Old photos of Bootle

[Invicta]

Moss Outfitters. My FIL was the manager there. Just down from Felices . Ken
Syd was Joe’s next door neighbour. K

[fatboyjoe90]

Marsh Lane 1953. Top right this side of the Ralla is Hornby Boulevard running into the North Park which is leading into Cyprus Road and this was the National Assistance Board Office once stood. At the bridge is Marsh lane and Railway Station. I remember loads more on this photo, tell me what buildings you can recognise or remember

[fatboyjoe90]

Moss Outfitters. My FIL was the manager there. Just down from Felices . Ken
Syd was Joe’s next door neighbour. K

Syd was a likeable man he always used to ask me what I'd been up to when came home on leave from the army. I never had a pint with him though. I think he passed away when I was away on duty.

[PeterR]

Easy =the blank strip running left to right under stanley rd was the LYR railway line it ran in a tunnel under Marsh Lane under the gasworks and canal coming out at Hawthorne Rd / Aintree rd (This Tunnel )we called it the ''Half Miley" Most of us lads have been through it,
Peter

[Invicta]

Moss Outfitters. My FIL was the manager there. Just down from Felices . Ken
Syd was Joe’s next door neighbour. K

Syd was a likeable man he always used to ask me what I'd been up to when came home on leave from the army. I never had a pint with him though. I think he passed away when I was away on duty.

Nor me Joe, he was a non drinker and never went in a pub K

[henry]

Marsh Lane 1953. Top right this side of the Ralla is Hornby Boulevard running into the North Park which is leading into Cyprus Road and this was the National Assistance Board Office once stood. At the bridge is Marsh lane and Railway Station. I remember loads more on this photo, tell me what buildings you can recognise or remember

2 owens peck woodyards on Cyprus road and the georges pub on the corner of bullens terrece

[fatboyjoe90]

Thanks for all your replies guys.

St Jimmy’s Church the infants and junior schools, the buildings with the black roofs were a wood yard next to them is Palace picture house.
Come on all you Bootle boys and girls there are loads more to name.

[fatboyjoe90]

WELLINGTON ROAD TERMINUS
Liverpool Corporation Tramways Office to the left of Seaforth & Litherland Railway Station to the right.



The 'Cinder Path' ran alongside the railway hoardings to Violet Road & Aikenside Street. The original 'Cinder Path' was laid with cinders left over from the building of Litherland Army Camp WWI. The cinders in the camp were used for the parade ground and walkways. The headmaster of St Philip's school offered the services of his boys and himself to the council to help spread the cinders to do their bit for the war effort.

[henry]

Thanks for all your replies guys.

St Jimmy’s Church the infants and junior schools, the buildings with the black roofs were a wood yard next to them is Palace picture house.
Come on all you Bootle boys and girls there are loads more to name.

The bank on the corner Stanley/Marsh lane and the Bootle Times office facing

[Bonesy]

My mum, centre outside the Gaumont, Stanley Road. 1958, the film was The Littlest Hobo.

Keith

[Bonesy]

My mum's class photo Christ Church 1933
Mum is second row down, third in from left

Mum is centre, dark hair
handsome japanese boy names

Keith

[Shelagh]

Lovely photos, Keith, you’ve done well to keep hold of them so long!!
Your parents wedding photo is also a great family keepsake
Littlest Hobo..my son would shed a tear over every episode aww!

[Shelagh]

Not easy finding places on the old map, but will give it a go...
Prefabs, Hornby Road backed onto park..
Gents toilet, junction of Marsh Lane and Cyprus Road.
Factory, Chestnut Grove, not sure what they made..
Parkeeper’s house (Stanley Road entrance)
Parrs corner, (builders yard) junction of Marsh Lane/Stanley Road.
Glaziers, Chazem, opposite Lloyd’s Bank. Stanley Road,
Liggetts grocery shop, corner of Ash Street/Stanley Road.
United friendly insurance, Ash Street.
Chinese restaurant (Ying Wah) situated on Stanley Road, close to Marsh Lane.
Stanley Social club, opposite Parrs, Marsh Lane next to railway. (Thurs night country & western)
Boxing club, Maple Leaf, Marsh Lane, next door to Stanley Social.
Kiosk, corner of Marsh Lane/Stanley Road.
The Alexandra Pub (Toolans) top of Audley Street/Marsh Lane.
Coal Yard, Bullens Terrace.
Malta Road, running from Marsh Lane to Hornby Road.
Delaware Road, running from Bullens Terrace (now Washington Parade) to Stanley Road.
The George’s Tavern, Marsh Lane/Bullens Terrace.
St James Social Club, just off Cyprus Road,
St James community hall, Hooton Place,
Wood storage firm, Hooten place,,
Coal yard, Marsh Lane, next to railway bridge..
One of my favourites - Mitchell’s cake shop, corner of Bullens Terrace/Marsh Lane (police station there now)

Map, well scrutinised, had a job finding some of the places, think I’ve managed to label a few

[Bonesy]

Thanks Shelagh. I have literally hundreds of old black and white photos that my mum kept.
Although it is great having the old family photos it is a shame that there are very few showing Bootle locations.

Keith

[fatboyjoe90]

Keith, those photos of your Mum at school and at work are brilliant, they are a treasure.
I don’t have any of my family before the 2nd World War they were all destroyed as my parents were bombed out twice during the last war like many other families.

[fatboyjoe90]

Shelagh, there isn’t much wrong with your memory, you have named most of the buildings shops pubs and clubs that are on the photo well done I knew a couple of them but not as many as you.


The RSPA building left-hand side just before Stanley Road, the Sally Army building turning right onto Stanley Road 2nd building on the right.

[fatboyjoe90]

Kirkdale Homes no date.

[fatboyjoe90]

The Old Roan, showing Ormskirk over the canal looking down towards Altway 1956.

[fatboyjoe90]

Old Lifeboat Station Formby Beach no date.

[fatboyjoe90]

Stanley Road Bridge completion 31/12/1946.

[fatboyjoe90]

The Echo news seller Seaforth Sands.

[fatboyjoe90]

The 28 Tram turning from Linacre Road into Bridge Road.

[BOBHAMO]

bobhamo

[fatboyjoe90]

Great photo of the construction of theTriad Bob.

[fatboyjoe90]

Chestnut House Peter Mahon Way.

[fatboyjoe90]

Melling Road, Aintree, no date.

[fatboyjoe90]

Old Tram and bus terminus Seaforth no date.

[fatboyjoe90]

Peel Road, Bootle 1978.

[IanA]

That picture of Peel Road makes me very sad. Costigan's - hand sliced bacon and broken biscuits, Ross's fruit shop, the library, Connor's paper shop with its 'Christmas Club', Jennings' grocers, Sayer's at the corner of Bibby's Lane, the Co-Op, the pet shop at the corner of Salisbury Road, Joe's the fish shop, butchers, chandlers, Fran's wool shop, the 'Chinkies' (I know, politically incorrect but that's what we called it) chip shop, bomb sites, St Leonard's church with John Mockford as vicar, Baisley, Anderson, Banner and Bunting as curates and Tommy Cooper as organist, the laundry in the disused chapel...all gone but not quite forgotten. A good place to grow up in the '50s.

[fatboyjoe90]

Thanks for your comments Ian, it's the same all over the country the only thing that's not forgotten is our memories.

[fatboyjoe90]

Breeze Hill the Flyover under construction.

[fatboyjoe90]

The War Memorial, Waterloo. No date.

[fatboyjoe90]

Braemar Street off Hawthorne Road towards Miranda Road 1950s.

[Invicta]

Bri sent me this. An outing from Cooksons mid late 50’s


That’s me second row back to the right in the check jacket. Ken

[fatboyjoe90]

There you go Ken, i can see you very clear. You look as if you need a shave