Superb as usual :handclap:
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Superb as usual :handclap:
Great photographs, Quincy. I am curious to know where that "1773" drainpipe is in Bootle.
Chris
Merton Rd. it's on whats now merseyside health building.Quote:
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Right. Okay, excellent. I was also curious about the bird on the drainpipe, about whether it is meant to be a Liver Bird, or whether it is a heraldic eagle, such as Lord Derby has on his crest. Do you know what the building used to be be originally?
Chris
not sure, but Lord Derby's hunting lodge is nearby.Quote:
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Thanks, Quincy. Then I think I might be right. It is the Eagle and Child Crest of the Earls of Derby, as in this example from Castle Rushen on the Isle of Man. The hunting lodge is new to me as well. :rolleyes: Where is that located precisely? Is it open to the public and how old is it?
Chris
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2384/...dbbe74b5_o.gif
age..sorry haven't the faintest.
it's a private house from what I can see.
it's on Merton Rd by the roundabout. around the corner is the old tyre place on Hawthorne Rd. watch out for pink anorak woman though and her "who said you can take photos in this street etc etc." giz a mo and I'll put a wee map up.
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Is this the right place for this. I found it in St John`s Church Kirkdale.
Note the spelling J instead G.
Quincyg.
I love your photos, but please tell us where they are. :PDT_Aliboronz_11:
my gt uncle died in WW2 and his roll of honour listing is SerJeant.Quote:
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nice memorial that though.
sorry, still learning the ropes of this site. I'll have to remember to take a pen & paper so I can make a note if it's an area I don't know well. quite often I just spot summat and get off the bus, then quickly on the next one that turns up.Quote:
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This one is Durning Rd, Edge Hill. Building is next to the Durning pub.
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can anyone merge this thread with the foundation stones one? they are very similar subjects.
union building Islington
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e2...icture1575.jpg
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e2...icture1573.jpg
St Dunstans church, Edge Hill
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e2...icture1503.jpg
Hang on a mo.Humyak House.......HUMYAK HOUSE...whats that all about.sliped in with no explination,iron shuters ,Tell me more please.Ted
it's on an old warehouse in Duke St. Paradise St end.Quote:
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heres a full pic from the English heritage website
http://viewfinder.english-heritage.o...0/aa026212.jpg