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It's really sad how much Liscard has gone downhill in the past 20 years. Only bookies, pound shops and takeaways these days.

Where the newsagents is now used to be a sweat shop with an old fashioned 'anything for the week-end sir' barbers at the back of the shop

i always remember John Menzies, im sure Kenny Dalglish was there one day, i must have been about 8 or 9 then

John Menzies had a toy department upstairs I think. Does anyone remember the sports shop Kenny? Campbell's

Get everywhere these foreigners!

Was Kenny Campbell's the one between Bookland and Safeways?

In my day, the upstairs of John Menzies was always the record department. The main shops where you could buy toys from were Woolies, Toners, Youngsters, Bookland, and the Model Shop behind Woolies.

It's easy to forget now how many great shops there used to be in Liscard, including Marks & Spencer, Littlewoods, Safeways, Woolworths, Boots, John Menzies, and a decent sized Tesco. There are some old photies of Liscard on some of the other history threads on wiki, including pictures of the Co-op department store.

Here's one of the links from earlier threads concerning just some of the many shops which once existed in Wallasey Road:

https://www.wikiwirral.co.uk/forums...hopping_In_Wallasey_Road.html#Post428401

...and another more general one on shopping in Liscard Village:

https://www.wikiwirral.co.uk/forums/ubbthreads.php/topics/417426/Shopping_In_Liscard.html#Post417426

Peter toners on seaview rd was a fab shop, used to get all my scalextric cars from there

Ste is that where the nail salon place is now and was a vicy wine at one point, if so i'm sure he had a video shop back in the late 80's early 90's think he called it Diamond Video

Tandy's near The Towers pub was mainly for music equipment but also used to sell some toys like radio control cars.

Not too sure bud, if I want anything now I get it online as too busy with work lol so not been down that way shopping for a while.

Aww Treasure Island was the best Toy Shop ever, originally it was just along from Tescos (where Home and Bargain is now) in the Cherry Tree but did move to where Wetherspoons is now at a later date. This thread is bringing back so many memories of a really great shopping centre, such a shame it has gone so down hill

Don't think there is much left there now mate, dads garage is around the cornor from there i know there has been a few armed raids there in the past (offy and postie) probably scared them all away Liscard has died a death aswell, online shopping is the way forward.

There is a new Smyths toys opened across the road from work, it's boss spot on for all the littlins presents

Toner's was great! Used to get my bikes from there.

His wife, Pat, still plays tennis down at Wallasey

Kenny Campbells was along by where Chutneys is now which was near the old fire station.
I think the model shop behnd woolies was part of 'Exchange and Mart' shop?