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Its here! Finally its here!
The Toxteth/Dingle images you have so kindly helped me with are up for viewing here Credits have been given on the blurb in the main Toxteth page as has a link to toxteth.net.
DId you take them today?
Never knew the skies were that clear If so.
I went through Granby Street for the 1st time last week too.
Never knew of this John Brodie and the English Heritage plaque either despite going through Ullet Road at least 3 times a week.
Toxteth and Dingle are the areas I'm concentrating on the at moment so I'll get It
The first 53 were taken two weeks ago, its taken me a while to get thru the backlog! The John Brodie images were taken during April.Quote:
Originally Posted by Max
Thanks for your comments!
Granby Street isn't bad to be honest just has a slightly bad rep from the media.
I drove into town along Park Road on Saturday. It's been many a year since I have seen Park Road looking as good as it does now - quite a bustle about it. There appears to be only one remaining hideous eyesore - the row of buidlings opposite the top of Steble Street.
Who owns these buildings? Does anyone know if there are any plans to rennovate them? I'm torn between leaving them to rot hoping that one day someone will rescue them and putting them out of their misery straight away. Park Road has lost so many decent buildings it can't afford to lose any more. On the other hand does there come a time when we have to write these buildings off because of the detrimental effect they have on the surrounding area. I don't know.
They will probably get demolished as they become dangerous and just before they fall down.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jericho
The process has already started, hence the gap next to the pub.
It is a scandal. The couple of buildings between the gap and the former Savings Bank have a style that I think is unique in Liverpool.
These buildings on Park Road are some of my favourite derelict buildings.
Park Road
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/2563250...n/photostream/
Malta Street
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/25632502@N00/496925952/
Head detail...who is it?
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/2563250...0581/?edited=1
Thanks for posting this picture. The old bank on the end is also quite a handsome building. The architecture of these buildings is clearly quite special and rennovated they would make Park Road look even better. However, the longer they are left derelict the more expensive it becomes to rennovate them. Someone must own these buildings. What are they waiting for?Quote:
Originally Posted by marky
Great pics. Let's hope they can be saved.
(not the pics, the buildings)
Quote:
Originally Posted by Jericho
I quite agree Jericho!
Who does own them?
How would we find this out?
The Council should know, also the Land Registry.Quote:
Originally Posted by DaisyChains
Every so often notices appear on the buildings offering the site for redevelopment, and there's a mobile phone number.
Thanks PhilipQuote:
Originally Posted by PhilipG
Any ideas what the numbers of those buildings are?
What lovely buildings. It a sin to let them rot away like that. They would look fantastic if they were brought up to scratch.
The three houses are 109, 111 and 113 Park Road.Quote:
Originally Posted by DaisyChains
The Savings Bank is 115.
109 used to be occupied by the vicar of St John the Baptist Church which was over the road.
ta philipQuote:
Originally Posted by PhilipG
Will try and delve a little deeper!
Here's a site with a couple of old pics of Gibbs Engineers, Mill Street (next door to the Park Palace).
http://www.hevac-heritage.org/victor...ibbs/gibbs.htm
http://www.hevac-heritage.org/pictur...nton_gibbs.htm
Daisy Chains you can get a copy of the register for each house from Her Majestys Land Registry.
They only cost about a fiver each, will tell you who the current owner is, and the owner address, and if there are any charges on the property re mortgage, secured loans etc, also details of any coventents etc.
From ordering over the phone or online it only takes about 2 days to arrive.
www.landregistry.gov.uk
Well worth it if you're really interested.
Linda
3 chairs for this old place at the top of Upper Parly - hip hip...
How many chairs can you spot?
7.
It's the old St Deiniol's Church of England Church where the services were held in WelshQuote:
Originally Posted by Ged
Max. Check out the one which is side on, near to the front door, hanging on the wall. I think that may be the one you've missed.
8 + one stool I think.
Phredd
Which stool, the one outside or the one in the toilet?
An historic part of Mill Street
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Park Street
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Toxteth Street
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An email from Patrick Neill of the Liverpool monuments fame.
Open to anyone who is interested.
Dear all,
Would you like to take part in a Walk & Talk around the Oratory, St James Gardens and in and around St James church Toxteth on Sunday 10 th June?
If so, we will meet at 10:00AM at the Oratory (the small Greek temple next to the Anglican cathedral). There may be parking available at the cathedral main car park or at the free auxiliary cathedral car park, off Upper Parliament Street. The event should last about two hours, finishing at the new café in the Anglican cathedral.
Robin Riley will be leading the event, but he asks for anyone who has addition knowledge of any items, that they share their information with the whole group.
The event is free to members of Friends of Liverpool Monuments. The cost to join the Friends for a year is; £5 for waged, £1 for students, retired or unwaged. This is for insurance purposes.
Regards,
Patrick
The Oratory:
http://www.liverpoolmonuments.co.uk/...re/bird02.html
St James Garden:
http://www.liverpoolmonuments.co.uk/...skisson03.html
Web site for St James church Toxteth:
We've had a few discussions on this forum about what constitutes the real boundaries of Toxteth. Just to report this is nothing new !! The Earl of Sefton had the same problem in the 18th C
Lancashire Record Office
TOXTETH PARK - ref. DDM 50
Miscellaneous
FILE - Various papers concerning a dispute as to the division between Toxteth Park and Garston - ref. DDM 50/24 - date: 1781 - 1785
In a cold an gray Granby morning and another baby child Is born In the Toxteth, In the Toxtethhhhhh.
Spot the mistake...
I've started taking photos of spelling mistakes.Quote:
Originally Posted by marky
The most common one seems to be when 'Prince's' does a sex-change to become 'Princess'.
Hi TaffyQuote:
Originally Posted by taffy
Of course boundary disputes have probably occurred ever since there began to be ownership of land. A famous local example is the Allerton and Wavertree boundary dispute of 1568 that resulted in the primitive map that shows the Calder Stones, as shown on Mike Royden's site.
All the best
Chris
^^ 'CatheRRine Mews' with 2 'r's...fancy putting a spelling mistake on a sign directing customers to the show house. Prices from £235,000.
This link shows a few interesting developments including Ullet Grange for a whopping £980,000
http://www.suttonkersh.co.uk/
I saw these going up. They are simply a wooden plywood interior wall with a brick skin. Buyers beware. Nice way to make money out of the back gardens of older property. Anyway what was wrong in with using the original name for the property, "Home for the Incurables Mews". On second thoughts, I suspect this wouldn't be good for sales.Quote:
Originally Posted by marky
Thanks for the link Chris. Whilst I knew that Wavertree township extended to Calderstones Park, I didn't know about the 16th C boundary dispute. Of course this area is L18 these days but would surprise many today that it really is in then old Wavertree township.Quote:
Originally Posted by ChrisGeorge
Thanks for the link marky, I've just flicked through some of the conversions/ redevelopments - excellent to see the buildings being converted, rather than staying in states of disrepair.Quote:
Originally Posted by marky
A luck time for people moving into Liverpool and from within. 'Where do I move? New City Center apartment or a 2 bed apartment in an old converted Liverpool house in the suburbs?'
Decisions decisions.
Interesting 1910 map showing Liverpool and its environs
http://contueor.com/baedeker/great_b...(environs).htm
Also central Liverpool Map
http://contueor.com/baedeker/great_b.../liverpool.htm
They are really good clear maps Taffy, thanks.:PDT_Aliboronz_24:
I've noticed recently that Gulls swoop down to within a few feet of pedestrians, between the former Harry Ramsdens building and the Naval base, Sefton Street.
This section of Liverpool is the only place I know where this happens.
So if you see Gulls on top of the former 'Seven Steps' pub, or you hear squawking then watch out.
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Originally Posted by marky
These sights are really sad to me.
I used to go to the old doctors on Mill Street (now around the corner)
Does anyone have any pics of the old medical centre on Mill Street?
I would go into the chemist opposite too ...now empty....the red building on pic 1
I wonder if there are any plans for this block?
The whole of Mill Street looks awful these days.
There is so much waste land and the buildings are tatty and worn,if not derelict.