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Does anyone remember the above company, which was situated where the old Ribble offices were on Hawthorne Road? If so, what did they make? I seem to recall the building being demolished around the late 60's.

Phil they where oil manifactors
also in the same place alfred hopps lubricant manifactors
librex road 1916 was named after the lead factory
bobhamo

Thanks for that info, Bob. I couldn't find anything on the web.

I can recall the business logo " Light on Lubrication. JJC.

remember farrels barrels cooperage many a cooper served his time there and the lead works by the ribble depot the dole always sent you there for a job and the mellenair tin works the tannery the tar works now tescos hawthorne bootle then was a outstanding industry none left now not one no shower faclitys then everone stank till you got good cold tap water wash in the back yard or went to the marsh lane slipper baths in the pubs you knew where everyone worked without being nosy by the smell of there clothes dockers stank of fish meal, tannery workers stank of death etc so you never bothered to asked were they worked you knew by the smell no protectetive clothing then a lot of people died not knowing about asbestos but the managment did well got to go now jerremy kyle show just starting

Just going through old threads.

I was familiar with the name because of the history in tallow.

I'll check my old lube oil books to see if there's anything else.



Ad from 1876



Don't know if the Campbell Street site is the one just off Derby Road opposite the old St Mary's church grounds.

They had a factory on Hawthorne Road. Opposite Glynne Street.

Going to need a huge slice of luck to find anything on the net.

In 1945 there were over 300 lubricating oil blenders in the UK. I'm pretty sure James Light wasn't a refiner.

There was a Planning Committee meeting August 30 2017 regarding the redevelopment of 503-509 Hawthorne Road.

Identified as the former Arriva bus depot. Plans for retail store, 100 space car park and 119 family dwellings.

Developer estimated remediation costs £350,000. DVS (District Valuer) estimate £3,500,000.

If it goes ahead, there may be more site history detail in the planning proposals.



Nicolas posted this photo last year. The year was given as 1937. On all the Bootle aerial photos, nobody has ever pointed out James Light & Sons.

Comments are always confined to the old favourites, but the site must be in there.



I'll keep looking.

up to 1962 it was james light and son
but 1968 it got a new name Lobitas house Burmah oil mfrs
James Barclay Light lived 3 victoria road waterloo

bobhamo

Hiya Bob, is that photo the full picture of Hawthorne Road, or is there more of it?

Thanks to Dan and Bob for the Hawthorne Road aerial views. Is the Ribble bus garage in either
or neither or both of the pictures ? if it is , could it be please shown and indicated exactly where ?.
Cheers, Ray.

Phil this as far as the photo goes
Gardner it was there


bobhamo
courtesey of klondyke kaeidoscope

That's great Bob, it's got my old house on it now. Thanks.

Thought you might want that Phil
Bobhamo

I am grateful for the reply regarding Ribble at Hawthorne Road. Thank you, Ray.