Sorry it took me so long to acknowledge your post, David.beardedpapa wrote: ↑Thu Dec 09, 2021 10:30 pm Hi Joe
Love the photo of the Diamond Matchworks circa 1932. It wasn't quite like that when I was growing up in Bowden st in the 1940's. The matchworks was gone, bombed out, most of webster rd at the top of Bowden street was gone thanks to a stick of bombs that were meant for the railway line but fell short. The last house in our street was gone. strange thing about the bombs the blast damaged the rooves of some of the houses half way down the street. They then built pre fabs on all the empty blocks and they were still there when I left in 1960.
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Photo of Church Road Litherland before 1974.
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Johnson Brothers Bootle 1914-1918.
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Church Road Litherland, showing Kirkstone Road shops, with houses on Anderson Road, and Harrington Road, Known locally as Tin Town, and Moss Lane on the right 1950s.
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Linacre Road Mission Hall Litherland, Just look at that Street light.
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Isn't that still standing, I'm pretty sure it was when I left Liverpool in 1997.
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Beautiful looking building Joe, hope it is still standing and not been allowed to get run down. Thanks for posting it Joe.
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It's still there, Loretta, I think it's just had an internal renovation.
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Nice restoration.
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Good to hear that Phil
Fantastic job Tom
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The Shore at Blundellsands no date.
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The shore at Blundellsands, boys having a game of cricket, no date.
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Hiya Joe,
Looks like they had the Northern Lights going off big time displaying in Blundellsands there in the past on those particular days
The weather conditions to produce this display rarely reaches that far into the Crosby region.
Bril pics Joe and great to see you back posting regularly again here on our Bootle Forum.
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Looks like they had the Northern Lights going off big time displaying in Blundellsands there in the past on those particular days
The weather conditions to produce this display rarely reaches that far into the Crosby region.
Bril pics Joe and great to see you back posting regularly again here on our Bootle Forum.
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As it is today Loretta.Silver-Haired-Hippy wrote: ↑Sun Jan 16, 2022 8:16 am Beautiful looking building Joe, hope it is still standing and not been allowed to get run down. Thanks for posting it Joe.
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Thanks for that Mack.Mack wrote: ↑Thu Jan 20, 2022 12:31 am Hiya Joe,
Looks like they had the Northern Lights going off big time displaying in Blundellsands there in the past on those particular days
The weather conditions to produce this display rarely reaches that far into the Crosby region.
Bril pics Joe and great to see you back posting regularly again here on our Bootle Forum.
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Litherland Post Office, on Hawthorne Road. You can see the Prefabs on the right, with Hatton Hill Road, straight through the roundabout.
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Bridge Road Blacksmith circa 1907.
The gent in the middle could possibly be old Tom Holmes His son Charles is listed in 1911 as running the smithy.
The gent in the middle could possibly be old Tom Holmes His son Charles is listed in 1911 as running the smithy.
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Bryant & May Match Works photograph. Linacre Road circa 1920. Does anybody recognise anyone on this photo, it's a long shot but you may know someone.
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I agree Phil.
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Sefton Street with the long house Litherland. No date.
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A war story. I, with many other BBs spent time at St Josephs Convent Formby. We used to go with our nuns down to the beach and play among the dummy tanks and trucks. These were put there to draw the bombers away from the docks and the vehicles were a goldmine of used ordnance. The army would send a soldier to escort us and remove our souvenirs before we were taken back to the Convent. Just saying
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fatboyjoe90 wrote: ↑Tue Apr 12, 2016 10:24 pm Altcar Road Bootle, Queen’s Coronation Party, The Tin Works in Background, 1953.
Can anyone recognize themselves or anyone else in this photo?
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Aw, you look so cuddlesome Ken!
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There you go Ken.
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It's a burden I've carried all my life Loretta
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Thanks Joe,
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My pleasure Ken. Plodding on and keeping my head above the water.
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Whitehead Sub-Post Office, Linacre Road Litherland, looking towards the Red Lion Pub, before the sausage works was built.
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Another photo of the Litherland Bridge.
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The Bootle Hot Pot Fund 1910.
The hot pot fund was a charity. Here the Mayor and Mayoress of Bootle are inspecting the premises.
The hot pot fund was a charity. Here the Mayor and Mayoress of Bootle are inspecting the premises.
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