….my Mother-in-Law lived in the City Centre through the May blitz and said they would pick the shrapnel up on the way to school.
Being brought up in Everton, we were surrounded by ‘bombers’ or ‘ollers’ but as a result of the 60’sdemolition.
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….my Mother-in-Law lived in the City Centre through the May blitz and said they would pick the shrapnel up on the way to school.
Being brought up in Everton, we were surrounded by ‘bombers’ or ‘ollers’ but as a result of the 60’sdemolition.
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It was a big change there,a lad I was at school with lived in the old two up two downs on the hill,then moved in to the new shiny Ellison Towers,we were all jealous.
…Everton Brow.
Wood rot, Council neglect and vandals saw them offNeither can I really, I think I half do, or at least I should do, funny stuff memory, back then, if it's 50s early 60s vintage, band stands were still 10 a penny in even the smallest parks -
Bandstands - I used to work every Saturday & Sunday at Prescot Nursery at the back of the council office registry offices - my boss told me the wooden band stand was rotten so we put obstacles in the way for no one to use it ...
On a sunny Saturday I was a good way off watering a massive grade 2 building of a conservatory & I heard chatter of a large group which was a wedding party - & a photographer - I dropped my hosepipe as I could see what was coming - .....
Too late, I went out waving my arms & shouting as the photographer was about to take his wedding group photo as they all amassed on the rotten wooden platform of the bandstand - I told the photographer straight away get them off the bandstand it's rotten, & not safe hence the obsticles in front of it not to use it .... -no, he stated it's a great setting for a wedding photo -
Bang it collapsed a 3-4 foot-drop all in their best wedding attire they fell down like dominoes-
I just laughed & scarpered as groans & moans of the gathering were getting back up off their arsps - Great setting hey I shouted to the wedding photographer - as I ran in to my conservatory & locked the door behind me & lay low down by the bench they were filthy clothes ripped in some cases ....
I told my Foreman back at the main nursery on the Monday & he just burst out laughing - I will get the Direct works on the council to remove it, I did ask them 6 months ago ...
The rotten bandstand was removed that day
Edit; and changing attitudes, listening to a brass band in the park was out of fashion.
Good lord what were our city planners thinking
Vandals it was a wedding party - he could have taken the photos on a beautiful lawn next to it - like the 99% usually did as the bandstand was blocked off, but they entered at the back of it - anyway the bandstand was soon got rid of - only if I could have filmed it on a mobile phone it was hilarious - they were warned to keep off by the way ....
Liverpool Canal
Was in town this afternoon and went looking for this location, the building with the arched windows on the left is still there the two buildings next to it are gone and have been replaced. The white building to the right is now Next clothing shop, Coronation gardens was roughly where McDonalds is now.
….Conway St;
….Parkgate;
….1970, Lime St station;
tonyhorne
Immoderate
Had to look into this. Apparently, prior to the 19th century this was the main port for Irish trade etc. When the estuary silted up the docks moved to Liverpool...
….Church St ‘Woolies’ (the first in the U.K.);
….Stanley Rd, Bootle 1961/now;
….Breckfield Rd South;
…and Thirlmere in 1940s;
…and Thirlmere in 1940s;
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