Sandhills Lane

[gregs dad]

liverpool bridge by exacta2a, on Flickr

Assembling a temp footpath over Sandhills Lane by the station anyone know why?

[GeorgePorgie]

Probably digging the whole of the road up and deep,Joseph.

[johnny blue]

liverpool bridge by exacta2a, on Flickr

Assembling a temp footpath over Sandhills Lane by the station anyone know why?

GD, they are building a new pedestrian bridge into the station,

Next time your down there GD can you take a picture of the Post Box before it gets destroyed / damaged by the construction. This post box is V.R. (Victoria Reigns) I dont recall seeing another like it in the City.

[Ged]

I think there's one down at the Albert Dock JB, the very one which stood on the corner of Soho St and William Henry Street in the 60s and 70s according to my sources?

[GeorgePorgie]

V.R. (Victoria Reigns)

JB,VR does not stand for the above it stands for Victoria Regina,Regina being A canadian province(Saskatchewan) named after queen victoria in 1882 and in short means Victoria Queen.

[Ged]

One of the reasons our Queen had so many kids was because she had E.R. on her knickers.

[gregs dad]

[QUOTE=johnny blue;350950]GD, they are building a new pedestrian bridge into the station,

I was told its only tempory,they have walkways, stairs and lifts into the station already.

[Lizzie1]

One of the reasons our Queen had so many kids was because she had E.R. on her knickers.

[gregs dad]

old liverpool post box by exacta2a, on Flickr

Here is the post box on Sandhills Lane


liverpool bridge by exacta2a, on Flickr


liverpool bridge by exacta2a, on Flickr

liverpool bridge by exacta2a, on Flickr

There are 2 footbridges now.The have knocked a gap in the old wall of the railbridge carefully numbering the slabs so they can put them back in the original place

[Stanier]

I am confused by this.
Sandhills is an island platform so the footbridge can't connect to the platforms.
If somehow it did by being at a higher level than the trains, there would still only be a need for one. Unless it has nothing to do with rail passengers.
I will have to be nosy and go and have a look tomorrow unless anyone knows what it is all about.

[Stanier]

Well curiosity got the better of me so off I went this rainy morning.
These are cable bridges to take all the signalling and communication cables in preparation for the replacement of the railway bridge over the Xmas period.





So on Xmas day and Boxing day there is going to be some interesting action going on here.
Who will be giving up their xmas dinner to take some piccies?

[gregs dad]

liverpool bridge by exacta2a, on Flickr


liverpool bridge by exacta2a, on Flickr

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[gregs dad]

liverpool canal by exacta2a, on Flickr


liverpool canal by exacta2a, on Flickr

The canal at Sandhills showing the old loading wharfs of Tillotsons factory now demolished, and a. park in its place.


liverpool dwellings by exacta2a, on Flickr

Canal side dwellings at the Stanley locks

[Ged]

The steels are being assembled off Sandhills lane and ready to be installed on Christmas day. I took this when down at the records office last saturday morning.



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[Stanier]

I noticed there was a heap of ballast ready on each span, they must be trying to get as much prepared as possible now. My guess is they are on a job and knock.