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some pics of Grange road before the precinct

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Bentleys opposite Woodsons Next to Bentleys was the Atlas pub and where the lady in white on the left is used to be theTradesmans pub where the lady in white on the right is was a pet shop with Fabris an icecream/cafe shop next to it
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St Johns primary school was in the St John st where the Garrick Snug is but where the cafe is on corner of Oliver Street the junior part of school was where the mobility shop is now by Kwiksave
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few more pics

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picture off Uptonx View from top of Allansons/Beatties demolition of shops The York pub is the building top right just to the side of it where the lorry is was the Tradesmans pub the Atlas and Bentleys
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brilliant, loving all the old cars, the amount of spaces available and no parking meters smile
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St Johns Church - 'The church is a well thought-out and satisfying building. Demolished. 1976' Oops omg

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Grange Road in 1953. This part of Grange Road no longer exists

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Superb pics of the old town. I think the York became the Labour Club.


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I remember the outside market. The car park was for Asda, it was a really ugly building with pillars, etc, and the flyover was just up the road. There were always kids wanting to take your trolley back for the 20p, although I was only about 10 then.


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Even the price of 'hiring' a trolley has gone up!

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Bloody ell that brought alot of memories running back haha smile The roof's in grange road where removed at the end of 1989 in towards 1990's i think they where removed for health and saftey reasons not to sure smile but i remember them when i was a kid smile then all of sudden they where gone.. Then birkenhead started to go down hill theres hundreds of shops up for let and its ashame that every shop used to be occupied.... .Also in the picture of the market theres the pub i was trying to remember a while back happy


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Just when I got used to calling Allansons Beatties I have only just realised it is now House of Fraser

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Is this part of House of Fraser or is it the front part of the cafe/restaurant whose entrance is next to the taxi place besides Beatties carpark opposite ZU/Stairways
Not sure if its called the Scouse Kitchen

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Shows how long it is since i was last down that way, I thought it was still Beatties.

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what were these shops called by Woolworths

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