knockaloe Posted May 26 Share Posted May 26 Was it the St Helens Borough Centenary?, the daddy of all St Helens shows. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_Jeff_Leo Posted May 29 Author Share Posted May 29 George and Dragon Billinge 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_Jeff_Leo Posted May 30 Author Share Posted May 30 The Raven Hotel,..........looking a bit bleak! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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FRANK Posted June 4 Share Posted June 4 That water looks a bit muddy. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bert Posted June 4 Share Posted June 4 Isn't water Frank, it's Brown Windsor. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FRANK Posted June 4 Share Posted June 4 It's brown summat. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_Jeff_Leo Posted June 5 Author Share Posted June 5 No you know why they had to get in fully dressed! added 0 minutes later 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted June 5 Share Posted June 5 57 minutes ago, Big_Jeff_Leo said: No you know why they had to get in fully dressed! I can remember at Cowley doing a life-saving course at Boundary Rd Baths and we had to be fully dressed to simulate real life 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_Jeff_Leo Posted June 6 Author Share Posted June 6 Same here, but we wore Pyjamas!. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brianza Posted June 6 Share Posted June 6 We weren't allowed local council sponsored swimming lessons at West Park GS because it was catholic. 🤔 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phyll Posted June 6 Share Posted June 6 Brianza, I don't understand why? We went to Boundary Rd Baths when I went to Mount Carmel Catholic School. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HORT Posted June 6 Share Posted June 6 I went when I was at Catholic Windleshaw Junior School. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FRANK Posted June 6 Share Posted June 6 When I was at West Park, we moved to the ''new'' school on Alder Hey Rd around 1965, where we had our own swimming pool across the playing fields on Millbrook lane. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HORT Posted June 6 Share Posted June 6 (edited) Better than Prerscot Road? Edited June 6 by HORT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FRANK Posted June 6 Share Posted June 6 The Prescot road school was a mish-mash of old buildings past its sell-by date. It was good to move into a new light and airy place. Only downside for me was having to get 2 buses to get there from Haydock - I used to get the 320 from Haydock to the old place. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kizzy Posted June 6 Share Posted June 6 We didn't have swimming lessons at my catholic school (St Austins), I don't know why The boys played rugby thanks to the head, Gerry Landers but all the girls had was netball Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brianza Posted June 7 Share Posted June 7 "Brianza, I don't understand why? We went to Boundary Rd Baths when I went to Mount Carmel Catholic School." Hi Phyll - it was something to do with West Park being mainly funded by De La Salle brothers and only partially by the local council. The ban on swimming lessons was one of the areas that the council could save money and the school would not sponsor the facility. In fact, in 1957 for 12 months or so, Joe Coan offered himself as a swimming coach every Monday evening at Boundary Road but each pupil paid their own entrance fee. Only about 12 - 16 used to turn up. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_Jeff_Leo Posted June 8 Author Share Posted June 8 Great overhead image of Alder Hey Road, Ellison Drive and the old Saints Ground from 1934. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_Jeff_Leo Posted June 8 Author Share Posted June 8 Another Ariel shot from 1934, Peasley Cross area. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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