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    Ged, thank you so much. As soon as I saw the photo I burst into tears. I remembered it at once. My father was manager there.

    When he was young and before he got 'called up' during the war, he started dating my mother. When he was on fire watch at night and had to be on the roof of EH Jones and watch for sparks or any kind of fire falling on the building (paint and fire, not good!) my mother who was 19 went and fire watched with him. When you think what they went through in those days! My mother still lives in Liverpool.


    Again, thanks for the memories Ged.

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    The photo says 1974 and it looks abandoned. I am pretty sure my father was still working as manager then and it was still a paint factory. They made huge drums of paint for schools and hotels etc. Lots for export.

    Don't we petition in Liverpool when they take down buildings we would like to keep (not E.H. Jones), other buildings you are talking about?

    I petitioned here for Radio City (Can you imagine what a loss that would have been, so Art Deco) Also for the Band Shell in Central Park. In the 30's and 40's the big bands, Dorsey, Glenn Miller etc came and played there right in the park and people would dress up and spend the evening dancing under the stars to Tommy Dorsey or whichever of the bands were here. I have seen old photos of hundreds of them dancing and having a wonderful time even when things were tough in their lives. In 1980 we had John's memorial there. Thousands of us stood in the cold and mourned the loss of the genius Lennon. How could I not petition for that. The only reason it was coming down was the people in those buildings on 5th said it spoiled their 'vista' of the park. Well too bad!! It does not block anything and it needs to stay. In the end, it was repaired and painted and stands proudly still. There was an orchestra playing there on Sunday. It is right by the building with the hawks.
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    1967: Bottom right hand corner EH Jones can be seen. The Customs House is still a ruined basement. Soon after it was cleared for the new office complex which lasted about 12-13 years.

    The atmospheric warehouse area from South Castle St to the Dock Rd is still complete.

    In Canning Dock, Abels yellow sand hoppers can be seen. The sand dredgers are out in the bay dredging sand. A ship is using the sheds, which were demolished only a few years ago - I recall a coaster offloading only about 8 years ago. The Landfall night-club ship (converted landing craft) can be seen in Canning Dock. The yellow items on the quays are tower cranes in pieces come over from Ireland.

    Princes Dock is full. Trafalgar Dock has not been filled in. The Carpathia is at the landing stage. An Isle of Man ferry is setting sail.
    Littlewoods Building is still not complete.

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    In the 1974 photo of Canning Place, posted by Ged, the buildings in the background at Canning Half-Tide Dock are the flag factory. They made flags for shipping lines and countries from all over the world.

    The Porter Bros flag factory was at Kings Dock Mill on the Baltic Triangle.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ronijayne View Post
    Ged, thank you so much. As soon as I saw the photo I burst into tears. I remembered it at once. My father was manager there.

    When he was young and before he got 'called up' during the war, he started dating my mother. When he was on fire watch at night and had to be on the roof of EH Jones and watch for sparks or any kind of fire falling on the building (paint and fire, not good!) my mother who was 19 went and fire watched with him. When you think what they went through in those days! My mother still lives in Liverpool.


    Again, thanks for the memories Ged.
    Glad you liked it Roni.

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    Ged, I loved it. That is where my Dad was from about 17 year old till he was about 75. He was a lovely, kind, intellegent, witty and friendly man. Also very handsome! I just got a feeling from the photo of my Dad who died in 1988.
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    Awww. Well he sure put some years in there didn't he. Almost part of the furniture as they say, part of the fabric of the building in all those, nearly 60 years.
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    Thanks Waterways, great photo of the waterfront. I can see E.H. Jones.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ronijayne View Post
    Ged, I loved it. That is where my Dad was from about 17 year old till he was about 75. He was a lovely, kind, intellegent, witty and friendly man. Also very handsome! I just got a feeling from the photo of my Dad who died in 1988.
    I'm well pleased for you Roni. Strangely enough my auld fella worked in a pub on the opposite corner just before the war, till he joined up. Then later, when he came home after the war he went back to work in the same pub, but sadly he died not too long after (1948), so those pics resonate with me too.

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    Was it the Flying Dutchman pub Dave?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ged View Post
    Was it the Flying Dutchman pub Dave?
    Yes Ged that's the one...corner of South Castle St.

    I think I asked you for a pic of it once, to which you kindly assented.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ronijayne View Post
    Thanks Waterways, great photo of the waterfront. I can see E.H. Jones.
    The Customs House site had a proposal to build a tall skyscraper in 1951. Naturally the city foolishly turned it down. Miraculously a similar design emerged in New York, called the Pan-Am building.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Davec View Post
    Yes Ged that's the one...corner of South Castle St.

    I think I asked you for a pic of it once, to which you kindly assented.

    Dave.

    Ah, I remember now, I was just gonna say....


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    Quote Originally Posted by Davec View Post
    I'm well pleased for you Roni. Strangely enough my auld fella worked in a pub on the opposite corner just before the war, till he joined up. Then later, when he came home after the war he went back to work in the same pub, but sadly he died not too long after (1948), so those pics resonate with me too.

    Dave.
    Then it is quite possible out fathers could have met. My Dad was not a drinker but there had to be a birthday or some occasion where he would have gone to the pub with the guys he worked with. Nice thought anyway.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ged View Post
    Awww. Well he sure put some years in there didn't he. Almost part of the furniture as they say, part of the fabric of the building in all those, nearly 60 years.

    He did. Never took a sick day either. He used to get very cross when my sister and I took a sick day from work. I remember the beautiful gold watches my mother and he got from Mr. Jones when my Dad ws there 50 years.
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