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Just found this picture of Southport Road, looking towards Bootle, on the Picture Post website; I don't know whether it's been out on here.


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Credit to Liverpool Picture Post.
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Ta Keith :D
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Wow, I lived near there. That is Hatfield Rd on the left and Simon Mahon's house, first on the straight after the road. Thanks Phil
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The photo was first posted by River Mersey
http://www.bootlehistory.co.uk/forum/vi ... oad#p77125
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The Banjo (c1908) - from the Lancashire Pubs page on Facebook

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I wonder why they called it the banjo when it was really the Pembroke Hotel maybe someone or people played their banjos and that is the nickname people then called it
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Possibly to do with the shape of it Henry? Almost round - like the body of a banjo?

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Never mind Blackpool if you look closely you will see we had donkeys on our own beach in those days
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Victory March, Oriel Rd, 1945?


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My grandfather Christopher George STARKEY lived at 49 Strand Rd in the 1890's and early 1900's before he came to Australia. I don't suppose anyone knows what street numbers are in the photo.
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henry wrote:I wonder why they called it the banjo when it was really the Pembroke Hotel maybe someone or people played their banjos and that is the nickname people then called it
Henry, It is now a B and B. I have stayed there several times and very reasonable too.The landlady/owner told me that it was called the banjo, because from the air, it had the same shape as a banjo.
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Nicholas on studying your first photo I would say after WW1.
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lily8 wrote:Nicholas on studying your first photo I would say after WW1.
You're right Lily, looking closely I can see the fashion of the day! Note the Kiddies sitting on the wall, right hand side -
what a happy day that must have been!
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Hi Starkey he had 2 shops on strand road
no 49 was on the corner of irlam road on the on the right
under the railway bridge
also no 121 strand road between bank road and washington street
on the right side just this side of the bridge
the marching photo looks like a recruitment parade as most of the men are in civvies
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nicolas wrote:
lily8 wrote:Nicholas on studying your first photo I would say after WW1.
You're right Lily, looking closely I can see the fashion of the day! Note the Kiddies sitting on the wall, right hand side -
what a happy day that must have been!
Yes I agree Nicolas but I bet there were hundreds who had lost their dads too, bitter sweet for them eh?
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Lovely old photos, Seaforth Sands, people on the beach, dressed in hats and coats :D
Victory March passed Town Hall, end of war, such an occasion!!
Strand Road, there's a memory, trying to remember some of the shops, can only think of Hills, Cohan's, the Maypole, shop on the corner with clothes hanging outside, Costa's Chippie with cat in the window :D forget the rest of names..too long ago now!!
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I know most of the shops in strand road as I went in them with my mam when I was a kid and my best one was Gavins the home made cake shop
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Yes Henry me too..loved Miss Gavins cake shop..Idon't remember the Maypole but
I do remember the Home and Colonial. .and Dyllis 's chips hop just hidden by the tram
But them days it would of been her Mother's..
Sheila. .Jeffrey 's outfit fitters was on the corner of Delawere st opposite Appletons..
Loved Strand Road...

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Thanks Dorothy and Henry..should have remembered the Home and Colonial, my brother was the order boy there :)
Seem to remember another clothes shop, top corner of Bullens Terrace..think it was called Bradley's..and shop further along, Quirks, sold groceries..names coming back slowly :) Strand Road, the local hot spot for shopping!
Lovely bit of history :)
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dorothy834 wrote:Yes Henry me too..loved Miss Gavins cake shop..Idon't remember the Maypole but
I do remember the Home and Colonial. .and Dyllis 's chips hop just hidden by the tram
But them days it would of been her Mother's..
Sheila. .Jeffrey 's outfit fitters was on the corner of Delawere st opposite Appletons..
Loved Strand Road...

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Also Gilroys which became County Furnishers and Cissies the fish shop .Scotts and Montys Flannaghans the barbers which then became Strettles which was on the corner of Washington street Melias the bread shop on the corner of Virginia Street also the pawn shop and Kathleen who had the wheelbarrow in Oregon Street and the chemist who had all the old medicine bottles on the shelves and Halls the shop which was by the wine shop which was facing Jims the paper shop and i think there was also 3 Waterworths fruit/veg shops.
Ile try and think of some more when the old brain gets working again :lol: Henry
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Bootle Hospital Carnival Float, Late 60's

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great memories me nin lived in 4 Delleware street she was scottish her name was ninny fox she was blind when she died I remember going to see her in their parlor and she had pennies on her eyes she was luvly very kind thanks lovely memory/Davey
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Peel Rd Park, 1908

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Thanks Nicholas, lovely pictures.
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May Queen on the steps of the Kings Garden monument in Bootle - circa 1930's, from Ann Walsh. :wink:

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Cheers Joe.
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The Bootle War Memorial before its unveiling 1922 ( Held at Crosby Library )
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Cheers Joe.
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I don't know if this photo has been posted on here before if it has please let me know.

TheTeam Ministry (St Leonard's and St Mary's with St John) of 1962/63 (with overlapping curates). Back Row: Colin Bazley, Ian Bunting, Keith Anderson. Front Row: Barbara Bazley, John Mockford, Angela Mockford, Ruth Anderson.
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Cheers Joe.
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Thanks for those, Joe. I haven't seen the bottom one. :D
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Thanks Joe
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Great photos Joe.
Has anyone got any photos of St Johns Road or Brasenose Road Bootle or Kirkdale?
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Hiya Nicenanny1, just click on the link below and scroll down till you see Brasenose Road. :wink: :)

http://www.bootlehistory.co.uk/forum/vi ... &start=175 :D
Cheers Joe.
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