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Originally Posted by Raymondoj
Go back to page one of this thread and you will see a picture of a man attempting to cross the road nearest the camera. Lokk over the road and you will see a bust stop and to the left of it a man. Then you see a set of railings and that was the underground toilets.


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The 1st pic,apart from the map was a typical market scene, i thought? Am i being pedantic? Or blind?

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I was down in the archives the other day looking in the 1969 Hoylake Adviser for some other local research and stumbled upon this article about the fire. Hope you can read it?? If can't i'll add a clearer image to the picture a gallery!!

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Nice find, ghostly1; thanks for posting it.


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I remember waiting at that bus stop to catch the bus home,either the number 50 or 55 I think.It seems like yesterday.

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Originally Posted by ludwigvan
I remember waiting at that bus stop to catch the bus home,either the number 50 or 55 I think.It seems like yesterday.

Possibly the 50 or 58?

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Thanks for that chriskay,I'm pretty chuffed to have got as close as I did to the route numbers.

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Where did you live then, Mr. Beethoven?


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Hi chrisk,I lived in a little hamlet on the banks of the Mersey called Rock Ferry.Happy days!

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does anyone remember the man who had the pet shop. he had big ears he was a very nice man.

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was he noddys mate. smile


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nice one kimpri actually he had big nose as well , i can guess your reply,!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Just dug out a pic of my dad and uncle on dad's stall in the market about 1960.

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Just read the whole thread is a fantastic read i would of been 1yo when i burned down.


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