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    Sefton Park "Concert."

    Does anyone remember "The Concert" which ran in Sefton Park in the summer for many years? It was a varied programme of childrens entertainment, singers, magicians and even a strong man. Best of all...
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    I don't seem to have anything attached to the...

    I don't seem to have anything attached to the link, it just opens normally. KD, I've just got an email from a friend in Australia and they've opened okay for him.
    I wonder does anyone remember the...
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    Some pictures here of Aigburth Road/Lark Lane in...

    Some pictures here of Aigburth Road/Lark Lane in the early 60s. There's also a couple of Grassendale showing the Aigburth Hotel and Garston Old Road.
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    Wonderful picture there John. Your 1925 five...

    Wonderful picture there John. Your 1925 five shillings would be worth about ?10.60 today.
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    Wonder if this link is any use? ...

    Wonder if this link is any use?

    http://www.findaproperty.com/areadetails.aspx?edid=00&salerent=1&areaid=6562
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    I went to school in Wellington Street in 1962 and...

    I went to school in Wellington Street in 1962 and remember the shop next but one to Garston baths was a fancy goods place that also sold sports equipment. One of the kids in our class bought a big...
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    I read somewhere that the Empress of Canada fire...

    I read somewhere that the Empress of Canada fire was put down to a carelessly dropped cigarette end Cap'n. That sounds like the kind of conclusion they arrive at when they can't think of anything...
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    Thanks Brian. Yes, the Tregenna does have very...

    Thanks Brian. Yes, the Tregenna does have very elegant lines, a really sleek looking ship. I was just thinking, looking at the squareriggers, what it must have been like to be ordered aloft to take...
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    The old Odeon was a pretty classy place and I...

    The old Odeon was a pretty classy place and I remember the fountain in the foyer. I'm sure it had goldfish in it. The Mayfair in Aigburth was pretty upmarket too. That even had room for a massive...
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    Nice picture Brian. Funny how ships always look...

    Nice picture Brian. Funny how ships always look better in paintings rather than photographs. Here's a link about sailing ships you might not have come across. Shows what happened to the Moshulu - a...
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    A few years ago I watched the Gorch Fock going...

    A few years ago I watched the Gorch Fock going out of the Mersey and what a fantastic sight it was when it dropped all sail and took off like a greyhound. There's a really good account of life on a...
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    Sorry Brian, that was the only shot I got there....

    Sorry Brian, that was the only shot I got there. It was our last day and it was a really fleeting visit. The museum is really well done, like everything else in the city. I had time to grab this...
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    The Wavertree, 2170 tons, built in Southampton in...

    The Wavertree, 2170 tons, built in Southampton in 1885 and operated by the Leyland Line in Liverpool. All their ships were named after suburbs of the city. I took this in the South Street Seaport...
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    Kennedy, who was an Irishman, might possibly...

    Kennedy, who was an Irishman, might possibly have seen the inside of Walton jail during his career but it wasn't for the crime he was eventually hung for. He was arrested in Copperas Hill just...
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    My neighbours son, an architecture student, tells...

    My neighbours son, an architecture student, tells me that the Corinthian columns on the front of the church are extremely rare in Britain as they are made in one piece, instead of sections.
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    There's a 1952 Morris 1000 of mine under the...

    There's a 1952 Morris 1000 of mine under the grass there somewhere. In the late 60s I worked briefly as a driver for Cranes, the music shop in Hanover Street. They used to do a part-ex for people...
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    There's a 1952 Morris 1000 of mine under the...

    There's a 1952 Morris 1000 of mine under the grass there somewhere. In the late 60s I worked briefly as a driver for Cranes, the music shop in Hanover Street. They used to do a part-ex for people...
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    Yes, you're right. I lived in Walton for a couple...

    Yes, you're right. I lived in Walton for a couple of years after getting married and I used to go into the Black Horse with my father in law. The bit you were referring to had a curtain that was...
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    Yes, that's the one. Can't for the life of me...

    Yes, that's the one. Can't for the life of me think of why they barred women though. It's not as if they got up to anything there. Just old blokes smoking pipes and playing dominoes. When I was...
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    Excellent site and easy to use. Many thanks. I go...

    Excellent site and easy to use. Many thanks. I go to The Fiveways quite a bit and was in there with my daughters a few weeks ago. I mentioned to them that the pub used to have a men-only bar until...
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    Just finished " The Maybrick A to Z." Excellent....

    Just finished " The Maybrick A to Z." Excellent. Required reading for all fans of the case.
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    Thanks for the poem and the link Chris. Excellent...

    Thanks for the poem and the link Chris. Excellent site.
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    Sticky: If you're taking a trip on the ferry on a...

    If you're taking a trip on the ferry on a Saturday Brian, I think you'll have to get an River Explorer ticket, which will cost you over a fiver for an adult. If you do though, it's worth getting off...
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    Sticky: Anyone remember the name of the pub on the left...

    Anyone remember the name of the pub on the left in picture 3? Spanish House or something like that? There were always crates and sacks of vegetables stacked up under the windows.
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    I worked in Owen Owens in the 60s and used to go...

    I worked in Owen Owens in the 60s and used to go across to The Villiers in my lunchbreak - the best pint in town. Also The Sefton, where Sadie was in residence. Whatever happened to him?
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