Gerard, I have forgotten how that area use to look, cut price records, the model shop, skin, what was the grand looking building by the telephones boxes in your first photos, its also in the second?
I now know the answer it was on another thread.
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Gerard, I have forgotten how that area use to look, cut price records, the model shop, skin, what was the grand looking building by the telephones boxes in your first photos, its also in the second?
I now know the answer it was on another thread.
Mushy peas... m'mmmm :PDT11
Gerard, Gianelli's was a bit packed about 10 mins ago, give it an hour mate!
:D
Its cuury sauce and chips for you aye ;)
Great pictures Gerard, its amazing how the road does not look that steep, but has been replaced by a gigantic staircase leading to Clayton Square? I bought many an LP from that cut price record store, most of them dodgy imports that made 'flexi-discs' seem as though they were made of bacolite (showing my age now!).
Great pics, Gerard! :handclap:
Chris
Wonderful, Gerard.
My "Old Liverpool" members are going to get spoiled now that you and Ged have given permission for your photos to be put there.
Thanks, Gents.
Me and our Joey were never out of that City models shop which later moved to Stanley Street. I've grown out of those trains now - he hasn't though :unibrow:
What was the big "Hobbies" shop in Manchester Street called?Quote:
Originally Posted by Ged
And does anybody remember Pat Weeks who used to sell collectables and local history stuff in the old Salerooms in Victoria Street?
Philip, that one on the corner of Manchester street was just called the GAMES shop. I don't know if it's the same collectables that you mean but I remember a place facing harvest home, the entrace being in Temple Court off Victoria st?
The GAMES shop. Thanks.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ged
Temple Court would be right, Ged.
Wasn't sure if it was still called Victoria Street.
Yeah, if that's the one Philip, I remember going in there with my dad - poss early 1980s - he was looking through some boxes for old records and 78s and that.
Wasn't there a "Hobbies" at the rear of M&S on Tarleton St..
Remember getting me Ist Gat out of there.
Hi GerrardQuote:
Originally Posted by Gerard
I believe you are correct, as I recall. Nice to remember these little bits from the past. . . :handclap:
Chris
Hobbies was an excellent shop Chris. I used to get all my little plastic animals out of there and my soldiers.
Hi Ged and Gerard
Not sure I ever went into Hobbies. I used to like Philip Son and Nephew, the bookstore, and Rushworth and Dreapers for LP's and 45's. :D
Chris
Ah yes, Philip, Son & Nephew.Quote:
Originally Posted by ChrisGeorge
There were about 3 floors with at least 2 rooms on each.
I always had the feeling it was a converted house.
You might not know, Chris, but it was demolished a few years ago, and is now a Wetherspoons pub.
Ironically, Wetherspoons usually convert interesting old buildings (especially cinemas) and try to retain interesting featues, but perhaps dear old rambling P, S & N was too much of a challenge, even for them.
Alright Gerard lar. As you lot are older than lil me, do any of you remember Wilson's? book shop off Renshaw Street - a rickety old building, behind the shop that Rapids use for their lighting. I think it might have been accessed from Newington. It had it's name painted on the gable end of the wall.
Certainly do remember Wilson's.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ged
It had its entrance on Renshaw Street, like Rapid's does now.
I've got a pic of Renshaw Street showing it as Wilson's.
Will see if I can find it later.
Just got to go & pick up my photos from ASDA.
I still get prints made of everything I take.
Anyway, young Ged, how old are you?
These pics are cool. this is a great thread. its sad how much has gone. I was never into models, apart from the ones who wore the undies in the littlewoods catologue:unibrow: i loved the Ace Place for magic tricks.
Anyone got a pic of the Why Not pub on harrington street, opposite the Crocodile. i went up there last week and its all gone. i loved that pub, it had some great pictures on the walls.
Ged, I heard you discarded your Colnels and Sergents and just played with your Privates:PDT11Quote:
Originally Posted by Ged
Seriously, Hobbies was a great shop, amongst others things, I got a Lima train set (better than Hornby!) and a Pelham string puppet.
This photo was taken following the announcement that Wilson's bookshop was going to close.
The building was subsequently occupied by Rapid Hardware.
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/126/4...87f6ce5a_o.jpg
Thanks, Philip. I believe I was in that bookshop a few times. There was another old bookshop further down that side street as you went toward Central Station. I remember I salivated over an old copy of the Coucher Book of Whalley Abbey there in a dusty upper story room. The transcript copy was published 1792 or thereabouts and the leather binding was fraying but it was a big heavy old book and they wanted 90 pounds or something way above my budget as a student as I then was. This was in the mid to late 1960's. I was interested in the book because I believe it contained the first record of Stanlawe Grange on present-day Aigburth Hall Avenue, founded for the Cistercian monks of Stanlaw Abbey near Ellesmere Port, which was later taken over by Whalley Abbey near Ribchester.Quote:
Originally Posted by PhilipG
Chris
I believe you're getting mixed up with the Philharmonic Hall :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Gnomie
Philip, i'm only 31. Great old pic btw.
Paul, I used to go into Hobbies and ask for shoulders instead of soldiers but they'd tell me that Ted Heath didn't work there.
Gerard. Good pic off you too. I wonder what it'll look like in 14 years like Phil's, probably not a lot different I suspect.
I had to move to move to the flats in clough road in speke(1960s) when I was a kid and I don't remember anything like the clough road picture. Anyone know how close to Clough Rd this picture was taken? But there still great pictures. And the link to liverpool city councils photo archive is Fantastic Thanks.
THIRTY ONE !!!..THIRRRRRRRRTYYYYYYY ONE...Quote:
Originally Posted by Ged
Take no notice Phil Ged's 45..
Sussssssed ! Bah!
Not sure if anyone has already posted a link to this site, but there's some great old pics on there.
http://www.bernardfallon.com/photo/L...ol%20Home.html
Thanks terry, some great pix there. :)
This pic was posted by Springy on the Scouse House forum. It shows the close proximity of our tennies to the fantastic William Brown Street - our playground. Taken in 1971. The Tysons crane, building, behind Thurlow House was something I used to look at from our back veranda, being 9 years old and all that, it was being replicated with my lego and matchbox cars set.
A great load of pics from 76 (the skyscrapercity forum but I saw it on scouse house)
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=366588
They are fantastic!!! :PDT11 :PDT_Aliboronz_24: :handclap:
http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/5...hstreetzm4.jpg
Postcard was posted in late 40s, but would need someone who knows about trams and thinks to say if it was a contemporary card for that era, as it might have been pre-war stock still be used?
Hi Liverpolitan
Great postcard view of Church Street. Many thanks for posting it. :handclap:
PhilipG might have a better idea but I should say the view is from the 1930s or earlier judging by the look of the trams and motor cars.
Chris
I can recognise Green Goddesses from the side, but not sure about the front end views of the nearest two.
This could be early 1930s, as there's no sign of the canopy for the Tatler which opened in 1934, and if that's India Buildings in the background, that was built 1923-30.
Presumably it's out of copyright and OK for me to put on Old Liverpool?
Hi Chris, Hi Paul - yes please put it on the old Liverpool group if you think it'll add to the collection there. I did join and put a few pictures up there but haven't got the habit yet. Sooner or later I am going to stop being lazy and scan more of my postcards.
A webby I stumbled upon.
http://www.lynettearden.com/liverpool_in_1970s.htm
I,ve noticed you do a lot of stumbling Gedrick, yer not a plonky are yer, and before yer say it, or a plonker. lol:PDT_Aliboronz_24:
Seriously mate, nice stumble:handclap: