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i left around the same time and live in manchester. like ive said before ive always gone back regularly. i hope to be back for good shortly. you must have lived near me. i lived on marion street.

I see you live in the posh area of Manchester
i used to live at 263 Claughton rd at the top of Exmouth st
i know the name marion st but i cant place where it was
i get down to Birkenhead regular as i have two sisters who still live there in PATTERSON ST & off OXTON RD

prestwich posh thats a laugh. marion street was just off conway street next to adelphi street where the vue is now. our school cathcart street is next to watson street and beckwith street. actually the end of marion street is still there. next to argyle street it was split by the railway.

Marion St

thanks fore that bertie always forget about the other side of the railway. it was mainly a field in the 50s. actually i bid for the street sign that is on the argyle st. side,its the original one. the council said i could have it. trouble is they wanted about £350,shame really would have loved to have it,might have another go.has anyone else ever tried for an old street sign.

Both sides of the railway,

i know were you mean now
i went to Hemmy so i knew that area me and my mate
used to knock around with some girls that lived in LETA ST
How its all changed around there is it for the better though
My mam used to work in an ice cream works in Market st
we used to go down there and get loads of free lolly ices
i think the place was called FABBRIES or something like that

the cheek
they only get scrapped when they put those crappy plastic ones up!

Just take it! You`ve paid for it anyway with all the taxes you pay

I wonder which was built first
the railway or Marion street
if the railway (1847 ish) why didn't they call the end part by another name
QUERY why were some streets called Place
eg Oliver Place where I used to live just off Grange Rd

A 'place' is the city/town version of a 'close' in the suburbs.

yes leta street ran onto marion street,cant agree its better now just another load of plastic buildings,no character,or atmosphere.it was a great place to live.would be nice to hear from someone who lived there.

Very proud also to be from Birkenhead, it was tough in the 50's outside toilets, baths in the kitchen but great community spirit.

brilliantly put suzzi,i agree 100 per cent.front doors left open etc.

talking about oliver place noticed the other week the sign for conway place am i right in thinking there was a coop there ?

Me too although I haven't lived there since 1970.

"Birkenhead ? That's Merseyside isn't it ?" That's another one that'll get me going.
It's only now I realize that its a town to be proud of, all those 'firsts'

How many can you think of ?