Old Photos Of Where You Live

Eggs · Monday at 4:13 PM

Cake said:
Have just found this comment on the photo (it's from a Bootle history site, photo and comments taken from the Bootle Times). Confirms Parker is on the end of that row, others also named below.

Back row

Right is John Willie Parker
2nd R is Tony Macnamara
3rd R is Dave Hickson
4th R is Cyril Lello
5th R is Harry Potts
6th R is Wally Fielding

Front Row
Right is Tommy Egglington
3rd R is Eddie Wainwright
5th R is Jackie Grant

….i’m sure that game at Bootle was a regular event for Everton, maybe up to 70s.

Cake · Monday at 4:56 PM

Eggs said:
….i’m sure that game at Bootle was a regular event for Everton, maybe up to 70s.

A bit more information on the cricket match in the first link It maybe stopped just before the 70s.

Bootle FC and Everton have a long and rich history. The first football Merseyside derby was Bootle v Everton before Liverpool were formed (see 2nd link), it was played at Marsh Lane (where I spent a lot of time as a kid and teenager).

Bootle CC also played and had rivalry against Everton CC (St Domingo). When Bootle FC and St Domingo CC disbanded the only way to keep the rivalry going was for Bootle CC to play a cricket match against Everton FC.

When the Footbal League was formed in 1892 only 1 team from each area was allowed and Bootle FC lost out to Everton. Bootle FC then joined the Football Alliance. When the Football Alliance merged with the Football League Bootle FC became one of the founder members of Division 2 of The Football League. They hit financial problems not long after, the club was disbanded and their place in Division 2 of The Football League was given to.... Liverpool.

(For what it's worth, I wasn't bad at football but much better at cricket. I played for one of Bootle's boys teams in the early 70s, trialled for Lancashire and went on to play Lancashire League for a couple of years late teens before birds and booze fully took over my mind and trousers).

https://www.bootlehistory.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=7498

Bootle FC 2-1 Everton FC, 1888

A crowd of 10,000 were packed into Marsh Lane to watch Bootle host Everton.

www.pitchero.com

Bootle F.C. - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Nobby Nobbs · Monday at 7:40 PM

Joey66 said:
Just off Huyton Lane - Huyton -

Only a handful of cricket pavilions built before 1914 survive. This one at Huyton dates from 1875 and is considered rare for this reason as well as its possibly unique double aspect design: symmetrical long elevations with verandas line each side of the building, one looking onto the cricket pitch, the other onto the bowls ground. Clearly, this is a special building and this was recognised when it was listed Grade II in 2020. It is described in the listing entry as "a very rare example nationally of an early pavilion erected by a local cricket club, rather than being associated with a county club ground, educational establishment or public park". So it is also a remarkable monument to grassroots sport.

Aldi & houses have been knocked back in 2020 - the Cricket club played in a a national league my old school teacher played for the first team - I was encouraged to join the youth team as a fast swing bowler & regrettably declined - there are talks of making it into a Bowling green & keeping the pavilion etc - more likely with the build everywhere planning permission this may go forever ....?

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Remember playing a game of cricket there and scoring 48 after having 4/5 pints before hand, went for one to many slogs and got the dreaded finger.

Joey66 · Monday at 8:45 PM

Nobby Nobbs said:
Remember playing a game of cricket there and scoring 48 after having 4/5 pints before hand, went for one to many slogs and got the dreaded finger.

I went to watch teacher only a small cricket pitch + signed on for a trial in the nets offered a chance as a youth- regret turning them down TBH - played football instead when at school always in the school team as a fast swing bowler played for the 5th year when I was in my third year took loads of wickets....DOH

Joey66 · Tuesday at 1:33 PM

Is this now the safari park ?

Joey66 · Tuesday at 1:36 PM

This had to be on Lord Derby's estate with its massive gardens around the main building - Garden Party At Knowsley Park Knowsley Park 1910s -

Eggs · Tuesday at 2:29 PM

Joey66 said:
This had to be on Lord Derby's estate with its massive gardens around the main building - Garden Party At Knowsley Park Knowsley Park 1910s -

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…I’m sure you’re right, Joey, but both those pics look a bit like Croxteth Country Park (which I also think might have been part of Lord Derby’s estate).

Gary1959 · Tuesday at 4:57 PM

Joey66 said:
Is this now the safari park ?

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Huyton Lodge is the entrance to Lord Derby's Estate at the end of what us now called George Hale Avenue off Knowsley Lane opposite the top of Primrose Drive. Close to where Longview School used to be.
You can see it on Google Maps if you follow George Hale Avenue over the motorway bridge. It is in the distance.

Gary1959 · Tuesday at 4:59 PM

Eggs said:
…I’m sure you’re right, Joey, but both those pics look a bit like Croxteth Country Park (which I also think might have been part of Lord Derby’s estate).

Croxteth Hall belonged to the Earls of Sefton (the Molyneux family).

Huyton Layne · Tuesday at 5:04 PM

Gary1959 said:
Huyton Lodge is the entrance to Lord Derby's Estate at the end of what us now called George Hale Avenue off Knowsley Lane opposite the top of Primrose Drive. Close to where Longview School used to be.
You can see it on Google Maps if you follow George Hale Avenue over the motorway bridge. It is in the distance.

Good shout mate. Got to pass through those gates once during primary school for getting into the Edward Lear centenary book for writing a limerick. Probably the 2nd most I've felt out of place in my life.

Eggs · Tuesday at 5:06 PM

Gary1959 said:
Croxteth Hall belonged to the Earls of Sefton (the Molyneux family).

….thanks for the correction Gary, of course it does

Joey66 · Tuesday at 5:08 PM

Gary1959 said:
Huyton Lodge is the entrance to Lord Derby's Estate at the end of what us now called George Hale Avenue off Knowsley Lane opposite the top of Primrose Drive. Close to where Longview School used to be.
You can see it on Google Maps if you follow George Hale Avenue over the motorway bridge. It is in the distance.

I actually went into Lord Derby house old mansion or hall mid 1970s - doing a floral display as Huyton's Lord Mayor was invited to a do there - we had to use the tradesman's entrance miles away from where the wanted the floral display - we had to take our work boots off on entering his residence - or supervisor & chargehand were the only ones shown around - silver cutlery - Art on the wall - I expected them to doff my cap if I had been wearing one - snobbery at its highest IMO ......

Joey66 · Tuesday at 5:15 PM

Gary1959 said:
Croxteth Hall belonged to the Earls of Sefton (the Molyneux family).

All probably from the cotton trade era - Molyneux - Seal - etc - funny enough I started of as an apprentice in Molyneux Park known to the public as Rydal park as it was next to the Rydal stables for Horses back then - before I was placed into the Councils Nursery at Court hey park - where I passed my City & Guilds & then moved on & away .....