Unseen Liverpool

[marky]

That first school sign (Beaufort Street) was consigned to history last week. The school has been demolished.

[Waterways]

That first school sign (Beaufort Street) was consigned to history last week. The school has been demolished.

It was listed too, and allowed to crumble. My mother went to school there.

[Sirob]

Something different; reballasting at Speke in 1971

[johnmed]

Excellent!

[xaheadx]

Sirob,

would it be possible to visit my site, and email me to get in touch about your photos? I messaged you a while back, about time I got started!

I can't seem to get PM working?!

Dave Kent

[ChrisGeorge]

Sirob,

would it be possible to visit my site, and email me to get in touch about your photos? I messaged you a while back, about time I got started!

I can't seem to get PM working?!

Dave Kent

Kev can confirm but I think PM on this site is disabled at this time.

Chris

[xaheadx]

Thanks,
hopefully the message will get through and can contact off site.

Cheers
Dave

[Lukeo25]

anymore of the wirral railways? or any of southport pier??

[signalnorth]

Forgot to say , they are only the 3rd and 4th pics of Sefton and Maghull staion I have ever seen in 48 years! I wonder if you photgraphed Lydiate that day too, or indeed any others of Sefton, the sigbnal box maybe?

Re Faz pics. Oh yes I saw those pics of Fazakerley, nice stuff. Thanks for posting

[Sirob]

Forgot to say , they are only the 3rd and 4th pics of Sefton and Maghull staion I have ever seen in 48 years! I wonder if you photgraphed Lydiate that day too, or indeed any others of Sefton, the sigbnal box maybe?

Re Faz pics. Oh yes I saw those pics of Fazakerley, nice stuff. Thanks for posting

When I visited Lydiate station, it had already been demolished. Only Sefton and Altcar were still standing.
Pic is the remains of Ainsdale Beach station in 1964.

[The Dead Cat]

It was listed too, and allowed to crumble. My mother went to school there.

Absolute shame lad. It appears that the way to get round demolishing beautiful and listed buildings is to do nothing to them, wait for them to fall into disrepair and then demolish it, citing 'structural instability' and 'public hazard'. It should be a criminal offence! *pardon the rant!*

[Waterways]

Absolute shame lad. It appears that the way to get round demolishing beautiful and listed buildings is to do nothing to them, wait for them to fall into disrepair and then demolish it, citing 'structural instability' and 'public hazard'. It should be a criminal offence! *pardon the rant!*

If the building is becoming unsound, then take it into public ownership. Put it right, sell it and give any surplus back to the original owner.

[Ged]

I wouldn't even give any back to the owner. Make it known that any ownership of buildings has a clause of them being upkept and place a full council tax on them. Who'd want to own them then in a run down state?

[Waterways]

I wouldn't even give any back to the owner. Make it known that any ownership of buildings has a clause of them being upkept and place a full council tax on them. Who'd want to own them then in a run down state?

Land Value Tax would sort it out. It was introduced by Pittsburgh and all the derelict and run down properties disappeared. Money men were sitting on them waiting and hoping for a killing in years to come.

LVT has no income tax, so all your wages are your own and it you work harder you keep it all. LVT is a tax on the "value" of land - all land even agricultural land. So, no aristocracy owning half of Scotland and paying no tax on all that land. If they can't utilise the land then they have to sell it to someone who can.

The teachings of economist Henry George, known as Georgism. A brilliant system that is partially used throughout the world. The UK was to introduce it pre-WW1, but the war got in the way. Money people and landed aristocracy hate the system as it would mean they would have to sell the land to make it useful.

[potter]

I like your idea Ged. If the owners can't take care of it then take it off them and have it sorted.