Garston News Views and Discussion

[brian daley]

I was browsing through this site tonight and came across the pictures of St. Mary's Rd. The memories it evoked were incredible,that entry between the Garston Garden and Pet Shop and Portus and Rhodes garage was where my old boss Ronnie lived and my classmate Colin Rhodes' father was the owner of the Garage. Adom House was the bank where I used to take the days takings from W.E.Kearns, and the Mersey Docks and Harbour Board building was where my classmate Kenny Span got his first job after leaving school . He looked so smart in his uniform, a double breasted outfit with two rows of brass buttons and a peaked cap with an ornate MD&HB badge ,he looked like a Victorian ships officer . I wonder where they are now, Colin and Kenny ?
Thanks for the memories (Could be a song in there ,eh?)
BrianD

[PhilipG]

Thanks for the memories (Could be a song in there ,eh?)
BrianD

Hope so.

[garstonrob]

Hi all
what a good site i am from garston too been here all my life with my parents and grandparents

anyone have any pics of the old king street shops or has any been posted as i have only just found this great site im still looking reading through.

my family had a shop in king street or off king street in the 60s cant remember the little street

also anyone remember the old local band who used to play in the kings pub

and who were they

im trying to find out a little bit more about my family that came from king s street if anyone can help

anyway will post again going to look around here

[Norm NZ]

Welcome Rob! Yet another 'Garstonian' joins the group. I'm sure you'll find the photo's your looking for here! I remember seeing some of the King St area recently. Cheers

[Max]

I nearly became a mud man sinking In alot of Garston Shoreline mud. Was hard keeping my trainers on, the muds keeping them stuck In until I focused my leg power.

Made me feel light on my feet afterwards though.

Had to clean my camera when slipping, twas still fine though..

And I got to board the boat this time because the tides where low.

Went again earlier, I must buy some wellies next time.

[Max]

Couldn't find no Info on It.

I boarded It and only found It says The Seil or something like that.

[A.D.W]

A fine and crisp picture, Max. Keep up the good work.

[Max]

Thanks Dave, was just given these two links on It.

http://www.shipsnostalgia.com/showthread.php?t=1815

http://www.28dayslater.co.uk/forums/...ad.php?t=22132

[A.D.W]

Interesting links, Max.

[wsteve55]

Cool photo Max, but were exactly is it?

[Max]

Cool photo Max, but were exactly is it?

The Garston Shoreline, you can get to It from Church Road, then through King Street, through Blackburne street and stop at Brunswick street and go through Brunswick street.

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ie=UTF8&z=16&om=0

[Norm NZ]

"Nice Pic Max"! As a teenager I used to ride an old Francis Barnet 2-stroke motorbike along those roads leading to the shore, all cinder track in those days!!

[chrismarsden]

Hi all
what a good site i am from garston too been here all my life with my parents and grandparents

anyone have any pics of the old king street shops or has any been posted as i have only just found this great site im still looking reading through.

my family had a shop in king street or off king street in the 60s cant remember the little street

also anyone remember the old local band who used to play in the kings pub

and who were they

im trying to find out a little bit more about my family that came from king s street if anyone can help

anyway will post again going to look around here

The band was called the "Pandomonium" not sure if that is how it is spelt but you get what I mean.

[Max]

I wish Garston was more like those old shots still, some terrible modern buildings mixed with old ones.

[brian daley]

I took my wife to Liverpool yesterday to show her how wonderful it is,she was not disappointed.I was able to see it through her eyes,how magnificent the architecture is ,and I'm not talking about the prettified Albert Dock,but The Three Graces,St Georges Hall,the Museums and those temples to commerce that fill the old town.
We were going to go to see the "Men" at Seaforth and Crosby but a 'phone caal from a business colleague in Lichfield meant cutting our journey short. I showed her instead the Georgian streets and squares around the cathedral,a veritable feast for the eyes.Leamington Spa does'nt come close to the beauty of them.
We then meandered down Lodge Lane,it looked so alien,not the place of my childhood,but Sefton Park and those magnificent Victorian and Edwardian houses were as I remembered them .
It was then on to Cressington,an enchanting place ,it's views of the river quite unspoiled by great changes,was this the Cast Iron shore of my youth ?
Garston Old Road seemed to be holding up and the Park itself looked unchanged,but where was the milk bar now?
We drove to the village and went up St Marys Road,that was shocking,4-00 p.m. on a Saturday afternoon and most of the shops locked and shuttered.
It was hard to believe that this was the thriving thoroughfare of so many years ago;then under the bridge to see Banks Road and Window Lane;King Street had all but disappeared.
It was painful to see how poor it looked,my sister lived there for many years,a lot of my pals lived in those streets,they never looked this desolate.
We drove up to the shopping village opposite the airport,was this the cause of the villages decline?
The same thing has happened to Dudley in the Midlands,the gigantic Merry Hill Shopping centre has all but killed the town. It is inevitable I suppose,but sad nevertheless. I hope the changes I saw on Speke Road filter down to Canterbury Street and all those other little Streets,but that the community that lives there benefits from those changes.
I know I left 48 years ago,but my heart is still tied to the place,
BrianD