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A site dedicated to photographs and History of old Liverpool

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    Liverpool Overhead Railway

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    , 01-01-2013 at 05:05 PM (Liverpool Picturebook)
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    The completion of the Liverpool dock network in the 1880's saw significant traffic growth along the Dock Road, where omnibuses, trains, carts, horse drawn carriages, drays and pedestrians congested the roads along with the numerous goods only railway crossings which connected the goods stations and docks. The extent of the congestion meant that a mass transit solution was needed to alleviate the problem. As far back as 1853, plans had been proposed for a high level railway in the area, but were
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    Hartley's Village, Aintree

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    , 12-26-2012 at 07:57 PM (Liverpool Picturebook)
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    Hartley's Village, Aintree, was founded in 1886, and was a manufacturing base for Hartley's Jam until the mid 1900s. It includes a purpose built factory, model village and recreation land. The village was proposed for conservation status as an example of Victorian manufacturing philanthropy.
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    Department store, Santa's Grotto !

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    , 12-20-2012 at 09:43 PM (Liverpool Picturebook)
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    In the 20th century it became common during December in large shops or department stores to have a "cavern" in which an actor dressed up as Santa Claus would give gifts to children. Grottos can be large-walk through fantasy cavern-like areas incorporating animatronic characters such as elfs and pantomime characters. This tradition started in Britain in 1879 and then extended in the 1890s to Australian and American department stores seeking to attract customers.
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    Bombs for Christmas - The Liverpool Blitz 1940

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    Bob Edwards
    , 12-17-2012 at 05:19 PM (Liverpool Picturebook)
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    As we all rush about in the final week before Christmas looking for last minute bargains or buying the must have Christmas gifts the kids want, I would ask you to look back with me for a while to Christmas 1940.


    Christmas 1940


    By the end of 1940, 24,000 civilians had been killed in the Blitz and hundreds of thousands more
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    Liverpool Castle

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    , 12-14-2012 at 10:11 AM (Liverpool Picturebook)
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    Liverpool Castle - Medieval origins

    For more than 400 years Liverpool castle stood as a strong town fortress and witnessed some significant local historical events. Although no traces of the original structure remain, the site of Liverpool Castle is immortalised in Castle Street within the city environs.


    Medieval Castle

    The early
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