Lost Mansions of Liverpool

[Ged]

Great pic and info Joe.

[Paddy]

Most of the homes I grew up in were old mansions.

[Pinhani]

Just to correct, Thingwall Hall is still standing, Thingwall House burnt down (opposite Doddy's)

[Pinhani]

I assume it was Thingwall Hall, Knotty Ash the original query was referring to, not Thingwall Hall in the Wirral which was demolished in 1960.

[lindac8941]

I assume it was Thingwall Hall, Knotty Ash the original query was referring to, not Thingwall Hall in the Wirral which was demolished in 1960.

You have the wrong Thingwall Hall Pinhani, the pic above is still standing, it is my head office. You are talking about Thingwall House that was burnt down in a fire a few years ago. I have put on a pic of Ken Dodd, with the house in the background, who tiredessly tried to get Thingwall saved, but alas it was arsonists who set it on fire.

[lindac8941]

Halsnead Hall Whiston.

[Pinhani]

Just to correct, Thingwall Hall is still standing, Thingwall House burnt down (opposite Doddy's)

As I said in my post immediately before the one with the photo, I know I can see it from my window.
As the original poster was from the Wirral I was just trying to make clear which Thingwall hall had been demolished.

[nutter2b]

Hi guys. Was Aigburth Hall used as a special school called Underlea Open Air School ?

I attended for about a year when I was 8 or 9 and I remember the chalets and the rest shed. It took ages to get there every morning from Old Swan by special bus which picked us up from the co-op on the corner of Queens Drive and Prescot Road.

[ChrisGeorge]

Hi guys. Was Aigburth Hall used as a special school called Underlea Open Air School ?

I attended for about a year when I was 8 or 9 and I remember the chalets and the rest shed. It took ages to get there every morning from Old Swan by special bus which picked us up from the co-op on the corner of Queens Drive and Prescot Road.

I used to live on Aigburth Hall Avenue and have taken an interest in the history of the vicinity. Aigburth Hall before it was demolished was the home of City Engineer John Alexander Brodie. I have not heard that is was used as a special school called Underlea Open Air School. Here's information on the mansion you are thinking of: Pam Hilton's Memories of Underlea.

Thanks

Chris

[marky]

Underlea Lodge is shown on Google Streetview:
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&so...30.37,,2,17.75