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Ive just checked mate, you where nearly right n i was wrong!!!
They were blown on Sunday 30th September 1979!!!! Dont ask what bloody time tho!! LOL

Sometime between 11:30am and 3pm

lol

i think it may of been even earlier than that as my dad was a milkman at the time in upton village and i went with him one day and i remember we heard the explosion in upton village and my mum did not hear it in singleton avenue prenton which we thought was strange. dont remember it being on a sunday either.....or maybe my memories are playing tricks on me,getting on a bit now..40 this year lol

was deffo on Sunday 30th sep 1979! Did milkmen deliver milk on sundays to houses? Did to shops know that. may be

hmmm .i am all confused now,must speak to dad.

Can someone show me on a street map where they used to be please?

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Weren't they further over, by Watson Street, where Oak Street and Eldon Place are on this 1910 map?

WHen I was a kid I thought the name was all one word - Oakenelden

70s aerial (1971-1973)

Thanks for that.. just wanted to confirm they were where I live now...

Just found this electric bill from 1958 in loft

For people who havnt seen my videos which can be found searching the Index of WirralHistory which is located Here i thought i would post the snippet on the 1960's and 1970's video for you to see the Demolition of Oak and Eldon Gardens.. Enjoy

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I worked for mighalls garage on Conway street bottom of exmouth road at the time of the demolition of oak and eldon and i remember the council came round on a Saturday afternoon(think it was the council) and boarded up the plate glass windows in case they got blown in. They came in and took them down on the monday afterwards ....

I used to go in the angel for a drink with an ex boyfriend who was on their pool team, i remember it as being a lovely clean welcoming place. My aunt edith lived off watson st in a small terraced house and i remember in the early 70s going to vist and the house shaking every time a train went through the tunnels under the houses.. she also still had gas lighting with little sock covers which i thought was very dark ages, us having a draylon suite and all that.