RATTY Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 Oh there's North John Street, I've been looking for that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wobblybob Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 Would that be the wall of the convent on the right as the bus nears Cooper St ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_Jeff_Leo Posted December 10, 2021 Author Share Posted December 10, 2021 My mum used to walk up and down there four times a day when she worked at the Shirt Factory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king kenny Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 have you any pics of clyde st where i lived fro 1937 to 48, never seen any on display Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 @wobblybobYes, it would have been the end of the convent wall. @king kennyI just checked and we don't appear to have any of Clyde Street. I remember it well though because a mate of mine lived down there. It was very run down because everybody was moving out for the demolition. Everybody keep an eye out for Clyde Street. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phyll Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 (edited) I remember Clyde St. can't find any pics though. Found this one of Morley Street. And this... Readers share memories of Morley Street 'Offy' WWW.STHELENSSTAR.CO.UK LAST week we asked readers for memories of the popular Morley Street off-licence, photographed in the early 80s standing proud in the midst of the… Edited December 10, 2021 by Phyll 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 The closest we've got for Clyde Street are the backs of some of the houses on the brook photos on #37 added 5 minutes later I' used to go in that offy in Morley Street to buy cans. Back int' days when it was more acceptable to have a piss-up with your mates on the street. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wobblybob Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 I used to live next door but one to the off licence. Vera was the owners name. I installed the alarm for her in the late seventies, it was very handy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 Any old photos of Queens Rec (before all the trees were felled) and surrounding streets such as Lingholm Road, Dilloway Street etc? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Big_Jeff_Leo Posted December 10, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted December 10, 2021 Here's the Bowling Green from 1965. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_Jeff_Leo Posted December 11, 2021 Author Share Posted December 11, 2021 St.Helens Central Station back in 1934. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_Jeff_Leo Posted December 12, 2021 Author Share Posted December 12, 2021 Church Street in 1965. 1934. Church Street 1952. Ormskirk Street 1965. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted December 12, 2021 Share Posted December 12, 2021 Great stuff, keep em coming Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Big_Jeff_Leo Posted December 14, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted December 14, 2021 1905 St.Thomas Street 1960 Baylock's , Napier Street 1960's. 1960 St Mary's Mission Church School, Keswick Road. 1958 Westfield Street 1960's. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king kenny Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 excellent pics bring back some happy memories from the sixties 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 Blaylock's in Napier Street - was it a chippie with a small seating area? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 Ah, the Bears Paw. It was opposite Blaylocks, near the Scala cinema - in Ormskirk Street was it called? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wobblybob Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 Still is Ormskirk St. Think the Bears Paw was in the building that is now the Ice Bar. Blaylocks on opposite side, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_Jeff_Leo Posted December 14, 2021 Author Share Posted December 14, 2021 Seems you are all correct, it was actually the same family who owned both the Chippy and the Clothes Shop. (The Chippy closed in 1965.) A whiff of chips WWW.LANCASHIRETELEGRAPH.CO.UK JIGGLE the old vinegar bottle and swish the salt shaker. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_Jeff_Leo Posted December 15, 2021 Author Share Posted December 15, 2021 Ever wonder if any of the people from these market images are still alive?. 1959 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phyll Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 I remember Blaylocks & Bears Paw very well, talking of them here's some old memories... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_Jeff_Leo Posted December 16, 2021 Author Share Posted December 16, 2021 Here are some aerial views of the Town from various dates. 1913. 1974 1985 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_Jeff_Leo Posted December 19, 2021 Author Share Posted December 19, 2021 1940 Late 40's - Carmill 1948. Hall Street Transport Repair Depot, St Helens c1940s Shaw Street Depot. St Helens Fire Brigade leaving from the Depot in Parade Street 1948. Pear Tree garage, Prescot Road, St Helens c1940 Dancers in the Co-operative Ballroom, Helena House, St Helens c1948 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_Jeff_Leo Posted December 21, 2021 Author Share Posted December 21, 2021 Some more:- Passenger shelter at Denton's Green Windle, 1932 Lyon and Pye works, Prescot Road, 1950's. St Helens Central station, 1950's. Moss Bank Station 1958. Church Street 1980's. Westminster Bank Sutton 1955. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Big_Jeff_Leo Posted December 23, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted December 23, 2021 (edited) Ormskirk Street 1972 Stork Pub Billinge 1978 Bus Shelter Billinge November 1978 Glimberry Foodstore, J and J Richard, Tobacconists and the Eagle and Child pub 1978. The Hotties - 1970's Carr Mill Dam 1960 Loading bays at Pilkington Brothers, Watson Street, Circa 1960. Entrance to playing fields in Ruskin Drive, St Helens 1963 Nutgrove Wesleyan Methodist Sunday and Infant Day School early 60's. Windle Hotel 1960's Edited December 23, 2021 by Big_Jeff_Leo 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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