Taken c 1950. Looking under the Old Roan railway bridge towards Copy lane.
No prizes for identifying the make and model of the car on the right!
The Aintree British Legion appeared many years later just out of sight in the left foreground of the picture.
Born in Bootle 1960 lived on Bailey Drive then the old roan.
Rivermersey, Your photo's of this part of Bootle are bringing me such joy and wonderful memories. I could write forever of the things running thru my mind. Especially the names of people who touched my life but probably don't remember me. Because this is the Station I will mention one person Mr. Adcock (hope I spelt it right)he lived on Copy Lane. I'm not sure if he was station master or ticket clerk, but he seemed to do everything to keep that place running. When he saw me running in my high heels he held the train till I got up all those steps. At that time I was single and working. Then when I was married and had my babies he would help me carry my pram up and down the steps when I went to visit my family. He was always pleasant and friendly, a gentleman.
The other big memory is buses and wagons getting stuck trying to go under the bridge.
The memory that makes me laugh now used to make me as mad a hell. After a rainstorm there were puddles under the bridge and vehicles used to drive thru them and create a wonder shower. Because it was so narrow under there, there was no way to avoid it. If you were all dressed up to go out on the town it was a bummer.
Thanks so much for posting these wonderful photos.
On that piece of land where the British Legion was erected, I remember a dirt track was laid out. Teenagers raced around a circular course on stripped down bikes, with raised handle bars also without brakes. They took bends as speedway motor bikes did laid sideways.
This is a photograph of the 'new' Old Roan Railway Station entrance/access, which is now situated at the Copy Lane side of the railway bridge. The photograph was taken from the junction of Netherton Grange & Copy Lane outside the hairdresser's shop. 20 March 2008. Now known as Old Roan Bus / Rail Interchange.
Here's a modern day version of rivermersey's photo above.
Taken this evening from as close as I could get to the original aspect without getting run over.
Bern
Born and raised in Romeo Street, later Lambeth Walk, Jersey Close, Garden Place, Hawthorne Rd, Gonville Rd now Netherton
Taken c 1950. Looking under the Old Roan railway bridge towards Copy lane.
No prizes for identifying the make and model of the car on the right!
The Aintree British Legion appeared many years later just out of sight in the left foreground of the picture.
