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Historic maps of Sefton and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Sefton maps
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Quarry House
Moved into Larchfield Road in 1952, aged 4. We used to play in an old mansion-style house we called Quarry House. It was situated on the corner of Virgins Lane opposite Edge Lane. Can anybody shed any light on this derelict house, before it was pulled down to make way for bungalows?
The Old Roan Estate, From The Start.
My mum and dad were the first people in the Old Roan estate in 1936, living in 18 Bradfield Ave. The cost of the house? It was a through room, and cost £425! The houses with a front and a rear room cost £450! And if you were very well off, then you might have been able to afford one of the houses on Ormskirk Road, at a cost of £475.00, wow! All the houses on the Old Roan were built by Sammy Bleasedale, and he gave all the houses on the left of Altway, from Bradfield Ave to Winchester Ave, to his wife, and she rented them out. She was later killed in the Henderson's fire in Church Street, Liverpool in the early 1960s. Their son Colin Bleasedale formed the Sefton Building Co. and this was sited on the land were the Old Roan British Legion is today, the Legion being a large tin hut on the site of B&Q. The only shops at the Old Roan were the... Read more
War Time
looking for war time pictures of 1940
Sefton Church
I grew up in Netherton, it was a was nice place then, well sort of, amongst the fighting, as a child we used to go to Sefton church every Sunday, past the village green post office shop (not there now) and on through the farmer's fields, there would be horses and cows and sheep, we would ride the horses in the field on the way to Sefton church. When we got to Sefton church the old Punch Bowl I remember it well and the livestock in the field with the white gate we would climb over, it was our paradise as a child. It's still beautiful today. I visit quite often, the old mill houses now and there was lilttle shop on the corner (gone now). I remember the days when we got to the Punch Bowl and had a packet of cheese n onion and took the lemonade bottle back for ten pence, I still live here and have fond memories.
Bridge Road
I came to Bridge Road when I was 6 months old with my mum and dad. Ormes was the corner shop, there was also a grocers next door (I think). On a block the other way I remember Cruickshanks, I remember it was a joy going into his shop. Also next door but one to me was the dentist (Mr Nair). I have lots of really good memories of living here, of the people, and the sense of community! Then many years later we had to move due to demolition, that broke my heart, and I cried and cried, but now I have all the good memories of living there and the people and businesses that passed through. Lots and lots of memories of Bridge Road, Litherland.
William Thomas Williams
My Father Tom Williams was born at 9 Parmerston Drive on 23 Mar 1902 to Miriam and John Williams.
Violet Road
I was born 16 Violet Road in 1960 and lived there up until 1970 when we moved up to Church Road (dead posh). As a kid I played on the 'Matchy' where all my mates learnt how climb and on the 'Rella' where the kids from Lily Road had a football pitch in between the two railway lines that ran to the docks. Happy days when everyones front door was left open and everyone in the street was your 'Auntie' or 'Uncle', we also had summers!
