Police Stations/Bridewells of Liverpool

[Ged]

£30 found behind the bar in the Rose & Crown.

[robbo176]

Westminister Rd Bridewell (The Old Bill)

[Kev Keegan]

Lark Lane:











Garston, Heald Street:

[Chris48]

Garston is Heald Street.

[Kev Keegan]

Garston is Heald Street.

Correct, 10 team points [Will edit]

[Cadfael]

Looking at the side of the Bridewell from the tower window at Liverpool Council Offices (Municipal Buildings)

[Ged]

Great pics all. I've still yet to see one of Rose Hill police station though. I used to walk past it 4 times a day to and from school for years and it featured in the 1958 Rank film 'Violent playground' It was demolished when St. Anne street opened in the early 1970s.

[gregs dad]

I once had an experience of being in a line up in Rose Hill police station. I was
working in Scotts bakery in Rose Place when a policeman came in and asked
me would I take part in a line up. The crime involved an 18 year youth so imagine my surprise when I saw the rest of the line up as I was 30 years old at the time,it must have been my youthful figure. I recieved a cup of cocoa and 2/6 for my trouble.
Another time I went in was when my bike, which I had left outside Moore`s camera shop in Dale St, next door to the police building was stolen.
About a week later a youth came to the bakery looking for a job riding my bike. I tried to take the bike but he wouldn`t let go so I took him to Rose Hill
with it. I had to go to the Juvenile Court 3 times and each time he never showed up.

[Devo]

Here's Esk St. nick! on the corner of Derby Rd/Esk St in Bootle.
Whats left of it!


I'll have to get some better pics of this place, although all that is left standing is the outside walls.

[quincyg]

I live in Bootle I was going up to get some pics of the one by Bootle Town Hall, so I can do Esk St at the same time if you want?

[taffy]

Originally built by Lancashire County Council, cf also the ones in Garston and Lark Lane.

[PhilipG]

From "Arab: A Liverpool Street Kid Remembers" (1971) by Andie Clark ("The Autobiography of an Early Century Street Arab").
One of the first Liverpool books I bought, and still one of my favourites.
It's long since been out of print, but should still be available in libraries.

[Ged]

Thanks Philip. There's an illustration of it too in Scotland Road - the old neighbourhood by Terry Cooke (author of Little Italy). I have a side view of it from Peover street but that's all. My mate and I got in there when it was disused, there was a hall and we lifted a trap door up on the stage and there was a load of cricket gear in there, whites, stumps, bats etc.

I was in the records office today, notice you were there on sat. I've got some old pics to post tomorrow if I get a mo in busy work.

[PhilipG]

With apologies to dear Oscar.
This is the hidden side of Cheapside Bridewell.

[marky]

http://www.narpo-merseyside.org.uk/framephotos.htm