Quote Originally Posted by Waterways View Post
Newsham Hosp was in Belmont Rd on the other side St Margarets Church. I saw the old one burn down in 1961/62. Spectacular. Full of high fire escapes all around squirting water down on the large burning church.
John, I've mentioned this before on another forum, but I was there too. I was with my Mum and our Colin who was still being pushed in a buggy. We were going home to Hughes St after visiting Newsham Park. My Mum stopped to chat to a friend, on the other side West Derby Road from The Belmont pub. As they were chatting, I saw smoke coming from the roof of St Margaret's. A short time later, I saw the flames. It was one hell of a blaze!