So sad to see again. That is why I dont return to Liverpool now. Brought up in Tulloch Street just off West Derby Road opposite Ogdens Factory in the 40s and 50s.
destruction and vandalism on a massive scale,,,,they idiots that did this to liverpool should hold there heads in shame,,,,,,,gerard bramwell haigh heights,,,,,,,
The culture, lift and sense of community in these places was huge. There is only a few cities in the United Kingdom who still have this strong community relationship.
Liverpool was a strong hub for Orangeism and Protestantism and the celebrations and decorating of the streets around the 12th July was fantastic, many people have very happy memories of fun times in the old Liverpool.
2:54 is Everton Terrace with the Police Station top left! We lived at 60 Eastbourne Street just around the corner! Big house with even bigger rats! Margret St Baths on a Saturday, Wash house on Thursday and Paddys market for new clothes. Yep those were the Halycon days! I often remember my upbringing and life then, it keeps me grounded in my past. I wouldn't change any of it one iota as it made and shoped me into who I am but I certainly wouldn't want to experience it again!
I lived in number 85 priory street (Off Hayworth street) December 65 when I was born until late 69 or early 70 when we were moved out to netherley. where number 87 should have been was a bomb site and a debris for us to have adventures on. There were back alleys and a shop called "wheelers" or possibly wheelans or something just around the corner. the pic at time 18 seconds could easily be priory street or sadly one of dozens of others in that area?
why when I am sure most of the buildings could have been renovated three story building destroyed when towns like Cr ewe only had two up two down its a disgrace by the planners destroying community's
why when I am sure most of the buildings could have been renovated three story building destroyed when towns like Crewe only had two up two down its a disgrace by the planners destroying community's
hi im lookiing for a documentary that was shown on the bbc in the run up to capital of culture year. the film was made in the early 80s{ i think} but followed a member of the band liverpool fishermen around his favourite dock road boozers. any help would be greatly appreciated. finding this piece has bugged me for some time now . cheers
Brilliant!, I love Ged Fagans books & Freddie Oconnor's books . I agree too much of the history of our city focuses on the Beatles. While Merseybeat was in full swing , so was the demolition ball . Wiping out communities the likes of which we shall not see again. Thanks for the memories.
Hi urbanangel13 I was there and know exactly what you mean....that is what prompted me to write the song on my site called All Came Tumbling....Liverpool in the sixties seems to be all about the beatles and nothing else...every photograph from that period portrays a felling of despair...sure we lived in so called slums but it was the community we lost as we where sent out to places where we new nobody...check the new website created by hurricane films called..peoples stories Liverpool lives...I
The house I was brought up in, the schools I went to, all gone and only memories left. Some say 'The Good Old Days' be honest, they were not. But they were those happy days, I lived in a community of people, all in the same boat, all from the same stock, all with the same hopes and fears, and in the main, all willing to help each other and share. That is what makes a community, and it's a sad fact it's becoming more rare these days. Best of luck with the project.
The house I was brought up in, the schools I went to, all gone and only memories left. Some say 'The Good Old Days' be honest, they were not. But they were those happy days, I lived in a community of people, all in the same boat, all from the same stock, all with the same hopes and fears, and in the main, all willing to help each other and share. That is what makes a community, and it's a sad fact it's becoming more rare these days. Best of luck with the project.
The house I was brought up in, the schools I went to, all gone and only memories left. Some say 'The Good Old Days' be honest, they were not. But they were those happy days, I lived in a community of people, all in the same boat, all from the same stock, all with the same hopes and fears, and in the main, all willing to help each other and share. That is what makes a community, and it's a sad fact it's becoming more rare these days. Best of luck with the project.
my god ,those city planners seemingly two generations of them should be shot,adolf hitler didnt ruin my city,greedy palms crossed with brown envelopes in council toilets have shafted the communities and robbed liverpool of its herratige,modernise yes destroy no,hopefully the sods are all dead,its happening now though in toxteth.
i feel so sad when i watch old vids of liverpool because it only shows you the destruction brought on by the planners,i remember just how full of life all those nieghbourhoods where before there destruction of those communities...i WAS there when they bulldozed it to the ground and i witnessed people crying there eyes out,sure the houses were slums but the people in those communities were the friendliest welcoming people i have ever known.good luck with your project...tony flanagan
when they knocked the slum dwellings down & moved ppl into Gerard Gardens the old women cried they were so used to being so close to their neighbours & didn't want the change...when eventually ppl were moved out of the Bully & GG many ppl didn't want to leave either as they had such a close community between them....
@tonyflanagan. It happened all over the country. Where the houses could have been restored and improved they just destroyed them, and the communities with them.
It has happened under Blair and Brown, I understand that in some towns perfectly good houses have been pulled down and not a brick has been laid to replace them over the last 10 to 12 years.
So sad to see again. That is why I dont return to Liverpool now. Brought up in Tulloch Street just off West Derby Road opposite Ogdens Factory in the 40s and 50s.
jas20per 4 weeks ago
destruction and vandalism on a massive scale,,,,they idiots that did this to liverpool should hold there heads in shame,,,,,,,gerard bramwell haigh heights,,,,,,,
TheRedredred12345 1 month ago
same for Birkenhead; they knocked down a lot of heritage and community areas
joannabennettruach 1 month ago
The culture, lift and sense of community in these places was huge. There is only a few cities in the United Kingdom who still have this strong community relationship.
Liverpool was a strong hub for Orangeism and Protestantism and the celebrations and decorating of the streets around the 12th July was fantastic, many people have very happy memories of fun times in the old Liverpool.
51wins 1 month ago
2:54 is Everton Terrace with the Police Station top left! We lived at 60 Eastbourne Street just around the corner! Big house with even bigger rats! Margret St Baths on a Saturday, Wash house on Thursday and Paddys market for new clothes. Yep those were the Halycon days! I often remember my upbringing and life then, it keeps me grounded in my past. I wouldn't change any of it one iota as it made and shoped me into who I am but I certainly wouldn't want to experience it again!
F72ariadne 4 months ago
I lived in number 85 priory street (Off Hayworth street) December 65 when I was born until late 69 or early 70 when we were moved out to netherley. where number 87 should have been was a bomb site and a debris for us to have adventures on. There were back alleys and a shop called "wheelers" or possibly wheelans or something just around the corner. the pic at time 18 seconds could easily be priory street or sadly one of dozens of others in that area?
Fozdrummer 4 months ago
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why when I am sure most of the buildings could have been renovated three story building destroyed when towns like Cr ewe only had two up two down its a disgrace by the planners destroying community's
clivedavies3 6 months ago
why when I am sure most of the buildings could have been renovated three story building destroyed when towns like Crewe only had two up two down its a disgrace by the planners destroying community's
clivedavies3 6 months ago
I wasnt born until 1951, but I always felt more homes where demolished by the planners than flattened by the luftwaffe during WW2.
carron1 8 months ago 2
"It looks no different from west yorkshire, and dozens of other towns/cities."
Grifiki 10 months ago
wiped out of Living memory
just like us all dust to dust one day
ScouseTimes 10 months ago
hi im lookiing for a documentary that was shown on the bbc in the run up to capital of culture year. the film was made in the early 80s{ i think} but followed a member of the band liverpool fishermen around his favourite dock road boozers. any help would be greatly appreciated. finding this piece has bugged me for some time now . cheers
mrfoxy1111 1 year ago
Brilliant!, I love Ged Fagans books & Freddie Oconnor's books . I agree too much of the history of our city focuses on the Beatles. While Merseybeat was in full swing , so was the demolition ball . Wiping out communities the likes of which we shall not see again. Thanks for the memories.
MrPabz9 1 year ago 5
Hi urbanangel13 I was there and know exactly what you mean....that is what prompted me to write the song on my site called All Came Tumbling....Liverpool in the sixties seems to be all about the beatles and nothing else...every photograph from that period portrays a felling of despair...sure we lived in so called slums but it was the community we lost as we where sent out to places where we new nobody...check the new website created by hurricane films called..peoples stories Liverpool lives...I
tonyflanagan 1 year ago
@tonyflanagan
will do ta Tony :)
urbanangel13 1 year ago
The house I was brought up in, the schools I went to, all gone and only memories left. Some say 'The Good Old Days' be honest, they were not. But they were those happy days, I lived in a community of people, all in the same boat, all from the same stock, all with the same hopes and fears, and in the main, all willing to help each other and share. That is what makes a community, and it's a sad fact it's becoming more rare these days. Best of luck with the project.
G1UOR 1 year ago 3
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The house I was brought up in, the schools I went to, all gone and only memories left. Some say 'The Good Old Days' be honest, they were not. But they were those happy days, I lived in a community of people, all in the same boat, all from the same stock, all with the same hopes and fears, and in the main, all willing to help each other and share. That is what makes a community, and it's a sad fact it's becoming more rare these days. Best of luck with the project.
G1UOR 1 year ago
The house I was brought up in, the schools I went to, all gone and only memories left. Some say 'The Good Old Days' be honest, they were not. But they were those happy days, I lived in a community of people, all in the same boat, all from the same stock, all with the same hopes and fears, and in the main, all willing to help each other and share. That is what makes a community, and it's a sad fact it's becoming more rare these days. Best of luck with the project.
G1UOR 1 year ago
my god ,those city planners seemingly two generations of them should be shot,adolf hitler didnt ruin my city,greedy palms crossed with brown envelopes in council toilets have shafted the communities and robbed liverpool of its herratige,modernise yes destroy no,hopefully the sods are all dead,its happening now though in toxteth.
kendo274 1 year ago
amazing photographs, such nostalgia and sadness. I love Liverpool.
Hellieb77 1 year ago
i feel so sad when i watch old vids of liverpool because it only shows you the destruction brought on by the planners,i remember just how full of life all those nieghbourhoods where before there destruction of those communities...i WAS there when they bulldozed it to the ground and i witnessed people crying there eyes out,sure the houses were slums but the people in those communities were the friendliest welcoming people i have ever known.good luck with your project...tony flanagan
tonyflanagan 2 years ago 6
Thank you Tony. We know some of the places but have a few holes for now. I'm sure the fine people of Liverpool will help....they always do.
snellyboy 2 years ago 2
@tonyflanagan
when they knocked the slum dwellings down & moved ppl into Gerard Gardens the old women cried they were so used to being so close to their neighbours & didn't want the change...when eventually ppl were moved out of the Bully & GG many ppl didn't want to leave either as they had such a close community between them....
urbanangel13 1 year ago
@tonyflanagan. It happened all over the country. Where the houses could have been restored and improved they just destroyed them, and the communities with them.
It has happened under Blair and Brown, I understand that in some towns perfectly good houses have been pulled down and not a brick has been laid to replace them over the last 10 to 12 years.
bbcisrubbish 2 months ago