Garston News Views and Discussion

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Originally Posted by Waterways

Quoting him means you are scraping the barrel.

Sad but true.

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Have'nt you a duck pond and the peoples heritage to save Watership,instead of being abusive and divisive

with a brand new member ? ... Hello there Merseymay


Never mind Watership hes a little, you

know..erm..http://www.unison.ie/images_papers/n...res/326460.jpg


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Originally Posted by FKoE

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Take no notice of him. He will go away.

Don't spoil a good

thread!!

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disappointed

It is a great thread :celb (6):

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Originally Posted by lindylou

It is a great thread :celb (6):

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I agree!! It's memories like these that

keep 'oldies' like myself going!!
One mention of a certain name, or area, brings back so many other fond memories. Regards to ALL. Norm.:celb (6):

Hi All

Well some things haven't changed under the bridge. Found out today my folks old friends are still running

the kings after many many years! That was nice to hear. Puts a bit of context into the areas redevelopment for those of us very far away. Not everything

of old is gone, just almost everything :rolleyes: . The new housing will be nice for the area I'm sure.

I have a Q:
Will the original inhabitants

be able to move back in to the houses? Like, will they get first preference? I imagine not everyone would want to but if they want to do they get first

dibs?

http://static.flickr.com/79/269181751_0d6a783b49.jpg

The pub at the end of the

picture has now been demolished.

Is there any

word on how much the new houses (the ones for private purchase) will be worth? sorry if this is covering old territory.

MM

Hello Kev

Stunning pictures and video of what has become of Garston under the bridge. Also got a lot out of the discussion. Wow. Having been brought up in Mossley Hill I know the area and found the images to be startling. I take it that the parish church is being preserved, is that right? What about the old well across the road in what it looks like you designated as the old mill (?). I saw it when I was a lad interested in local history, also took a photograph of what was thought to be a "vinegar stone" to disinfect money in the old churchyard though that might have been my wishful thinking. The square stone had a hole in the middle of it and faces at each of the four top corners.

Chris

The church will stay, the well across the rd? I never knew about that, must investigate :)

Could do a few pics down Garston at the weekend when sister brings the camera back from France.

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Originally Posted by ChrisGeorge

also took a photograph of what was thought to be a "vinegar stone" to disinfect money in the old churchyard though that might have been my wishful thinking. The square stone had a hole in the middle of it and faces at each of the four top corners.

Chris

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There are some old columns from the church before this one - could that be it? The church there now is from 1875 or thereabouts. Oh - I went to Quarry Bank as well - but it had gone comprehensive when I went - still a great school though and still has some of the old masters.I

Whats going on with the site of what was the St Mary's Hotel? I was down there last night and the old pub is now a building site! It's not often a former pub which has been burned down gets it's vacant site built upon so quickly! The Astoria in Walton is a prime example of this!

Will have to get round there soon, I have been concetrating on Bootle recently and also Ellesmere Port.

Some more pics of opposite St. Mary's Church, Garston Under The Bridge - 13th November 2006

http://static.flickr.com/122/296443424_8faa85d16a.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/100/296443357_789cd1a59e.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/101/296442589_d74a10c075.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/117/296442485_e86e8ad2c3.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/111/296442434_c2c558ab8f.jpg
^^This is interesting^^

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Originally Posted by wallasey

Whats going on with the site of what was the St Mary's Hotel?

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Du you mean the Garston Hotel? If yes then I have my suspiscions about that. There was a news article about it saying the demolision company were soon to demolish it, then it was burnt out even more, resulting in a mega quick demolision of the site. They are now building housing on it, which is flying up.

St. Michael's Church, Garston: I havn't been in the grave yard since I was 11 years old, weird experience. I tried looking for the Pirate's Grave I once saw as a kid.

http://static.flickr.com/114/296442535_69dd8d3125.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/104/296442895_4bdee94223.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/110/296443273_66b856bd80.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/100/296442805_593c3614e6.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/119/296442712_cb63d9277f.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/109/296443022_7563f2aa79.jpg
^^old grave^^

Old Garston Station:

http://static.flickr.com/103/296539176_9e258806dc.jpg