Images of Liverpool Past

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.

**ChrisGeorge** · 12-08-2006

Hi all

I love the pic of all the green doubledeckers all lined up. Brings back a lot of memories.

http://www.yoliverpool.com/forum/att...9&d=1165570299

Let me clarify, though, do you still have green buses in Liverpool, or are they now all different colors, as I thought I saw on one of my recent trips?

Chris

**ayjaykay** · 12-08-2006

Originally Posted by ChrisGeorge

Hi all

I love the pic of all the green doubledeckers all lined up. Brings back a lot of memories.

http://www.yoliverpool.com/forum/att...9&d=1165570299

Let me clarify, though, do you still have green buses in Liverpool, or are they now all different colors, as I thought I saw on one of my recent trips?

Chris

There are now 2 main companies running buses in Liverpool: Arriva and Stagecoach. The Arriva buses are a turquoise and cream colour, but not the same as the MPTE/Merseybus colours.

**5th beatle** · 12-08-2006

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

True.
Unfortunately, just one of many eg: Clayton Square, Mount Pleasent, Canning Place.
There was no need for the whole of Queens Square to be consigned to wasteland. It was just a road widening scheme which I accept but they could have kept and spruced up many of the buildings instead of knocking them down and having the area lying idle for nearly 20 years. Imagine it today full of bars and restaurants (which it is now but hardly quaint)