Liverpool - Then and Now

[Mel Wood]

Don't know if youse are interested, but the last couple of weeks I've been taking old postcards and photos from around the city, going from the 1880s mainly up to about 1960, then trying to recreate the shot and put them together, to see how things have changed, or in some cases hardly changed at all.

 

Anyway, if anyone likes that sort of thing, I've got a bunch of them, here...

 

I know I should delete the ones around a certain postcode of the city for the GF, but they're very much a minority (3 or 4 out of 120ish) so I'm hoping they sneak through!

 

Liverpool Then and Now - a set on Flickr

[Guest ShoePiss]

Don't know if youse are interested, but the last couple of weeks I've been taking old postcards and photos from around the city, going from the 1880s mainly up to about 1960, then trying to recreate the shot and put them together, to see how things have changed, or in some cases hardly changed at all.

 

Anyway, if anyone likes that sort of thing, I've got a bunch of them, here...

 

I know I should delete the ones around a certain postcode of the city for the GF, but they're very much a minority (3 or 4 out of 120ish) so I'm hoping they sneak through!

 

Liverpool Then and Now - a set on Flickr

 

That's brilliant mate, just had a quick scan of a few of them. The flagpole corner picture is interesting. The wall and turnstyles from 1912 still looked exactly the same just before the kop was rebuilt if I remember rightly.

[Trumo]

Will need a bit of time to look through these, but then I like looking at stuff like this. In our local newspaper, they have a small section for stuff such as this, and they once showed a picture of the street where I grew up, when all the houses were still being built. The difference is staggering.

[stringvest]

Great stuff Mel - I need a bit of time to look through, but there's some fascinating stuff in there. Thanks for sharing.

[A Red]

Really good, really enjoyed looking through them and thanks.

 

Get some of Aigburth please

[Mel Wood]

Really good, really enjoyed looking through them and thanks.

 

Get some of Aigburth please

 

Thank you A Red

 

I've actually got a bunch of old Aigburth photos to 'do', but don't often get down that way of late - most of these ones I've done are partly because they're within a lunchtime walk from work!

 

I'm aiming to get out of town to do more suburby, pubs and dock ones on my next batch so will lob them up here when I do!

Cheers all.

[Acid]

My dad showed me a photo a while back from round the corner to where he grew up and asked if I could take a photo of it now. I really really want to do it now. Nice one Mel, these are great. I'm gonna send him the link too, even though they're well before his time too it's interesting seeing how the city was back then.

[Code]

Loved it, whats with the elephants at Lime Street?

[RedRazor]

Don't know if youse are interested, but the last couple of weeks I've been taking old postcards and photos from around the city, going from the 1880s mainly up to about 1960, then trying to recreate the shot and put them together, to see how things have changed, or in some cases hardly changed at all.

 

Anyway, if anyone likes that sort of thing, I've got a bunch of them, here...

 

I know I should delete the ones around a certain postcode of the city for the GF, but they're very much a minority (3 or 4 out of 120ish) so I'm hoping they sneak through!

 

Liverpool Then and Now - a set on Flickr

 

Fantastic. Will show my mum next time she comes round - she will love it.

[Evelyn Tentions]

Many thanks for these. The flagpole corner shots and the old turnstiles brought back many memories of my heyday in the 60s. All those steps, you had to be fit then! The crowds there before a match controlled by the cops on horseback.

Vague memories of the dockers umbrella but no I don't remember riding on it.

The judy in curlers on the mobile phone would have been tutted at back then - for not wearing a headscarf!

Loved them.

[Mel Wood]

Loved it, whats with the elephants at Lime Street?

 

Apparently they were moving for a circus Code 72. They got to Liverpool by train, but then walked from Lime St to 'a farm somewhere near Toxteth' (?) to stay, while in the area. Sounded a bit weird when I read that, but my father in law saw the pic and straight away reckons he saw them walking past by where he lived at the time!

[markcd]

Good find. This is ace too:

 

Fotolore | Local history brought to life | Old Photographs, Images & Memories

[Flying Pig]

Brilliant thread. I loved the Empire and 'lion' pictures.

[bossy]

They are fantastic mel, loved looking at them.

[Champ]

Fantastic. Will show my mum next time she comes round - she will love it.

Same. Think I'll forward the link and Markcd's to her

[magicrat]

Don't know if youse are interested, but the last couple of weeks I've been taking old postcards and photos from around the city, going from the 1880s mainly up to about 1960, then trying to recreate the shot and put them together, to see how things have changed, or in some cases hardly changed at all.

 

Anyway, if anyone likes that sort of thing, I've got a bunch of them, here...

 

I know I should delete the ones around a certain postcode of the city for the GF, but they're very much a minority (3 or 4 out of 120ish) so I'm hoping they sneak through!

 

Liverpool Then and Now - a set on Flickr

 

Brilliant stuff mate. Thanks very much for posting.

[The Flâneur]

Love this stuff, very interesting.

[robslappa]

Thanks for posting. I really enjoyed looking at them.

[Harry Squatter]

Old and Victorian Liverpool - Black 'n' White photos - Page 28 - SkyscraperCity

 

This thread has the first drawings of Anfield.

[AngryOfTuebrook]

Old and Victorian Liverpool - Black 'n' White photos - Page 28 - SkyscraperCity

 

This thread has the first drawings of A*****d.

Careful!

[AngryOfTuebrook]

 

I'm always fascinated by this photo (mainly, because I work for Merseytravel).

 

During the 1911 Transport Strike, things in Liverpool (and London and elsewhere) got a bit tetchy, to the extent that mounted hussars were deployed outside the transport HQ in Hatton Garden.

[dickie mint]

Enjoyed the pictures

The overhead railway would be class if it was still here.

[VladimirIlyich]

Finally had the chance to look through them all and gotta say,'great work mate.'

[Mel Wood]

Thanks all! Been busy with it this week, but enjoying doing it very much. This week, I are mostly been photographin' a few around town, but most are actually from around the suburbs - West Derby, Allerton, Childwall, Gateacre, Toxteth, Wavertree, Aigburth, Tuebrook, Anfield, Walton etc etc. Do feel free to have a gander at them on my Flickr page here, if you're at all interested in that sort of shenanigan.

 

Liverpool Then and Now - a set on Flickr

[RedinSweden]

That is ace mate. I will send that to my dad immediately. He will love that.