Living In Kensington In The 1950's

A Memory of Liverpool.

I lived in a flat at 185a Kensington. I recall watching the Lodges marching along the road on the 12th July. We would walk down Brunswick Road into town. At Xmas, we would go to the grotto at TJ Hughes, I remember being very impressed with the Dancing Waterfalls one year. It was always a treat to walk round town and see all the shop windows dressed for Xmas. I went to Butler Street Primary School, now called New Park. Mr Stokes was the head teacher. My first teacher was Miss Quirk. I walked along Cottenham Street and Sutcliffe Street to get there. We shopped at Waterworths for fruit and veg, Pegrams for groceries and Lefevre and Martins (leffies) for cakes. We lived above a leather shop call Charles. My grandmother lived in Farnworth Street and raised 11 children in a 2 up, 2 down. I joined Kensington library when I was 7, and played in Kensington park, on the reservoir in the summer. We had days out in Nnew Brighton, the ferry boats would be packed. We took a picnic, and played on the sand all day. Happy days..