Images of Liverpool Past

[PhilipG]

Philip, that one on the corner of Manchester street was just called the GAMES shop. I don't know if it's the same collectables that you mean but I remember a place facing harvest home, the entrace being in Temple Court off Victoria st?

The GAMES shop. Thanks.

Temple Court would be right, Ged.
Wasn't sure if it was still called Victoria Street.

[Ged]

Yeah, if that's the one Philip, I remember going in there with my dad - poss early 1980s - he was looking through some boxes for old records and 78s and that.

[Gerard]

Wasn't there a "Hobbies" at the rear of M&S on Tarleton St..
Remember getting me Ist Gat out of there.

[ChrisGeorge]

Wasn't there a "Hobbies" at the rear of M&S on Tarleton St..
Remember getting me Ist Gat out of there.

Hi Gerrard

I believe you are correct, as I recall. Nice to remember these little bits from the past. . .

Chris

[Ged]

Hobbies was an excellent shop Chris. I used to get all my little plastic animals out of there and my soldiers.

[ChrisGeorge]

Hi Ged and Gerard

Not sure I ever went into Hobbies. I used to like Philip Son and Nephew, the bookstore, and Rushworth and Dreapers for LP's and 45's.

Chris

[PhilipG]

Hi Ged and Gerard

Not sure I ever went into Hobbies. I used to like Philip Son and Nephew, the bookstore, and Rushworth and Dreapers for LP's and 45's.

Chris

Ah yes, Philip, Son & Nephew.
There were about 3 floors with at least 2 rooms on each.
I always had the feeling it was a converted house.
You might not know, Chris, but it was demolished a few years ago, and is now a Wetherspoons pub.

Ironically, Wetherspoons usually convert interesting old buildings (especially cinemas) and try to retain interesting featues, but perhaps dear old rambling P, S & N was too much of a challenge, even for them.

[Ged]

Alright Gerard lar. As you lot are older than lil me, do any of you remember Wilson's? book shop off Renshaw Street - a rickety old building, behind the shop that Rapids use for their lighting. I think it might have been accessed from Newington. It had it's name painted on the gable end of the wall.

[PhilipG]

Alright Gerard lar. As you lot are older than lil me, do any of you remember Wilson's? book shop off Renshaw Street - a rickety old building, behind the shop that Rapids use for their lighting. I think it might have been accessed from Newington. It had it's name painted on the gable end of the wall.

Certainly do remember Wilson's.
It had its entrance on Renshaw Street, like Rapid's does now.
I've got a pic of Renshaw Street showing it as Wilson's.
Will see if I can find it later.

Just got to go & pick up my photos from ASDA.
I still get prints made of everything I take.

Anyway, young Ged, how old are you?

[Gnomie]

These pics are cool. this is a great thread. its sad how much has gone. I was never into models, apart from the ones who wore the undies in the littlewoods catologue i loved the Ace Place for magic tricks.

Anyone got a pic of the Why Not pub on harrington street, opposite the Crocodile. i went up there last week and its all gone. i loved that pub, it had some great pictures on the walls.

[The Gardens]

Hobbies was an excellent shop Chris. I used to get all my little plastic animals out of there and my soldiers.

Ged, I heard you discarded your Colnels and Sergents and just played with your Privates

Seriously, Hobbies was a great shop, amongst others things, I got a Lima train set (better than Hornby!) and a Pelham string puppet.

[PhilipG]

This photo was taken following the announcement that Wilson's bookshop was going to close.
The building was subsequently occupied by Rapid Hardware.

[ChrisGeorge]

This photo was taken following the announcement that Wilson's bookshop was going to close.
The building was subsequently occupied by Rapid Hardware.

Thanks, Philip. I believe I was in that bookshop a few times. There was another old bookshop further down that side street as you went toward Central Station. I remember I salivated over an old copy of the Coucher Book of Whalley Abbey there in a dusty upper story room. The transcript copy was published 1792 or thereabouts and the leather binding was fraying but it was a big heavy old book and they wanted 90 pounds or something way above my budget as a student as I then was. This was in the mid to late 1960's. I was interested in the book because I believe it contained the first record of Stanlawe Grange on present-day Aigburth Hall Avenue, founded for the Cistercian monks of Stanlaw Abbey near Ellesmere Port, which was later taken over by Whalley Abbey near Ribchester.

Chris

[Ged]

Anyone got a pic of the Why Not pub on harrington street, opposite the Crocodile. i went up there last week and its all gone. i loved that pub, it had some great pictures on the walls.

I believe you're getting mixed up with the Philharmonic Hall


Philip, i'm only 31. Great old pic btw.


Paul, I used to go into Hobbies and ask for shoulders instead of soldiers but they'd tell me that Ted Heath didn't work there.


Gerard. Good pic off you too. I wonder what it'll look like in 14 years like Phil's, probably not a lot different I suspect.

[bigpab]

I had to move to move to the flats in clough road in speke(1960s) when I was a kid and I don't remember anything like the clough road picture. Anyone know how close to Clough Rd this picture was taken? But there still great pictures. And the link to liverpool city councils photo archive is Fantastic Thanks.