Stump art, Scotland Road (in middle of the road, University end)
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Stump art, Scotland Road (in middle of the road, University end)
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/e...cotland_Rd.jpg
Fantastic stuff... my Scottie claim to fame, I once had my left eyebrow COMPLETELY shaved off by Scotties own Sweeny Todd Georgie Gunnion I can still hear him saying "it'll be all right lad it'll grow back".
Remember Georgie Kings on Saturday all the boiling chickens hanging up in the window he could charm the birds could George.
I remember the lone accordianist in the square on a Saturday night the sound of pennies hitting the deck from the audience above... the pubs letting out people talking for hours putting the world to rights... crates on shoulders someones havin a do... ribs in barrels and salt fish
Take a look here Geo.........
http://www.yoliverpool.com/forum/sho...t=scottie+road
My first drink was in the lamplighter,,,,,about 74/5..
I have many a fond memory of the lamplighter pub. It was on one of my earliest crawls, around 1978/79 as a 16/17 year old that took in the 7 stars, Tugboat and Old Campfield.
That's an interesting building. Does anyone know what it was?Quote:
Originally Posted by marky
Dave.
City talk called me this morning to have me in regarding a programme Roy Basnett was doing today called 'Big up your borough' about famous people from your area. I couldn't make it due to work which is a pity as it's up in the tower but we did a live phone chat and I talked about Dom Volante and Jessie Reid Crosbie.
Some good emails coming in.
Dunno exactly, but there where quite a few factorys around the Wright street/Scotland road area in the late 1800/1900'sQuote:
Originally Posted by skgogosfan
http://www.vauxhall-images.com/
Some brilliant images here on a new website by John McDonald.
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"YO" said it :handclap:Quote:
Originally Posted by Ged
Various images around the top of Great Homer Street. All sourced from the LRO, and were taken around the late 1950's.
There's an 1906 OS map index below, which shows the direction of each image taken.
http://i861.photobucket.com/albums/a...yRoad_0001.jpg
Image A ^ Boundary Street East, close to the junction with Scotland Road, to the right.
'Alex Munro', 'Wheelwright & Blacksmith' business advertises: 'Ladders, Trucks, Trestles, Trollies & Handcarts' and his telephone number listed is 'North 1355'. The RH side wall shown still exists today and belongs to the Hamlet Pub, on Scotland Road. The chimney in the background belongs to a house in Nursery Street.
http://i861.photobucket.com/albums/a...yRoad_0003.jpg
Image B ^ Boundary Street East, looking towards Great Homer Street.
Notice the bricked-in cellar windows, with what appears to be an airbrick above.
http://i861.photobucket.com/albums/a...yRoad_0002.jpg
Image C ^ Boundary Street East, with Great Homer Street junction, to the left.
http://i861.photobucket.com/albums/a...yRoad_0005.jpg
Image D ^ Looking down Nursery Street, viewed from Great Homer Street.
Bent's brewery chimney stack can be seen in the distance, across Scotland Road, and directly behind the Rotunda theatre [now demolished].
http://i861.photobucket.com/albums/a...yRoad_0006.jpg
Image E ^ Skirving Street & Nursery Street from Great Homer Street.
The missing gable end building was destroyed during WWII. Originally four buildings occupied the space between Skirving & Nursery Streets.
http://i861.photobucket.com/albums/a...yRoad_0004.jpg
Image F ^ Mould Street, [with backs of Skirving Street behind].
http://i861.photobucket.com/albums/a...ScottyRoad.jpg
Image Location Plan, taken from 1906 OS map, trustees of the National Library of Scotland.
Brilliant photos :handclap:
Superb pics and info Dazza :PDT11
Great photos. Did you notice the lack of litter in the photos. They aint got a pot to p ss in, yet there is no litter.
Great pic's Dazza, good idea to use the map,etc!:nod:
Very interesting. Thanks for posting :PDT11
They're so poor they aint got no litter. Probably used it as fire lighters.Quote:
Originally Posted by pablo42
Cracker pics Dazza. Nice one.:PDT_Piratz_26:
You're probably right there Ged. I remember me Nan, she never wasted owt. Recycling, she done it all. She even unwound the wool from old jumpers and used it again. We were probably wearing jumpers from 1794.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ged
?17.94 was quite expensive back then ;)
Ha, asked for that.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ged
Thanks for all your comments, you guys are the best :hug:
I'm always amazed by what you can read into old photos. Some more observations:
I missed lack of the litter around [thanks pab & Ged] ha ha - they used absolutely everything then, didn't they? A lesson to us all.
There's also an old gas lamp mounted on the wall, Mould Street [image F]
There's a handcart at the end of nearly every street. Probably the same ones you normally see in old court photos? [image E].
The new advertisements are amazing - building dreams again, whilst flogging stuff [as ever's been the case]. The contrast between bombed-out neighbourhood and a picture of the future is dramatic. Ad's/ billboards look like band-aids, put across an open wound, as they occupy sites of distress: the exposed gable wall, that was once someone's living room wall, or the plots of rubble where someone's shop once stood. [image E].
No litter is easily explained,hardly any packaging, no fast food shops except chippies,open fireplaces so a lot of rubbish was burned and no money.
Thanks for thoes pictures Dazza. The Mould st area brings back many memories to me. On one corner of Mould and Scotland Rd was a clock makers shop owend by a Mr Nash and the shop nextdoor was a sweet and tobacconists Harrison's owned by my Aunt Nelly, I spent many happy hours there when i was a kid selling many a half ounce Gallaghers fine irish snuff to the Mary Ellens, delivering papers around the area, and taking trays of tea and biscuts over the road to the boxoffice in the Rotunder. On the other corner of Moult St and Scotty lived a family called Lundon I remember us all sheltering in there cellar during the May Blitz on the night the Rotunder got bombed, a lot of the people from the area that had been bombed out had there furnature stored in the Rotunder, and when it was hit by incendiary bombs it went up like a tinderbox. At the back of the Rotunder was a funeral directors, I just cant remember there name but there where horses stabled in there and they all burnt to death, the noise from them was horrific. Maybe Spike can use some of this info on his WW2 site.
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Originally Posted by gerry_2
Nice one Gerry, was you in this area right through the bombing.
Hi Gerry,Quote:
Originally Posted by gerry_2
I'm glad you like the images, it was my pleasure putting them together and posting. And thank you so much for sharing all your amazing memories. I'd love to hear some more? I can't imagine what must it have been like living through that nightmare - shells falling all around, day after day. And then having to deal with the chaos that followed afterwards?
The Rotunda - I've only ever seen one very grainy photo of the Rotunda. It's disappointing that not more were taken before it was hit? I've managed to find some very poor quality B&W images from around the Rotunda area. Apologies for the quality.
All images are courtesy from the LRO.
http://i861.photobucket.com/albums/a...otunda_001.jpg
Image 1 ^ Kirkdale Road side of the Rotunda [1 of 3]
http://i861.photobucket.com/albums/a...otunda_002.jpg
Image 2 ^ Kirkdale Road side of the Rotunda [2 of 3]
http://i861.photobucket.com/albums/a...Rotunda_03.jpg
Image 3 ^ Kirkdale Road side of the Rotunda [3 of 3]
http://i861.photobucket.com/albums/a...otunda_005.jpg
Image 4 ^ Stanley Road side of the Rotunda [1 of 2]
http://i861.photobucket.com/albums/a...otunda_004.jpg
Image 5 ^ Stanley Road side of the Rotunda [2 of 2]
http://i861.photobucket.com/albums/a...otunda_006.jpg
Image 6 ^ Around the Rotunda area?
Thanks for the photos Dazza its a pitty they did'nt have the present day photography techniques then as they do today.
Hi Dazza,
here's a pic' of the "Rotunda",which is a bit clearer!
(courtesy of L.R.O.)
Thanks wsteve55, that more like it.http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-happy110.gif
I know it's been mentioned before but plenty of Scottie images on www.scottiepress.org
Loads of Scottie pics on the pre war and post war pics on my site below too.
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Originally Posted by pablo42
She must have been a good age then Pablo, your gran?
She died aged 99. Her mum was the same age, and couldn't speak english. That's why I laugh at the talk of immigrants.Quote:
Originally Posted by Samp
tht u bri /john
gilfoyle
So lets just mention that again :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Ged
Where Have All The Voters Gone ?
A Political History of Scotland Road
** New Project!**
Here at Scottie Press Online we are embarking upon a new research project. The project will be based upon the colourful political history of the Scotland Road area, and will address the question as to why voter apathy seems to grip this area especially hard in contemporary times.
We will start by researching three political heavyweights of the area T.P O'Connor , the only Irish Nationalist MP to sit in a constituency outside Ireland ( Liverpool Scotland 1885 - 1929 ) Locally born Davie Logan who succeeded O'Connor and sat till 1964. Bessie Braddock Liverpool Exchange 1945 - 69 . We are also interested in the un-written history of the area's political struggle.
Therefore we are asking for help from our readers to create this unique piece of social history. Everything and anything is welcomed, pictures, personal recollections, family anecdotes. These will help us to create an understanding of the past political forces that have led us to the present day.
Voting apathy seems to be gripping this area especially hard. In the last election for the European Parliament the number of people who voted in this area was around 10%. In the 2001 General Election Riverside turned in a low 34.1% (although again this area was much lower ). Why is this happening, can it be explained? In an attempt to address this problem we will look back to the past. Was it any different, and can we use anything we may learn in an effort to interest people, especially the young in politics at both a local and a national level?
Please keep referring to the projects tab to view our research as it happens!
To share your information email
cat.tully@scottiepress.org
crogan@scottiepress.org
sarahjo.kennedy@scottiepress.org