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Bob Martins, otherwise known as "The Kids' Pub", first place to head to when you had a couple of coppers for a drink and then suddenly it was gone.

thats claughton road

Thank you, ill have a go ..

im 37 and drink in the queens and all the older generation speak of this place like its just amazing i would love to know if any of you brill people rember when it opened and when it closed bcoz if know these years a good freind of a historian may be able to get me some pictures thanx you all rock x

Re Derek's pic - I remember it as the Park Mecca.Had many a glass of sasspe... er saspa ... Oh b....r it ! Many a glass of pop.

my sisters and I used to go with our mum and dad/ I used to like the sasparilla. it was actually drawn from pumps like the ones in the pub

My x wife was Bob Martins widow,NO his skills were not passed on to his son Simon Martin or his daughter Lindsay Martin.

In a way that's a pity, yet his Bob's mythic status lives on, especially memories of his 'Blood Tonic'

Seem to remember that Bob Martins was over the road from Oliveri`s.Oli`s had a cafe in the back and at the front they had an open shop front that sold sweets.Remember Bob used to sell paraffin and brickettes,solid bricks of coal dust.Next to Oli`s was the chinese laundry,a chippy.fish and chips for a tanner,batter bits free.and a bookies.Opposite Oli`s on Hope street was Perrin Hughes where kids used to play on the crane

The shop you mention was Nellie Heggies. Corner of Bentinck and Sun Street the local grocerer and family friend

you can buy blood tonic and other cordials that bob martins sold at bold street sweetstore liverpool at the bottom of bold st opposite central station i am drinking blood tonic as i write fantastic

No way! really 'blood tonic'??? If it's anywhere near as good as Bob's then I am train-bound heading up to Liverpool. Can you post a print screen from Google Maps to show the shop?

just found your message it is as good great hot or cold i like it either way.it is called mr.fitzpatricks blood tonic cordial .theshop has about eight or ten different flavours it is f4.50 a bottle .i am having a drink now it is a 500ml bottle of cordial.you cannot miss the shop at the bottom of bold st just before argos .i will try to do as you ask .i am waiting for my mate who is more expert at it .hope this helps for now.

go on google maps liverpool bold st the shop is called bold street sweets at the bottom of bold st

Thanks to the other posters about Durex---i wasnt sure if i was remembering correctly. Only went there once or twice--power of advertising.
What are durex? There johnnies. No- what are they not whose are they.