Author Topic: Old photos of and around Liverpool (Read 834552 times)

Terry de Niro · « **Reply #3040 on:** February 21, 2018, 03:07:25 pm »

Quote from: John C on February 20, 2018, 08:19:55 pm

The old cars and the busyness of it is great isn't it Terry.

The place is a ghost town now compared to then.

Medellin · « **Reply #3041 on:** February 26, 2018, 08:48:05 pm »

Beauty..from 1969.

Tsar Kastik · « **Reply #3042 on:** February 28, 2018, 10:59:05 pm »

From Liverpool1207 on Twitter - the Balfour Institute:

Barrowred · « **Reply #3043 on:** March 1, 2018, 12:53:21 pm »

Quote from: Medellin on February 26, 2018, 08:48:05 pm

Beauty..from 1969.

Where would that photo have been taken from as the stadium is now? I'm thinking by where they are going to build the hotel?

Danny Boys Dad · « **Reply #3044 on:** March 1, 2018, 01:06:28 pm »

Quote from: Barrowred on March 1, 2018, 12:53:21 pm

Where would that photo have been taken from as the stadium is now? I'm thinking by where they are going to build the hotel?

Lake Street was the last street before the ground I think as you walked up Back Rockfield Road or Walton Breck Road, think that photo will be from Back Rockfield Road looking at the Main Stand/Kop corner.

It's where the stage and that is now I think, are they putting a hotel there?

Think this is the same house in 2006:

http://www.liverpoolviews.co.uk/north/anfield/roads/lake1408065.html

http://www.liverpoolviews.co.uk/north/anfield/roads/lake1408064.html

Other end of Lake Street showing the Albert:

http://www.liverpoolviews.co.uk/north/anfield/roads/lake1408061.html

The Gulleysucker · « **Reply #3045 on:** March 1, 2018, 01:24:51 pm »

Quote from: Danny Boys Dad on March 1, 2018, 01:06:28 pm

Yes, I think that's pretty spot on.

I had reckoned the photo was probably taken just a few feet back from Streetview here and that newer photo of the house you found(good work!) seems to confirm the location.

rob1966 · « **Reply #3046 on:** March 1, 2018, 02:00:56 pm »

15th May 1982 me and my mate were stood queuing from about 12 at almost the exact spot the picture was taken, waiting to get in to see the mighty reds beat Spurs and lift the title once again. The gates opened around 1pm and the queue starts to move. A load of lads in front of us were messing about a bit and one lad got pushed out of the queue by his mate, goes to get back in his place and this copper on a horse forces him out of the queue and tells him to get to the back of the queue, which is massive at this point. We're all shouting at this copper that the lad had been there since before 12 but the fucker was having none of it, the poor lad was nearly in tears.

Barrowred · « **Reply #3047 on:** March 1, 2018, 08:19:01 pm »

Quote from: Danny Boys Dad on March 1, 2018, 01:06:28 pm

Lake Street was the last street before the ground I think as you walked up Back Rockfield Road or Walton Breck Road, think that photo will be from Back Rockfield Road looking at the Main Stand/Kop corner.

It's where the stage and that is now I think, are they putting a hotel there?

Think this is the same house in 2006:

http://www.liverpoolviews.co.uk/north/anfield/roads/lake1408065.html

http://www.liverpoolviews.co.uk/north/anfield/roads/lake1408064.html

Other end of Lake Street showing the Albert:

http://www.liverpoolviews.co.uk/north/anfield/roads/lake1408061.html

Thanks for that, I wasn't far out in my estimation.

The top link is a great picture, albeit a bit sad that the houses, people and communities are no longer there.
First went to Anfield in the 88/89 season and the lad who I went with took me down a load of alleys and back streets from the King Harry and the ground just appeared round a corner, never forget it. Went to about half a dozen games a season until the 92/93 season then started to take my own football seriously and didn't go back until 2006/7 when I stared taking my eldest lad, then a few years later the younger one aswell.

Hard to imagine how close the houses were to the ground now. Must have been a nightmare for the locals on matchday.

Apologies for my trip down memory lane

Roady · « **Reply #3048 on:** March 2, 2018, 06:36:10 am »

Quote from: Medellin on February 11, 2018, 09:10:00 am

Couple more..

That first pic of he corner shops of old swan brought back memories! My grandad and later my dad and his brother owned a new agents on that block of shops! They also had one on holt road. People who came in in the eighties were just total characters. Remember as a kid nicking the penny sweets whilst my dad and uncle would be making me fill the shelves 😂 great pic

the 92A · « **Reply #3049 on:** March 3, 2018, 10:47:41 pm »

Quote from: Medellin on February 26, 2018, 08:48:05 pm

Beauty..from 1969.

Brings back lovely memories walking up from The King Harry with my Dad in the 60's

Pistolero · « **Reply #3050 on:** March 5, 2018, 09:16:23 am »

Hanover Street 1998

So… Howard Philips · « **Reply #3051 on:** March 5, 2018, 10:02:45 am »

Hanover St 1988 - amazing what a bit of regeneration does.

Medellin · « **Reply #3052 on:** March 6, 2018, 02:45:40 pm »

All i know is that it's somewhere in Liverpool,maybe someone here noticed it back in the day..

You should know this one..

Crackin foto here of the Waterloo grain warehouses..1895.

So… Howard Philips · « **Reply #3053 on:** March 6, 2018, 05:03:37 pm »

That graffiti looks like it is on one of the mews garage's around Hope Street.

gazzam1963 · « **Reply #3054 on:** March 6, 2018, 11:36:01 pm »

Middle ones the birthplace of our team

SamAteTheRedAcid · « **Reply #3055 on:** March 7, 2018, 01:45:43 pm »

Quote from: So... Howard Phillips on March 6, 2018, 05:03:37 pm

That graffiti looks like it is on one of the mews garage's around Hope Street.

My initial thought was the ones on Roscoe Street, Duke Street end. Then I thought maybe Back Percy St. just off Hope St., but checking on google streetview proved inconclusive. Could be anywhere really

kavah · « **Reply #3056 on:** March 7, 2018, 02:54:57 pm »

^ instagram thinks it might be St. Helens

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gazzam1963 · « **Reply #3057 on:** March 7, 2018, 11:54:13 pm »

Seen this on Twitter , exchange flags behind the town hall is actually an underground car park access on exchange street

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Pistolero · « **Reply #3058 on:** March 8, 2018, 09:02:56 am »

Hanover st...1947

Pistolero · « **Reply #3059 on:** March 8, 2018, 10:23:31 am »

Exchange station early 1970's

The Gulleysucker · « **Reply #3060 on:** March 8, 2018, 11:12:49 am »

Quote from: Pistolero on March 8, 2018, 10:23:31 am

Great pics.

They've certainly brought back some memories though I don't remember it being quite so well lit as the pics seem to show, it always seemed a bit dingy.

From what I recall, the roof glass hadn't been cleaned in years.

So… Howard Philips · « **Reply #3061 on:** March 8, 2018, 11:35:39 am »

I used Exchange a few times around then to go up to Southport on Bank Holidays and up to Bootle. It was grimy but Lime Street was even filthier, a by product of a century of steam I suppose.

The Gulleysucker · « **Reply #3062 on:** March 8, 2018, 12:21:56 pm »

Quote from: So... Howard Phillips on March 8, 2018, 11:35:39 am

...It was grimy but Lime Street was even filthier...

Not as bad as the old Central Station. I reckon if you fell over in there or around the entrance you wouldn't be injured, you'd just bounce. The ground seemed to be a sea of used chewing gum.

On Exchange, if I remember rightly, there was a section of the roof at the far end of one of the platforms that had no glass in. I think I was told by an old fella at the time that it had been blown out during the Blitz and had never been replaced. Since Beeching had planned to close the Southport line (and the Exchange-Manchester route which did eventually go) but only relented after protests, I suppose such uncertainty about its future might explain why it had a run down and generally unkempt air about the place.

John C · « **Reply #3063 on:** March 8, 2018, 04:56:19 pm »

Quote from: gazzam1963 on March 7, 2018, 11:54:13 pm

Seen this on Twitter , exchange flags behind the town hall is actually an underground car park access on exchange street

That's fascinating - I wonder if it's still used for anything?
I never knew it existed and I've never known anyone to have ever parked in there for any reason.

24/7 · « **Reply #3064 on:** March 8, 2018, 05:01:30 pm »

Quote from: Pistolero on March 5, 2018, 09:16:23 am

Hanover Street 1998

Isn't that now a boutique hotel?! I stayed there once - top floor is called The Liverpool Suite - lots of signed memorabilia on the walls - am betting none of it was real

Oh and The Bill Hicks Appreciation Society was the Security Guard when I was there too - small world eh.....?

gazzam1963 · « **Reply #3065 on:** March 8, 2018, 06:08:33 pm »

Quote from: John C on March 8, 2018, 04:56:19 pm

That's fascinating - I wonder if it's still used for anything?
I never knew it existed and I've never known anyone to have ever parked in there for any reason.

As far as I can gather it’s still used every day and here’s the entrance on exchange street

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So… Howard Philips · « **Reply #3066 on:** March 8, 2018, 07:07:11 pm »

Quote from: John C on March 8, 2018, 04:56:19 pm

That's fascinating - I wonder if it's still used for anything?
I never knew it existed and I've never known anyone to have ever parked in there for any reason.

If you look down the sides of the Nelson memorial you can see the flooring below.

John C · « **Reply #3067 on:** March 8, 2018, 08:48:12 pm »

Ta guys, learn something everyday. I must admit I probably only pass through there once every 3 years though

Nice place to eat a big butty off Dale Street between meetings.

Pistolero · « **Reply #3068 on:** March 11, 2018, 11:16:53 am »

Atticus Books, Hardman St 1980....5 Liverpolitan points for the name of the clothes shop on the left

Pistolero · « **Reply #3069 on:** March 11, 2018, 11:21:25 am »

1980's gig list for the Royal Court...the phrase eclectic mix springs to mind

So… Howard Philips · « **Reply #3070 on:** March 11, 2018, 12:43:05 pm »

Quote from: Pistolero on March 11, 2018, 11:21:25 am

1980's gig list for the Royal Court...the phrase eclectic mix springs to mind

The stand out is Ozzie Osborne. That is eclectic to the point of phantasmagorical.

Only Me · « **Reply #3071 on:** March 12, 2018, 01:03:21 pm »

Quote from: Pistolero on March 11, 2018, 11:21:25 am

1980's gig list for the Royal Court...the phrase eclectic mix springs to mind

Fantastic that mate!

1983 to be precise....

kavah · « **Reply #3072 on:** March 12, 2018, 07:57:49 pm »

^ I just noticed the handwritten note that he / she has a ticket for PIL on the 11th already

Yea I was wondering what year - I remember in my school Kid Creole and KC being popular that summer

moondog · « **Reply #3073 on:** March 14, 2018, 11:27:58 pm »

Wham were great at that show. A proper poptastic event with Gary Crowley Djing and shuttlecocks down George's shorts. Oh to be 16 again and out with screaming girls.
Also did Elvis Costello off that list and many many more Royal Court shows through the 80's.

elbow · « **Reply #3074 on:** March 15, 2018, 12:36:23 am »

Quote from: moondog on March 14, 2018, 11:27:58 pm

Wham were great at that show. A proper poptastic event with Gary Crowley Djing and shuttlecocks down George's shorts. Oh to be 16 again and out with screaming girls.
Also did Elvis Costello off that list and many many more Royal Court shows through the 80's.

So you're a Wham 'ead then?

Medellin · « **Reply #3075 on:** March 15, 2018, 09:56:03 am »

New custom title coming soon

Mods..if you're gonna do it,do it right..

24/7 · « **Reply #3076 on:** March 15, 2018, 12:28:49 pm »

Quote from: Pistolero on March 11, 2018, 11:16:53 am

Atticus Books, Hardman St 1980....5 Liverpolitan points for the name of the clothes shop on the left

69A!

Pistolero · « **Reply #3077 on:** March 15, 2018, 06:00:47 pm »

Quote from: 24/7 on March 15, 2018, 12:28:49 pm

69A!

nope

24/7 · « **Reply #3078 on:** March 15, 2018, 06:47:39 pm »

Quote from: Pistolero on March 15, 2018, 06:00:47 pm

nope

Damn........one of my fave shops that......

kavah · « **Reply #3079 on:** March 15, 2018, 07:07:21 pm »

69a was on renshaw street wasn't it?

And it's still there (just googled it)

Their story is on the website.

http://www.69aliverpool.co.uk/cart.php?target=category&category_id=108