Imagine a republic of Liverpool? Having to pay for benefits without the rest of Britain.😂 it’s so naive it’s comical. Also a lot of workers would have to cross a border twice a day to go to work.
Born on Gwendoline street Dingle in 1936 (before most of you were even thought of) I am one of the very few people left that saw with my own eyes the aftermath in our city from massive Ariel bombing (for those of you that don't know Gwendoline street is 500meters from the Mersey and the heavily bombed docks). I met all the Liverpool greats, Shanks, Toshack, Hughes and St John. in 1960 I watched The Royal Iris arrive for the first time on the River Mersey, saw The Red Kestrel the last ship to leave Cammell Lairds hit the water in 2019, went to the cavern in 1961-62 (never saw the boys) and in 1989 I wept for the 96 (YNWA),
Wonderful collection of photographs. My mother and her family lived in the Dingle and we used to visit the grandparents most school holidays. Lots of great memories of the city.
It makes me sad to see old pictures of my lovely home city. I left in 1992 and STILL get homesick. I visit family etc but this makes me sad. Added to that the music, nearly set me off again. 57yrs old but do not feel that. My heart is still home in Liverpool. RIP to those lost after I left. Time really has gone too quickly. 🙏🏼😞
Thank you for a superb trip down memory lane your pictures take me on. Born a Scouser in 1947 but left in 1963 to join the RAF and never returned after much global travelling and settling down elsehere. I remember so many of these places from my early years and have enjoyed the nostalgia of your slide show.
I departed Liverpool in the late sixties to seek my fortune in the United States. I've lived a wonderful life of great success, having achieved everything I could possibly have wished for. From my early life of humble beginnings living in Speke, to my business adventures traveling the America's as an adult, I never forgot the lessons my beautiful Liverpudlian parents taught me. Living in Liverpool was the catalyst that propelled me to achieve in business and I seriously doubt if any of this could have been accomplished had I been raised elsewhere. An exceptionally beautiful windswept city, that in spite of its many changes will always have a special place in my heart. ❤ Much love from the United States.
Amazing trip down memory lane! At 7.10 I believe it is a picture of me and my mum walking along St Mary's road, quite spooky! I am 70 now and living in Southend. Thank you for putting this together, it used to be a lovely place to live.
Great video and nice relaxing music to suit old times in Toxteth, pity no pic's of Beaufort St were I was born, I have an old pic of me left outside the steps of No 33 in a pram when I was about 2 yrs old. We left to live in Kirkby when I was 3 yrs old in 1955, I remember Park rd well as we used to walk up there to catch the bus.
LIVERPOOL CITY ,BEST CITY BAH NONE . COME AND VISIT .ASK A SCOUSER THE WAY , AND YOU WILL END UP STAYING THE NIGHT . ❤ GOD BLESS THE POOL AND EVERYONE WHO LIVES THERE ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Great memories. My grandad was a police sergeant at the Police station in Lark Lane. My cousin owned Salon Bleu, the hairdressers on the left going up towards the park. I lived in Parkfield Road and Marmion Road. My mother and I both worked part-time in Jack's fruit shop, next to Ransom's jewellery shop on the corner of Waverley Road. My father was born in a flat over what has been Platt's the butchers and is now Keith's wine bar. I also worked on Saturdays in Monty's sweet shop which was nextdoor to Paul's the Barbers. My sister and I went to Brownies at the old Clinic which is now Maranto's. How it has changed !!
Just found this, Wow. So many memories growing up in the 50s and 60s. Loved riding the trams but you had to watch the rails when riding your bike. Kardomah cafes, Frank Hessy, NEMS, Empire, Odeon..... Thanks so much!
Does anybody know where I can trace the route The Beatles took on their homecoming from America? After they returned from America, they went on a tour of Liverpool I a limo, but I can't trace rhe route they took. Fingers crossed
born and bred in liverpool 8 .those were the days,when you could leave your front door open with no fear of being robbed,great neighbours, and a great community,i went to windsor street school ,then on to wellington rd school. brings back lots of memories.
Cusp of the wave era today in 2023 The past = analogue, physical, bricks, interaction, manual, controllable, personal, tangible, outgoing, fun The future = digital , virtual, intangible , inert, automated, impersonal, sea of date, algorithm, under the microscope, controlled, micro managed,
Amazing stuff. I had Tears in my Eyes watching that. I am a Dingle lad, born & bred, my family still live there. I remember the street Fire Alarms at 3. 22 & 13. 40, we had one on the corner of Hill St & Grafton St, I was from Caryl Gardens. Our fellow Scousers are simply The Best 👍👍💖💖🙏🙏
LOVELY OLD PHOTOS OF CARL GARDENS AND GERARD GARDENS, REMEMBER THE RIOLTO WHEN IT WAS A BALLROOM WENT TO A LOT OF DANCES THERE WITH THE BIG GLITTERBALL HANGING FROM THE CEILING,WOULD LOVED TO HAVE SEEN SUSSEX GARDENS AND WINDSOR STREETSCHOOL.
Does anyone remember the school for disabled children in the 1950s at the bottom of Dingle lane? It was on the right hand side, a wooden building a short distance down a narrow street.
My Aunty attended that school. Either Plevna or Bosnia Street. If you watch this video (ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-T7_E0wjnc64.html) and go to 13:45, the school was at the bottom of one of the streets on the left. Not sure which one.
@@TommyBrown7 thanks Tommy for such a quick reply…. I was there c1957 my sister and I both had a bone disease called Perthes, We used to get a school bus from kirkdale, … I only remember 1 teacher a Mr Hill?? Some of the pupils were Tommy Jones, from Bootle , a lad with the surname of Green? ..a Chinese lad Arthur Lee, …. I remember one teacher giving us a lesson on using a compass/navigation, too far ahead for me….. cheers… ps any photos of the school?
Used to go to the Rialto on Saturday morning 6d and the 'Jamie' ( St James picture house) on Saturday afternoon 9d. Lived in Ashwell St opposite St James church. I was glad when we moved to Childwall and had an indoor toilet and a bathroom and no cockroaches.
Many of the buildings and the rows of terraces you can see here are still present, and you are still able to recognise these places in the photographs. The curve of the hills and corners also give you a big clue to where you are.
Prince Edwin street is not in south Liverpool! its just off Netherfield Road and Great Homer Street! sylvester street is off Scottie and Vauxhall Road all North Liverpool
