Images of Liverpool Past

[Waterways]

Built 1774-5.
It's one of the oldest churches in Liverpool although it has been closed for many years.
It was also one of the first buildings in the world to utilise cast iron.
The building on the far right is still standing.
This was a privately produced postcard and this one was posted in 1914.
That's an underground Gents' toilet in the bottom right corner.

I remember those toilets. The picture was taken from Mill St. The Flat iron pub is just off picture to the right. This 1965 picture shows the toilets. The building shown was a hostel for black African crew members of the Elder Dempster Line.

[snappel]

Is this the same complex of buildings that became Newsham Hospital or was it a separate entity? As some of you may have seen, I posted recently that my father worked as a physiotherapist at Newsham Hospital in the early 1950's.

I think Newsham Hospital (aka Newsham General) was another hospital, demolished in the 1980s. I may be wrong. The sailors orphanage in your postcard became Park Hospital, and still has a small reasonably modern NHS unit operating on the site. The main hospital itself is not used, but unfortunately for me is secured tight and has a resident caretaker, so I can't provide any internal photos!!

[ChrisGeorge]

I think Newsham Hospital (aka Newsham General) was another hospital, demolished in the 1980s. I may be wrong. The sailors orphanage in your postcard became Park Hospital, and still has a small reasonably modern NHS unit operating on the site. The main hospital itself is not used, but unfortunately for me is secured tight and has a resident caretaker, so I can't provide any internal photos!!

Thanks, snappel. As I recall, my father did work at Newsham General, so I appreciate you clarifying the difference between the facilities and that Newsham Hospital (aka Newsham General) was demolished in the 1980s.

Chris

[PhilipG]

The Seaman's Orphanage opened in 1874 and was designed by Alfred Waterhouse.
It became the Park Hospital.
There had been a chapel, but that has been demolished.

Newsham General Hospital was in Belmont Road, and had been the Belmont Road Institution.

[Waterways]

I think Newsham Hospital (aka Newsham General) was another hospital, demolished in the 1980s. I may be wrong. The sailors orphanage in your postcard became Park Hospital, and still has a small reasonably modern NHS unit operating on the site. The main hospital itself is not used, but unfortunately for me is secured tight and has a resident caretaker, so I can't provide any internal photos!!

Newsham Hosp was in Belmont Rd on the other side St Margarets Church. I saw the old one burn down in 1961/62. Spectacular. Full of high fire escapes all around squirting water down on the large burning church.

[snappel]

Yes, the original chapel was demolished, although there is a smaller one there now that was built later.

[Sloyne]

For a number of years and until quite recently, I have sent postcards, to a young handicapped person in Liverpool, from the various locals I have visited on my travels. That person has since moved on to other hobbies and, suprisingly, sold the postcards for a handy sum of money. So it would seem that the hobby of postcard collecting can be financialy rewarding aswell as a very enjoyable past time.

[PhilipG]

95 High Street, Wavertree.
It was built about 1860, and was 6 feet wide and 14 feet from back to front.
It was occupied until 1925 and then stood empty until 1952 when it was incorporated into the "Cock & Bottle".

This card was posted in 1909.

[ChrisGeorge]

95 High Street, Wavertree.
It was built about 1860, and was 6 feet wide and 14 feet from back to front.
It was occupied until 1925 and then stood empty until 1952 when it was incorporated into the "Cock & Bottle".

This card was posted in 1909.

Thanks, Philip. I will have to have a look out for this card on ebay.

Chris

[lindylou]

Newsham General had a main entrance on Belmont rd. There was a side entrance on Richmond park and the ambulance depot was on Lower Breck rd and is still the depot for paramedics.
The hospital was demolished 1980s (I might have some photos - I'll have a root for them). There are two old age homes on the site now. and also a doctors and a pharmacy. There are a few new houses on the site where the convant was next to the hospital (Little Sisters of the poor).

[PhilipG]

This card was posted in 1914, and the view is from the Liver Building.
If anybody has access to the Liver Building, a shot taken today would be fantastic.

Note New Brighton Tower.
For about 20 years it was the tallest structure in the UK.
http://easyweb.easynet.co.uk/~dstewart/tower.htm

[theninesisters]

95 High Street, Wavertree.

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[lindylou]

That's fascinating Philip. I don't think I'd have recognised that view if you hadn't said it was from the Liver. What's that building down on the right hand corner ?? It looks similar to the Pier Masters house on the Albert Dock.
I suppose it would have been something like that.

[scouserdave]

Newsham Hosp was in Belmont Rd on the other side St Margarets Church. I saw the old one burn down in 1961/62. Spectacular. Full of high fire escapes all around squirting water down on the large burning church.

John, I've mentioned this before on another forum, but I was there too. I was with my Mum and our Colin who was still being pushed in a buggy. We were going home to Hughes St after visiting Newsham Park. My Mum stopped to chat to a friend, on the other side West Derby Road from The Belmont pub. As they were chatting, I saw smoke coming from the roof of St Margaret's. A short time later, I saw the flames. It was one hell of a blaze!

[Waterways]

This card was posted in 1914, and the view is from the Liver Building.
If anybody has access to the Liver Building, a shot taken today would be fantastic.

The two demolished warehouses at East Waterloo Dock are seen. All they have to do was build apartments identical to them. Steel frame and then clad in identical brick. Cheap to make maximising the site potential as lots of apartments are created. Too easy isn't it?

The old accumulator tower at the Half-Tide Dock can be seen. The passage to Georges Dock is converted to a small graving dock.