Memory Lane

Dan · Wed Sep 02, 2020 9:10 pm

Mill Bridge over the River Alt. Sefton Church (St. Helen's) in the background.

Jessicahollidayxox · Wed Sep 02, 2020 9:38 pm

Hi there!

My grandad and his family used to live at 72 Elizabeth Road from the 1950s - 2000s. Their surnames are Walton. Jean Walton. Ada Edwards. John Walton. Geoff Walton. Terry Walton. Linda Walton and Carol Walton. He is just reminiscing about the good old days! Hope we can find somebody who remembers them! Also their nan Jessie Hughes lived with them too! He remembers Gordon the plasterer and even worked with him! He has fond memories of this street and the chippy on the corner! If anyone knows those last names please reply I would love to hear your stories!! Thank you!

Dan · Thu Sep 03, 2020 5:12 pm

Photo is taken from the Bootle end of St John's Road. Malcolm Street was followed by Duncan then Hamlet Streets,

followed by St Alexander's school and church.

Dan · Wed Sep 09, 2020 8:27 am

Couple of photos of street parties held in Glynne Street.

1951 Festival of Britain.

Queen's Coronation party. Dated as 1952.

Dan · Mon Sep 21, 2020 7:48 pm

1960's St Catherine's, Netherton, netball teams.Teacher Miss McManus.

Dan · Fri Sep 25, 2020 4:13 pm

Bovine posted these in the thread, Old Glass Negatives, in May 2010.

Taken the logo off and enlaarged copy.

1917 Waterloo Shore.

Linacre Road Church

Dan · Fri Sep 25, 2020 4:41 pm

Some more from Bovine posted May 2010. All of Stanley Road.

First three photos are from December 1950

July 1960

Plus a photo I've never seen before that Bobhamo put on 9 years ago.

The Broadway Stores and the gasworks with full gas tanks.

wayneboy · Sat Sep 26, 2020 2:31 pm

Remember buying quite a few cars from that place as a teenager in the 80s, Sold as seen.

Tyre place now.

Dan · Wed Sep 30, 2020 6:56 pm

Front page of the Bootle Times July 6 1972

Dan · Thu Oct 01, 2020 6:57 am

From the Bootle Times May 1 1914

Miss Maud Turner's pupils.

bjones · Fri Oct 02, 2020 9:02 am

Dan wrote: ↑Mon Sep 21, 2020 7:48 pm 1960's St Catherine's, Netherton, netball teams.Teacher Miss McManus.

Goal Defence in the centre of second row from the back is Paula Phythian who was at St Cath's 1970 to 1975.
I'd guess this is about 1972/3. Sorry don't recall the names of any of her teammates.

efc46 · Sat Oct 03, 2020 12:30 am

hi takes me back to the real bootle I remember ex pat

Dan · Wed Oct 07, 2020 12:43 pm

Some more street parties posted on different threads, with logos removed.

1953 Tennyson Street coronation party

1953 Little Norton Street

Photos below are from the Hemans Street coronation party.

Dan · Sat Oct 10, 2020 7:25 am

Some old football photos.

1887 Aston Villa became World Champions, beating Hibernian 3 - 0 at Perry Barr.

1907 Villa Park

1914/15 Everton FC

1914 April 25 FA Cup Final Burnley v Liverpool at Crystal Palace Grounds

1919 September 13 Everton FC

1923 Wembley Empire Stadium prior to opening

1923 Wembley. West Ham fans at the turnstiles. 2 shillings to get in.

efc46 · Sat Oct 10, 2020 9:39 am

that is fantastic two bob to Wembley wow

Dan · Wed Oct 14, 2020 2:44 pm

Bootle Times August 16 1957

Dan · Thu Oct 15, 2020 12:50 pm

Bootle Times January 2 1914

A Retrospective of 1913.

It can be magnified for viewing.

Dan · Fri Oct 23, 2020 11:10 pm

It's only been gone 8 years but it was infinitely more informative than the 24 hour Sky/BBC dross channels.

Dan · Fri Oct 30, 2020 2:51 pm

October 14 1971 New Strand 49 years ago.

Think the Post Office building is due for demolition in the coming months.

leso · Wed Nov 18, 2020 12:49 pm

Dan wrote: ↑Tue Jun 23, 2020 10:54 am Empress of England's last cruise too, Bob.

Regards

Dan

hi all.
in the photo of coffee house bridge dated 1967 are they prefabs in the centre.
regards Les Norman

March 2 1967 View from Irlam House overlooking Coffee House Bridge

john j connell · Wed Nov 18, 2020 1:40 pm

Les, yes they were prefabs, that would have been Ivanhoe Street, off Bank Road and at the rear of Browne Street and Kenilworth Street. JJC.

Dan · Fri Jan 15, 2021 2:33 pm

Bootle Times. July 3 1970.

Winner of the competition to rename Marsh Lane.

Starling Parade.

efc46 · Sat Jan 16, 2021 1:14 am

great photo
,s of All our yesterdays

Dan · Sat Jan 16, 2021 11:39 am

Some of the photos from the Bootle Times are available from the Getty Images UK site.

"Coffee House Bridge taken from Irlam House", posted earlier on this thread, is £150 - £375 depending on picture size.

Bootle Times May 8 1970. Lewis's Factory Snooker team.

I recall the name Seanor from the the old Bootle JOC teams.

Dan · Thu Jan 21, 2021 2:26 pm

Bootle Times December 25 1959. Pictures of the Year.

BOBHAMO · Thu Jan 21, 2021 2:55 pm

Keep them coming Dan

bobhamo

Dan · Thu Jan 21, 2021 3:41 pm

Cheers Bob.

Just noticed Hugh Baird in one of the photos. Started out in the New Zealand Shipping Co. engine rooms.

The Merchant Navy was a way out for a lot of lads.

Also the Holy Ghost Scout troop. They would sit in the first two rows, on the left of the aisle, at Holy Ghost, for 11o'clock mass.

Big decision of a Sunday was get up early and go to the 9.30 mass( over by 10), or have a lie-in and go to the 11 mass (an hour long!!!).

Usually preferred the lie-in and took the consequences.

BOBHAMO · Thu Jan 21, 2021 5:04 pm

Dan it's great to see you take the time to post
all the info is interesting time capsule of times gone by
Bobhamo

tonywailey63 · Tue Mar 16, 2021 5:33 pm

Hi my name is tony wailey, I was born in Seaforth and lived in Crosby, Waterloo and Thornton until I went away to sea in 1963.All my family come from the Shakespeare Streets on the Kirkdale -Bootle border (Beatrice, Wolsey, Othello and Orlando and my dad lived with his family on Marsh Lane ( Rhyl Street) from 1920 to 1941.
I work now as a freelance writer and have recently brought out a book about my family and the social history of these streets. I have agreed with the publisher to distribute a number of copies free to those who visit this Forum. if anyone would like a copy, please email your address to ,
anthonypwailey@gmail.com and I will post one to you. The book, Diary of the Smyth Wailey's, is also available on Amazon Kindle if you wish to have a preview.

best regards

Tony

BOBHAMO · Fri Mar 19, 2021 6:28 pm

Tony has sent me a copy of his book
its a life of his family from 1832 to 1940s
all from ireland and liverpool ,bootle
a great book with some snippets of life
have not read it all yet only got it today
Tony is one clever guy

thanks Tony
bobhamo

tonywailey63 · Fri Mar 19, 2021 7:59 pm

Thanks Bob, I'm sure many members of this forum would find it interesting. As this forum demonstrates, it is not so much about individual lives in Bootle
but of the surrounding community all along the river. I hope you enjoy it. As I mentioned before, just email me at anthonypwailey@gmail.com and I will send a copy out.

regards,

tony

Dan · Thu Mar 25, 2021 11:58 am

Tony, I think it would be brilliant if you could get your book into at least one of our local libraries.

It sounds daft, but Crosby Library is the go-to for Bootle history.

I think I've got the right Tony Wailey.

Any chance of you scanning in the pamphlet you published on the Liverpool seamans' union?

When the shops open up, I'll go to Bold Street and see what's on sale.

Looking forward to reading your biography of George Garrett - a Scouser and a Wobbly to boot, a fairly unique combination.

tonywailey63 · Thu Mar 25, 2021 12:58 pm

Thanks Dan, yes you have my number

I fully intend to get copies into the libraries but have been held up by you know what; News from Nowhere and Pritchards in Crosby Village both have copies of the book. The Seaman's Union stuff (1966 strike) was published years ago but I think I can get a link and will post up later on the forum. Glad you're enjoying the Garrett stuff - although he was a south ender (Park Lane) he always used to sail out of Bootle and speaks very warmly of it and, 'the Marsh Lane Stokers, the hardest men on the Western Ocean'

best regards

macca21 · Thu Mar 25, 2021 4:08 pm

Hi everyone, not sure where to post this but wondered if you could help. Ive moved to a job in Bootle and thought i would do a quiz on Bootle trivia to get people more interested in the area. Do you have any interesting trivia i can create questions out of?

tonywailey63 · Fri Mar 26, 2021 7:14 pm

Dan wrote: ↑Thu Mar 25, 2021 11:58 am Tony, I think it would be brilliant if you could get your book into at least one of our local libraries.

It sounds daft, but Crosby Library is the go-to for Bootle history.

I think I've got the right Tony Wailey.

Any chance of you scanning in the pamphlet you published on the Liverpool seamans' union?

When the shops open up, I'll go to Bold Street and see what's on sale.

Looking forward to reading your biography of George Garrett - a Scouser and a Wobbly to boot, a fairly unique combination.

Thanks Dan, here is the link to the Seaman's article. Let me know if it is the right one. All the best

The seamen's strike, Liverpool 1966 - Tony Wailey
https://libcom.org/history/seamens-stri ... ony-wailey