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Dan
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jimmyx3
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Hi all, I spotted this old plaque on ebay from Edward Wilson & Son Ltd its approx 6 inches x 3 inches, a small link with Bootles past.
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Gardner 180
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Hi Dan, Some great footy pictures. With regard to the 1960 Cup Final, Dave Whelan broke his leg, or was it his neck during that match.Dan wrote:Some football stuff I couldn't find a place for.
1931 Highbury. England 2 Spain 1.
1960 FA Cup Final. Blackburn Rovers v Wolverhampton Wanderers.
1968 Bristol City v Cardiff. Toshack.
1970s Everton.
From April/May 2019 Backpass.
Regards
Dan
Dave was from the Poolstock area of Wigan, and sometime in the 1960s, he opened a stall in Wigan Market Hall, selling Hairspray,soap,
deoderants etc. He then opened a Mini Supermarket on Hope Street,Wigan, near the market. He later owned JJB Sports, which expanded
to over 200 big stores throughout the UK, and at least 1 in Spain. He later owned Wigan Athletic Football Club, before, during, and after
their 8 years in the Premier League. So, back to the F.A.Cup, In 2013, Dave lifted the Cup at Wembley, when Roberto Martinez was the
manager, and 3 days later, Latics were relegated to the Championship.
Have a look on "Wigan World", a local forum, similarto your Bootle Forum. Kind Regards, Ray Smyth. ex Jarvis Robinson Transport driver.
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Dan
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Cheers Ray
It was a broken leg, sustained tackling Norman Deeley of Wolves. Not one to watch on the internet. It was pretty obvious it was a break.
Had a look at Wigan World, added it to favourites. Just like Bootle Past only different.
1900s Stanley Road.
1900s Top of Strand Road.
Regards
Dan
It was a broken leg, sustained tackling Norman Deeley of Wolves. Not one to watch on the internet. It was pretty obvious it was a break.
Had a look at Wigan World, added it to favourites. Just like Bootle Past only different.
1900s Stanley Road.
1900s Top of Strand Road.
Regards
Dan
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Walsh
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Dan, Jimmy,I appreciated the photo of the red brick frontage Edward Wilson & Son (Engineers) on Aintree Road and the order plaque. I recall the company making specialised machinery for leather working, such as punches, cutters and embossers behind the offices of their headquarters. Older people used to tell me of a blacksmith's shop in their earlier company. As a kid, I was always inspired to walk past, and listen to, engineering companies in Bootle. In later years, I was lucky enough to work in, and look after, many machine shops. Time has moved on - and some of the old workshops I knew have computer aided design and manufacture (CADCAM) not to mention 3D printing for fast prototyping (which I've used to make bespoke metal foams and meshes for batteries). It's a long time since I was sent for a tin of elbow grease, a left handed screwdriver and more application! Walshy.
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Shelagh
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Some great pictures from the past, especially interesting are those of Stanley/Strand Rd also interesting to see how Lord st looked back then.some fabulous pictures 
Old style bin motor looks to be a bit on the small side (no mass consumerisation back then) also recall built in hatch on people’s back entry walls - believe it was for purpose of cinder collection!
Footy stuff; photos from funeral of Fred Pickering - some names from Everton’s past - Derek Temple, Jimmy Harris, John Hurst, Graham Stuart, (don’t know who’s who) they were sent to me by bro-in-law!
Old style bin motor looks to be a bit on the small side (no mass consumerisation back then) also recall built in hatch on people’s back entry walls - believe it was for purpose of cinder collection!
Footy stuff; photos from funeral of Fred Pickering - some names from Everton’s past - Derek Temple, Jimmy Harris, John Hurst, Graham Stuart, (don’t know who’s who) they were sent to me by bro-in-law!
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Walsh
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Dan. More great photos, thanks. Sheelagh's comment brought back early memories of lif, in 'Little' Brookhill Road.
As a young lad, aged 3, I was surrounded by jiggers and almost everyone had a backyard in our terraced Victorian slums. Many aspects of this time have stuck in my mind. Just two lessons of a lifetime, from Bootle, follow.
a) On a fine day, people would bring carpets and rugs out into the yard, haul them over a stout washing line, then beat them vigorously, to remove dust. When the sun was shining, remaining dust in the air would reveal sunbeams and, on occasions, a pale rainbow. I wondered for some years what the interaction between dust particles and sunrays was. As a young teenager at Bootle Grammar School, Netherton, such things became clearer in Physics lessons, as we were taught light scattering by Peter Jones. Much later, I lectured on physics to many science and engineering students but never forgot my early introduction to light scattering.
b) In the jigger, each house had a doorway to their previous rubbish site in the yard, the midden. Typically, such middens, which had taken residue cinders from coal/wood fires, had been bricked up - but spider webs around them were common. In the sunlight and occasional breeze from the River, the webs would dance playfully, despite the lack of music. I mentioned this to my Grandma, who always referred to this effect as an example of ‘fairies on the midden door’. My young imagination was fired and I sat down to write a children’s story about fairies in backyards. Nearly 30 years later, I told the story to my kids and, recently, to grandkids. It’s hard for them to relate to backyards/jiggers and my colourful upbringing in Brookhill Road but I have shown them photos from this site.
Walshy.
As a young lad, aged 3, I was surrounded by jiggers and almost everyone had a backyard in our terraced Victorian slums. Many aspects of this time have stuck in my mind. Just two lessons of a lifetime, from Bootle, follow.
a) On a fine day, people would bring carpets and rugs out into the yard, haul them over a stout washing line, then beat them vigorously, to remove dust. When the sun was shining, remaining dust in the air would reveal sunbeams and, on occasions, a pale rainbow. I wondered for some years what the interaction between dust particles and sunrays was. As a young teenager at Bootle Grammar School, Netherton, such things became clearer in Physics lessons, as we were taught light scattering by Peter Jones. Much later, I lectured on physics to many science and engineering students but never forgot my early introduction to light scattering.
b) In the jigger, each house had a doorway to their previous rubbish site in the yard, the midden. Typically, such middens, which had taken residue cinders from coal/wood fires, had been bricked up - but spider webs around them were common. In the sunlight and occasional breeze from the River, the webs would dance playfully, despite the lack of music. I mentioned this to my Grandma, who always referred to this effect as an example of ‘fairies on the midden door’. My young imagination was fired and I sat down to write a children’s story about fairies in backyards. Nearly 30 years later, I told the story to my kids and, recently, to grandkids. It’s hard for them to relate to backyards/jiggers and my colourful upbringing in Brookhill Road but I have shown them photos from this site.
Walshy.
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Dan
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Because of the 1881 Dock Estate print, I've been checking out lithography. I found this.
Blake and MacKenzie,College Lane, Liverpool.
Sometimes it's just a phrase or sentence that hits home.
In 1891 Blake and MacKenzie were regarded as enlightened employers because, from around 1870, they'd stipulated their workforce need work only a 51 hour week. Some time this week I'll also be posting extracts from a 1909 Royal Commission report on Child Labour concerning the employment of 10-15 year old boys in industry.
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Dan
Blake and MacKenzie,College Lane, Liverpool.
Sometimes it's just a phrase or sentence that hits home.
In 1891 Blake and MacKenzie were regarded as enlightened employers because, from around 1870, they'd stipulated their workforce need work only a 51 hour week. Some time this week I'll also be posting extracts from a 1909 Royal Commission report on Child Labour concerning the employment of 10-15 year old boys in industry.
Regards
Dan
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Dan
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It's good to see development happening on Merseyside, but sometimes it's informative to look further afield.
2011 Hudson Yards, stock yard, West Side mid-town Manhattan.
Today. Hudson Yards project approx 50% complete. Due for completion in 2024.
Regards
Dan
2011 Hudson Yards, stock yard, West Side mid-town Manhattan.
Today. Hudson Yards project approx 50% complete. Due for completion in 2024.
Regards
Dan
