the flower streets

[lindylou]

Who can name the flower streets?

I'll start off with Pansy

[PhilipG]

Who can name the flower streets?

I'll start off with Pansy

Crocus.
Everybody will be checking their A to Z's, or they might have a copy of "Streets of Liverpool" which covers street names very well.
Of course, the main reason areas were grouped together under one theme was to help the postmen.

[Kev]

Pics, pics, pics!!!!

[lindylou]

I'll try and get some on my travels

[A.D.W]

Snowdrop Street.

[Ged]

My in-laws have lived in both Crocus and Harebell Street. There is also Daisy Street and Daisy street school had an underground baths. Woodbine street is where they smoke untipped ciggies Snowdrop is another and the early Mersey ferries had some of these names too.

[A.D.W]

Woodbine street is where they smoke untipped ciggies

Oh dear! I used to smoke the old Woodies!

Cough!

[lindylou]

My in-laws have lived in both Crocus and Harebell Street. There is also Daisy Street and Daisy street school had an underground baths. Woodbine street is where they smoke untipped ciggies Snowdrop is another and the early Mersey ferries had some of these names too.

oh yes, the ferries have flower names too.

I have heard of Daisy st baths but I didn't know it was underground.

[Ged]

Another oddity of Daisy Street school (I don't know if this went on elsewhere) the protestants and the catholics were kept seperated at play time and had different dinner times and going home times yet a lot of the children were mates outside of school time so another instance where religion seperated people who would otherwise get on.

[Ged]

Looking down Harebell Street towards Tillotsons carton factory when McMackins furniture shop was on the top corner at Stanley Road (now disused)

Pic from Kirkdale online site.

[lindylou]

Thanks for the pic Ged, it all adds interest to the thread

[PhilipG]

Thanks for the pic, Ged.
Let's keep more coming, and make the threads something more than a list of names.
Remember, Kev says: "Pics, Pics Pics!!!"

[kevin]

Who can name the flower streets?

I'll start off with Pansy

When I was in the Merchant Navy I knew a gay steward called Jimmy Sanderson - though he was known to one and all as Gloria.
He used to claim that he was born in Pansy Street but never knew if he was just winding us up. Quite a character.

[Ged]

The Prince of Wales pub at the top of Pansy Street is known locally as 'The Pansy'. Some great detailing in the brickwork and around the windows.

[Ged]

The 6 flower streets previously mentioned are all off the West side of Stanley road, however, there is just one on the East side called Primrose.