Toxteth District

DaisyChains · 03-26-2008

Originally Posted by marky

I heard recently that Steble Street Baths (now part of Park Road Sports Centre), is to close. I haven't seen any official notice of this yet, though.

What a shame.
I used to go there with school

**Kev** · 03-26-2008

Originally Posted by marky

I heard recently that Steble Street Baths (now part of Park Road Sports Centre), is to close. I haven't seen any official notice of this yet, though.

I hope not, Liverpool schools use this year round.

**Waterways** · 03-26-2008

Originally Posted by DaisyChains

What a shame.
I used to go there with school

So did I.

**Ged** · 03-26-2008

That's where my children learned to swim. They're like fish in water now.

DaisyChains · 04-01-2008

Any updates on Steble Street?

**gorgeous** · 04-02-2008

The schools will not be using the baths any more , but it's still open to the public ,

**shytalk** · 04-29-2008

Just found some long lost pics, This one is outside my shop in Granby St. Taken in 1961-2. My shop was the one on the left. Waterways, do you remember when Granby was paved with sets?. That was one of my favourite cars I ever owned.

This one is me in the shop. Who recognises the old sweet brands?.

**Ged** · 04-30-2008

Great pics Shytalk

**lindylou** · 04-30-2008

What smashing pics. I love to see old photos like that.

**Waterways** · 04-30-2008

Love Hearts are still made in the same wrapping too - my little girl loves them. Se read the words on them. So are Polo mints. Not sure if the Polo Fruits are still made. I "think" Black Jacks are still made.

**Waterways** · 04-30-2008

Did your shop have the Corgi toy cars in the window?

**lindylou** · 04-30-2008

Originally Posted by Waterways

Love Hearts are still made in the same wrapping too - my little girl loves them. Se read the words on them. So are Polo mints. Not sure if the Polo Fruits are still made. I "think" Black Jacks are still made.

I saw Polo fruits the other day. They went missing for a long time but I think they reintroduced them.

**shytalk** · 04-30-2008

Originally Posted by Waterways

Did your shop have the Corgi toy cars in the window?

No, half the window was used to store bread, we did a huge bread trade, the other half was canned goods etc.

In those days Love Hearts were 2d, Swizzles 1d. Black Jacks or Walkers were 4 a penny.

That area was very highly populated, most houses having at least 4 families, that shop was a goldmine but I was too young to appreciate it and sold it in 1964.
Granby St. was numbered in a strange manner, I was the sixth shop from Parly and my address was 6A Granby St.
Some other prices I remember. Premium tea like PG or Typhoo was 1/9 a quarter. The cheapest Gold Stream was 9d a quarter and you could even get 2oz packets for 6d.

**Waterways** · 04-30-2008

Originally Posted by shytalk

No, half the window was used to store bread, we did a huge bread trade, the other half was canned goods etc.

In those days Love Hearts were 2d, Swizzles 1d. Black Jacks or Walkers were 4 a penny.

That area was very highly populated, most houses having at least 4 families, that shop was a goldmine but I was too young to appreciate it and sold it in 1964.

Swizzles are still made. That's right four Walkers for a penny. I remember they made it 3 four Walkers for a penny. I was shocked.

Just as well you got rid in 1964 as demolition devastated the area not long after that. I knew some people who had a shop in Granby St. Going towards Upper Parli, the last general newsagent/sweet shop on the left. They were not short of money.

**shytalk** · 04-30-2008

When I lived there the newsagents was owned by a Mrs. Hughes. Her husband owned the two secondhand shops next door to it. When Mrs. Hughes retired she sold it to the Greeves family who lived over a store further up the street.