Oldest Original House 1874.

[ItsaZappathing]

Here's a few pics of the oldest house in L9. It is the only house along the lane which has been kept to it's original design.
The owner said that he thinks it started off as a doctors house for Fazakerley hospital patients.

[ChrisGeorge]

Here's a few pics of the oldest house in L9. It is the only house along the lane which has been kept to it's original design.
The owner said that he thinks it started off as a doctors house for Fazakerley hospital patients.

Hi Zap

You could be right that it's the oldest house in L9 although 1874 does not seem very old compared to what I know about the age of Liverpool buildings....

Chris

[Johnny Robbo]

Hi Zap

You could be right that it's the oldest house in L9 although 1874 does not seem very old compared to what I know about the age of Liverpool buildings....

Chris

The old school house next to St Mary's, Walton is believed to date back to 1613.

Johnny R

[dazza]

Thomas Parr's House [complete with warehouse in the yard behind], Seel Street c.1799

According to James Stonehouse, writing in 1869 in The Streets of Liverpool: [Thomas] "Parr, used to boast that he had the handsomest house, wife, and horse, in Liverpool."

D.

[ItsaZappathing]

So there's no older houses in Fazakerley ? Are there any older ones in Aintree.
How about "the oldest in Norris green" ?

[pablo42]

So there's no older houses in Fazakerley ? Are there any older ones in Aintree.
How about "the oldest in Norris green" ?

It's the oldest house in our road.

[naked lilac]

Well perserved... why do you think they" bricked up" the windows?



Would like to see that old school house Johnny Robbo.. 1600's wow.. bet there are some spirits lurking in those places...

[lindylou]

NL, there are lots of older houses around Liverpool with bricked up windows. There are some around Anfield where I live, will take a photie next time I'm out. Not sure what it was about, but used to hear the older generation tell us that it was to do with a window tax or something.
Sounds pretty bizarre windows being taxed

[Cadfael]

NL, there are lots of older houses around Liverpool with bricked up windows. There are some around Anfield where I live, will take a photie next time I'm out. Not sure what it was about, but used to hear the older generation tell us that it was to do with a window tax or something.
Sounds pretty bizarre windows being taxed

It's utterly true and very strange.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Window_tax

Childwall Abbey Pub gives an excellent example of this with the 4 'painted on' windows to the right.

[lindylou]

Thanks for info Cad


I just looked again ... painted on windows I never realised this before !! Amazing.

[dazza]

Childwall Abbey Pub gives an excellent example of this with the 4 'painted on' windows to the right.

Presumably they did this in anticipation of a repeal of the tax, so they could just knock the panels through and install new windows?

[Waterways]

It's utterly true and very strange.

Childwall Abbey Pub gives an excellent example of this with the 4 'painted on' windows to the right.

In some cases they inserted what looked like bricked up windows to break up a blank wall and give some symmetry.

[underworld]

I reckon my grandads house off Stalmine (Firdale) was pretty old, always felt ancient anyway!

[pablo42]

I reckon my grandads house off Stalmine (Firdale) was pretty old, always felt ancient anyway!

Your Grandad or his house?

[Partsky]

I used to live in Grey Road, Liverpool 9, off Rice Lane, between Walton Hospital and Hornby Road where Walton Prison is. There were quite a few large old houses, some of which appeared pretty old. Walton Park and Grey Road particularly