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Both of those films were old then - mid 1960s. Did you go to the last night? Many people there?Quote:
Originally Posted by Sirob
There are few older pictures of the Classic (Odeon), on this site. WW2 with Mustangs passing going to Speke and one around 1935.
A corpy bus on Stanley road. A pair of ribble buses at journeys end, Skelhorne street. One of MPTE'S midi buses outside Liverpool Central during construction of the Merseyrail underground . A Overhead railway tram at five lamps waterloo. And last the top deck of a liverpool tram, but is it a green goddess or baby grand ??
I'm almost speechless at these pics, thanks so much :handclap:
For Waterways, this is the final advert in the Echo for the Allerton Classic
I did go on the last night of the Allerton Classic, the interior shots were taken then. Not many patrons, though.
Ormskirk, Liverpool bay platform signal and water column, January 1970
Bank Hall shed? ex L&Y pug, The thing on the chimney was a deflector, used when running under the Overhead, on the dock lines. A driver who lived in the next street told me that if you used it, the exhaust was deflected down and you couln't see a thing! Early 1950's? no details on back to credit.
Grand National Day 1971
Looking towards Lee Park flats, from Aymestry Court, Woolton, 1963(Went to visit a friend there and by chance had my camera!)
More pics next week.
Another heartfelt thankyou from me to all who have posted pics here. Fantastic.
Some more local rail. First up is Preston rd on the line from Exchange to Wigan now renamed rice lane . Blundelsand & crosby is seen around 1905. Next is Seaforth sands station and train shed. Edge lane station around 1948, this line may reopen to passengers under plans by merseytravel. And last Aintree Central showing the simple clinker platforms used for the race day traffic .
Some more from my collection, not as interesting or as rare as sirob's but here goes: the first is Stanley rd & strand rd in Bootle. The next view is a first class tram heading down Rice lane Walton. Track relaying is taking place in Rice lane, near Lynwood rd in the next view. Another view of Stanley road this time at the junction of Linacre rd with the north park on the right. And last a tram near the end of its journey at Aintree.
great pics.
that's Stanley Rd/Linacre Lane corner. that view has barely changed. apart from the trams the only main difference is there is now a roundabout in the middle of the junction..
The beauty of this building jumped up and bit me when last in Liverpool. I had my taxi stop just to take this snap. I only hope it is preserved it's so beautiful.
http://img120.imageshack.us/img120/8002/dscf2209ov1.jpg
Gerry,
The spire has been knocked off.
http://www.toxteth.net/places/liverp...s/florrie3.jpg
http://www.toxteth.net/places/liverp...0institute.htm
Knocked off as in "Robbed" ??
Fantastic building. Its so sad to see such fine work go to ruin.
took a pic today from similar place to the Stanley Rd/Linacre Lane one. a bit of new housing I'd forgotten about and of course the Triad in the background. best I could do with the amount of traffic about
http://www.yoliverpool.com/forum/att...4&d=1206705304
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e2...icture2109.jpg
excellent Quincy :handclap:
quincyg, I think these kinds of comparison photos ( Then and Now ) are superb. Not a lot has changed on the buildings ( apart from the few houses in the middle missing ! ) but it's just so hard to imagine a horse and carriage on the corner of the road now and a tram trundling along.
Seeing both photo's together makes me want to jump into my DeLorean and hitting 88, going back to the time in your old photo and seeing it for real.
The Bridge rd 55a bus one you took and this one quincyg, you've got the angles just right - great, well done. :handclap:
More bus pics. The first two show the end of the line for Litherland tram/bus depot. The third is a corpy bus heading down march lane Bootle, with the gas works to the left. No four is a ribble bus in lime street, note the merseyrail building works next to st Georges hall, they would never allow that now. And last a corpy bus on Dale street.
Brilliant:handclap:
The old cars are great to see.The old Manweb van brought back some memories.:PDT_Piratz_26:
indeed and the old Echo van at the back.Quote:
Originally Posted by John(Zappa)
nice to see the bus terminus where Somerfield is now. I moved up here after that had been demolished so had never seen it. cheers :PDT_Piratz_26:
Those last 2 bring back great memories - well done. I well remember those boards around the south end of the Geoges Hall circa 77 and on the last one you can see Gerard Close and Gerard Crescent in the background. The Stockwell Mount on the first one has not long returned to that original name having been Ma Kents for quite a while.
I'd use my handclap smilie if it was working.
its a shame about that old beautiful building without its spire-are they really going to demolish it? Well i suppose its just too far gone to fix now???? Or that is what they will say-and too dangerous to keep standing and no money to fix it. Its still a crying shame-it upsets me-but its happening all over the place. In my home town they do the same-wether people make a fuss or not..........sigh
No, they are doing it up - very slowly it seems.
thanks ged-good news for that building then. Whats it going to be? sometimes they say they are doing it up tho and they take so long that it goes to rack and ruin in the process and then they use the land to develop some new cardboardy houses. Hope that does not happen here-fingers crossed.
Here you go
http://www.yoliverpool.com/forum/sho...ence+institute
http://www.yoliverpool.com/forum/sho...ence+institute
http://www.savetheflorrie.org.uk/
They should keep you occupied for a while ;)
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As its grand national week here's a few pics of Aintree. The first is Aintree ''sefton arms'', no date but electric rails suggest sometime around 1906. The next Aintree again, (now with a roof over the Liverpool platform), in 1913. A race day train from the overhead rly is seen in 1956, the last year these trains ran to Aintree. The next is a very simple Aintree racecourse station on Warbreck moor. this was just a single platform covered in cinders, with single line working on the day. The last is the orient express stock on a race special in 1986
Some smashing pics while I've been away. Thanks to all for sharing them, - what this forum is for!
Garston shore on the 2 nd December 1979. shipbreaking was done here and the present line up is especially poignant as it includes Salvor and Vigilant, which I remember at the Landing Stage. Now, beached like whales, waiting only for the hot bite of the cutters torch, they will soon be history!
As it's coming up to Grand National Day, lots of people went from Liverpool Exchange station. these pics were taken on 9 April 1977, including an enthusiasts special, marking the closure.
Welcome back, Sirob.
Even the buildings in the background have gone!
It's so good to have photos as a reminder.
(It was a real pleasure to meet you.)
fantastic pics again!
Brilliant pics of Exchange, Bibbys and the 3 ugly sisters just how I remember them all being a towny.
Welcome back sirob great photos again. Dont know if anyone has seen this site http://www.etraction.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/gallery.htm His models of the merseyrail 502's look spot on. I also hope he shows his model of exchange sta at local model rail shows when its finished, if the roof is anything to go by it should be superb. There is also a link to the class 502 site. http://www.hamptonweb.myby.co.uk/class502/ What a shame it has been left to rot like this. it may be mundane, but it is a piece of merseysides history. It should be restored & brought home.
Merseywail, what a shame about the 502. It should be local, except where would you keep it??????
Glad to have you back, Philip G:handclap:
When I was a child, the most exciting thing to look forward to was a visit to the park, or the shore;
The cuckoo clock, Stanley Park, 1961
Slide, (dig the pram!!!) Stanley Park, 1961
Swings, Whitfield Road, (Rice Lane Rec) 1959
Crosby shore, wartime anti aircraft obstructions still there, 1958
I think the best place for the 502 would be the new museum of liverpool life at mann island, along side the overhead coach & the L&M loco Lion. We also could have had a coach from the Mersey railway, but sadly it was destroyed in a fire at derby works. Even if it was put in the large object store, at least it would be safe.
Smashing photos of Stanley park Sirob. My nan used to take me to look at that floral clock when I was little. It's still there but not as elaborate. The cuckoo clock stopped many years ago.
It's a shame when you think how things have to change .. and sometimes not for the better. :( It used to be a magical atmosphere in that flower garden, especially when you heard the cuckoo :) .. you couldn't have that now - due to vandalism - imagine it with the hoodies these days :PDT_Xtremez_12:
You railway enthusiasts must get to the railway exhibition at Archbishop Blanch school in May. Mike Delamar who comes on here has a cracking Crown st layout and there will be a massive Lime st layout too from a certain period of time showing buildings and traffic too. I'll be there on the sat.
Some more race day scenes, the first is a war time view on 6 Apr 1940. No date for the next one, but my guess is mid 30's The last shows trams during layover time awaiting the home time crowds, late 40's?
Also in April, was the end of the Gateacre rail service from Liverpool Central.
these pics were taken on the last day, 15 April 1972.
Gateacre Station
Last train departing for Central
Last train from Liverpool Central
St. Michaels Station
Brunswick
Great Sirob, just look at that old bullnose engine at Brunswick with the big gas tank behind that's still there.
Here's a few from the 1980s, just to show how soon things dissapear. The first two show Fazakerley permanant way yard in 1983. The next pair show withdrawn wirral ''503'' electric train's in sidings at Birkenhead north in 1985. the last only recently gone is Garston sta in 1983