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Thanks Joe for good clear photos, very sad to see the tower burning..
Seeing the rifle range and penny arcades brought childhood memories back, always in New Brighton as kids, loved the big wheel and watching the riders on the wall of death, I still like the place and often take the grandchildren there, they love it, but the magic of the ferry, fairground and tower have gone, not to mention the wonderful New Brighton baths..Oh Well!
just have to make do with the memories
Shelagh K!
Seeing the rifle range and penny arcades brought childhood memories back, always in New Brighton as kids, loved the big wheel and watching the riders on the wall of death, I still like the place and often take the grandchildren there, they love it, but the magic of the ferry, fairground and tower have gone, not to mention the wonderful New Brighton baths..Oh Well!
just have to make do with the memories
Shelagh K!
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Hi Frank, you said in your last post your late wife Norma worked for the Royal Insurance. Which building did she work in? I worked for the Royal for many years, starting off in the Globe Building, next door to the Town Hall in Dale Street. I then moved to Old Hall Street when the new building was built next door to the Echo. Last time I went home to Liverpool I went to the Echo to place my mum's obituary after she died and was surprised to find the Royal are no longer occupying the main building as the majority is used by the Echo. What a fabulous building that was . Princess Alexandra opened it sometime in the 60's I think. It had a gym, bar, library and a fabulous cafeteria. How things changed I remember that day so well as it was the first member of the Royal Family I had ever seen!! I even used to meet my Dad at the Royal when I finished work and he finished his shift at "the gardens" and we would go and have a drink in the bar which at the time was subsidised, so you can imagine how hard it was getting him out!!! Then he would say, "can I bring some of the lads from the station with me"!!! I still keep in touch with many of the people I worked with who have now retired and when I went home to see mum we would get together for a drink and talk of the great times at the Royal...........Good memories
Hope you are well Frank. Just had an email from Gerry Henshaw. He is doing ok, but obviously missing Helen. Fortunately he has a lovely family who take good care of him. Sorry to go off topic!!!! Take care
Elaine
Hope you are well Frank. Just had an email from Gerry Henshaw. He is doing ok, but obviously missing Helen. Fortunately he has a lovely family who take good care of him. Sorry to go off topic!!!! Take care
Elaine
Elaine
Bianca Street, Bootle - moved to Canada 1982
Bianca Street, Bootle - moved to Canada 1982
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Eliane. I know its off topic Norma and her Sister Sheila (Forster) Norma left in 1968 when we married. worked in High Park St Liverpool 8.Re Gerry Henshaw saw him last month at the FB Ex members club we shared a bottle of Scotch well 5 of us did.Then Gerrys daughter gave me a lift home.Back to the Tower Fire i remember 10 fire engines being parked in the lower yard at Hatton garden then going by coach and van across to the job.
F A Mullen
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Great picture Joe, thanks for posting.
Elaine
Elaine
Elaine
Bianca Street, Bootle - moved to Canada 1982
Bianca Street, Bootle - moved to Canada 1982
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Thanks Lynne and Elaine , I think it is a great photograph .
Great civic pride on display .
Great civic pride on display .
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first time posting....i was in merseyside fire brigade from 1974 to 1978...stationed in hatton garden control room..
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Hi
I've just come across this site whilst researching my grandad William John Ball. It has been really interesting reading all the stories and pictures. My grandad was a AFC during the war and based at westminister road, I have a photo of him with his colleagues, don't know the date but it's between 1941 and 1947. Hes the tall man in the middle at the back. Maybe someone out there knows the date, or may recognise someone from their own family
Kirsty
I've just come across this site whilst researching my grandad William John Ball. It has been really interesting reading all the stories and pictures. My grandad was a AFC during the war and based at westminister road, I have a photo of him with his colleagues, don't know the date but it's between 1941 and 1947. Hes the tall man in the middle at the back. Maybe someone out there knows the date, or may recognise someone from their own family
Kirsty
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My dad, Stan Coppinger, was also in the AFS during the war Kirsty, he was based at Strand rd. He continued with the fire brigade until his retirement in the early seventies. Due to injuries caused after a fall from the engine he spent the remaining years of service in the control room.
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Hi Kirsty,my dear wife's mother(RIP) is standing next row down right in front of your grandfather.
She is the shorter of the two ladies either side of him.Her name was Rosaline Lynch and she used to live in 307 Westminster Road.
My wife can narrow the date the photo was taken a little.Rosey was born 1921 and married Thomas Worrall (Sheila's dad) in 1945
so 45,46,and 1947 are not possible.Sheila's brother has the same photo and Sheila thinks there is a date taken on it.
Hope you get more answers
Sheila and Matt
She is the shorter of the two ladies either side of him.Her name was Rosaline Lynch and she used to live in 307 Westminster Road.
My wife can narrow the date the photo was taken a little.Rosey was born 1921 and married Thomas Worrall (Sheila's dad) in 1945
so 45,46,and 1947 are not possible.Sheila's brother has the same photo and Sheila thinks there is a date taken on it.
Hope you get more answers
Sheila and Matt
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Hi joefirebobby, my grandfather John O'Connell was in the Bootle AFS during WW2, he is seated in the front row of the photo attached, he is seated on the extreme right as we look at it, wearing his hat at a rakish angle and it looks like he has a cigarette in his hand! would there any way of finding any record of his service, and what is the procedure for booking a visit to the museum in Bridle road.
Any help greatly appreciated.
Best regards Jimmy
Ps, have you any idea of where would the photo have been taken, as the houses in the background do not seem to be located by Bootle fire Station?
Any help greatly appreciated.
Best regards Jimmy
Ps, have you any idea of where would the photo have been taken, as the houses in the background do not seem to be located by Bootle fire Station?
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Hi Henry, I don't think so, as the station seems pretty well hemmed in, in my granddad's photo shows some wasteland and a wooden fence, I wondered if they had other locations as lay-up areas so engines could maybe reach other places quicker or in case of Bootle fire station getting bombed, they would not get everyone.henry wrote:The houses could be Irlam road
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