Does anyone have any old photographs of queen anne place, off soho street, part of the four squares. Demolished in the late 70's?
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Does anyone have any old photographs of queen anne place, off soho street, part of the four squares. Demolished in the late 70's?
welcome pixie - hope u get the info u need, good luck :)Quote:
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Thanks for the welcome kev.
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Hello Pixie and welcome,Are you from Sohoie !!
Theres a few on here around St Anne St.
http://www.mersey-gateway.org/server...=SearchResults
My dad is from soho street, and went to the friary school, he used to live in 8b queen anne place, loads of the family lived in queen anne place too, we have tried to find old pictures and have had no luck.
Thanks for the welcome ged as well
Yer welcome Pixie,Im from down the Rd from the Squares in Gerard Gardens and still live in the Area,,I knocked about in the Four Squares and still see some of the Lads from there..Used to bevvie in the Soho and Pat Molloys and the Wellie..Yer Old fella will remember Pat Molloys..Quote:
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Ang on Gorra few Piccies somewhere !!.
He spent most of his childhood sitting outside kings pub waiting for me grandad, who only went in to get the time (as if ). He says he remembers pat molloys well. Me grandad worked in keezers (dont know how it was spelt) it was the glass place in st anne street. After the squares they moved out to the country (crocky) it was dead posh then.
Pixie,I'll have t' find the photies and sort them out and it might be a while just in case yer waitin' so it might be T'morrer before I put them on.
Sorry, before crocky they moved to 1a Grosvenor street first.
Tell yer Grandad Mary Harkin who had Kings Died about a month ago..I'm mates with Mary's Lad.Quote:
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In the Flats on Grosvenor St ??
My grandad died a couple of years ago, but my dad will remember her and probably her lad as well.
Yep, they lived in the flats there. No problem waiting for the photies, me dad will be delighted. I am slow with the typing so am mixing all the threads up, sorry. One of my good mates was from gerard gardens, moved to croky and thn back to holy cross.
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Sorry about your Grandad Pixie,Yer Dad wil be Made Up..
Ask him did he get his hair cut in Cotters !!.
Sorted a few out and I might just get a couple on in the Next Hour.
If theyre not on in an Hour then T'morrer mate.
Thanks for all your help tonight,dad is made up he said he did get his hair cut in cotters with his twin brother. used to get xmas toys from caplans .Get back to you tomorrow . pixie
Knocked around with loads from there. Your dad'll remember the Piggeries then. I have a pic of Cotters/The Ah Thi laundry next door to it etc and plenty of the four squares tenements in my books 'In a city living' - See here www.inacityliving.piczo.com/
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I'd be honoured if you'd join "Old Liverpool" and post some of your old pictures there.
Thanks from Philip.
see link below.
Thank you Phil - i'll gladly take a peek.
I've got loads from the Liverpool record office but the management attachment thing keeps saying the MB i'm trying to upload is too big for KB allowed for that type of file.
Pixie,The only Glass place I remember on St Anne St was Greenbergs which was that Thomas Bell place in the picture on the Corner of Richmond Row/St Anne St...Quote:
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The Building to the right of Thomas Bell was Alex and Vera's "Box House"..Thats where I started my Pool Hustling..Didn't last long though as I soon got Barred from Every Christmas Knockout in the Area !!..Happy Days..
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Talking about 'doss houses' .. my grandmother used to tell us that there were places they called 'the penny lean' ... the mind boggles ! I get a mental picture of tramps leaning trying to sleep !
It does bring strange images to mind lindy doesn't it !!Quote:
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She was right, Lindy.Quote:
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In fact they paid a penny to sleep over a rope which was hung from one side of the room to the other.
Sounds like the "Penny Lean" to me.
When was your Gran born, mine was born in 1880.
My grandmother was born in 1905.
She did tell us about the ropes .. but I never believed it! I thought she was having a joke and winding us up.
A rope for people to lean on !! ??? I find it incredible - I can't imagine how you could lean on a rope and fall asleep !! It's hard to imagine the sight of some poor unfortunates slumped over a rope :shock: - most uncomfortable I would think !! :eek:
must be where that saying comes from about being so tired that you could sleep on a clothes line ! ha,ha.
Seriously though, was this really a fact do you think ? Surely not ! ?
I've got some pictures of these old doss houses, mainly because they were very well built looking residences at some stage in their lives.
The one Gerard is thinking of in Shaw Street was called the 'Unique' - the one Dave is thinking of was in Springfield street, known as Springy locally.
The most famous penny lean was a place on Scotland Road called 'Champion Whates'.
There was also another on William Henry street around the corner from Cotters barbers, it's in Ainscough's Liverpool.
Thank you so much for taking the time to find the pictures, they have brought back many happy memories for my dad, (i think he might be the one on the left). The glass place was defo on st anne street, my grandad was still working there in 1960, so greenbergs might have taken over.
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I wanna' see a picture of the rope ! :eek: lol ! :Colorz_Grey_PDT_16:
how did it go today Ged ?
There was one in on the corner of shaw street and the brow called petrus, it only closed a couple of years ago, all the old town characters used to stay there.
Glad you like em pixie,I'll try and get hold of some more mate.
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Spot on Ged...I forgot about the one on Springy.
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Definitely a fact, Lindy.
It was a rope to sleep against for people too poor to afford a bed.
I suppose you were also supported by the person next to you.
BTW, my Mum was a year older than your Gran. :)
Lindylou, just for you!
Today went great thanks, i've posted another ugly pic of me on the 'In a city living' review thread.
You's can all use it for darts practice.
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Or to stick on the Back Door to keep the Dog Out the Ouse !!
There were a number of lodging housing along St. Anne street which was once an affluent area of merchants houses until the courts of the inner city encrouched towards them, whereupon the wealthy fled to the southern suburbs. One of these was the Beresford Hotel. There is still a residence next door or next door but one to the new fire station and Queen Victoria and Albert once stayed there and because of this the owners were allowed to put a small bust of the pair either side of the doorway portico which are still there today.
My mam and dad lived in Queen Anne Place before moving to Gerard Crescent in 1960. Some photos attached taken in the 1950's. Sorry the quality is not very good on some of them.
I was born in Queen Anne Place, first landing just underneath where you arl fella lived.Quote:
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For old pics of the 4 squares, try my website posted below.
my ninny and grandad lived in queen ann street also my auntie lilly /uncie tommy/ninny lived in 9a my family lived in soho street.i have a friend who has a few photos of that area if you would like to know any more you can e.mail me:)Quote:
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im trying to get in touch with you i dont know if im doing it right, you wanted to know of anyone from queen ann street.my nin and grandad lived in 9a i myselfe and family were from 29a soho street.i have a friend who has photos of the 4 squares
Marie. If you look on my site, there's an email address for me if you want to email me any of those 4 squares photos, i'll gladly put them on my site crediting yourself/friend. I don't have your email address :)