Gardens, Tenements and Courts

Ask for a charge/contribution Kev ! we can't expect you to pay.

Already have done :PDT11

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Originally Posted by PhilipG

We don't seem to have many images of the early Corporation Dwellings.
Is this going to be the right thread, or should we have pre-1930s in a different thread?

This is Northumberland Street.
Built 1913.
Photo from "Report on the Health of the City of Liverpool, 1913" (LRO).
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/184/4...766d73a4_o.jpg

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Phil.

I agree. I think there should be a pre 1930s Corporation dwellings thread for the likes of Northumberland st. I have quite a few pics of these type including Bevington st, Eldon Grove, Holly street and Saltney st and the like. The fore-runners to the tennies that are previously focused upon.

Here are some pics of Ged's excellent model:

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/194/4...e52ae4158e.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/214/4...641c990cdb.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/183/4...8fdfeaed70.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/190/4...4b4a6fd9dd.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/178/4...cabf06d8a9.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/191/4...177e46f8f9.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/219/4...64b4028e10.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/200/4...a89d943e50.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/189/4...fa80121e29.jpg

Masterpiece Ged Lad. :handclap:

Great piccies Kev. :handclap:

They are just superb.:handclap: :handclap: :PDT11 :handclap:

Hello all, please be gentle with a forum virgin:)
I've been looking at www.itnsource.com at some old Pathe films of Liverpool - found a really intriguing one from I think 1972 - colour footage of a kind of angular U-shaped block of flats or tenements with a smaller block in the centre. It seems to be across the road in a SW direction from Myrtle Gardens, but much smaller, obviously - does anyone have any idea what it was called?
There are some great bits of film on there btw

Hello Melangell.

That link doesn't direct us to the actual block you were looking at but at a guess it may be Myrtle House which also contained Almond House which were the blocks across the road from Myrtle Gardens. See these below taking by Brian Saville.

Great pics by the way Kev.Thanks, and to you Gerard for the comments. That exhibition was why I didn't get down to yours at the weekend mate, it was so good I was there yesterday too, see you next weekend.

Doh! Sorry about that! i will find the actual link to the film clip and pop it on....it seems to be just off the second pic , closer to the camera.

http://www.britishpathe.com/images//...0/00086718.WMV

There, I think that's it - it's the block with the washing hanging out and lots of people on the balconies?

Those blocks are part of the developments that were further East than Myrtle Gardens. There were lots of blocks in the Mason street, Smithdown Lane, Grinfield Street, Overbury street and Sidney Place such as Paddington House and Sidney House. These are just some of them.

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Originally Posted by melangell

http://www.britishpathe.com/images//...0/00086718.WMV

There, I think that's it - it's the block with the washing hanging out and lots of people on the balconies?

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When you watch that footage it makes you realise how much has improved.
Liverpool looks a lot better now.

I was visiting the Falkner estate, Entwistle Heights and Myrtle House on a regular basis form 1972 until 1980s. I had friends and family there.

- those flats were grim by then :shock: That film is just how I remember it.

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Originally Posted by melangell

http://www.britishpathe.com/images//...0/00086718.WMV

There, I think that's it - it's the block with the washing hanging out and lots of people on the balconies?

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Its the block next to the old St Nathaniel Church. The block you seem to be refering to is to the left of the church in the below link.

http://www.toxteth.net/places/liverp...0nathaniel.htm

You can see the church and the flats on the film at 1.30 on the footage

New Social Housing it says.

Looks like a 30s tenement block to me......


http://www.social-exclusion-housing....l-estates.html

I do like that Pathe Review, very interesting to see movies instead of flat photos sometime. Thank you so much.:handclap:

:handclap: The pathe review was good, but I thought the photo's excellent, and so many of them very clear , Thank you so much for sending them, right up my street ! I knew there was a good reason that I joined up here.
Ellyjo.
PS. Brilliant forum by the way.

Hi everyone, I have just been looking at some pic's of luke street, and wondered if anyone might have some of the three little houses there, don't know if they are still there now, they were numbered 4, 6, and 8, i'm just interested because we were the first tenants there, and I spent a few of my teenage years in number 8, not all happy memories, but memories just the same, I never thought of taking photo's at the time, but I feel a little bit nostalgic and homesick sometimes, thanks to anyone who can help,
Ellyjo,

hi,,i am new to this site and i am made up with all the pics of the old tenements of liverpool :handclap:,,,,i was wondering if any one has pics of sir thomas white gardens (or sir tommy whites as i affectionally remember them ) spentmost of my childhoood here as my grandmother and auntie lived here,,and would love to see some more pics of the place:)

well done everyone who has contributed to this site and keep up the good work

Hello Col, I,m sure if you look on Ged,s site there will be one of Tommy Whites.

I had a mate in there back in the 60s and stayed there drunk a few times, sweet memories.

Hope someone finds a few pics for you.:)

hi chippie,, thanks for the quick reply,,,and you are rght there are pics of tommy whites there,, was just looking for something more detailed if you get me,, maybe pics of inside the courts and such,,, brings back so many memories though just looking at the pics i have seen:)

hopefully someone may have a pic or 2 knocking around somewere,, i know my mum would love to see the place again

Hi Col, welcome :PDT11:PDT11

hello kev and thankyou for the warm welcome :D

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Originally Posted by The coolbury boy

Its the block next to the old St Nathaniel Church. The block you seem to be refering to is to the left of the church in the below link.

http://www.toxteth.net/places/liverp...0nathaniel.htm

You can see the church and the flats on the film at 1.30 on the footage

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Is this not Windsor Gardens? I seem to remember these being of a different design to Myrtle. There were in front of Entwistle Heights and behind the factory on Crown Street.

HI Ged.Any info or photos of Cowen terrace please.

Hello Edwardo. Where was Corwen Terrace as it doesn't seem to exist still? I imagine it's court pictures you are looking for rather than tenements, is that right?

Ged.you have gote me there,I was asked by someone els.her fathere lived there in the 50zz...so what would be the best gess.Ted

ross08.try this for pic and gen http://www.sw-norrisgreen.co.uk/.Good luck
Ted

does anybody have any old pics of dingle :)

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Originally Posted by runcorn_lad

does anybody have any old pics of dingle :)

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Anything in particular?
There's a lot in toxteth.net.
http://www.toxteth.net/maps/liverpool/lpool6d.htm

Welcome to yo!

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Originally Posted by edwardo

ross08.try this for pic and gen http://www.sw-norrisgreen.co.uk/.Good luck
Ted

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Edwardo the link above is wrong you've added .good to the end the real link is

http://www.sw-norrisgreen.co.uk

thanks for that philipg. i am really lookin for pics of thornton place and the streets around it. i have already looked on toxteth.net and there is some good pics on there. my family are from around thornton place and the streets around there.

cheers runcorn_lad

i lived in kenty and loved it always say i would move back there tomorrow my brother got loads of pics
scousette

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Originally Posted by scousette1st

i lived in kenty and loved it always say i would move back there tomorrow my brother got loads of pics
scousette

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Hi scousette1st and welcome, get your bro to scan some of those pics and postem here :PDT11

Hello Scousette. I know some people from Kent Gardens, some of whom still live in the area. Some pics of those tennies on my site below.

Hi yer Scousette, I used to live in Kenty and went to St. Vinnies for a whiile. Have a great time on the forum.

(The Salcedo's lived in 32D and I lived close to them - Chris was my mate - we probably know each other.) X

Hi Ged and Stephen, i lived in number 16 and i remember the salcedo,s aunty sylvia, loved living there bomie nights street parties community spirit was gr8 not like now scared to leave the house :rolleyes: my name is Marie Carney X

My missus seems to know your name, do you have red hair (but we don't care). their names are Karen Dutton, Denise Lowe, Nadia and the Rice family - Susan, Keith, theresa, David, Joey Rice, lads called Awley, ducky, Eamonn and his bro Evvo, The Agathers, Nigel in the shop.

yea i know them all, terry evans died this yr a couple of weeks after his mum :shock: and yea i do have AUBURN hair lol though i have now gone blonde :unibrow: i moved down south came back 2yrs ago now live by walton asda which i h8 trying to get back to town end, whats ya wifes name ?
scousette X

:002:benson.chris@btinternet.com

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Originally Posted by christy

Yes, they were only demolished to make way for Tesco's - Unlike most of the tenaments from the 30's, the whole bottom floor was purpose built shops (talking about the whole ground floor, not the single shops like in Myrtle gardens). Seem to remember the ones facing the old Poly on Byrom street had shops on the ground floor aswell - did I go to an Army and Navy store there or am I imagining it? There was also a block on th e corner of Edge lane and St Oswald street that was onlt demolished in the 90's and was used for filming the riot scenes in the film 'In the name of the Father'.

Remember as a kid going to a chinese laundry round by Soho street somewhere while my dad put his shirt collars in and him taking me to see the tenaments where he used to live which was part of what was known as the 4 squares. Think it had been renamed Concorde close by then and was empty awaiting demolition. Very weird at the time, deserted and atmospheric, could almost hear the kids singing and playing from the past, scared me a bit - mad imagination I had

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i lived in soho street when it chandge to concord way went to school with phillip blue,whose parents owned the chinese lundry in soho street:handclap: