Liverpool Art Cafe

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Originally Posted by Max

Any pics of that ?

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I'll have a look around on my hard drive. Mark (Bunnyman) may still have a copy of a pic I sent to him over a year ago.

The Seamans orphanage. It was a hospital or clinic of some kind in later years wasn't it?
Actually I shouldn't have called it Newsham hospital 'cos the real Newsham hospital was on Belmont rd and backed onto Lower Breck rd - the paramedic ambulance depot is still there.

The clinic by Tuebrook was called Park hospital I think.

The tatoo parlour was a tiny shop ( more like a little hut) right by the bridge and was well known. I might have a picture of it somewhere.

Other places in Tuebrook you might remember are; St John's youth club (we had some great nights there - great music and sometimes live bands),
St Cecilia's club, the Binmens' club on Green lane, The Coconut Grove night club. :)

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Originally Posted by lindylou

Other places in Tuebrook you might remember are; St John's youth club (we had some great nights there - great music and sometimes live bands),
St Cecilia's club, the Binmens' club on Green lane, The Coconut Grove night club. :)

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Missus and I got hitched up 29 yrs ago in St Cecilia's! We had our reception in my Mum and Dad's Canny Farm living room:PDT_Aliboronz_24:

ahh. :celb (23):

I went to a wedding at St C's about a year ago. :)

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Originally Posted by scouserdave

I'll have a look around on my hard drive. Mark (Bunnyman) may still have a copy of a pic I sent to him over a year ago.

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did anyone ever find any pics?

Went to the Cafe on Friday morning - superb breakfast, and the art work was great.

Also the owner was very friendly, and I pointed her in the direction of this web site for my source of reason to visit!

Can recommend it! :PDT_Piratz_26:

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Originally Posted by MissInformed

did anyone ever find any pics?

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Yep, here's one I found looking up West Derby Rd (westbound). The Newsham Park police station is just out of sight to the left and the cafe would have been on the right side. Pic taken in April 2003.

http://www.liverpoolpictorial.co.uk/tuebrook.jpg

Smashing pic. Nice and clear.

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Originally Posted by ChrisGeorge

Neat stuff, Dave! Is that the model for the Beatles sculpture at Cavern Walks? Did Tom Murphy do that sculpture? Where exactly is the Liverpool Art Café?

Chris

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Chris, John Doubleday did the Cavern Walks sculpture, when unveiled by Mike McCartney,he quipped "Very nice, but which ones our kid?" to a bemused Mr Doubleday

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Originally Posted by SIMON HARRISON

Chris, John Doubleday did the Cavern Walks sculpture, when unveiled by Mike McCartney,he quipped "Very nice, but which ones our kid?" to a bemused Mr Doubleday

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Thanks for this information, Simon. A visit to the Liverpool Art Café sounds like a must for my upcoming visit to Liverpool next May. The locale is also of interest to me because my father worked at Newsham Park Hospital in the early 1950's before we emigrated to the United States.

Chris

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Originally Posted by ChrisGeorge

Thanks for this information, Simon. A visit to the Liverpool Art Café sounds like a must for my upcoming visit to Liverpool next May. The locale is also of interest to me because my father worked at Newsham Park Hospital in the early 1950's before we emigrated to the United States.

Chris

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Sounds great Chris, how long are you over for?

Hi Simon

We would be over for about ten days to two weeks, spending some time in the south, then coming up to Liverpool for a week or so, then back down south before flying off. I'm coming for the Maybrick event at the Liverpool Cricket Club and to take part in a couple of poetry readings at the Everyman and at Albert Dock in connection with a Liverpool poetry anthology, Living on Hope Street that includes a selection of my poems.

Chris

Proceed with caution Simon (shudder!)

Don't worry Dave -- I am only voracious in the chat room. :celb (6):

Chris