Bootle Times News

fatboyjoe90 wrote:Bob, what a great photo of then and now, is that you on the horse, dressed as a New York Cop?

Looks like a duck to me joe

Nice Kawasaki Z1 with Rickman fairing in the TGWU pic. Same bike in the Derby road pic outside Baxters. Wonder if it belonged to the photographer?

Gaz see if you can put picture on this post.

bob. b wrote:Gaz see if you can put picture on this post.

bob.b, the pics are both on page 2 of this thread.

The old Gainsboro 1962

Monfa Road.

Railway Strike from 1911 the Scots Greys, on horseback riding along Stanley Road Bootle.
That’s the Metropole Theatre Bootle on the left, Little Strand Road, a bit further up on the L/H side

Orrell park 1910

The back of the strand 1960s

Bootle School children's day out with the then-mayor.Is it Hugh Baird Back row Auntie Margaret ( May Logan).Does anyone recognize any of the faces of the children

Peel Road Bootle.

Not Bootle, but I think you'll like this photo of the Overhead Railway, in colour.

the occasion when they elected a 'Children's Mayor' the Bootle Mayor at the time was Alderman Joe 'Sam' Kelly and his wife Margaret.
The picture was during his term of office 1959-60, he sadly died the next year. His wife 'Peggy' was the cashier at Balliol Road Baths.

bob hamo
info of my mate Dave

Smashing photo`s everyone, you bring so many of us nice memories.

Thanks
Sheelagh

Hiya Bob,Here is a list of all the people who have been Mayor of Bootle.

Nov 1869 William Geves
1870--75-76 Thomas P Danson
1871-72 William Molyneux
1873 William Geves
1874 George Barnes
1877 Louis W Heintz
1878 John Newell
1879 John P McArthur
1880-81 William Poulsom
1882-83 James Webster
1884 James Leslie
1885 Matthew Hill
1886 William Jones
1887 John Howard
1888 John Wells
1889 Benjamin Cain
1890-91 John Vicars
1892 William Thomas
1893-94 Benjamin Sands Johnson
1895-96 Isac Alexander Mack
1897 John McMurray
1898 William Robert Brewster
1899 George Lamb
1900 Peter Ascroft
1901 George Samuel Wild
1902 William Henry Clemmey
1903 James Julius Metcalf
1904 Owen Kendrick Jones
1905 Robert Edward Roberts
1906 Alfred Rutherford
1907 James Person
1908 George Randall
1909 Hugh Carruthers
1910 James Rodger Barbour
1911 John William Edwin Smith
1912 William Henry Clemmey
1913 John Rafter
1914 George Alexander Cassady
1915 James Pearson
1916 Benjamin Edward Bailey
1917 James Pearson
1918-19 Harry Pennington
1920-21 John Henry Johnston
1922 Thomas Alfred Patrick
1923 Robert Turner
1924 Birty Wolfenden
1925 Thomas Harris
1926 Frederick William King
1927-28 Edmund Gardner
1929 Simon Mahon
1930 Donald Samuel Eaton
1931 Arthur Hankey
1932 James Scott
1933 Maurice Stanley Webster
1934 Edwin Smith
1935 John William Clark
1936 James Burnie
1937 James O'Neill
1938 Nicholas Cullen
1939 James Spence
1940-41 Joseph Sylvester Kelly
1941-42 James Stubbs Riley
1942-43 Richard Owen Jones
1943-44 George Alfred Rogers
1944-45 William Keenan
1945-46 John Thomas Hackett
1946-47 Harry Oswald Cullen
1947-48 Thomas Harris
1948-49 Thomas Harris
1949-50 C G Anderson
1950-51 David Berger Black
1951-52 Robert James Rogerson
1952-53 Mark Connolly
1953-54 R J Rainford
1954-55 P Mahon
1955-56 T A Cain JP
1956-57 Dr I Harris JP
1957-58 A S Moore JP
1958-59 Ald J C Hevey
1959-60 Hugh Baird
1960-61 Joseph Samuel Kelly
1961-62 Joseph Sylvester Kelly
1962-63 S Mahon
1963-64 J Morley
1964-65 TE Dooley
1965-66 G Williams
1966-67 J Grimley
1967-68 Mrs Veronica Bray
1968-69 O Ellis
1969-79 H Gee
1970-71 F Morris
1971-72 G Halliwell
1972-73 J Murray

Thanks for photos Nicolas and Joe, particularly liked the photo of Lord Mayor Joe Kelly..
Brought back memories of "The Lord Mayors Ball" held at the Palace, Marsh Lane Bootle, 1960.
Can remember Joe Kelly delivering a bit of a light hearted speech to all the twelve year olds in attendance, he came across as a lovely jovial man!
Sad to learn he'd passed on so soon afterwards,, thanks for extra info Bob!!
Shelagh K!

Thanks for your kind comment Shelagh.

Ho Joe

Thanks for the list of mayors, you can see half of Sefton's road names on it

Phil

Thanks for that Phil, and your right about half of the streets named after former Mayors, and Councillors.

Bob, Joe, great bit of history of Bootle thanks for that information regards Bob

1929 Simon Mahon that must have been Simon Mahon MP Dad

Bullens Terrace and Marsh Lane - lovely Bread shop!

Mitchell's. The cake shop

Love the lamp posts

77th (Bootle) Battalion, Home Guard.

Home Guard Training c1940 somewhere in the Bootle Docks complex?
Philip Fenerty of St Matthew's Avenue, Litherland is in the foreground - right.
Philip Fenerty was involved in a lorry crash in about 1930 and badly damaged the bones in his left arm. Unfit for military service during the war, he joined the Home Guard. Philip's father, Joseph Fenerty was a well known Bootle athlete in his day.

Fabulous pics and information Joe et al Thanks

http://s16.postimages.cc/9jr34kh0l/Nina_Starkey.jpg
This is my cousin Nina STARKEY at the 1926 Bootle May day.

Chris

http://s10.postimages.cc/ahs0oc7ll/Morris_dancers.jpg

This is the Bootle Morris dancers from 1908, my great grandfather James Garnett STARKEY is wearing the boater. Can't seem to post the images correctly can someone help.

Chris

See Macks how to post photos post at top of page of the chat about anything board, hope it helps

Hood Street wedding, St Leonards? 1941

fatboyjoe90 wrote:Monfa Road.

Anyone notice the dog in the bottom left of the picture of Monfa Road? This was a common sight in yester year, packs of mongrels roaming the streets. Every household seemed to have a Heinz 57

Phil

Great photos everyone, Mitchell's Cake shop - often got sent there by cookery teacher to buy tubs of fresh cream for our delicious flans and cakes!
Home guard, all young men it seems, not a bit like dads army
The old photo of May Day girl, lovely!
Picture of Morris dancers practicing, one way of keeping them fit!
Wedding picture good for 1941, all well kitted out, must have been saving clothing coupons for ages!
The old dog in the last one made me laugh, (hadn't noticed it before) all the kids in the neighbourhood seemed to have a mongrel, ours was called Paddy!
Dogs didn't seem as threatening then, no leads or anything, just happy to go wondering wherever and whenever...happy days
Shelagh K!

Knowsley Road

Nicolas,
Re the 1941 wedding photo - I recognise friends of my late mum and dad on it, Ralph & Lil Pratt and their two sons. In fact I am in touch with Colin Pratt who now lives in Germany.

Glenys

Its possible Glenys they have never ever seen the Wedding album, I find it hard to believe though
its 1941, I wonder if somebody is getting mixed up with the dates?

Nicolas, I think the date could be right, or at least very close.
I will forward a copy to Colin for his comments.
Ralph and Lil are far left, with one son, the other son is far right - see matching coats!.