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There were 2 bowling greens. They were at the end of Hurrel Road, behind Mason Avenue. One on either side of the road. Behind that was just fields that became Valley Road after Valley Road was extended. The Dockers club was at the end of the unexteded Valley Road next to Dunlops.

Hello Raymondoj I remember the dockers club We used to go there on a friday night .Don`t remember much though i had to be home by 9.00pm Very stricked dad

At the back of the bowling greens to the right hand side looking down Hurrell Road was a set of allotments that we used to raid as kids for potatoes for the bonfire

On the left hand side bowling greens there was what we called the back field and there were the remains of swings and a maypole. I have no idea when they were originally built but they were dilapidated for as long as I can remember and that's going back to the late 40s.

Hi i am also looking for info on the dockers club valley road used to go to the christmass partys and my dad used to mark the football pitches there.

i am also intrested in the bowling greens as my dad was greens man there.

I lived in mason ave the bowling green was on the left of the path that went from gautby road to the dockers club on the right of the path where alloments then the boating lake.

Good times.

There definitely was a smaller lake Aswell I was born in 1982 and remember it clear as day having a big lake and smaller one, also at the far end of the big lake there was a field with a huge tall m shaped climbing frame a tall side and a rocket climbing frame, I lived in the avenues so was always down there. 😊

There definitely was a smaller lake Aswell I was born in 1981 and remember it clear as day having a big lake and smaller one, also at the far end of the big lake there was a field with a huge tall m shaped climbing frame a tall side and a rocket climbing frame, I lived in the avenues so was always down there. 😊

Also where the tennis center is now and tesco that used to be sports fields and greens, valley Road playing fields,

The smaller lake was rectangular and the post that was in the middle of the smaller lake is still there today, possibly it was for a flag pole.
I remember the rocket climbing frame and a domed one, like a large igloo.
Tesco is where Bidston Steel used to be which was behind the playing fields.
When were you born, 81 or 82?