i lived in soho street

**marie1** · 10-30-2007

can i join your chat .i must be one of the original neigbours from that area

**gorgeous** · 10-30-2007

Hiya Marie ,
Welcome to Yo. Hope you enjoy it .
I think most people are in the land of nod ,but please post /check in tomorrow , I know you'll receive a warm welcome .
Love Karen x

**The Gardens** · 10-30-2007

Hi Marie

Where in Soho St did you live? Most of my relatives were from the Four Squares. See post entitled 'Gardens, Tenements, Courts' for a pic of Soho Street (last page).

My Mam and Dad originated from Queen Anne Place.

**Ged** · 10-30-2007

Marie1 - just replied to you on the intro thread. I hung around the 4 squares now and then. Yes, lots of characters - also from around Jenky and Langy.

For pics of the tennies, see my website mentioned below.

chippie · 10-30-2007

Watch it Marie, Ged hung around anywhere, he,s famous for it. ha ha

Welcome to Yo

**Ged** · 10-30-2007

Yes, well hung

**knowhowe** · 02-04-2008

My grandad, William Cross and his brothers Bert and George had a carpentry business, Excelsior Sawmills, in Soho Street. Until the kids burnt it down that is. It would have broken all contemporary health and safety rules- open fireplaces, piles of sawdust everywhere, machinery and band saws without guards, cats all over the place... Bert lost most of his fingers in the machines as a kid but could still pick up panel pins with the stumps that remained. They produced marvellous work. I loved visiting the place as a kid! Anyone remember them? They're all dead now of course.

**Davecaltlicense** · 10-16-2009

My Grandparents (Tom and Elizabeth Adams) lived at number 5 Soho street, my Dad and Aunt (wally and Rosy) grew up there! My grandmother was affectionately known as "Nin" and ""Ninny" Adams.

I used to visit as a boy and remember it well, they lived on the ground floor corner, and used to own (up to the 1950's I think) a cooked meat shop and takeaway on the Dock road, which I understand saw many a "fight" between Eastern European seaman!

She moved to JF Kennedy Heights when Soho was pulled down, she was put in a 6th floor flat, never settled there. I don't live in Liverpool now, but understand they have been demolished too!

**Ged** · 10-16-2009

They have indeed Dave. Both the old Soho St and those heights are on my site, please see below.

**Davecaltlicense** · 10-16-2009

Hi Jed

I have seen your site!

I was feeling rather "nostalgic" a few days ago and was typing in old "haunts" and areas I grew up in and know. I typed in Soho Street and your site came up, it is wonderful, I truly enjoyed looking at the old photo's.

One in particular was taken around Soho Street a few days before my 9th birthday, seems light years away now!

I even remember some of the old characters who used to wander the city centre in the 70's.

Keep it up, I am sure your site brings many a smile of nostalgia to many people.

**Ged** · 10-16-2009

Cheers Dave, glad you like it.

**Jockins** · 12-29-2010

Originally Posted by marie1

can i join your chat .i must be one of the original neigbours from that area

HI my name is tricia jockins and my mum was from Soho street, she passed away in october but just before we had started our family tree, her name was Mary Barrington (know as Marie and Marry barry), Id love to see any photos of the area or anyone who remembers my mum and her brothers, thanks

**ChrisGeorge** · 12-29-2010

Originally Posted by Jockins

HI my name is tricia jockins and my mum was from Soho street, she passed away in october but just before we had started our family tree, her name was Mary Barrington (know as Marie and Marry barry), Id love to see any photos of the area or anyone who remembers my mum and her brothers, thanks

Originally Posted by Ged

Both the old Soho St and those heights are on my site, please see below.

As Ged wrote earlier in this thread, check out his site at http://www.inacityliving.piczo.com

**GeorgePorgie** · 12-29-2010

Did you know anyone from Soho St,Ged?particulary the 4squares.

**Ged** · 12-29-2010

Yes, I hung around there. Loads from in my class and year were from there as were those in lower and upper years. Three schools, my own (Bishop Goss aka St. Joeys) joined forces with St. Anthonys and The Friary (with many four squares residents) when going into the secondary school we attended which was St. Gregory's in Prince Edwin Street.