Either that or St. Brides, I don't think it's the oratory without looking them up.
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Either that or St. Brides, I don't think it's the oratory without looking them up.
Excellent once again Sirob.:handclap:
County rd hasn't changed much.
great photos again sirob,:handclap:
is that the Thomas Frost building now Wetherspoons on the right of the Walton Rd photo?
It sure is Robbo.
thanks Ged :PDT_Piratz_26:Quote:
Originally Posted by Ged
Yes, Ged, it's St Bride's.
Bits of 1963 liverpool;
"Cocky Watchman", c/w brazier and kettle
St. Andrews Church, Rodney Street
In Argos Street, Kirkdale
Arty Cavern Club shot
Original Liverpool Airport sign
Well spotted Robbo:PDT11Quote:
Originally Posted by robbo176
Birkenhead Ferry at the Landing Stage, 1963
Huskisson Mausoleum, St James's Cemetery, 1965
Derby Road, Vauxhall, 1965
Lunchtime audience, Cavern Club, 1964
My brother-in-law had one of those:
http://www.yoliverpool.com/forum/att...ol-s941963.jpg
They are all sitting on the benches in front of the stage. We would stand on those and then fall off.
http://www.yoliverpool.com/forum/att...rpool-s286.jpg
Yes it's St Bride's , Percy St, L8.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ged
The Majestic Cinema, from Moss Street, August 1970. The last films were "The Birds" and "The Day of The Triffids" still posted up until demolition.Attachment 7860
Exchange Station, April 1977
View over Croxteth Estate, from West Derby Church tower, August 1970
Liverpool Institute playing fields, Mersey Road, 1975
Scrapyard, Llanddudno Junction, on me hols from Liverpool, July 1971
(included for its rarity, who took photos of car scrapyards then????)
As a new member I am having a great time reading old threads.
The first post in this thread contains a photograph of the street I grew up in,Wentworth Street off Heyworth Steet,
thanks for the memories
Jan
Just spent one and a half hours on this thread alone, !!!
Thank you SO MUCH for posting these GREAT pictures, everybody! A special BIG "thank you" to Sirob and Merseywail! :)
I can't tell you how much it means to me to be able to see so many old pictures of Liverpool. To me, it's a fascinating journey into the past of the city I love from the bottom of my heart.
My friends in Wigan gave me a book of old postcards of Liverpool several years ago but of course, it doesn't contain as wide a range as your pictures do. So, thank you so much again! :)
Your scrapyard photo has brought back memories. My Dad had a Singer Gazelle and I've been to that scrapyard in Llandudno Junction with him a long time ago to get a spare part for it. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Sirob
Great photo of Exchange Station Sirob :handclap:
Here's one I took of it 30 years later (31 October 2007)
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2400/...f0ab329c_o.jpg
Relics of our retail past, still extant last month!
Oakfield Road, Anfield (x2)
Prescot Road, Old Swan (x2)
Kensington, almost across from Weatherspoons
Excellent pics again Sirob.:handclap:
Nice one Mark R. Quality:PDT_Piratz_26:
Isn't that building a Hotel now? partly owned by Edwards McViegh?Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark R
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2400/...f0ab329c_o.jpg
http://www.yoliverpool.com/forum/att...scanned-55.jpg
The pollution levels were so bad the buildings turned black - to think of all the lungs destroyed. Ben E King described Liverpool in the very early 1960s as having bible black buildings. The sooner diesel engines are banned (they emit soot) and electric vehicle introduced the better.
Few of us appreciated the buildings until they were cleaned.
lol,who told ya that? raw iron sandstone always turns black through exposed humidity conditions.Quote:
Originally Posted by Waterways
Since it was uneconomical to transport it to Liverpool we had our own local quarries to excavate it in Victorian times. :034:
The biggest reason for buildings being black, and I remember them, was coal burning emissions (soot).Quote:
Originally Posted by George
Spot on Waterways, you are right.:handclap:Quote:
Originally Posted by Waterways
I was always told it was soot too. :)
Thanks John :PDT11Quote:
Originally Posted by John(Zappa)
Nice pic, Mark R. When I grew up, there was always soot in the air, - everyone had a coal fire, for one thing! When I was at the Liverpool Institute, odd stones were replaced on the facade. To blend them in, a soot and water mix was used!
From Stanley Road bridge, looking towards Kirkdale Station, dusk in 1968
Waterloo Tunnel mouth, gradient post in background, July 1971
Princes Dock Loco Shed (old) July 1971
Approaching Prescot Road bridge, Bootle Branch, May 1968
Thanks Sirob.
Excellent photos again that you've posted. The dusk one is fantastic - very atmospheric :handclap:
Hmmm! most of the old buildings in the city were of the same material,any reason why they were not as black as that building? particurly in the same area and streets surrounding it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Waterways
Cunard buildings why wasnt this all sooted up? as you can see it hasn't had a facelift
http://www.mikekemble.com/mside/merseyside/cunard.JPG
This is a one of a kind (E1). It was purchased in 1959 as an evaluation to become Merseysides next standard bus. Obviously the Leyland Atlantean won this but it did remain in Liverpool until 1974. It still exists today with the Merseyside Transport Trust.Quote:
Originally Posted by Waterways
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Two old pics of the Runcorn Bridge built 1954-61 widened to 4 lanes in 1975
then changed its name to the Silver Jubilee bridge in 1977 in honour of the Queen`s Jubilee. Must have been on a bike ride when I took these.
Great photos folks, thanks for sharing them with us :handclap:
I was taken right back to my childhood when I saw the Irwins Grocers sign. My mum did all her shopping there when food was rationed. It was the usual thing to make a shopping list in a small notebook, give it in to Irwins, and then your groceries would be delivered, together with your notebook, a week or so later, you paid the delivery man but delivery was free of course :) We also got our veg and potatoes at Waterworths, anyone remember them?
Happy days indeed :)
Great images of the Runcorn Bridge there! I don't think its all that often you see the bridge that quiet these days!
If you'd lived in Bromborough round about 1960, I'd have been your "Order Boy", and would have hoped for a 6d tip. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by seasidenan
Saturdays were the best days for tips.
If the order was placed during the day, it could be delivered that evening.
.
Something unseen - car pics;
A35 van at the rear of 553 Aigburth Road, Cressington, May 1971
Bond Mk G, Bedford Road, Walton, 25 December 1970
Home made dashboard in above, Burns's chippy visible on right, February 1971
Bond Mk F, same location, march 1971
Interesting point about Bonds, they had a 250cc Villiers motorcycle engine driving the front wheel. Starting was electric, but if this failed, the engine was fitted with a kickstart, so you could lift the bonnet and kick it over!
Reverse was obtained by starting the engine backwards! Happy days!!!!!
The Bond was officially a motorbike and side car - a three wheeled vehicle. Did it have a heater?Quote:
Originally Posted by Sirob
For Waterways; You could buy a heater to fit yourself. this consisted of a funnel that fitted around the exhaust pipe and a flexible tube, which led into the car!
Two pictures of the power unit, source - The Book Of The Bond, Pitmans Motorists Library, 1967.
I did buy a conventional car, seen in Bedford Road, Walton, June 1971
Then I got a 1200 Super, seen in July 1977
And this is what happens if you don't obay roadsigns!!!!
At first glance that sounds suicidal.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sirob
Here is the Bond's sophisticated heater!!!
source - Bond Owners Club Magazine, December 1960Attachment 7952