Well lane gardens

[Llamedos77]

Hi everyone my name is Rob, I have lived in liverpool for 20 yrs, my wife has lived in Bootle all her life in well lane gardens. We both love looking at old photos of Bootle and liverpool and what we are looking for is photos of well lane gardens just off well lane opposite the tannery.

We love seeing photos of Derby park with the lake and how amazing it looked back in the day. We show our children photos of then and now to give them perspective of Bootle history

Any hints or pointers or photos would be amazing thanks

[filsgreen]

Welcome to the forum Rob. There are loads of photos of Bootle from yesteryear, courtesy of Fat boy Joe, Bernie, Bob and many others too numerous to mention. You may also want to join the Bootle and Sefton Facebook group, tons of nostalgia on that site, just ask to be added.

[BOBHAMO]

Hi Rob welcome
1962
1949
built 1938 only got recent photos
but will have a look
bobhamo

[Llamedos77]

This is amazing thank you. Chas Caffrey is my mum in law dad. She moved into well lane gardens when she was 6 months old!

[Augustin]

Hi Rob, welcome. Will your wife remember Mary and Ronnie Crossley from Well Lane Gardens? (#14 right on the very end) they lived there for many years until about 1990 when they moved to Balliol House at the top of Fernhill Road. She had a sister that lived in Well Lane too.

Augustin

[Llamedos77]

I'll certainly ask her in the morning but if she doesn't know her mum will.

[cathyc]

On the list of names showing the residents of well lane, my Nan was Mrs M O’keeffe, I also knew Mrs Whittaker and Mrs Sheehan, on the second list it has Mrs Dorothy O’keeffe, that was a mistake, as my Nan moved in in 1938.

[BOBHAMO]

The second list is 1949
the directory has not listed the 1938 numbers
of the new houses only the tannery side
bobhamo

[dots toy]

I know Mary and Ronnie Crossley from Well Lane Gardens and I meet Mary all the time in the Strand were she goes shopping .They both live in Oxford House Breeze Hill and they have been there many years now.

[Walsh]

It was good to see familiar names from Well Lane and surrounding areas. In the late 60s, I lived in Little Brookhill Road and was a keen motorcycle mechanic. I recall going round to Charlie Caffrey's house to tune up his BSA C15 250 cc motorbike, which was running a bit rough. Happy days. Walshy.

[dots toy]

Well I also knew Charley Caffrey and sadly he has passed away ,they were a lovely family .

Dot Corbett .

[billygooner]

hi gang, charley worked with me at the hyten in bridle lane(1981-1983), charley operated a mobile crane . regards billy.

[limebug68]

Saw this photo while I was trying to find information about a couple of my mum's old friends. Saw my grandad's name at number 6 Well Lane Gardens, Joe Piert. He died in 1989 but my nan, Nelly Piert lived there until she died in 2008. I remember Mrs Caffrey, and my mum (Pat Piert)'s best friends when she was growing up were Pat Hanley (no.2) and Pat Finnegan (no.9). I lived with my nan for a while on and off, and remember the bus trips organised for days out.
Wonderful memories

[Manca]

My Dad's family were in Well Lane Gardes until 1945 or 46. The fitzpatricks, at Number 7 I believe

[layton2012]

I worked in streakers well lane in 1965 anyone else work there

[layton2012]

Is that streaker’s or sturlas