TOXTETH AND DINGLE
St Gabriels church, this is where my grandparents married on Christmas day 1938
The Wellington road chapel, known locally as " The Bethal " pictured in 2005. So sad to see such a fine building lying in ruin
St James church 2005
The bottom photo is St John's Wesleyan Methodist Church in 2005
Two photos of Our Lady of Mount Carmel church 2005
The Toxteth Tabernacle church 2005
2005
2005 The Queens Arms, The Poets Corne
The Royal George 2005 known as Blacks and in a real sorry state. I once used to drink in Blacks many years back and its hard now to imagine it was ever open
2005 The Mosley Arms and The Empress which was Beatle Ringo Starr's local and was used on the cover of his album " Sentimental Journey "
The Pineapple 2005 where I used to go for a tipple or two
Dick Jennings pub 2005 and The Queens Head
Fine old buildings going to waste on Park road and the Coleman's Fireproof Depository 2005. I remember Coleman's very well from my childhood days visiting my grandparents in Northumberland street. Im sure I read somewhere that Coleman's once housed an Egyptian Mummy?
Adult learning centre in Wellington road 2005
2005 A sign for Steble street baths and the Park road centre for sport
Beaufort street board school long past its heyday 2005
Yates Street 2005
St Malachy's School and Church 2005 ( Both now demolished )
Water Tower 2005
Two pics of the ancient chapel of Toxteth 2005. The first is the school house and the second the chapel itself
The Ancient chapel of Toxteth 2008
St Patrick's church in 2005 and from 2008 below. My parents married here on 27th June 1959
2008 These pillars are where they had some wedding photos taken
1959 My parents wedding day photo, taken on the steps in the above picture
The old Scandanavian Hotel, Duke Street/Nelson Street 2011
The Blackie Theatre and Chinese Arch 2011
Duke's Terrace 2011
Hastie and Patterson, Gradwell Street 2011
Metcalf's Warehouse on Bridgewater Street/Jamaica Street 2011
2011 Metcalf's date stone shows 1874
Metcalf's was once used to house cotton
2011 Metcalf.s huge structure may be impressive but as the photo below shows the inside is mostly gone. How long will this wonderful building remain with us.
on corner of Norfolk Street/Simpson Street