its a shame no one has caught an image of walton on hill station street level which is right by walton church
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its a shame no one has caught an image of walton on hill station street level which is right by walton church
Some shots over the water, all Birkenhead Woodside:
1st by H Coltas, c1960
2nd by R Conway, no date
3rd by G Harrop, 1967
4th J Peden collection, 1964
Great pics as always Merseywail - keep em coming...
With the mount of pics betwen your good self & Sirob, you should think about putting together a book..!
Love the pics of Woodside sta - yet another great building hastily done away with. And for what? To suffer the injustice of becoming a bus depot...
you took the words outta my mouth there Zapps, I was going to comment on how spotless they were.Quote:
Originally Posted by John(Zappa)
great pics :PDT11
Two views of a derelict Albert Dock, from South Castle Street, Feb 1976
the Goodyear Airship over Liverpool, 1976
St. Mary's Church, Edge Hill, August 1975
"City Of Ripon" on the Mersey, May 1976
wonderful memories evoked by that. thank you for uploading it, I love you!!...but don't tell my hubby lol.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sirob
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Sher must have been scrapped just after this photo.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sirob
Sirob and Merseywail
Fantastic work lads, almost 10,000 viewings to this thread with you 2 responsible for a good few thousand of them...
Are there any more photos from Lime st station knocking about, loved the one with the 8F on the turntable, any prototype Deltic ones?? Keep the railway ones coming!
Cheers and 10,000 thanks from us all
Thanks Tony. I think sirob should take all the credit for starting this thread. Here's some of the deltic & Lime st:Quote:
Originally Posted by tony_dk@hotmail.com
1st by J Peden 1958
2nd Wavertree ,1957 by J Peden
3rd Lime st 1956 by J Peden
4th by B Taylor 1966
5th Waterlool tunnel mouth box, Edge hill 1971 by J Sommerfield
OK, Lime Street Station,
8F on special, 23 June 1968
Black 5 45110 on "15 Guinea Special" 11 August 1968
Also
45110 passing Edge Hill returning with the special
and running light engine into the evening, and the end of BR steam!
Sorry for the images, but the film is very faded now.
Sirob and Merseywail, thanks to you both for posting all of these precious photos. They belong to us all now.
http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/k...o22/un3-ps.jpg
Sirob, you say the film is faded, but all hope is not lost....this is my corrected version of your most recent Black 5 photo, even working from your posted version the improvement is dramatic, and I'm no Photoshop expert. Given access to the original slides / prints or negs, a professional could probably pull a surprising amount of detail back from the murk. Hang on to the originals!
love the ones of woodside and just wodering if anyone has more pictures of railways on the wirral as i used to live there
Thanks for your feedback, always glad to share.
How about St. Marys, Walton Parish Church;
Interior, 1941
Same view after Hitler! 1941
Re-building in July 1949
Interior, June 1953
Tower from Rice Lane end, 1957
A number of people in Liverpool will like you for bringing these gems to light!Quote:
Originally Posted by Sirob
Well done!
Yeah I agree.Quote:
Originally Posted by Samp
More :handclap::handclap:
Great! If Samp likes Walton, I've more to post.
Great Howard Street, 1949
Pier Head, from the top of Clarence Dock Power station Chimney! 1952
Formby street, off Dock Road, 1935
Kingsway Tunnel entrance in 1951
Advert from 1951
I'm interested in Walton too. :)
Here's some random wirral shots:Quote:
Originally Posted by Lukeo25
1st Brombrough ,J Peden collection c1900s
2nd Hooton by B Taylor 1966
3rd Birkenhead central, lens of sutton, no date
4th Bidston by J Peden 1957
5th Kirby park , J Peden collection 1953
And me:handclap:Quote:
Originally Posted by lindylou
(and any of other places such as Broadway,Townsend ave,Fazakerley grounds???)
thanks for the pics of wirral any of rock ferry by the way
Thats the kind of density and scale we need to the east of the dock road/costco site again. Its a really under used, vast space that is perfect for more density and scale and to naturally continue the CBD/central area of the city. A calming of Leeds st and the relocation of retail "sheds" like costco would be great for this area.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sirob
Great pics of Gt Howard st and surrounding areas Sirob. Which nutter got up the chimney :)
Some more Walton views;
Sweetshop, Walton Lane, by Stanley Park swingpark, 1964
The Elm Tree, Barlows Lane/Westminster Road, demolished 1978
Walton Road, by the Co-op, unusal houses, 1966
Walton Road, derelict Penrhyn Castle pub 198?
Co-op advert, 1951
walton on the hill station at street level i would love to see
Look at the size of the warehouse on the Dock Rd!!!! All these were demolished in the 1970/80s. A crime. The entrance to The Waterloo Good depot is shown. The dock in the foreground is the quite historic Victoria Dock. This is now filled in. It would terrific if it was excavated, or even partly excavated and high quality buildings built around the water space.
http://www.yoliverpool.com/forum/att...6&d=1209407398
Fantastic picture. It's sickening to think those buildings were demolished ! :PDT_Xtremez_42:
it is a real shame, but liverpool was dieing in the 70/80's, who was gonna pay for their support , upkeep etc.. it is a shame
They could have boarded them up, ready to be converted to flats.Quote:
Originally Posted by shoney
That warehouse was designed by W. Aubrey Thomas for Bibby's.Quote:
Originally Posted by Waterways
So much has gone, and continues to go. :disgust:
Walton has to be one of my favorite parts of Liverpool too...I find County Road a fascinating place to walk along as I always spot something new. The detailing on some of the buildings is just amazing. The scans which Sirob has posted of Walton have been a pleasure to look at; i have a fascination with pics from the 70's; must be the "Life on Mars" factor!Quote:
Originally Posted by John(Zappa)
Hi I recently heard the art deco pole which stood outside the entrance to the Kingsway Tunnel is now in a council depot in St Domingo Vale, who makes these decisions, surly you would agree it would look far better than the unseen roundabout thats there now (I say unseen as most of us don't notice what’s actually planted there)
Just in-case you don't know what I am going on about see Sirobs post on this thread number 296
debz
Didn't he design the Liver? I thought it was Bibby's. I recall the large place. I was going to go for an interview for a job there once, and never did, but knew where it was.Quote:
Originally Posted by PhilipG
Rock ferry? here's a few:Quote:
Originally Posted by Lukeo25
1st by B Taylor , no date
2nd by J Peden ,1956
3rd Mersey railway stock ,source unknown ,no date
4th by J Davenport ? 1985
5th Merseyrail class 503 farewell 1985
Yes WW, The Liver and Tower Buildings amongst others. I never knew that was a Bibby's warehouse as their other premises were on Gt Howard street and around Formby st as you'll know.
Odd that you should mention this,as i've recently been asking around, if anyone knew what had happened to it? I've been surprised at how many older people dont remember it at all! Anyway, now i can show them your great pic' Sirob! Unfortunately, yet another bad example of Liverpool "culture" (as in let's knock it down, and make a carpark:rolleyes:)Quote:
Originally Posted by mrs zappa
I agree. they could put it at the end of William Brown St. Plenty of pavement space there. it would look fabulous restored. sometimes the council just seem to miss these opportunities. look how good the restored toll booth is.Quote:
Originally Posted by mrs zappa
didn't it used to be in the large objects museum with some of the old toll booths? or is my memory failing me...again
Great buildings. What Hitler never managed to do, our council succeeded in doing :disgust:Quote:
Originally Posted by Waterways
not too sure where it was but its been laid to rest in a council depot.Quote:
Originally Posted by quincyg
it even lit up, there are plenty of places it would look great and much better than the lamb bananas which seem to be popping up everywhere.:rolleyes:
debz
Here's a rare close-up shot of the Customs House after it was bombed in WW2 but before it was demolished. The statue of William Huskisson (by J. Gibson) is outside. It looks like the statue is on top of the air-raid shelter but I imagine it was actually behind it.
The statue was moved to Princes Avenue in 1954 so the photo is before that date.
(Credit: Courtauld Institute of Art)
Blundellsands;
By 1907, there was seven large houses on the seaward side of Burbo Bank Road North. Between them and the sea were large gardens and sand dunes up to 25 foot high. After about 1910, the migration of the mouth of the river Alt southwards had lowered the beach by approx. ten feet, allowing waves to reach and start eroding the dunes. This process was so rapid that the houses had to be demolished and the sea washed away their foundations. In 1936 the Alt was diverted out to sea, half way between Hightown and Hall Road, but even in 1948 the erosion continued. Tipping of tinworks **** and then rubble formed a barrier from the Alt breakwater to Brighton-le-Sands eventually. Finally a promenade completed the job.
All photo's are credited R. Kay Gresswell, who produced a comprehensive study of this coastline.
Beachside Towers garden wall breached, 1921
Burbo Bank Road North washed away, Spring 1931
Erosion of Fort Crosby building
Seapoint House rear, 1933
The same in 1948, with tipping in progress.
The deleted word is the impurities produced during metal smelting