Images of Liverpool Past

**ChrisGeorge** · 12-06-2006

Originally Posted by PhilipG

95 High Street, Wavertree.
It was built about 1860, and was 6 feet wide and 14 feet from back to front.
It was occupied until 1925 and then stood empty until 1952 when it was incorporated into the "Cock & Bottle".

This card was posted in 1909.

Thanks, Philip. I will have to have a look out for this card on ebay.

Chris

**lindylou** · 12-07-2006

Newsham General had a main entrance on Belmont rd. There was a side entrance on Richmond park and the ambulance depot was on Lower Breck rd and is still the depot for paramedics.
The hospital was demolished 1980s (I might have some photos - I'll have a root for them). There are two old age homes on the site now. and also a doctors and a pharmacy. There are a few new houses on the site where the convant was next to the hospital (Little Sisters of the poor).

PhilipG · 12-07-2006

This card was posted in 1914, and the view is from the Liver Building.
If anybody has access to the Liver Building, a shot taken today would be fantastic.

Note New Brighton Tower.
For about 20 years it was the tallest structure in the UK.
http://easyweb.easynet.co.uk/~dstewart/tower.htm

theninesisters · 12-07-2006

95 High Street, Wavertree.

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PhilipG · 12-07-2006

Originally Posted by Jona76

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Great pictures

"Real photographic" are always better than the printed colour ones.

**5th beatle** · 12-07-2006

here's the last of them. I'm sure there's more though on flickr & fotopic. Also try mersey-gateway.org

Whilst I'm here. I'm looking for any old photos of Queens Square, preferably just after the Roe Street expansion when they put in the 'bubble' bus stops. I have some from 1976 but would appreciate it if any of the readers had more

cheers

**Kev** · 12-07-2006

Some excellent images posted here,

MissInformed · 12-07-2006

brilliant photos!

PhilipG · 12-07-2006

Originally Posted by 5th beatle

here's the last of them. I'm sure there's more though on flickr & fotopic. Also try mersey-gateway.org

Whilst I'm here. I'm looking for any old photos of Queens Square, preferably just after the Roe Street expansion when they put in the 'bubble' bus stops. I have some from 1976 but would appreciate it if any of the readers had more

cheers

Here's 2 snaps from 1982 and 1983.
It was said to be "The Longest Bus Shelter in the World".

**ayjaykay** · 12-08-2006

Here's a few more of the 'gyratory'

**5th beatle** · 12-08-2006

superb photos. more would be most welcome

**Waterways** · 12-08-2006

Originally Posted by ayjaykay

Here's a few more of the 'gyratory'

Those bus piccies clearly indicate of how to screw up a city centre.

**5th beatle** · 12-08-2006

one of the gyratory photos shows the remnants of the buildings around queens square. correct me if i'm wrong but wasn't the open eye gallery located down towards the start of the bus stops? (on the 4th photo i think)

**ayjaykay** · 12-08-2006

Originally Posted by 5th beatle

one of the gyratory photos shows the remnants of the buildings around queens square. correct me if i'm wrong but wasn't the open eye gallery located down towards the start of the bus stops? (on the 4th photo i think)

Yes, you're right. The Open Eye was there before it moved to Wood Street. I've got another photo that clearly shows the old Open Eye. I'll try to find it.

EDIT: found it...

**ayjaykay** · 12-08-2006

And here are a few more. The black and white one is from September 1985. The 4th one shows the Open Eye again, after the building next door had been demolished.