Liverpool, Local history

[Dougie Do'ins]

Why is Fazakerley called Fazakerley? How suburbs got their names

https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/how-liverpool-suburbs-got-names-14097725

[General Dryness]

Why is Fazakerley called Fazakerley? How suburbs got their names

 

https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/how-liverpool-suburbs-got-names-14097725

Haha Everton means "pig enclosure".

[Anubis]

Double header. Put them together and you have wooden pig enclosure...

 

 

Everton comes from a word meaning either “pig enclosure” or “Eofor’s enclosure”, from the Old English word “eofor” for a domestic pig or the first name “Eofor”.

 

This area means “wooden enclosure”, from the Old English “Wald” and “Tun” and becoming Walton by 1305.

[Dougie Do'ins]

Not quite Liverpool but just a brisk swim up the Mersey.

The secret island in the Mersey with abbey ruins and a 24-hour ferry - Stanlow Island

https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/business/secret-island-mersey-abbey-ruins-15089100

[Anubis]

I wonder how long it would take security to get onto you if you used a small boat to get onto the island on the Mersey side. It'd make for an interesting visit.

[Dougie Do'ins]

I wonder how long it would take security to get onto you if you used a small boat to get onto the island on the Mersey side. It'd make for an interesting visit.

Can be that difficult.

 

 

 

Those cottages where families once lived have now been demolished. Some older buildings remain on the island outside Essar’s fences, with one unused building overlooking the canal bearing the marks of vandals who have snuck across the water.

[Dougie Do'ins]

BBC 4 tonight @ 08:30 pm

Tate Liverpool at 30

As the Tate Liverpool celebrates its 30th anniversary, Alexei Sayle presents a documentary that assesses its impact on his home city and meets Lord Heseltine, who was tasked with solving the city's economic and social problems in the 80s.
 

[Dougie Do'ins]

Good piece in today's online echo but could have done with a few more photos.

 

Rare glimpse at 'mystical lake' hidden 80 feet below Liverpool Irish bar

 

https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/rare-glimpse-mystical-lake-hidden-18512823

[Anubis]

Be on your guard. There are older and fouler things than Orcs, in the deep places of the world.

[easytoslip]

On 09/02/2016 at 13:59, Mook said:

Anybody on here go to any gigs or boxing at Liverpool Stadium, back in the 60/70s? I noticed Led Zeppelin played there in '71 and have been a bit fascinated by it since...

 

 

Yes quite a few, it was a purpose built stadium for boxing, I think it was nicknamed the graveyard of champions due to some losing their titles there. 

I saw a few bands there, Thin Lizzy but missed loads as I was just getting in to different music and a few years to young so missed out on the likes of Little Feat, The Doobie Bros, I think the first mentioned was the support act so a great night I expect. Zappa, Beefheart and loads played there. 

No

[sir roger]

Never went to a concert there but went to a wrestling Friday night while drunk and annoyed the little old ladies by pissing ourselves at their antics.

 

Also went a couple of times to the boxing , including Noel Quarless v Horace Notice for the Briitish heavyweight title in the mid-80s. Was quite an occasion with Frank Bruno and Gary Mason there as they  were stablemates of Notice.

 

Vaguely remember the Thin Lizzy gig  easytoslip mentioned was infamous as a young lady was raped on the premises during it.

[Dougie Do'ins]

My dad took me to the Stadium to watch boxing loads of times when I was a kid. 

[easytoslip]

1 hour ago, sir roger said:

Never went to a concert there but went to a wrestling Friday night while drunk and annoyed the little old ladies by pissing ourselves at their antics.

 

Also went a couple of times to the boxing , including Noel Quarless v Horace Notice for the Briitish heavyweight title in the mid-80s. Was quite an occasion with Frank Bruno and Gary Mason there as they  were stablemates of Notice.

 

Vaguely remember the Thin Lizzy gig  easytoslip mentioned was infamous as a young lady was raped on the premises during it.

Yes that's right, I remember that now. 

[tokyojoe]

1 hour ago, sir roger said:

Never went to a concert there but went to a wrestling Friday night while drunk and annoyed the little old ladies by pissing ourselves at their antics.

 

Also went a couple of times to the boxing , including Noel Quarless v Horace Notice for the Briitish heavyweight title in the mid-80s. Was quite an occasion with Frank Bruno and Gary Mason there as they  were stablemates of Notice.

 

Vaguely remember the Thin Lizzy gig  easytoslip mentioned was infamous as a young lady was raped on the premises during it.

 I remember my Nan watching the wrestling on TV on a Saturday afternoon. Bearing in mind she was in her eighties the soundtrack went along the lines of:

 

- kill him

- smash his fucking face in

- kick him in the bollocks

- kill him

 

 

Rinse and repeat.

[Dougie Do'ins]

58 minutes ago, tokyojoe said:

 I remember my Nan watching the wrestling on TV on a Saturday afternoon. Bearing in mind she was in her eighties the soundtrack went along the lines of:

 

- kill him

- smash his fucking face in

- kick him in the bollocks

- kill him

 

 

Blue Rinse and repeat.

Fixed that for you.

[tokyojoe]

21 minutes ago, Dougie Do'ins said:

Fixed that for you.

Had to read that twice!

[Creator Supreme]

My old fella used to go the stadium for the boxing in the 50's and 60's. Can't remember the names he said he saw, but there was a few big time fighters in amongst them!

[VladimirIlyich]

10 hours ago, Creator Supreme said:

My old fella used to go the stadium for the boxing in the 50's and 60's. Can't remember the names he said he saw, but there was a few big time fighters in amongst them!

John Conteh,being a local lad,had one of his first professional fights there. There were a few British Championship title fights there too,maybe even a world title or two?

[easytoslip]

2 hours ago, VladimirIlyich said:

John Conteh,being a local lad,had one of his first professional fights there. There were a few British Championship title fights there too,maybe even a world title or two?

Conteh defended his World Title there, Len Hutchins? I remember going to the weigh in at the Empire then back to Ma Egertons, there where some names there including Shankly, Terry Spinks, Jerry Quarry was working for some US TV Network I think, all a bit vague as I was only about 15. 

It's a pity they couldn't keep the facade as a reminder of the Boxers that fought there over the years, the rest of it was wooden so I wouldn't of thought that could be preserved but then again if the Beatles had walked passed it once they would of done something. 

[Creator Supreme]

2 hours ago, VladimirIlyich said:

John Conteh,being a local lad,had one of his first professional fights there. There were a few British Championship title fights there too,maybe even a world title or two?

I think he said he saw a few world title fights, not sure I'll ask next time I speak to him.

[VERBAL DIARRHEA]

20 hours ago, tokyojoe said:

 I remember my Nan watching the wrestling on TV on a Saturday afternoon. Bearing in mind she was in her eighties the soundtrack went along the lines of:

 

- kill him

- smash his fucking face in

- kick him in the bollocks

- kill him

 

 

Rinse and repeat.

I see her Finishing School set her up well.

[Dougie Do'ins]

34 striking images that show the hardship and squalor of Liverpool's lost slums

 

https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/gallery/34-striking-images-show-hardship-17140281

[sir roger]

Was still living in fairly similar housing ( no wartime rubble around) off Belmont Road in Anfield until 1970 when we were CPO'd and moved to Walton. No bathroom,  outside privy and my uncle and to be auntie living in our parlour with a baby as her mum had thrown her out for getting pregnant at 16.

 

Getting a bit Four Yorkshiremen so will stop there.

[VladimirIlyich]

On 06/07/2020 at 11:46, Creator Supreme said:

I think he said he saw a few world title fights, not sure I'll ask next time I speak to him.

Leon Spinks was on the bill of one of Conteh's fights too.

[VladimirIlyich]

11 minutes ago, sir roger said:

Was still living in fairly similar housing ( no wartime rubble around) off Belmont Road in Anfield until 1970 when we were CPO'd and moved to Walton. No bathroom,  outside privy and my uncle and to be auntie living in our parlour with a baby as her mum had thrown her out for getting pregnant at 16.

 

Getting a bit Four Yorkshiremen so will stop there.

We moved to Runcorn because they were knocking down our streets in Toxteth. Our old street is still there as they rebuilt it after the riots in the 80s but its not anything like it was. Whole generations of families left never to return to the streets they grew up on for generations.