That's a bit weird :shock:
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That's a bit weird :shock:
Maybe it's a new work of art as it's next door to The SlaughterHouse Gallery?
I've only been to Garston once. Came home early from a night out in town cos I was tired. Got on the 86 bus, next thing I remember is the driver's waking me up at the end of the route in Garston. Realised where I was but didn't have a clue which way to go, found the main road back towards town but walked for half an hour before I found a taxi :unibrow:
I have small cry of help which one hopes you wonderful people will be able to help out with. I am planning an update for Garston but I wish to add to substinace to some of the discriptions regarding a few places of interest. Any additional information would be most appreciated!
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Memorial Hospital, Church Road This looks to be a rather interesting building, possibly constructed during the 1930's?
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Banks Road, Garston I feel slightly embarrased having to ask this question but who is this church dedicated to? Its a great view with such an iconic religeous building being overshadowed by the Gasworks.
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Window Lane, Garston This view was taken from the bottom of Window Lane looking back up toward Banks Road. It is home to a few local services including a newasagents and a social club. To the left, streets have been buldozed to make way for new developments whilst to the right, some streets have been renovated.
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Canterbury Street, Garston Any Ideas as to what the old advert used to say? This could actually be a rather nice row if the end property was in a better state of repair. I like the different colour bricks which have been used to add some detail to the row in general.
If anyone has any additional information for the above images, I shoudl be most grateful. As I did with Toxteth, all credit will be given on the Garston page.
Many Thanks!
Church is St Michael's Garston Parish Church
QUOTE=wallasey;58644]I have small cry of help which one hopes you wonderful people will be able to help out with. I am planning an update for Garston but I wish to add to substinace to some of the discriptions regarding a few places of interest. Any additional information would be most appreciated!
]Memorial Hospital, Church Road[/b] This looks to be a rather interesting building, possibly constructed during the 1930's?
Banks Road, Garston[/b] I feel slightly embarrased having to ask this question but who is this church dedicated to? Its a great view with such an iconic religeous building being overshadowed by the Gasworks.
Window Lane, Garston[/b] This view was taken from the bottom of Window Lane looking back up toward Banks Road. It is home to a few local services including a newasagents and a social club. To the left, streets have been buldozed to make way for new developments whilst to the right, some streets have been renovated.
Canterbury Street, Garston[/b] Any Ideas as to what the old advert used to say? This could actually be a rather nice row if the end property was in a better state of repair. I like the different colour bricks which have been used to add some detail to the row in general.
If anyone has any additional information for the above images, I shoudl be most grateful. As I did with Toxteth, all credit will be given on the Garston page.
Many Thanks![/QUOTE]
Church is dedicated to St Michael. It dates back to at least the 12th C and predates St Nicholas Pierhead Church Liverpool. A lot of background info on Garston can be found in the publications of the Garston Historical Society. These may be purchased from the society or at the Garston Community House, 2 Speke Rd Garston.
The view along Window Lane is in the industrial part of the street. To the right was the Crown Copper works and to the left the Rawlinson Saw Mills and the Garston Leather Tannery.
The hospital foundation stone was laid in 1914 and it opened in 1916. Most of the money came from the estate of Sir Alfred Jones. He was well known for having imported the first bananas into England. For many years Garston was a principal port for the import of bananas
Thank you every one for filling the gaps as it were!
How much do the books by the local historical society cost? They might be rather handy for subsequent updates!
All the best
Russ
Most are £2-3 each for the booklets ( there's about 15 of them). There are also two other actual books, one on the History of Garston and its church by Rev Swift costing £13 ( pp230) and another of old photos of Garston by Mr and Mrs Brett costing £12. (pp128) Both are excellent and worth the money. The society has also produced a few videos about Garston and its history.Quote:
Originally Posted by wallasey
The gas holder was the scene of heroism during the war
28 November 1940 Lt Harold Newgass RNVR, HMS President, Rendering Mines Safe. Defused mines during the Blitz, on this date tackled mine which had fallen into a gas holder in Garston Gas Works Liverpool. Awarded George Cross, gazetted 4 March 1941.
The London Gazette - The KING has been graciously pleased to approve the award of the GEORGE CROSS for great gallantry and undaunted devotion to duty to:
Temporary Lieutenant Harold Reginald Newgass, R.N.V.R.
Its on display at the Imperial War Museum
Since the weather will get better next week I hear I'm going to get more Garston pics next week.:PDT_Aliboronz_24:
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What I like about Garston Is the old buildings In the middle of more modern looking houses like the Police station on Heald street I think It Is.
:handclap:@Max for your interest in Garston, just been looking through your Flickr pics. I've just uploaded the Garston Mill Excavation snaps:
Thanks to Liverpool City Council and National Museums Liverpool for permission to take the pictures.
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^^Just visible towards the rear of the trench is an old sandstone wall^^
So it looks like they will return and complete a full excavation very soon :)
Nice photos Kev. It's interesting to see the thick layer of concrete flooring laid down in the early 20th C over the cobbles and brick floor by Blackwell's metallurgical works. The cobbles seem to be the site yard of the 18th/19th C corn and spice millsQuote:
Originally Posted by Kev
I was thinking of you Kev when down In Garston earlier.:PDT10
Still looking through more to upload.:PDT_Aliboronz_24:
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.:PDT_Xtremez_12:
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My Interest Is photographing Liverpool and Merseyside not just Garston though.:PDT10
I lacked Garston pictures and I want to build up my South Liverpool sets.:PDT_Aliboronz_24:
A great big "Thank You" to both Max, Wallasey, and Kev, for the Garston Pics, helps me keep in touch with my old home district, "TA"!:PDT11
It's only a 20 minute bike ride to anyway through Sefton Parks area then Aigburth Vale.:PDT_Aliboronz_24:
Great pics you lot, really enjoyed them.
one of these days I,ll post a photo up
Good God what,s that
Hey, it's Chippie the Urban Spaceman :D
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by Max
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?Quote:
Originally Posted by taffy
The houses on Grassendale by the Esplanade are posh!
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kev
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
Here's a link showing Grassendale as defined by the Church of England parish boundary for St Mary GrassendaleQuote:
Originally Posted by Kev
http://www.acny.org.uk/parish.php?p=22/29
You can see Grassendale spreads across both sides of St Mary's Rd
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.
Fine collection of pictures, Wallasey.
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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?
No reason why not but I assume you mean Garston Village. There are a few on Aigburth road I seem to remember.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kev
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.
I could see one going along that Arndale row, opposite the new apartments.
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kev
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.
One new cafe has of course opened in St Mary's Rd. Yes I'd agree about the architecture. The whole Garston Village area has a very interesting townscape and is well worth preserving.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jericho
Many may not know that there was once a thriving salt works in Garston. It lasted from the mid 1790s to the mid 1860s. Its site later became the Stalbridge Dock. The attached photo of a gravestone at St Michael's Church, Garston is a tangible reminder of this past.
Garston once boasted a famous vineyard founded by a Mr Joseph Meredith. It is remembered today by the ex railway workers cottages built on the land the vineyard once occupied. Hence the appropriately named streets: Vineyard St and Meredith St. Fortunately these streets seem not to be scheduled for demolition.
Too right they are not scheduled for demolition. Fine houses in a fine area.Quote:
Originally Posted by taffy
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And some very 'fine' people that lived in them Taff!:handclap::PDT_Aliboronz_24:Quote:
Originally Posted by A. D. Williams
But of course the same age of equally fine property "under the bridge" in Garston is being demolished. I agree the Vineyard St area has some delightful, well maintained property with very few houses suffering the indignity of having their brickwork painted redQuote:
Originally Posted by A. D. Williams
Indeed, but I live not far from Vineyard Street and there's little land to be had to build new houses. I reckon they are safe.Quote:
Originally Posted by taffy
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Taffy, thanks for posting these fine views of Vineyard St and Meredith St etc, a pretty part of Garston, like a little village all of its own.Quote:
Originally Posted by taffy
My mate bought a 2 up 2 down house there for 80K a couple of years ago, previously another couple who I know had purchased the property for something like 40K.
Yep, where I spent a lot of my childhood :PDT_Piratz_26:Quote:
Originally Posted by A. D. Williams
Taffy, have these other fine homes behind the Village Hall area been earmarked for demolition? I know everything on the right of Window Lane has gone.Quote:
Originally Posted by taffy
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Originally Posted by Kev
I believe the plans are for total demolition and rebuild of all the property to the left of Window lane too. Attached are some photos of this area including Durham St, Lyon St and Hardy St. The Echo had an interesting photo in last Saturday's edition of a 1977 Queen's Jubillee street party in Hardy St.
I was in the lead car in that Jubillee party, aged 3/4.Quote:
Originally Posted by taffy
As for demolition of the properties to the left, I'm shocked.