Here's a few pictures of Webster Rd
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y94...76/webster.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y94...websterrd2.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y94...websterrd3.jpg
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Here's a few pictures of Webster Rd
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y94...76/webster.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y94...websterrd2.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y94...websterrd3.jpg
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Cracking photos,are the old rag shop in spekeland road tony isaccas where we used to weigth the old clothes for a few bob 1/6d.
the only thing that probably hasn't changed in english society since thos days shown in thos great pictures is the school sign.
Webster Rd taken around 1970 (roughly where the icecream van is in the first photo)
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y94...ckinghorse.jpg
Webster Rd taken last year
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y94...coopers001.jpg
http://www.toxteth.net/places/liverp.../spofforth.jpgQuote:
Originally Posted by robbo176
In the black and white piccie the tower on the Spofforth pub can be seen. Behind it is the Microwave tower of the Gas Board offices. I worked there at that time. Many an afternoon had been spent in the Spofforth.
The houses were glazed yellow brick. most are still around today. The Gas Board offices are no more. Still there but unused.
the row nearest the ice cream van was demolished around 1973/74 as part of slum clearance
The house behind the lamp standard is subsiding and being propped up with wood.Quote:
Originally Posted by shoney
Those hairstyles are back in fashion.
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Originally Posted by robbo176
I'm sure I recognise it round there. Is the Grosvenor pub near there ?
The Grosvenor is up the other end of Lawrence Road, near Gainsborough Road.
That modern picture is actually Lawrence Road too isn't it? Where the new NHS Surgery is?
One other thing isn't Webster road the first road udner the CPO's? Aren't they meant to be razed in 2008?
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Originally Posted by bertles86
Hiya bertles86
welcome to YoLiverpool :PDT_Piratz_26:
the modern photo was taken outside where my house once stood in Webster Rd aprox where the photo of me as a baby was taken
the Grosvernor is on Grosvernor rd. at the junctions of Grosvenor, Bishopgate and Bagot Streets.
http://www.merseypub.com/pictures/pu2414.jpg
from Merseypub website
love the old ice cream van, wonder if it's a Critchley's one?
great pix
took this tuesday. from Earle Rd looking towards Smithdown.
Webster running to left, Garrick St to the right
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e2...icture1498.jpg
What a wonderful picture, I can remember walking to Webster Rd school (infants and juniors) My mum worked at the school as a diner lady. I can also remember a dairy, just around the corner, we would go and see the horses, chickens and cows.
I used to walk down Webster Road every day coming home from school.
I'd leave St Hugh's and go to Parkers (the shop) for sweets, pop or a joke (eg plastic fried egg etc) and then the lollypop lady (who was always smiling) would help us cross the road.
Me and my mates would play by the old cinema - not knowing that someone had been murdered there many years earlier.
A fascinating thread, everyone! Well done! :handclap:
Chris
hi Waterways,Quote:
Originally Posted by Waterways
When did you work in the Gas Board Office? as my brother and his ex wife worked there, my brother did his apprentiship there when he left school,(he is 50 now) and his ex wife worked in the offices. My brother`s name is Alan Wynn and his wife was Pam Taggart, he worked there for years until they closed it down and he took redundancy.
Carole
I was there in the 1970s. The name is not familiar, however I have forgot so many names.Quote:
Originally Posted by carole1000
When was it closed down? They must still run the Gas Service operation. Where is that done now?
I used to cut through the back entry in Annerley Street after dinner to go back to Webster Rd School.
The dairy was Thwaites and we would watch the cows being brought in to the buildings, this was 1959/63.
Nearly always late back to school after watching this little event.
Any pics of the school would be nice.
Yes He will have been there in the 1970s although only as a young 17 yr old doing his apprentiship probably around 1975 onwards until he took redundancy in the mid 90s, he went to a different company but I think they were all offered jobs in the new base in Manchester, dont know whether it is still in Manchester today or not. His exwife Pam worked in the offices around the same time but left to have there son in about 1980!Quote:
Originally Posted by Waterways
The gas service went to Manchester? In Manchester to service Liverpool? Thats sounds dumb! I left in 1977. A very young man - delighted to leave and lived in the Middle East. I never looked back.Quote:
Originally Posted by carole1000
No by that time my brother was in the commercial sales department whose offices moved to Manchester, although not sure why, as you say servicing Liverpool!!, but think the gas fitters went to Bootle, but cannot be sure. My brother is still in commercial sales but for another company. I think he was glad he left as he has done really well since.Quote:
Originally Posted by Waterways
would anyone happen to have a picture of or know anything about Thwaites Dairy. apparently they where relatives of my Dad so i'd be grateful for any info
I was brought up in this area - on Spofforth Road which is the top end of the first photo. I actually remember the Gas Board tower being built in the (I think) late 1960s. During the space race of that era, all the kids thought we were getting our very own space rocket.Quote:
Originally Posted by robbo176
It looks like the first photo was taken outside the greengrocers that was on the corner of Webster Road and Earle Road. Many a memory of lugging 10 pounds of spuds all the way up the road. Just as heavy as my paper bag. I was a paperboy for Parkers just around the corner from where the photo was taken. My round was Webster Road and all the streets off it, Spofforth Road, Cadogan Street around to Alfred Street and all the streets off it. It kept me fit I suppose, something that stayed with me to the present day. I went to Webster Road School from 1965 and then to Earle Road. I visited about 10 years ago but both schools had been demolished.
The photo of Kirkwood’s shop on the corner of Spekeland Road and Webster Road brought back some memories - I even remember the MG sitting outside (I think it was fashionably (for then) orange). Each Thursday that’s where my 2-bob pocket money was spent. Again, I think the photo was taken in the late 1960’s. In about 1972, the then owner - Mr Pope, installed a Polo Mint dispenser outside the shop on the wall between his shop and the house next door. The cost was 5 new pence (this was just after decimalisation) but he kids in the area (me included) discovered that you could use old happenings and still get a packet of polos. It didn’t stay there very long. The adverts on the side wall of the shop are for the ABC and the Scala cinemas - both of which were on Lime Street. I always looked forward to seeing the new posters go up, even if I was far too young to go and actually see the films.
I also note that the roads were still cobbled in the pictures. The day they laid tarmac over the cobbles was a day to remember. We all built go-carts (from old prams and planks of wood with steering by means of a bit of string) that went down Spofforth Road from the top of the hill like the clappers, it really wasn‘t the same being rattled to bits on the cobbles.. If you wanted to go even faster, it was bikes down the newly laid tarmac on Spekeland Road (but it was a bit of a hike to the top) .
A lot of locals worked at the Gas Board works and we were never allowed to play football in the street when they let out - far too many cars, my youngest brother actually got knocked down one night - not too much damage though, just a HUGE bump on his head. The car park opposite the works was only put there in the early 70’s, I remember it as being full of prefabs - some of mum’s friends lived there - and they were posh - they had a fridge!! Actually, when the prefabs were knocked down, we got their fridge!
Thanks for posting the photos (I know it was a while ago, but I’ve only just found the site). They brought back some great memories of growing up there from the early 1960s until we moved in 1977.
The slum clearance era in that was an adventure all in itself. I might get something together, but I think this post is long enough already.
thanks for your memories,I enjoyed reading them...I only have a few from when I lived there as we moved when I was about 5
Yes the MGB coupe was orange. The microwave tower was erected in a day in 1968. The car park was made around 1967. Later they blocked off the Spofforth Rd entrance to the gas depot (it was not a works anymore) and the vehicles entered via Alfred St and Picton Rd.Quote:
Originally Posted by Duncan Disorderly
The gas depot had sealed up tunnels in the Picton Rd wall that once allowed trains to enter from the Edge Hill sidings with coal to make the gas.
The tower was to control gas valves to allow gas into certain areas and and maintain supply and pressure. All by microwave.
Looks like you are absolutely spot on - I found a map from 1890 which shows just that:Quote:
Originally Posted by Waterways
http://www.british-history.ac.uk/map...10&x=413&y=199
Talk about de ja vous, it was like reading part of my life.
I had forgot that Mr Parker had taken the shop over from Les Bisson.
I finished in 1965 after doing the round Bannerman St/Murdoch St/Bridge Rd/Spofforth Rd/ Cardigan Street/Cadogan St/Chesterfield St/ Carlyle St/Cambridge St for 5 years.
Lived in Spofforth Road 'til 1970 when I got married.
Kirkwood's shop, opposite Bakers fruit &Veg, was remodelled into a very mini supermarket, after he bought it off a Mr Parks.
Mr Kirkwood had a TWO TONE GREEN MORRIS ISIS (or OXFORD Pre-Farina) and I used to get half-a-crown 2/6 to wash it every Saturday.
Needless to say, one Saturday a young baby decided to deposit the full contents of its nappy all down one side, worth it though, I got 5/-.
Mr Jinks a blind man had the next corner shop going up Spekeland Road the Mr Mac's
Hit every lamp-post coming down Spovvie, at one time or another road testing stearies.
My brother worked in Thwaites Dairy, after school and during holidays, for many years, God did he stink!!!
His mate Dezzie died in the dentists chair, Masons; Cnr of Salisbury Road/Lawrence Road, nobody knew he was a haemophiliac and he bled to death.
The best money making juape was when a few of us used to climb over the massive walls/gates of the CO-OP workshops in Spekland Road.
The horse drawn milk floats (the only 2 storey stables in the country where situated in Spofforth Road prior to Brook Hire and the present blocks of flats.) used to be parked up behind these walls/gates and as luck would have it, money would fall out of the milkmans money pouch and slipped behind the seat, ready for us to sweep it up!!
The Co-op owned a massive piece of land from Spofforth Road through to the railway cutting @ Copenhagen Street and had their own farrier and Glassblower on site.
You're guite right about the prefab residents being posh; Hot running water/bathroom/ indoor toilet, fridge and even a garden.
I worked with a couple of lads through my career who lived in them, in Spovvie and Murdoch Street.
As I grew up during the early days of TV ownership it was easy to become one of the original ANORAKS, A trainspotter!!
Not a moan but, kids these days haven't a clue what povert really is, although I wouldn't swap my childhood for a big clock.
Regularly off to Sefton Park via Hartington Road 25 -0 but always the next goal was the winner, finishing in complete darkness.
Behind the Cameo was Dan Duery's Rag & Bone yard in the mid-50's you could get enough money off 1lb + 2lb jam jars to get into a matinee
Great Days, Great Friends
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Originally Posted by Duncan Disorderly
great memories Big ears & welcome to Yo
Ha,ha,original anorak....welcome to Yo, Big ears!:nod:
Hi Big ears :)
Hi,
Can anyone tell me if the houses on spofforth road end of Webster Road are getting knocked down? I thought I saw them all boarded up yesterday. I'm talking about the rows directly opposite the nhs centre near Earle Road.
Thanks
i was born/lived there in Galloway street with Mum Linda Dad Tony and bros an sis Jason and Collette from 1970 to about 1974/5 when we moved, have vague memories of playing on the wasteground from slum clearance and bettys chippy where she used to give sweets to the kids on errands, also the donaldson family who later moved to runcorn and jean lamb, bro an sis were at webster road school tho i was too young to attend, also remember ending up in police station (lawrence road?) at age 3 or 4 where i was given a wagon wheel, must have got lost/wandered off? Dad Tony was into motorbikes an there were bits of classic bikes all around the house, we then spent time in a childrens home when i was 3 or 4 before we eventually moved to smithdown lane about 74/75? the small terrace in Galloway street was always spooky for some reason, surreal memories
My gran used to live in Cadogan St used to play on "piggy muck square" an the old Chloris bleach works
All the streets have been demolished up to just before Garrick Street, where most of the houses are now boarded up. I was speaking to someone today who told me the houses will all be emptied and knocked down by November, they moved out of Garrick Street on Monday.
It sounds like there is hardly anything left of my old paper round. It was from the shop (Pope's - next to the chippy). Up Webster Road and all the streets off it including Galloway Street, Spofforth Road, Bannerman Street, Cadogan Street and all the streets around to Alfred Street and the streets off that too!! Sunday was hard going.
Is the intention just too landscape the area...i.e. add a bit of grass and some low wooden fencing, and wait for the economy to improve.....if so it looks like a fairly long wait until the area will be developed.
collegepudding
Used to live in 48 webster
About 64/65 a coal wagon came through the front of house,
Remember some pictures from the daily post showing Dads chairs that was in bay pushed to center of room and MY pedal car crushed under masonry.
The dairy was the last horse drawn milk round in Liverpool and owner getting interviewed for TV…being part of a bunch of kids being shown around and trying to put the foil lids on the milk bottles by hand. Being amazed at now got the horses to back up the float to yard. Trying to milk cow by hand
When young and hearing weather reports “ snow on hills” was upset when spotthy wasent covered the next day. Using steerys to play motor car drag racing down hill
Dad finding a moped on bomb site and turning it into a bike for us 7 years old and trying to pedal a bike weighing 50lbs (no engine gearbox or fuel tank) up the hill to fly down on it.
Being told that the headmistress of Webster road school was the wife of the LFC trainer (bob paisley) don’t know if true but good story.
Using the school gates as our GOAL (it had 2 big concrete pillars)
Being amused when told how the “deadhouse pub” got its name
Ripping finger apart on the slide in the playground. Pushing baby sister to hard on the adult swings (sorry).
Moved in 60/61 @ 1yo moved out 73/74.