Old Photos Of Where You Live

[Eggs]

…the ‘Mary Ellen’s’ sold fish around Liverpool after buying it wholesale in Gt Charlotte St. They would shout “Finny Haddy, Salt Fish”. Catholic areas would eat fish on Fridays instead of meat, a tradition continuing to this day. The bottom pic is thought to be around Scotland Rd in 1920s;;

 

[Joey66]

My great Auntie made Rabbit pie - rabbit l remember my mum coming in with a rabbit and making stew with it a strong flavoured meat - went out of fashion when their toes got mixed up lol - look at this shopfront, back then it was an affordable dish - a strong flavoured meat if I remember - like Game Birds are, so I am told ..... they are hung to release all the blood No H&S back then lol

 

[Joey66]

We both purchased our gold wedding rings from a pawn brokers shop in Old Swan in the 1970s after traipsing ever where that day in town to no avail - these shops are now returning to the high street - sign of the times - the gold rings we purchased were top quality Gold prices were high back then - as they are now -

 

[Joey66]

Watching The Mauretania at Camell Lairds. 1939 -​

 

[Joey66]

 

[Eggs]

….Tommy Whites demolition. Probably be recycled into student accommodation these days;

 

[Eggs]

….1967, Conway St demolition with St Polycarps school on the left;

 

[Eggs]

….Liverpool’s 8th Irish Regiment leaving their barracks on Shaw St (1950s);

 

[Joey66]

The often used saying in my era as a teenager getting off at Edge hill {unprotected sex back then} lol -

 

[Eggs]

 

[Eggs]

….Paradise St, the first US overseas consulate;

 

[Eggs]

….1800s, West Derby Village. From a buildings perspective, amazing how little has changed;

 

[blueloon]

…the ‘Mary Ellen’s’ sold fish around Liverpool after buying it wholesale in Gt Charlotte St. They would shout “Finny Haddy, Salt Fish”. Catholic areas would eat fish on Fridays instead of meat, a tradition continuing to this day. The bottom pic is thought to be around Scotland Rd in 1920s;;

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Near to me there’s a “ Fishwives Walk” a 15 mile path from the coast , over the hills to a nearby town . They used to carry the herring in baskets on their backs and then walk home with the empty basket.

 

[Eggs]

Near to me there’s a “ Fishwives Walk” a 15 mile path from the coast , over the hills to a nearby town . They used to carry the herring in baskets on their backs and then walk home with the empty basket.
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….amazing how resilient that generation was. I suppose they did it because they had to survive, that poor woman is probably lots younger than she looks.

These days I get fresh fish delivered to my door in Liverpool once a month from the opposite coast in a refrigerated van.

 

[Eggs]

….1965; Seacombe St looking to Gt Homer St;