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thanks so much my mum used to play their but she lived in old priory and went to pligram street school can anyone find any photos of them i would be very very geatful msinno69

Here's a couple of photos of Old Priory and one of the kids' playground at the end of Leicester Street. Also some aerial shots of the area, the first two from 1959, the third from 1961, the fourth from 1966 and the last from 1967.

I so remember jumping from each bollard round the waste ground, pictured. and Johnny holmes jumping them like a racehorse,,,lol...his brother davy was my mate at the time, living in the corner house at the top of priory street,
and getting swung round by twisting the chain swing round the maypole, and getting flung higher as mates swung on the theirs under mine....there was a cafe by the swings Ghalaghers i think where my sister ann worked, she sent me for 5 woodies and a book of matches at the shop in chester street and ide recieve a threepeny bit for going.....
and not forgetting chester street mission (sunday school) we had to go to give our mum some peace...

I lived in 38, were you on the other side of the stairwell, would like to know who you are ?????....did my dad cut your ear whilst giving a haircut........lol

we lived next door but one to the letters pub,chester street in rooms,above a shop, from 1948 to 1964, remember sheridans milk bar.

YEAH LILY SINNETT REMEMBERS ALL THEM FROM THE PRIORY SHE WAS SAYING MRS STEEL WITH THE BLUE PINNIE LOL

I have a book ive been compiling with all the folk who lived in the flats, ill see if i can dig it out and put some names on here, see if she can add to it, and maybe give her some more memories,,, lol,, give my love to lilian. i remember her from the good ol days,...

I remember the sinnetts, I lived at No 40 priory buildings next door to Mrs Steel. they weren't good times for me.

Hi Birket,,,did you have a brother, Charlie,

Anyone remember the Mc.Ready's, Annie was the mother's name, there were about five sons, and no girls, that would be in the 40s to 60s.

I am Alan Tippy's cousin, I didn't live in the Priory Buildings, I lived over one of the shops in Chester Street, next door but one to the Letters pub, opposite the Birkenhead Arms, I remember auntie May,uncle Jack, Dorothy, John, and Ilene Tippy, my name at that time was Oldam, Mike was my brother.

Hi, yes I had a brother called Charlie Wilson, give me a clue who you are, you obviously knew us.

Hi birket, ive just tried to pm you as i dont want to put personal information on here, it says you are over your pm limit, so wont let me,
charlie had a brother and a sister, and i presume you are the brother, im slightly older by a couple of years than you and lived next to the stairs on the ground level...i spoke to an old priory and shafts lad not long ago and remembered your family, along with others..i have a photo i will post on here and see if you recognise any faces,,,,,

I dont know how to empty my PM box but if you want to make contact for a chat my phone number is 606 9906

will do that sounds ok. ill do so at a reasonable hour though..lol