Long time away for me. Nice to be back. What news do I bring? Well it's a major Local History Exhibition at Garston Park Church on Saturday March 17th ( 10 am to 4pm) and Sunday March 18th (12 noon...
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Long time away for me. Nice to be back. What news do I bring? Well it's a major Local History Exhibition at Garston Park Church on Saturday March 17th ( 10 am to 4pm) and Sunday March 18th (12 noon...
See
http://www.liverpool-schools.co.uk/html/st_hilda_s.html
School foundation funded by the Horsfall family who were strong Anglo Catholics
St Catherine Abercromby Square suffered incendiary bomb damage in WW2, just like St Luke's. The photo just shows the shell of the building. Yes it could have been saved and the whole street facade...
A street called Mersey View still exists as Norm mentions. The Dealer's pub is on the corner. However, if you are refering to the row of terraced houses that used to face the old railway line ( now...
Lots of old photos in the various publications of the Garston and District Historical Society. See web site
http://www.garstonhistoricalsociety.org.uk/
Thanks for posting this Kev. I had seen the document some years ago but had forgotten about it. Clearly the wealthy of the Aigburth area were suffering from burglaries etc and needed to set up their...
Don't forget they also designed the Welsh Calvinistic Methodist Chapel in Chapel Rd, Garston. This still stands, externally largely unaltered though now in private ownership.
The Ann Fowler Home was originally a Welsh Chapel serving the large Welsh population in Everton.
Luciana WHO
Yes I know it's not the current St Bede's, that's why I mentioned the old St Bede's which may have been a slightly different design. I believe the old St Bede's was destroyed by fire.
Possibly the old St Bede's on Hartington Rd, Toxteth with the spire in the background being Christ Church Linnet Lane.
Nice photos. Pleasant Street is in Liverpool. Your photo shows its junction with Clarence Street and you can see the canopy of the RC cathedral in the distance
Photo of Woodend Farm in "Images of Garston" available from Garston Historical Society
http://www.garstonhistoricalsociety.org.uk/publications.html
There are many districts in Liverpool. Most of these have no recognised boundaries and others have disappeared from common usage but can still be found on maps. So I'd simply go for the historic...
No this lady was coming into the hospital with several others.
I've seen women in their PJs attending Outpatients' Departments at the Royal Liverpool Hospital. Perhaps they were expecting to be admitted. There again, perhaps not !!!
Subterranean penguins at work in Williamson's Tunnels, Edge Hill, Liverpool
Christmas lights at Williamson's Tunnels, Edge Hill, Liverpool.
It's well worth a visit to this fascinating early 19th C series of excavations and tunnels
http://www.williamsontunnels.co.uk/
Thanks for your comment. Here's what the Head of St Margaret's said to the Liverpool Echo earlier this year:
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There are plans to close this excellent Church of England School due to falling numbers. The Vicar, the Rev. Robert Gallagher, is conducting a silent vigil outside Liverpool Town Hall in protest...
A gentle reminder that this section is supposed to be Picture of the Day. It would be helpful to know which day the photos were posted. I've completely lost track as to where we are supposed to be.
New edition now out Dec-Jan 2010.
Can be purchased from Garston Community House, 2 Speke Rd, Garston
I hope not. I rather like the gasometer. It's part of Garston's skyline
Cuthbert Bisbrowne, builder of St James Church, Toxteth in 1775, went bankrupt in 1776 after having laid out the Harrington grid iron street pattern. The plan was to have an exclusive new town...
Here's what you've all been waiting for, a Garston Christmas Card brought to you by the Garston and District Historical Society. It features a photo of St Michael's Church, Garston in the snow.
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