AM.
Oops - yes, I meant Rathhbone park.
Elm's House was definitely where those new houses/flats are. The architect who designed them has a website at http://www.johnmccall.co.uk/showcase/projectelmsho.html which says:
"This is a small housing scheme on a prominent infill site on Edge Lane in Liverpool. Elms House was the building that preceded the scheme on the site".
According to Wikipedia, Elm's House was no. 561 Edge Lane and was given listed building status in 1988.
The House was used as the 'Juvenile Employment Bureau' in 1947 according to http://www.archive.org/stream/educat...41mbp_djvu.txt
And permission was given for it to be demolished in 1999 according to http://home.btconnect.com/ancientmon...ISTdem1999.doc
Last edited by ayjaykay; 02-26-2009 at 02:39 PM.
I have a map from 1968 and on the site of KFC are just warehouses.
I have tried to upload the pic but it's too big !
and when I put it on imageshack it loses it's detail !
I have been thinking for a while of doing a webpage(s) on Old Swan in particular, as I was born there and have lived here al my life.
Would anyone be offended if I used some of the info and pics from here, I will credit the source where possible.
It may be a while before I release it but it's something I've always wanted to do. Mart
You can certainly use anything i've put on here Mart (though the copyright credit for the old stuff will be the LRO) I know they allow use of their stuff for none profit making websites as long as the credit is given and if you need any further help just yell.
Thanks Ged. I don't intend to sell to Google, Microsoft at any price, even if they did offer me ?1.99 maximum
You are quite right, I was confused with the new houses built around it. I just remember passing it to and from work and remember it at the top end.
Last edited by Samp; 03-01-2009 at 04:25 PM.
Not Taverners, Lindylou. I think it was Williams' toffee, it was only a small place and may have been used for something else, although the old sign was still up. It was next door to John Peck and Company.
According to a 1968 map attached .. a warehouse
Elms House circled in red on map.
Mart
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