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I managed to bluff my way onto the Triads roof and got the following pictures in 1994

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These ex workers were given a white brick from the chimney

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Sad day 16th April 1994 20 years ago

Tommy Howard

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Tommy great photos :lol: :lol:
with out people taking the time to
photo past places they are lost forever
like yourself over the last 7 years i have tried to take a phot of everythink
that might disapear
yours are a collection
that most would have liked to take
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Well said Bob, a great shot Tommy. For those who have lived away for many years it gives us a glimpse of how the changes looked and look now.
I really appreciate the efforts of our photographers and historians, thanks.
:) Ken
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Tommy another bit of history you have taken thanks. And well put bob.

Regards bob
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Thanks Bob
I only had a short time with the camera around Bootle and have some that I think people would like to see. It's because of your smashing photos that spurred me to send some in really.
But this grouping of pictures even with Joe's help has got me beat I wouldn't mind if someone could come round and sort me out as I only live on Saint Anne Street.

Tommy Howard
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Thanks Bob
I only had a short time with the camera around Bootle and have some that I think people would like to see. It's because of your smashing photos that spurred me to send some in really.
But this grouping of pictures even with Joe's help has got me beat I wouldn't mind if someone could come round and sort me out as I only live on Saint Anne Street.

Tommy Howard
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Tommy, Great shots of Williams toffee works.I worked there as a fifteen year old in the early 60s. I was never so sick of eating toffee in my life. It took about two weeks till the novelty wore off. The things that the girls moulded out of warm toffee would make a grown man blush, never mind a fifteen year old.
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Scotty have you saved one?

Tommy Howard
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Tommy, No I never saved one, lol I can just imagine what my mother would have said, had I brought one home.
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I've great memories of being at Christ Church juniors in the 70's, and having toffee works smells wafting their way in to class. Warm weather days with windows open were fantastic. I don't think i ever did smell sweets as good again, as I did those days, at school.
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Hi guys
It's been awhile since I was on the site.
Anyway, I remember my Mum and my sister- in- law working at Williams in the sixties , I think it was on Fridays they would
Bring bags of Sweeties home for us kids.
I was home in January, as I was driving
Around Bbotle area it was sad too see
So many places either boarded up or gone.
Born and bred in Lunt Rd.
Went to St George of England school.
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DonDeeg wrote:Hi guys
It's been awhile since I was on the site.
Anyway, I remember my Mum and my sister- in- law working at Williams in the sixties , I think it was on Fridays they would
Bring bags of Sweeties home for us kids.
I was home in January, as I was driving
Around Bbotle area it was sad too see
So many places either boarded up or gone.
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Where was Fred Dibnah when he's wanted. Memories for me Tom. Began my working life in Williams Toffee 1956. Ended my working life in the Triad 2006. See you round cuz Jim.
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It's been a long time.........you think everything stays the same if you don't live there any more - sorry to hear Williams went especially as it was twenty years ago! But I've never forgotten going to school, walking pasr Williamd with its sweet smell BUT mingled with the tannery stink! Never smelt anything like the two together.

Ken
Roberts, Allison are the Bootle names I'm interested in.

Thorp(e), Ballard, Parry, Lucas, Dodd, Jacobson, are Liverpool ancestors.
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We left Mill Lane for Netherton when I was 8. I used to get the 28 bus down each week to pay my mums hamper money to her friend in Well Lane Gardens. Scared to death walking up Waterworks Street in the dark (even if it was only 5pm in the Winter!) Moved back to Essex Way 1979 and still scared of that route when meeting friends at the King Dicks. Someone once told me a man near lost his head when a slate fell from Williams' roof and that a Jack the Ripper character would cut you up with a wilkinson sword razor blade!!
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Williams/Pine Grove/Recreation St from above.
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And another - I'm on a roll . . .
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Oops meant that for Waterworks st thread? :oops:
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This better?
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Great stuff Cags :D :D :D

Ta very much for sharing :)

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So excited when I found these. . .

Visual prompts better for my grey matter. Found it fascinating that I could look down on the old Town, as was.

Wondered if anyone could tell me what the Church like building was at the corner or Brookhill Road and Waterworks St as I was a bit young to remember that?
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Ps also posted couple of others, under Vaux Crescent and Recreation St threads :D
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Cags293 wrote:So excited when I found these. . .

Visual prompts better for my grey matter. Found it fascinating that I could look down on the old Town, as was.

Wondered if anyone could tell me what the Church like building was at the corner or Brookhill Road and Waterworks St as I was a bit young to remember that?

I meant corner of Waterworks St and Pine Grove? (It's where the 'new' Christ Church infants school is now)
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Cags, I remember folks referring to "up by the Mission" for the top end of Brookhill Road. :wink: K
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I can't remember that? Although I remember singing 'Jesus loves me. ..' etc in the place in Ash Street? Sort of Sunday school?
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there was a chapel on the corner Davies street , waterworks street
and christ church misson hall corner reccreation street , water works street
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Thanks Bob. For such a long time ago, you've all got cracker memories.
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Cags . my memory comes street directories :D :D :D
i do remember lots of places like most of are members
but not all things :D :D :D
i remember pine grove a corpy yard there :D :D :D
and king dicks was my local for many years :D :D
i have put some photos of ash street church on the site
attended there my self in the scouts :D :D :D
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