Old Photos Of Where You Live

[Dixieslaces]

Just share a story of old regarding the St John The Evangelist Church on Fountains Road.

Our Family were all Protestants, my old man met an RC Girl, (me Ma!)

Anyway they wanted to get wed in St Johns but the Vicar forbade it due to the obvious (of its time, the 60's) conflict. My Grandad invited the Vicar round for some good old fashioned Protestant hospitality in the form of 2 bottles of finest Whiskey.

Anyway 2 of these bottles later, mainly consumed by said Clergy, he agrees to Wed them on the proviso that my old man walked down the outside right flank(looking towards Westminster Road) and enter via the back passage(excuse the very much understood pun!)

Just goes to show how easily influenced the Clergy can be but also how deep those divisions were!

Anyway, they were happily wed for near 50 years before she sadly passed over 10 years ago now!

Pic outside the church doors after the Ceremony!

 

[TommyDavo]

….Astoria, Walton Road;

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Many Saturday mornings in there “ we’re members of the ABC”

 

[Old Blue 2]

Just share a story of old regarding the St John The Evangelist Church on Fountains Road.

Our Family were all Protestants, my old man met an RC Girl, (me Ma!)

Anyway they wanted to get wed in St Johns but the Vicar forbade it due to the obvious (of its time, the 60's) conflict. My Grandad invited the Vicar round for some good old fashioned Protestant hospitality in the form of 2 bottles of finest Whiskey.

Anyway 2 of these bottles later, mainly consumed by said Clergy, he agrees to Wed them on the proviso that my old man walked down the outside right flank(looking towards Westminster Road) and enter via the back passage(excuse the very much understood pun!)

Just goes to show how easily influenced the Clergy can be but also how deep those divisions were!

Anyway, they were happily wed for near 50 years before she sadly passed over 10 years ago now!

Pic outside the church doors after the Ceremony!

Photo says 1961. I was a choirboy at St. John's at that time. If they had a nuptual mass, there's a very good chance that I sang at it!

 

[TommyDavo]

Photo says 1961. I was a choirboy at St. John's at that time. If they had a nuptual mass, there's a very good chance that I sang at it!

You will probs remember Father Hopkins then. Scary.

 

[Dixieslaces]

Photo says 1961. I was a choirboy at St. John's at that time. If they had a nuptual mass, there's a very good chance that I sang at it!

Yes, my bad it was 1961.

Wow, that you may well have sung in the choir for their Service. Blown away by this.

 

[Dancing Pat]

Hoping these are ok to add?

At a recent family gathering one member of one branch of our Family is a Family Historian and very kindly shared with me and My old man a Disc (very old fashioned, lol) of over 400 photos dating back as far as 1892, most are family pics and of no real interest to anyone outside the Family but there are a few of Liverpool Locations that I can add if ok?

First one is My dear old Grandad, a real inspiration and a die hard Blue who was lucky enough to have been with the 1933 team when they travelled to and from Wembley, and his fully autographed ticket is on permanent loan to Everton, unfortunately I dont have a picture of it but I'm sure Everton would oblige if I contacted them, he is pictured at Wilmers Printer Co in Birkenhead. I believe from around 1960 ish.

Second one is from Wulstan St, Kirkdale 1940.

The whole collection of pics is a treasure I will hold dearly as it gives so much history for my Family and admittedly not many location ones but as I go through again, if any jump out as having some relevance will add if ok in this thread.

Great stuff, I love seeing old workplace photos.

 

[Dancing Pat]

My great grandfather with mates from Garston Cycling Club . I think it’s 1910-20ish

 

[Old Blue 2]

You will probs remember Father Hopkins then. Scary.

Father Hopkins, Father Songhurst, Father Whittaker, Father Taaffe (he was in charge of the altar boys [I was one for a time], an absolute nasty piece of work, he was), Father Hunt (who officiated at my sister's wedding in April 1966) who all the young girls at St John's secondary modern girls school in Sessions Road lusted after, if what my sister told me was correct!

As a choirboy/altarboy, we used to dread being on with Hopkins. His hour-long mass would always overrun - he would always be ranting and raving in the pulpit for ages!

 

[Dixieslaces]

Father Hopkins, Father Songhurst, Father Whittaker, Father Taaffe (he was in charge of the altar boys [I was one for a time], an absolute nasty piece of work, he was), Father Hunt (who officiated at my sister's wedding in April 1966) who all the young girls at St John's secondary modern girls school in Sessions Road lusted after, if what my sister told me was correct!

As a choirboy/altarboy, we used to dread being on with Hopkins. His hour-long mass would always overrun - he would always be ranting and raving in the pulpit for ages!

I will ask my Dad this weekend if he remembers the name of who married them. He's getting on a bit and a bit doddery these days but still get him to Goodison few times a season. Always drive past the church and Fountains Road and Wulstan street for him.

 

[TommyDavo]

Father Hopkins, Father Songhurst, Father Whittaker, Father Taaffe (he was in charge of the altar boys [I was one for a time], an absolute nasty piece of work, he was), Father Hunt (who officiated at my sister's wedding in April 1966) who all the young girls at St John's secondary modern girls school in Sessions Road lusted after, if what my sister told me was correct!

As a choirboy/altarboy, we used to dread being on with Hopkins. His hour-long mass would always overrun - he would always be ranting and raving in the pulpit for ages!

I am a bit younger than you, born in 60. Remember Father Hunt as well. My main memory was the adults outside asking if Hoppy was on ? 10 o’clock mass would finish at half eleven

 

[Old Blue 2]

I am a bit younger than you, born in 60. Remember Father Hunt as well. My main memory was the adults outside asking if Hoppy was on ? 10 o’clock mass would finish at half eleven

I was born 1950.

'...My main memory was the adults outside asking if Hoppy was on

10 o’clock mass would finish at half eleven...'

You'r not wrong, Tommy! Choir always did 11 o'clock mass on Sunday. If Hopkins was on 10 o'clock we would always be stting around upstairs for about 45 minutes doing nothing!

 

[Eggs]

….Suffragettes outside Central Library, John Brown St. 1910

 

[Old Blue 2]

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….Suffragettes outside Central Library, John Brown St. 1910

I see there's a couple of men in that photo with the 'Men's League for Womens Suffrage' banner. Utmost respect for every one of those women.

 

[Dancing Pat]

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….Suffragettes outside Central Library, John Brown St. 1910

Great photo, I wonder if there were any banners saying ‘Cuff out’? ?

 

[anton66]

Tommy Whites.