Old Photos Of Where You Live

[Joey66]

 

[TommyDavo]

…..yep, late 60s, early 70s virtually all of that area was demolished. We lived in a rented house in Everton but had to move out for demolition in 1971. Irony is, the estate they built on that patch was a haven for crime and only lasted 25 years.

Same for us in Fonthill Road Kirkdale. Moved out in ‘71, a new estate was built and lasted no more than about 30 yrs. The new build estate we moved to lasted until early 2000’s and now demolished. As you say, they were simply havens for crime and exacerbated by the council in putting young addicts into flats originally nominated for OAP’s. Within weeks they’d ripped the copper pipes out and flooded the lot.

 

[Connor mcloud]

Otterspool prom towards Garston -​

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A couple of fine figures to the forefront there

 

[Eggs]

Same for us in Fonthill Road Kirkdale. Moved out in ‘71, a new estate was built and lasted no more than about 30 yrs. The new build estate we moved to lasted until early 2000’s and now demolished. As you say, they were simply havens for crime and exacerbated by the council in putting young addicts into flats originally nominated for OAP’s. Within weeks they’d ripped the copper pipes out and flooded the lot.

…..knocking houses down destroyed long standing communities.

 

[TommyDavo]

…..knocking houses down destroyed long standing communities.

They did, but I have no gilded memories of the first 11 years of my life in terms of housing

 

[Eggs]

….The Musical Box, West Derby Rd;

 

[Dundee mifflin]

…..knocking houses down destroyed long standing communities.

Eggs can you remember what year it was when a load of gypos set up camp off Everton road?

 

[Eggs]

Eggs can you remember what year it was when a load of gypos set up camp off Everton road?

….ha, ha, I remember it well. My Mum painted on the entry wall behind our houses; ‘This is not a toilet’. I can see that to this day. We left in ‘71 so I’d guess it was a couple of years earlier.

 

[Dundee mifflin]

….ha, ha, I remember it well. My Mum painted on the entry wall behind our houses; ‘This is not a toilet’. I can see that to this day. We left in ‘71 so I’d guess it was a couple of years earlier.

And when built the Radcliffe was supposed to look like a Cornish fishing village!!!

 

[wilfjacko]

….The Musical Box, West Derby Rd;

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Don't forget the one on Prescott road.

 

[Eggs]

….New Brighton;

 

[Eggs]

 

[Eggs]

….Margaret St baths, spent much of my youth in there. I can almost smell the place looking at these pics;

 

[Eggs]

….Woodend Farm, Garston 1950;

 

[Eggs]

….remember the lunchtime special at the Golden Phoenix in town;