jvy20 Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 I hate to be picky but the WORST chippy was Johnny Byats in Kemble st. You only went there when it was chucking out time in the pubs, he was the only one open, and you know what it's like when youv'e had a few I remember Johnny Byatt's - a very nice guy but his chips were different to say the least. He had a woman working there with him - Alice I think John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leschip Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 Thanks for the back up John. There was always a card school in the back room as I recall. I was much too sensible to become involved with that caper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olliebeak Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 ... anyone remember Harry Case the barber(just near the No.10 bus stop.He had a sign on the side wall of his shop that read, 'The right place to shave/show your face is inside here with Harry Case.' Had my very first haircut in there and he scalped,mi mam went beserk. ... I'm sure that's the same guy who used to do my father-in-law's hair as well as my ex-husband AND my eldest son. Quite notorious for giving 'a very close cut' - nicknamed among the young boys as 'mad Harry' - not in any sense of being 'mad' just for being 'scissor happy' . He WAS the cheapest barber for miles around and was still doing the same style haircut in the mid-80's - it could certainly last a long time between haircuts. My lad refused to go to him after then, so I don't know what happened to him. I know he moved to another shop facing the St.Helens Road junction for a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leschip Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 Does anyone remember another old barber called Bert Hunter? He was based in either Brook st or Cook st. All the lads and dads from the Kingsway area used to go there. It was fine as long as you wanted a "short back and sides" anything else was to say the least interesting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimro Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 Gypsy i think i have been speaking about the wrong chippy,you said that whitheads was in Derby Square,was it opposite the paper shop on the other corner of the Square.The chippy that i mentioned was almost opposite to the No 10 bus stop near Tinlings and just a few doors up was another paper shop and to be honest i cant remember the names of either of them.I've been sat here racking my brains out,with you saying Derbey Square,it came flooding back and my brain has clicked into gear.Just wanted to get the story right and yes they where mingin chips,as where the ones up the road at the chippy near the No.10 bus stop.Hope you understand all this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leschip Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 Jimro, I'm pretty sure that the chippy opposite the bus stop was Amy's, poor yes but not in the same class as Byatt's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimro Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 I'll give you that one Les,can remember the chippy very well especially when you named it as Byatts.Dont think i ever bought chips from there as we always headed for Ralphs/Sheilas in Scotcbarn Lane.Just for the records a Mrs Huyton used to work for Ralph in those days(she lived just down the road a bit, across the road fron Bennie Whitehouses(where the baths are now)and she cooked a mean chip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gypsygeoff Posted October 10, 2010 Share Posted October 10, 2010 Another crap chippy was the one just past St.Lukes church in Shaw Lane. My Wife lived the arse end of Thomas Drive, in Coronation Drive,the nearest chippy was the Green Dragon on Dragon Lane,used to know the girl behind the counter very well:groucho: Always got me curry sauce for free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimro Posted October 10, 2010 Share Posted October 10, 2010 Comparing fish and chips prices from those days the 50s, 60s, you could have got chips,fish and pease for about a shilling( 5p in todays money) thats just a rough estimate.Me and the wife went over to Scarborough in the summer .We had a day out to Whitby and the cheapest fish and chips we looked at to eat out where £5.50 and the dearest £7.50 per portion and if you wanted to eat in £10.00 and believe me people where queuing down the street to buy them.Got to admit the ones that we had where delicious.In the old days even on ballyanne day you could afford a couple of bags of to chips to feed the family,now you need a bank loan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prescot50 Posted October 10, 2010 Share Posted October 10, 2010 G/day boys from Oz the weigh bridge was out side the hospital and i think your right that trucks used it also some fat chicks on there way home from central school !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubber Ducky Posted October 10, 2010 Share Posted October 10, 2010 Yea, and were'nt some of them just a weeny bit overweight some of them at 15 were that heavy if they did get on that scale I'm sure it would have banged & creacked it's answer 'I GIVE IN GET IT OFF ME' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gypsygeoff Posted October 10, 2010 Share Posted October 10, 2010 Hey leave the central girls alone,I have fond memories regarding central girls.Not many overweight girls back in the 60's. I do remember one voluptuous red head very well. We can buy imported north sea cod at out local chippy for $14.50 thats about 8 and a half quid.It fills the plate.Just thinking though.Me owl mate in Rainhill goes in the Eccies.A pint of bitter in there is a quid 90,Carlsberg 2 quid 20. A pint of XXXX Lager in the Wello Point pub is $6 or 3 quid,The same in Brisbane city is $7.50 or 4 quid 50.Other beers such as Carlsberg,Heineken,John Smiths are alot dearer. So it seems cheaper to get on the piss in the owl country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RATTY Posted October 10, 2010 Share Posted October 10, 2010 Yeah leave us Central girls alone ya cheeky blighters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvy20 Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 Jimro, I'm pretty sure that the chippy opposite the bus stop was Amy's, poor yes but not in the same class as Byatt's Met a friend this morning who was brought up in Houghton Street - he tells me the chippy near the bus stop was called Amers John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimro Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 John,i think your friend was right,after 50 years the memories get a little dim.I was talking to one of my neighbours the other day who used to live in Derby Square and she reckons the chippy on the corner there was called Whitemans.We where pretty near anyhow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubber Ducky Posted October 14, 2010 Share Posted October 14, 2010 I thought I might get a bite My first girlfriend when I was 14 was a Margaret Cleverland, spooty buck teeth( but a great kisser) hadn't seen her since 1969 picked up a fare in my cab young gorgoos girl from Dungraig to freo chatting all the way the whole jouney finding out where she lived back home narrowed down to Prescot no but your not from there eventually(end of Journey) but worked it out than I said how long you lived there I was born there stuff a duck your name is Margaret cleverland yes she said I knew about 25 mins ago who you were she was good enough to be a model I didn't want to charge her the fare but SHE MADE ME TAKE $30 I dreamt about her all night when i was working I thought I might get a bite hehehe: My first girlfriend when I was 14 was a Margaret Cleverland, spooty buck teeth( but a great kisser) hadn't seen her since 1969 picked up a fare in my cab young gorgoos girl from Dungraig to freo chatting all the way the whole jouney finding out where she lived back home narrowed down to Prescot no but your not from there eventually(end of Journey) but worked it out than I said how long you lived there I was born there stuff a duck your name is Margaret cleverland yes she said I knew about 25 mins ago who you were she was good enough to be a model I didn't want to charge her the fare but SHE MADE ME TAKE $30 I dreamt about her all night when i was working Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leschip Posted October 14, 2010 Share Posted October 14, 2010 Yeah leave us Central girls alone ya cheeky blighters Spot on Ratty, ALL the Central girls were lookers and us Central lads were very good looking. Although some of us (well me!!) were a bit delusional Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gypsygeoff Posted October 14, 2010 Share Posted October 14, 2010 As I said before nothing wrong with central girls,they didn't have that Catholic ''hand on me ha'penny'' attitude.Wonder what they are like now?I was only thinking the other day with Central and Edmund Arrowsmith now closed it must be very quiet around the area.Two Butt lane was chocka when both schools let out.In the mid 60's they had staggered times, we at the Catholic school left at 3-50pm the Central kids left at 4pm.It was to stop the fights. We were drawn against Central in the schools cup,they played it during school time to stop the inevitable aggro.Central won 8-1. Whitemans chippy,thats right,nearly right wi Whiteheads though.Still the worlds worst chippy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RATTY Posted October 14, 2010 Share Posted October 14, 2010 Dont think Eddy Arrows is shut is it? I walk near it every fortnight and saw kids at the bus stop I'm sure I did Yeah I remember the fights, all in jest though the best were the leaf fights in the autum from all those huge trees outside such fun.Theve cut them down though and there is a housing estate now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gypsygeoff Posted October 14, 2010 Share Posted October 14, 2010 Eddie Arrows shut last December,it moved over to where Higherside was/is?The buildings are used for a sort of bad kids scheme,amazing that ,Eddie Arrows produced some of the worst crims in the country.Nowt changes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubber Ducky Posted October 15, 2010 Share Posted October 15, 2010 When we first lived in Rainhill we mover to 3a bretherton place opp the labour club and across the road from the coach & horses( that's where I got my first pint my mate took me in i got served asked him for his b/c he said he's only 17 barman said he look's to me about 20) on the same side of C & H I sort of remember a car yard was that tasker tce leading to a bridge over the railway to the vic? also on the opp cnr that buiding was that the co-op Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubber Ducky Posted October 28, 2010 Share Posted October 28, 2010 reading all about buildings/ places getting pulled down from what WE KNEW AS KIDS? what have we left? Liverpool streching to join Manchester and anything in between Prescot , Whiston St helen's, gone!!! kid's in the future will say oh I remember my great grandparents saying THERE were places of names like that, but their Generation Knocked every thing down, Sorry but they went into the history books Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubber Ducky Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 Just a small question I have just read that the LIVERPOOL CAPTAIN Steven Gerrard was born in Whiston i've been in touch with a few friend's i have still got over there and they said there not sure wether it's Whiston Lancashire or Whiston Rotherham but he sound's like a whistonian any one shed a light on this please and if you know where he's from trying to rack me brain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephen nulty Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 He was born in Whiston Hospital but his family are from Huyton, which is where he was raised. Somewhere around the Longview area, I seem to recall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubber Ducky Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 Stephen trying to rack my 10% brain, here is right he was born in whiston so you can't say otherise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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