Liverpool Travelling/ Gypsy Community

[Kev]

Images: Liverpool City Library and the Records Office.

[Ernie]

Kev, They look like they sure lived rough, to what they live in now.

[Howie]

See also the University of Liverpool, Gypsy Lore Society Collections.

[Kev]

Thanks Howie, I'm sure we've had this thread somewhere before.

[SteH]

the council has set up a permanent travellers site at Oil Street, which seems a contradiction in terms to me - one resident has lived in Liverpool for 30 years.

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/m...9/ai_n13480193

[caterina]

Gypsies conjure up a very romantic image but you do not see many true Romany People now sadly. i remember they used to attend the local Horse Fairs and i can remember them showing off Horses for Sale up and down a High Street. Where i live i see the they are going to spend £ 1,000000 on a new travellers site yet we do not even have decent hospital facilities..


Caterina...

[kat2]

I know one or two, and there not short of money, they seem to live in luxury homes now! certainly the few that I know do. with regards to the hospital issue, I suppose thats down to healthcare funding, and regarding the setting up of the gypsy site thats probably because of legislation that says each area must provide facilities?
kat

[phredd]

Gypsies conjure up a very romantic image but you do not see many true Romany People now sadly. i remember they used to attend the local Horse Fairs and i can remember them showing off Horses for Sale up and down a High Street. Where i live i see the they are going to spend £ 1,000000 on a new travellers site yet we do not even have decent hospital facilities..


Caterina...

You must live close to me then

Phredd

[caterina]

Phredd no The East Coast..


caterina

[phredd]

Phredd no The East Coast..


caterina

Coincidence then = our council has just said the same thing.
We have them on a disused busway about half a mile from us
Free rubbish bins and water supplied along with toilets.

" I wish I lived in a caravan
With a car to drive like
The traveler-man"

Phredd

[Gypsy Leeboy]

hi every one. ' im a Romany Gypsy' and i dont live far from liverpool' and when ever i viset i notice that a lot of liverpool people tend to look and some even dress the same as todays Gypsy people do'. i later found out that a lot of people living in liverpool have Romany roots?'

including(gowd help us ) the singer pete dockerty' on his mums side.


heres my web site' if you are off of the old Gypsy lot ' you might find some of the storys and links helpfull'

take care all' Leeboy

[Gypsy Leeboy]

heres my link' i forgot to put it on


http://gypsyleeboy.tripod.com/

[john]

Had a look at your site

[caterina]

Hiyah Gipsy Lee Boy. Just looked at your site it is real good like your music you have real talent. I have no Gipsy in me but still you have a nice site..



Caterina

[Gypsy Leeboy]

thanks for having a look guys'' im glad you liked it im luving these smilies fantastic!!
all the best Leeboy!