Author Topic: Old photos of and around Liverpool (Read 834442 times)

BUSHMILLS · « **Reply #2200 on:** September 5, 2015, 01:02:24 am »

Should be worth a watch http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06bgpq3

Red Beret · « **Reply #2201 on:** September 18, 2015, 10:21:52 am »

Another one of Exchange Street station. Finding it ironic that they now want to increase the number of platforms at Lime Street, presumably because it's close to maximum capacity...

L12 · « **Reply #2202 on:** September 18, 2015, 02:23:29 pm »

Quote from: Red Beret on September 18, 2015, 10:21:52 am

Another one of Exchange Street station. Finding it ironic that they now want to increase the number of platforms at Lime Street, presumably because it's close to maximum capacity...

Nice pic, doesn't look too busy, am guessing somewhere between 1923 and before the war

Red Beret · « **Reply #2203 on:** September 18, 2015, 02:38:59 pm »

Nah, it's just after rush hour.

Slightly less flippant but people would have been more heavily reliant on public transport back then because car ownership wouldn't be realistic for most people. I'd expect a lot more commuters.

John C · « **Reply #2204 on:** September 18, 2015, 10:34:07 pm »

Quote from: Red Beret on September 18, 2015, 10:21:52 am

Another one of Exchange Street station. Finding it ironic that they now want to increase the number of platforms at Lime Street, presumably because it's close to maximum capacity...

That's quite an amazing picture mate.

Fazakerley Red · « **Reply #2205 on:** September 22, 2015, 09:52:13 pm »

not an old pic but a veteran ship from years ago back on the mersey and the new stand at anfield

Tsar Kastik · « **Reply #2206 on:** September 23, 2015, 01:31:31 pm »

Good one that pony.

One here from that mine of info Yo and courtesy of Derek Brown; no date on it but can't be too many candidates.

Big Red Richie · « **Reply #2207 on:** September 23, 2015, 03:18:13 pm »

They look like they're still laying flags on that triangular island in the middle, and also the amount of building materials and scaffold around the place, you'd have to say it's 1934.

The main entrance in Old Haymarket was opened in 1934, presumably the dock entrance was opened at the same time, even if it was only days or weeks later, if not the same day, as the main ceremony etc.

gazzam1963 · « **Reply #2208 on:** September 26, 2015, 08:29:52 am »

hope this is a good link and not too sure if it's been posted but it's the first time I've seen it . There is brilliant footage of around the pier head and castle street in 1901 .its from a Facebook group called Liverpool yesterday to yesteryear

https://www.facebook.com/groups/483814175025244/

gazzam1963 · « **Reply #2209 on:** October 21, 2015, 09:38:07 am »

Sad little piece with video about the fire at hendersons on church street in 1962 when 12 people died
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YpKrvHaSoKQ

Tsar Kastik · « **Reply #2210 on:** October 21, 2015, 02:36:42 pm »

Quote from: gazzam1963 on October 21, 2015, 09:38:07 am

Sad little piece with video about the fire at hendersons on church street in 1962 when 12 people died
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YpKrvHaSoKQ

Just watched that, thanks.

I started work in 1961 in James street and worked in town till 1963 (the Strand and Hanover street as well), so I'm sitting here wondering how come I didn't go down to see this.
I though maybe it was a Saturday afternoon, cos we only worked till dinner time on Saturdays.
So I googled it and it turns out the fire was on Wednesday 22nd June but in 1960.

Hendersons 1929,

http://www.housefraserarchive.ac.uk/company/?id=c1606

Red Beret · « **Reply #2211 on:** October 22, 2015, 07:19:08 pm »

Tsar Kastik · « **Reply #2212 on:** October 24, 2015, 02:53:45 pm »

^^

2014 view

CornerFlag · « **Reply #2213 on:** October 24, 2015, 08:27:29 pm »

What streets have been lost over the years around Anfield?

Red Beret · « **Reply #2214 on:** October 24, 2015, 09:42:20 pm »

strange to see how the angle of the stadium appears to have changed between the images. Looks like they didn't need to demolish the house mind.

Red Beret · « **Reply #2215 on:** October 25, 2015, 11:07:40 am »

FB page for the Williamson Tunnels, great little gem in Liverpool.

Williamson Tunnels, Edge Hill

OOS · « **Reply #2216 on:** October 25, 2015, 06:21:52 pm »

Quote from: CornerFlag on October 24, 2015, 08:27:29 pm

What streets have been lost over the years around Anfield?

Obvs the Kemyln. My Dad played football on that road, and they all used to go his mates on the corner to watch Liverpool from his window.

Red Beret · « **Reply #2217 on:** October 27, 2015, 02:29:48 pm »

here's a link to some nice then and now images

http://onthisspot.ca/liverpool_1.html

mattybeard · « **Reply #2218 on:** October 28, 2015, 11:18:23 am »

Quote from: Red Beret on October 27, 2015, 02:29:48 pm

here's a link to some nice then and now images

http://onthisspot.ca/liverpool_1.html

Thats amazing - just literally wasted an hour of my life in work scrolling back and forward through those.

Red Beret · « **Reply #2219 on:** October 28, 2015, 11:45:12 pm »

Tsar Kastik · « **Reply #2220 on:** October 29, 2015, 09:05:43 am »

Ah the Magic Clock

CornerFlag · « **Reply #2221 on:** October 29, 2015, 10:42:30 am »

Is that from Queen Square? Never used to travel that way until recently.

Red Beret · « **Reply #2222 on:** October 29, 2015, 06:55:48 pm »

Quote from: CornerFlag on October 29, 2015, 10:42:30 am

Is that from Queen Square? Never used to travel that way until recently.

Pretty much. It's Hood Street I think - just at extreme right you can see the Royal Court so it's where the buses drop their passengers off now.

Red Beret · « **Reply #2223 on:** October 30, 2015, 10:29:16 am »

Pertinent for our modern age:

http://www.liverpoolpicturebook.com/2013/12/transport-strke-1911.html

“You need not attach great importance to the rioting in Liverpool last night. It took place in an area where disorder is a chronic feature”.
(Winston Churchill).

When Churchill made this statement to Parliament, Liverpool was under martial law: a gunboat was moored on the Mersey, dockers, seafarers, and transport workers were on general strike...

Tsar Kastik · « **Reply #2224 on:** November 9, 2015, 12:05:23 pm »

St Peter's Seel Street aka Alma de Cuba, from the Hispanic Liverpool Community Collection found here: https://hpl.warwick.ac.uk/

Timeless Melody · « **Reply #2225 on:** November 11, 2015, 12:40:09 pm »

Quote from: Big Red Richie on May 10, 2010, 08:54:41 pm

So there I was last week, going through a box in the loft and came across a whole load of photo's I'd taken years ago.

None of this modern malarky. Good old fashioned seluloid negatives and photo paper, processed by Fast Film, and Max Spielman etc.

I have about three dozen taken of the old standing Spion Kop, taken in 1987.

I cobbled a load of photo's together for a photo mosaic of the outside of the kop, for you fine individuals to enjoy.

Are those pics with the queue from1987?

AlphaDelta · « **Reply #2226 on:** November 11, 2015, 04:19:25 pm »

Quote from: gazzam1963 on October 21, 2015, 09:38:07 am

Sad little piece with video about the fire at hendersons on church street in 1962 when 12 people died
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YpKrvHaSoKQ

Good piece of film, I have people over the years make reference to Henderson's, must have been horrendous for those inside.

Big Red Richie · « **Reply #2227 on:** November 11, 2015, 07:35:26 pm »

Quote from: Timeless Melody on November 11, 2015, 12:40:09 pm

Are those pics with the queue from1987?

F'kin weird.

Just posted two of those photo's over on the main board, not ten minutes ago, only to come in here, and see this quoted, from five fooking years ago.

To answer the question. Yes 1987.

Timeless Melody · « **Reply #2228 on:** November 11, 2015, 08:20:27 pm »

Quote from: Big Red Richie on November 11, 2015, 07:35:26 pm

F'kin weird.

Just posted two of those photo's over on the main board, not ten minutes ago, only to come in here, and see this quoted, from five fooking years ago.

To answer the question. Yes 1987.

Ta, some people saying it's earlier on RAOTL.

Tsar Kastik · « **Reply #2229 on:** November 12, 2015, 01:44:46 pm »

The one o'clock gun aiming at the opposition,

http://www.britishpathe.com/video/one-oclock-a-liverpool-cameo

...a still from the video,

Tsar Kastik · « **Reply #2230 on:** November 12, 2015, 09:31:31 pm »

1865,

Red Beret · « **Reply #2231 on:** November 24, 2015, 11:37:13 am »

Found this interesting to look at. I'm guessing it's from the late 60s/early 70s

Red Beret · « **Reply #2232 on:** November 25, 2015, 06:44:39 pm »

Some more beautiful then and now images:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/05/31/liverpool-then-and-now-photos_n_5397669.html

OOS · « **Reply #2233 on:** November 25, 2015, 07:46:15 pm »

Quote from: Red Beret on November 24, 2015, 11:37:13 am

Found this interesting to look at. I'm guessing it's from the late 60s/early 70s

Yer, no West Derby station or any stations on that line on the map.

CornerFlag · « **Reply #2234 on:** November 25, 2015, 09:00:51 pm »

Quote from: Red Beret on November 24, 2015, 11:37:13 am

Found this interesting to look at. I'm guessing it's from the late 60s/early 70s

Exchange closed in April 1977, there's no St. Michaels either which was closed between '72 and '78 so I'd guess between 1972 and 1977. With it mentioning the Loop Line it seems about right as that's when they were developing it.

Red Beret · « **Reply #2235 on:** November 25, 2015, 09:31:09 pm »

It's clearly pre loop-line, as the major above ground stations of Exchange Street and Central didn't finally close till around 77-78 when the loop line came online. But that's all I can glean from the map.

CornerFlag · « **Reply #2236 on:** November 26, 2015, 02:54:26 pm »

The only other thing may be when Heswall Hills went to Heswall, that's the only other thing. Maybe I'll email Merseytravel themselves using my uni email, they seem to respond faster to that

CornerFlag · « **Reply #2237 on:** December 2, 2015, 07:41:30 pm »

Not sure if this guy's been posted already (probably but I'm not trawling 50-odd pages to find it) but there's some amazing shots in this album:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/44435674@N00/albums

dave 5516 · « **Reply #2238 on:** December 2, 2015, 08:50:00 pm »

Quote from: CornerFlag on December 2, 2015, 07:41:30 pm

Not sure if this guy's been posted already (probably but I'm not trawling 50-odd pages to find it) but there's some amazing shots in this album:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/44435674@N00/albums

I've just sent the first half scrolling through one of his collections-some great pictures in there. There was a lot of buildings and places I've forgotten about.

kavah · « **Reply #2239 on:** December 9, 2015, 12:29:34 am »

Quote from: CornerFlag on December 2, 2015, 07:41:30 pm

Not sure if this guy's been posted already (probably but I'm not trawling 50-odd pages to find it) but there's some amazing shots in this album:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/44435674@N00/albums

great them, thanks for posting the link.