Thanks for the info about the other Gallery in St Mary's Rd. Sorry Jimmy, I don't know L J BanksQuote:
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Thanks for the info about the other Gallery in St Mary's Rd. Sorry Jimmy, I don't know L J BanksQuote:
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Republic of Garston becomes a reality
May 22 2008 by Vicky Anderson, Liverpool Daily Post
Adrian Henri exhibition at The New Slaughterhouse Gallery: Alex Corina (Creative Director), Maria Eagle MP and Phil Redmond (Deputy Chairman of the Liverpool Culture Company) _320
A LIVERPOOL suburb is about to declare "cultural independence" from the city, in a bid to become its own cultural village.
Now the search is on to find local talent to make the most of elaborate plans for Garston, as put forward by a team led by artist Alex Corina.
The revolution begins on May 31 with the opening of the "Garston Embassy" – the final installation of the three Culture Year community pavilions – where artist Michael Trainor has transformed the disused Edwardian Wellington school into the headquarters of a mini independent state, including its own flag and passport.
The campaign follows on from the recent re-opening of the Slaughterhouse Gallery, which opened with a new exhibition of the work of Adrian Henri.
The gallery has moved a few yards down the same street to open at new, larger premises on St Mary’s Road.
Run by Mr Corina, it is part of a bigger overall project to revive Garston village by turning it into a hub for creative industries.
A public-private initiative, the Cultural Village Company, has been formed and is looking to sign a five- year lease which will allow them to make use of Wellington School for creative businesses and projects, as well as plans to find occupiers for all the empty shops on St Mary’s Road.
Alex Corina said: "We have been working for five years to establish a cultural village and for the first time we have got the financial backing and there is a groundswell of support of organisations and individuals.
"Garston offers something unique and we want to encourage people to stay here and encourage creative businesses to move back.
"It’s got a wonderful village psychology and environment, where everybody knows everybody and people have been here for generations."
Made in Garston, a brand devised to highlight the artistic output of the village, will also be launched on May 31, and gallery is inviting artists and craftspeople in south Liverpool and Garston to take part in an exhibition to showcase their work to promote and raise the profile of a local talent.
Mr Corina said: "We are asking artists and crafts people such as potters, ceramicists, jewellers and print makers working and living in the area to come to the gallery. and show us their work"
The launch of the gallery in April attracted supporters including Phil Redmond, culture minister Andy Burnham and Maria Eagle MP.
Mr Corina said: "The purpose of the gallery is to showcase local artists and creative people, and to become a bit of a cultural social centre."
The new Slaughterhouse Gallery is open Tuesdays to Saturdays, 1pm to 5pm.
vickyanderson@dailypost.co.uk
Most of the village area Is ruined though, hardly as cultural as It once was, you have a dairy and a police station which stands out and doesn't fit In with the houses on those roads.
This happened today and I'll post pictures soon.
Garston Embassy
JOIN US FOR THE GRAND UNVEILING OF THE NEW ‘GARSTON EMBASSY’
SATURDAY 31 MAY, 2.30PM, WELLINGTON STREET, GARSTON L19 2LX
‘Garston Embassy’ is an installation by artist Michael Trainor which sees a disused Edwardian school (formerly Tocky Tech) being transformed into the headquarters of a mini independent state including its own flag and passports.
The project has been undertaken in collaboration with a number of other Liverpool and Garston based artists and designers as well as the good people of Garston.
Alex Corina Cultural Village Creative Director says ” The Artistic Republic Of Garston and Embassy was born out of Garston’s historic spirit of independence and Garston Cultural Village Campaign. It has the longer term aim of promoting the physical and cultural regeneration of Garston as a creative centre and really does capture Garstons own vision and plans for the future”
The Embassy installations will include a number of automated features which will operate at advertised times throughout the year from 31 May.
THE REVOLUTION WILL BE TIMETABLED:
2.30pm — Grab a placard!
2.32pm — Become a Revolutionary!
2.45pm — March with the band!
3.00pm — Join the crowds throwing flowers as The President arrives in his ceremonial car to declare independence for ‘The Artistic Republic of Garston’.
3.15pm — Witness the unveiling of Garston Embassy as a new ‘Palace of Culture’ with its own fountains,maze,formal gardens, oil well and weapons of mass attraction!
Garston Embassy is Garston Cultural Village’s Pavilion and is commissioned as part of a Liverpool wide programme in partnership with Liverpool Biennial, Metal in Kensington and Rotunda in Kirkdale, and Garston Cultural Village funded through Liverpool Culture Company’s public art programme.
SATURDAY 31 MAY
CEREMONIAL UNVEILING
ITS FREE • ITS FAMILY FRIENDLY • ALL ARE WELCOME • SO DON’T MISS IT
Wellington Street, Garston, 31th May 2008.
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Wellington Street, Garston, 31th May 2008.
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Wellington Street, Garston, 31th May 2008.
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Wellington Street, Garston, 31th May 2008.
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Wellington Street, Garston, 31th May 2008.
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It's a Listed Building because of its internal construction.
When I worked there we weren't allowed to hang Christmas decorations from the columns because they were Listed.
Last one. The rest are now on my website - The Artistic Republic Of Garston and Embassy.
Wellington Street, Garston, 31th May 2008.
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Fantastic AD again. I was on my way back from London, would have attended otherwise.
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Thought I might have seen my mum but no.....any pics of The Derby?
I stayed near and around the Wellington Arms, Kev, so no pictures of the Derby I am afraid. It was very well attended.Quote:
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Great photos AD I was there but I forgot to bring my spare fully charged camera battery and needless to say the one in use soon went flat !!! So I missed most of the action other than my camera phone. Let's hope this enterprise succeeds.
The BBC were there with their cameras. It might appear on the local TV news.
I saw people being interviewed so it might be worth a look on BBC1 tomorrow night at 1830, Taffy.Quote:
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Nice pics, any people around ringing bells shouting, hear ye hear?:PDT10
"Thanks for the Pics A.D.W. I would have loved to have been there! Reminded me of the old days of Garston Carnival, and the Woodcutter's band"'Cheers! :PDT_Aliboronz_24:
A FEISTY Liverpool shopkeeper told how she sent a robber packing despite being threatened by a gun. Read
Lucky It wasn't real but well done to her.
I think that shop used to be Gillespies when I was a kid, on Banks Rd at the top of Winfield Rd.Quote:
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"Correct! BillS, and was'nt the library on the other corner?"
I understand this fairly recently built facilty on Banks Rd has closed due to funding problems. Let's hope these can be resolved and this important community facility is reopened.
where do i go now should i need my doctor?
Don't know. Call at the surgery. I understand the practice has been given notice to quit so they won't be there for long unless the financial situation can be resolvedQuote:
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Yes Norm. I recall reading many books by Enid Blyton from there :)
After the parade was over, the embassy settled down to every day activities.
Yes it was Gilllespies, Ronnie & Freda. Bumped into one of the sons last week. Freda Gillespie died recently. Lovely couple. Freda took no messin, insisted on please and thank you or you didn't get served.Lovely memoriesQuote:
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their son Stuart is always in Garston...his 2 sons are decent footballers,and the Gillespies are still very much part of Garston...nice to know...allan
helen....I was in the pandemonium with your dad for 11 years.....tell him Allan Oakes said hello......allanQuote:
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Hi Taffy....I sold 61-63 St Marys road in february this year ....its to be a Bistro-not a wine bar....and next door 65-67 is to be 45 flats...3 storey building with 15 flats on each level...by the way,for anyone interested in the new Bistro...up until 1922 it was the Grapes Inn owned by Greenhall Whitley...we found this out from the deeds when we purchased the property...and 47 St Marys Rd (the furniture shop) was The Nelson Arms...the original WC door is still on at the back of the shop.....allanQuote:
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the Pandemonium band led the parade...and it was snowing...i remember it well....allanQuote:
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Thanks for the extra info Allan. I'll see if I can find some old photos of the Grapes and The Nelson Arms.Quote:
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This school in Earp St, Garston has now sadly closed. It's important that the old methodist chapel, which was incorporated into the school, is preserved. It's the oldest public building left standing in Garston
A century of history captured in new Hovis TV ad
Jul 30 2008 By Laura Sharpe, Liverpool Daily Post
Filming for new Hovis advert in Hardy Street, Garston _320
ANYONE near Garston Docks yesterday might have been forgiven for thinking they had stumbled upon a miners’ strike.
But the large numbers of mounted police and miners were in the city to take part in an update of one of television’s oldest TV adverts.
Actors and film crews are using various scenes across the city to film a Hovis commercial using over 650 extras.
The storyline includes mom- ents of British history from the past 100 years, charting bakers in the 1890s, the 1984 miners’ strike and the 1953 Coronation.
Filming over the next few days will create a two-minute advert due to be shown in the commercial break of Coronation Street in September.
Filming yesterday saw 150 extras crowd down Kings Street and Blackburn Street in a recreation of the miners’ strike.
Some local businesses closed for the day or worked around the crews, and partial road closures were in operation.
Over in Garston, Hardy Street was transformed into a street party celebrating the Queen’s Coronation.
Producers decorated terraced houses and put on fake door covers to make the scene as authentic as possible to 1953.
The road was closed in the afternoon, as the main charac- ter ran down the street, but residents couldn’t really party as no alcohol or music was provided.
Today the crew will be recreating a Suff- ragettes’ march using 150 extras in Percy Street and Little Catherine Street.
Filming is also to take place in Falkner Street, Toxteth, where soldiers will be filmed leaving for the battlefields of Flanders.
Kevin Bell, locations co- ordinator at Liverpool Film Office, said: "This is by far the biggest commercial to be shot in Liverpool and it’s a tremendous coup for the city. It demon- strates the breadth and diver- sity of the locations Liverpool can offer that we are able to facilitate a shoot on this scale.
"The city has a real can-do attitude when it comes to accommodating major productions, and I know the team were impressed by the assistance and support we’ve offered them.
"We’re having a bumper year for filming as a result of the Digital Departures initiative run by North West Vision and the incredible worldwide interest in the city during its year as Capital of Culture."
Council leader Warren Bradley said: "Liverpool has a tremendous reputation as a location to shoot major productions."
laurasharpe@dailypost.co.uk
Quoting from an earlier post of mine in this thread where the discussion was about St. Michael's churchyard:
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As you see, I have now managed to scan my photograph taken with my old Kodak Brownie in the early Sixties.
Any thoughts would be appreciated. Don't though comment on the quality of the print which I know is a very bad exposure, taken as I recall on a rainy day in Garston. :rolleyes:
I actually did try to improve the contrast in the shot using "picnik" on my Flickr site but doing that resulted only in a pixilated mess, so I think we had better stick with this scan of the original snap, bad as it is.
Hopefully some of you will be interested to see this bit of old Garston, considering so many remnants of old Garston village tragically are literally being swept away as we speak. :PDT_Xtremez_12:
Chris
Though of course, I'm no expert, the simple designs on the stone,seem to indicate great age,medieval maybe?:034:
Thanks, Steve, for your opinion. Of course I am always a bit leery of apparently medieval-looking buildings. The buildings in St. Michael's-in-The Hamlet as well as Childwall Abbey (apparently) are good local examples of Victorian buildings made to look older than they are. On the other hand since this was by contrast just a block of sandstone that apparently came from the earlier church I'm prepared to believe it may actually have been medieval.Quote:
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ChrisGeorge try fxfoto its a free download and not a bad one ether.
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Thank you for the tip, Edwardo.
Chris
Have you enquired with anyone from the Church with regards to the origin of the sandstone block?