Picture of the day - bernie johno

bernie johno · Thu Oct 13, 2011 6:07 pm

woolly wrote:Lovely pic of the Royal Iris, in the 70's we hired it (nurses and doctors from Walton Hospital) for a booze up. Great night.
woolly

i think thats a new one original now out of service

NIKO · Thu Oct 13, 2011 6:20 pm

I think the original ended up on the Thames has a night club?

bernie johno · Thu Oct 13, 2011 6:27 pm

NIKO wrote:I think the original ended up on the Thames has a night club?

think your right ben

bernie johno · Thu Oct 13, 2011 8:21 pm

boss pic that mr saggers

Sun Oct 16, 2011 12:05 am

Brilliant pics here guys and gals, keep on posting, really enjoying this thread

Mack

Patricia · Sun Oct 16, 2011 2:32 am

The house I grew up in 22 Meville and still looking good!!

lily8 · Sun Oct 16, 2011 3:33 am

Header machine cane cutting at Brunos farm on Friday.

Patricia · Mon Oct 17, 2011 2:31 pm

Thanks Bluenose - it is North John Street would have thought I would have recognized it, as I worked there for over six years

Patricia · Tue Oct 18, 2011 5:35 pm

bernie johno · Tue Oct 18, 2011 8:31 pm

Patricia wrote:

patricia is that in liverpool cheers bernie

bernie johno · Tue Oct 18, 2011 8:36 pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLlV-Mgm ... re=related
looks like the picture above posted by patricia

Mackenzie · Tue Oct 18, 2011 9:23 pm

This piece of Street Art is titled 'A case history' by John King, each item of the sculpture represents a labelled suitcases belonging to many of Hope Street Quarter's most illustrious names and organisations. Located on Hope Street close to LIPA building and the Unity theatre. There is a story board at hand to identify each piece and the names represented.
http://www.hilaryburrage.name/hilary_bu ... story.html

bernie johno · Tue Oct 18, 2011 9:39 pm

thanks for that mr mackenzie

Mackenzie · Tue Oct 18, 2011 9:53 pm

On a visit a couple of years ago was gobsmacked to see 'students' skateboarding on to the sculpture. When I reprimanded them for their stupidity and vandalism I was surprised to discover they were students from Spain. I told them to have respect for the town they were guests in, they just shrugged shoulders and went away..

Patricia · Tue Oct 18, 2011 11:21 pm

Bernie - Sorry not to have been available to answer your question but Mackenzie has done a splendid job of it

We were on a tour of Liverpool in 2009 when they stopped nearby for us to take photos.

BOBHAMO · Wed Oct 19, 2011 9:18 am

bobhamo

Patricia · Wed Oct 19, 2011 1:28 pm

School days! This brings back many memories

bernie johno · Wed Oct 19, 2011 6:55 pm

nice pic vinny just a tad to big

vinny · Wed Oct 19, 2011 6:57 pm

i Know Bernie but its better that way with my eyes lately

BOBHAMO · Wed Oct 19, 2011 7:10 pm

Great shot bernie have you had the windscreen fixed

bobhamo

Patricia · Thu Oct 20, 2011 12:01 am

Great food and ambiance at The Grange!

bjones · Thu Oct 20, 2011 10:38 am

[quote="Patricia"]Great food and ambiance at The Grange!

I see that you visited Thornton Hough on your travels Patricia. I'm sure you'll agree with me that it's well worth a visit by other ex-pat BB's on their trips "home".
Although my son and his family have now moved out of the village the children still go to the primary and pre schools in this lovely village. ....
And that gives me an excuse to post a link to my Jack's recent brush with the paparazzi - that's him on the right of the pic.

http://www.wirralglobe.co.uk/news/92794 ... h_awarded/

lily8 · Thu Oct 20, 2011 10:44 am

Lovely post BJ and your Jacks' pic is great

bjones · Thu Oct 20, 2011 11:13 am

Thanks Lily,
glad you spotted the post as I've been meaning to mention the village to you since you posted a thread about Port Sunlight. On that thread you posted a pic of of Thornton Manor which is part of the village of Thornton Hough.
If you do go to Port Sunlight on your next trip "home" it's worth carrying on the extra few miles to have a look at the village and have a "swifty" in the Seven Stars. Then just a couple of miles further brings you to pretty Parkgate where you can join the throngs eating Nicholls ice cream as they sit on the river bank and stare over to Wales!
Cheers, Bee

Bernie R · Thu Oct 20, 2011 1:13 pm

Like your 'Slade' hat Vinny

Patricia · Thu Oct 20, 2011 1:20 pm

Hi Bee - I certainly agree with you, we have always been smitten with Thornton Hough. I have a nephew that lives in Gayton, Wirral, so we always visit when across the pond usually ending up at The Grange for a lovely meal

Your son is indeed a handsome young boy, as is his friend and what an achievement - eight years in a row, which is well deserved

vinny · Thu Oct 20, 2011 1:51 pm

Bernie

bjones · Thu Oct 20, 2011 1:56 pm

Hi Patricia,
just giggling at your comment that my son is a "handsome young boy" - he'd love that given that he's 40 next birthday

That's my son's son in the pic and of course I think he's a beautiful boy even though he's inherited my unruly mop of hair!
I agree with you that the Grange offers good food and good value but on your next trip why not try dinner at one of our excellent restaurants in Parkgate. We favour the Marsh Cat and Mr Chews (Chinese) but all of the restaurants and pubs have great views. No doubt you'll already have sampled Nicholls's ice cream?
Better stop before I begin to sound like a tourism advert........

IanA · Thu Oct 20, 2011 4:21 pm

A warm day in a back yard in Keats Street in the 50s. I am wearing my knitted bathing costume and holding the jug. I think it's Beryl Totty standing next to me and it might be Jimmy Corrigan at the rear. Life was simple in those days...

bernie johno · Thu Oct 20, 2011 4:31 pm

we used to borrow a bath just like that from the almonds they lived over the fish shop i think on peel rd but had to go down the jigger to get in there house.they never had a telly so my mum would let them watch dr who and the avengers in our house to return the favour

IanA · Thu Oct 20, 2011 4:44 pm

Owning a telly but no bath. Now that's called prioritising...

bernie johno · Thu Oct 20, 2011 5:09 pm

as you well know we had no bathroom in hood or keats but we did have a chimmney

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bernie johno · Thu Oct 20, 2011 6:12 pm

john you need some help you seem to be deleting your own photos

Patricia · Thu Oct 20, 2011 7:03 pm

Bee - As far as I'm concerned, 40 is still very young to me!!! my youngest daughter turned 40 this year

lily8 · Thu Oct 20, 2011 9:54 pm

bjones wrote:Thanks Lily,
glad you spotted the post as I've been meaning to mention the village to you since you posted a thread about Port Sunlight. On that thread you posted a pic of of Thornton Manor which is part of the village of Thornton Hough.
If you do go to Port Sunlight on your next trip "home" it's worth carrying on the extra few miles to have a look at the village and have a "swifty" in the Seven Stars. Then just a couple of miles further brings you to pretty Parkgate where you can join the throngs eating Nicholls ice cream as they sit on the river bank and stare over to Wales!
Cheers, Bee

Thanks Bee I shall certainly be doing that sometime April/May next years