Old Photos Of Where You Live

[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!

Mentioned Father Hunt to the wife and she immediately said the girls loved him ?. North Dingle girl

 

[Old Blue 2]

Mentioned Father Hunt to the wife and she immediately said the girls loved him ?. North Dingle girl

I lived in Langtry Road. Would cross the Rec, then past the Sessions pub onto North Dingle to get to St. John's church, or the junior boys school behind the presbytery.

 

[TommyDavo]

I lived in Langtry Road. Would cross the Rec, then past the Sessions pub onto North Dingle to get to St. John's church, or the junior boys school behind the presbytery.

I lived in Fonthill Road, directly opposite Rollo Street. Went to St John’s

 

[Old Blue 2]

I lived in Fonthill Road, directly opposite Rollo Street. Went to St John’s

This might be interesting for you to see. Taken in the juniors playground. My dad's on this photo.

 

[degsy]

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

Many a happy hour or 3 spent here.


It was an Art Deco masterpiece inside - gone for a few shops
Edit; went under various names...The Plaza, The Guamont, The Allerton Odeon

 

[Dixieslaces]

My Aunt serving the tea in Tillotsons.


 

[Dixieslaces]

My old man at Festival of Great Britain.

 

[Eggs]

….Christmas 1927 at the Grafton. I’m sure a few of those same ladies were there around 50 years later when I first went;

 

[Eggs]

….can’t post a pic of the Grafton without one of the old Seaman’s Dispensary;

 

[COYBL25]

Old Woolton village.

The Grapes is still there.

Known locally, as the Planet of the Grapes or the Planet, due to the loons who drink in there.

 

[Runub]

Many a happy hour or 3 spent here.
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It was an Art Deco masterpiece inside - gone for a few shops
Edit; went under various names...The Plaza, The Guamont, The Allerton Odeon

Amazing to see P51 Mustangs being transported along Allerton Road. Apparently they were being taken to the Dunlop factory in Speke before being released to their units

 

[Dancing Pat]

Many a happy hour or 3 spent here.
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It was an Art Deco masterpiece inside - gone for a few shops
Edit; went under various names...The Plaza, The Guamont, The Allerton Odeon

Sugar fueled mayhem on Saturday mornings in there during early 70’s!

Think I remember that they even had a goldfish pond in the foyer!

The ‘Classic’ that replaced it was never the same.

 

[glory_daze]

Walton Hall Avenue, 1950's. Think that's the 'infamous' Crown alehouse on the left.

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Live half a mile from there now, the crown went about 10 years ago, a nursery now.

 

[anton66]

….Christmas 1927 at the Grafton. I’m sure a few of those same ladies were there around 50 years later when I first went;

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And still dropping their knickers.

 

[bigjonny]

Sugar fueled mayhem on Saturday mornings in there during early 70’s!

Think I remember that they even had a goldfish pond in the foyer!

The ‘Classic’ that replaced it was never the same.

Would have been 1970 Saturday mornings when I went, before I left Sefton Park school , yes it had a goldfish pond in the foyer. The Classic was massive though because it absorbed the old cinema’s balcony, I remember everything being brown when it reopened, carpet and seats etc. seemed dead posh compared to The Abbey.