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Some great historic pictures there, Joe
Have only read about Fort Crosby..never seen a picture!
This photo gives a good clear view of the forts layout, buildings and the ATS girls!
Fort was situated on the Hall Rd to Hightown, stretch of beach!!

Thanks for all the great photos, Joe

1905.

Breeze Hill (North side) looking towards, Bootle from Lochinvar Street 1966.

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Moss Lane 1979.

Shelagh wrote:Some great historic pictures there, Joe
Have only read about Fort Crosby..never seen a picture!
This photo gives a good clear view of the forts layout, buildings and the ATS girls!
Fort was situated on the Hall Rd to Hightown, stretch of beach!!

Thanks for all the great photos, Joe

My pleasure Shelagh.

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Great photo of Goodison Parks Amplifiers Dan. On the old photos of Bootle thread.

Air ambulance lands at Bootle car accident site this is from the Echo.

Echo Reader John Butler took this picture of the crash scene at Millers Bridge

Sorry Joe
I thought Goodison would be a bit of a stretch, but I can't post on the Everton thread- it's against my religion.

Edward Wilson and Sons (From Graces Guide)
Founded 1873 in Exeter
Hawthorne Road 1906-1918 (Burned down)
Aintree Road 1920- 1984 (1984 was the last set of accounts)
Creditors re-registered the company in 2017
Involved in leather tanning and processing.

Works Hawthorne Road 1915


Bombed out Aintree Road 1941


New works Aintree Road 1949


1970 Aintree Road



Some old ads
1873


1891


Regards
Dan

No need to say sorry Dan, thanks for all the info and photos of Edward Wilson and Sons, it's great for the history of Bootle.

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I think that is a brilliant photo of the boys Dan!!

Loretta

Toxteth Reservoir on High Park Street Toxteth.

Joe, I lived off Stuart Rd and spent many happy hours playing on the Reservoir, but I do not recollect it looking anything like that. What year was that photo taken? What is the building next to it?

Bill

I thought the same Bill, looking at the cars i would say 1960s/1970, i don't remember that tower or that big building.
I was posting what it said in the photo.

Reminds me of a reservoir Bob Hamo and one or two others photographed from the inside (quite a while back) and if my memory is right, it was not Bootle. JJC.

Cheers John, it was Toxteth Reservoir Liverpool 8.

The hidden depths of The Toxteth Reservoir is concealed behind a sandstone facade and a tower on top of a hill on High Park Street in Liverpool.
The building was designed by the city's water engineer in 1853 to supply fresh water to the people of Toxteth is one of the earliest examples of public health engineering in the world.
Half the size of a football pitch, with towering iron columns and soaring arches - it's hard to believe all this was hidden behind derelict Victorian chimneys, empty and unused for over a decade.
But now Toxteth Reservoir will open its cavernous vaults for visitors to step inside one of the first examples of public health engineering in the world.
Perched at the top of High Park Street in Liverpool, the magnificent structure once provided fresh water for the people of Liverpool.

some of the works in liverpool fascinating to me

And me Davey, if i hadn't posted the wrong reservoir it wouldn't be on here.

Thanks for the pics, Joe. It's amazing what's around us and beneath our feet.

this is Breeze hill
there was a open day at toxteth res and it was packed
got some great shots
bobhamo

It’s the brickwork of those days that always fascinated me . Like lots of old structures of the quality of work is outstanding. K

Great photo of Breeze Hill Reservoir Bob.

I’d forgotten to post this photo of the Toxteth Reservoir.

Civil Defence Exhibition Balliol Road Bootle 10th October 1957.

Dan wrote:Came across this picture a while ago.
It was labelled Liverpool and Leeds canal Bootle 1910.
Any ideas where it could be?



Regards
Dan

Big freeze in 63 seen boats being loaded at bootle corporation yard I am told , possible site of photograph.

Balliol Road, Bootle, post staff office 1915.

Balliol Road 1978.

Bankhall Girls Institute.

The Windsor, Walton Vale, 1904 and 2013.

Ribble Bus Garage, Irlam road,1933. This building was later turned into Littlewoods Pools.