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awelfryn34
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Looking for old photos from Park Grove or Park Street for my wife June who's maiden name was Goulborne and went to Christ Church and Balliol Road Schools.
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What years was she at Christ Church?
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June was at Christ Church from 1961 onwards until she went to Balliol
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I've been searching for a group of photographs which I am sure were posted on this site somewhere. There is a view of Park Grove taken across Park Street, probably from the end of Garden Lane (now Caspian Place, I think). If I find them, I will post it. I am only just a bit older than June, by the looks of it, but I don't recall the name Goulborne and I went to different schools.
Lived in Garden Lane Bootle then moved to Netherton, where my mum still lives.
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this is park place
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best i can do dennis :D :D :D
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Cheers Bob, new you would find something
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That's the one I was looking for, Bob. I will save it. happy memories. I used to roller skate across that bit of road at the end of Garden lane because it was smooth. Not sue how happy the people living there would have been, the wheels were metal!!
Lived in Garden Lane Bootle then moved to Netherton, where my mum still lives.
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My Great Grandma Sarah Green lived in 13 Mil Lane in this area 1914 to 1931 photo looks a bit like view of Mill Lane which crosses Hawthorne Rd by the shops.
Anyone have any photos of Mill Lane then ?
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Its Park Place :D :D
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Bob those photographs are brilliant especially Park Grove, it is so clear.
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Brilliant Photo BOBHAMO thanks a million,
that could be my great grandma and her second husband and possibly her son in the distance.
I presume photo was taken from Hawthorne Road looking down Mill Lane to Waterworks ?
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Thinking about it Number 3 is nearest the camera, so number 13(Great Grandma's) was probably last one in that row, therefore in the middle of the photo.
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Park Place as it is now...

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The other side is just the Bees Knees nursery

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Born and raised in Romeo Street, later Lambeth Walk, Jersey Close, Garden Place, Hawthorne Rd, Gonville Rd now Netherton
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Hi Everyone. Re Mill Lane: we lived at 15. Next door to Mrs Blackburn (mid 60's until compulsory purchase in 1972). Our nan also lived here at no7. I have some pictures of my uncle Roy outside no 9 with my grandad. The cottages were rendered when we were there and we had privets and a little fence at the front (I don't recall any of the fronts being in a poor state of repair like in this photo) The shot is taken looking toward 'little' Brookhill Rd with the back of Park Street barracks on the left. My mum's friends Sisters Barbara and Lyn Hunter lived in Well Lane Gdns and my godmother Violet Lane lived in Recreation St.
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Great photo Bernie, the yard you can see was or still is John Cothliff (Park Pl) the plasterer and floor screeding company they were established over 100, years ago. I wonder if they are still going. :wink:
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BOBHAMO wrote:Its Park Place :D :D
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Park Grove Sorry but this image of cottages is Mill Lane
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Cags the answer park place was for another question :D :D
i put the thread on so i know the differance :D :D :D
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Just had me baffled, as title said Park Grove but knew pic was our old road . . . (All v new)
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Mill Lane taken recently on my Ancestry Tour

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Mill Lane junction with Hawthorne Road

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ALAMO2008 wrote:Mill Lane taken recently on my Ancestry Tour

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Thanks for that pic. Our cottage was about where the trees are now. On the right of the image is what once was the back of the army barracks. The wall you can see now is the rear of a sheltered accommodation called Mill Spring Court in Park Street.

The 'little' Mill Lane always appeared as unoccupied (unadopted?). The new house you can see now at the top is one of several new houses built on what was Christ Church junior ochool playground.

I believe there is another thread about Mill Lane on BT. Thanks again :D
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Unadopted . . Auto correct sending me bonkers (or bankers!, ha)
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Cags, was Mrs Blackburn's husband called Bob or Robert ? What was Mrs Blackburn name.
My Mother , from Brookhill Road had relatives, an Uncle I believe, who lived in the cottages. I have a very dim memory of a gas light and those sticky things hanging down to catch flies. A nice lady I remember.
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She was a widow when we were there. Had her bed in downstairs in the front room and she let us play dress up in her old hats and clothes. my nan, or my mum would plate up an extra dinner sometimes for her. She seemed very old to us at the time (late 60's). Some other older kids would try to convince us she was a witch - the little horrors! But we didn't care. She used to make us sugar or bovril butties and we would run errands to the Dairy (Mrs Blackwells shop) I remember asking for x2 thin slices of boiled ham, we also used to be able to buy loose oxo's. Those were the days eh?
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Ps I believe it was Emily? And her late hubby would have been Robert yes.
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Cags293 wrote:She was a widow when we were there. Had her bed in downstairs in the front room and she let us play dress up in her old hats and clothes. my nan, or my mum would plate up an extra dinner sometimes for her. She seemed very old to us at the time (late 60's). Some other older kids would try to convince us she was a witch - the little horrors! But we didn't care. She used to make us sugar or bovril butties and we would run errands to the Dairy (Mrs Blackwells shop) I remember asking for x2 thin slices of boiled ham, we also used to be able to buy loose oxo's. Those were the days eh?
Oops late 1960's , not Mrs Blackburn late 60's - although she may well have been??? Ha
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Thanks Cags. My older Brother reckons it was Emily. Bob was my maternal Grandmother's Brother it seems. :wink: Ken

Where are you know ? We were Brookhill until 4 then Ford, then Barnfield Close & Netherton Green ( 11 months before we moved South in 1975) K
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Invicta wrote:Cags, was Mrs Blackburn's husband called Bob or Robert ? What was Mrs Blackburn name.
My Mother , from Brookhill Road had relatives, an Uncle I believe, who lived in the cottages. I have a very dim memory of a gas light and those sticky things hanging down to catch flies. A nice lady I remember.
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On the 1930 Voters List in Crosby Library - My Great Grandma at 13 Mill Lane - Sarah Green - Widow for 2nd time
took in Lodgers Robert Blackburn and Emily Grey Blackburn.

The 1938/9 Voters showed they were still there at number 13, after Sarah Green's Death in 1931
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We moved to Netherton our house backed on to the playing fields of Countess of Derby. Mum thought we were too 'remote' after living in Bootle village? So we moved back to Essex Way (formerly Essex Street) in 1979.
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Thanks Al, very interesting.
Cags, our Family was 83 & 87 Brookhill, between Kent & Essex on the opposite side. :wink: K
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can't resist it. Is between Kent and Essex in the middle of the Thames :D :D
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High up on the Dartford Bridge , Lynne :lol: K
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Anyone remember the spooky photo below in a previous thread when we were all talking about it and how we could all see faces and ghostly images in the pic?
I was being a bit cheeky at the time and done a bit of Photoshopping to the original photo... :wink:

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Mack :)
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I do. Amazing how many users could see the Bootle Turin among the washing.

I'm convinced I saw a ghost at no 15. An old lady in white standing at the foot of the bed where me and my sister slept. Mum used to tuck us in so tight, we didn't move until time to get up. No one believed me? But then again I did see Father Christmas when we lived there too!

Ps. T.Y. Mack
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