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    Annals of Southport & District (published 1903)

    Guide To Southport In North Meols (1809 & 1825)

    Home Tour of Manufacturing Districts of England(1836)

    Images of Formby Past

    Old Postcards

    Southport Holiday Guide 1980

    Then & Now : the same scenes 100 years apart

  1. "Pop" Rothwell
    Started by whitewitch 04/07/2007

    Does anyone remember "Pop" Rothwell, well known plumber from High Park, i would love to hear any stories about him as he seems such a character He is retired now but was very popular around the area.

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    04/07/2009 07:12 PM
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  2. "Queen Charlotte" in Ainsdale?
    Started by Pedro 22/01/2006

    I just came across this interesting webpage about HMS Queen Charlotte, which was based in Ainsdale during World War 2. I was completely unaware of her existence. Does anyone have any memories or more details? A quote from the site: The last Queen Charlotte was the gunnery school on Ainsdale...

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    22/02/2009 09:26 PM
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  3. "the Top Hat Club"
    Started by jimmy-j 08/11/2001

    Remember the TOP HAT CLUB in Wright Street,Southport when black Eddie was the owner back in the 70's?When Ronnie Gwynne(pictured below taken today 8/11/01)was doorman with Tommy Hughes.

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    01/01/2003 04:11 PM
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  4. "Windmill" opposite convalescent hospital
    Started by scassman 27/04/2008

    Can anyone tell me what the windmill structure opposite the convalescent hospital was? TIA

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    10/05/2011 10:43 PM
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  5. 'Ex-Pat' meets Locals at the Chesh
    Started by pedoja 13/07/2001

    A GTG of one Ex-Pat and several Locals took place tonight at the Cheshire Lines Pub

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    12/08/2001 06:42 PM
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  6. 'Moulin Rouge' Ainsdale
    Started by onthespot 10/02/2004

    Pictured below is the old 'Moulin Rouge' Ainsdale, now the Toby Inn. Any memories?

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    11/04/2014 08:09 AM
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  7. 'Traders Parcel Delivery', Lord St, Southport
    Started by onthespot 05/12/2009

    Pictured below are delivery men working for the 'Traders Parcel Delivery', Lord St, Southport, also in the picture is 'Robinsons Linen'. This is on a post card.

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    14/12/2009 06:37 PM
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  8. 1/3 Forest Road
    Started by GrahamT 22/09/2005

    I wonder if any one can remember the hardware shop it was at nos 1/3 Forest road it was poss. known as The Household Emporium I am led to belive that it belonged to my great grandfather John Henry Taylor ihave been told that at the rear of the shop he had a builders merchents. I have also been told...

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    24/09/2005 07:49 PM
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  9. 100 Today
    Started by Phil Mitchell 15/04/2012

    Southport resident Mrs Eugine (Gene) Mitchell is 100 today. Besides being born on the day the Titanic sank, her other Titanic connection is that her late father in law Thomas Mitchell was a cabinetmaker who moved from Southport to work on the building of the Titanic in Belfast. Pictured below is...

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    26/05/2012 09:12 AM
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  10. 1926-28 photos
    Started by John Riley 01/04/2005

    First attempt at posting a picture. Hope it works. This is my grandfather and my father's sister (my aunt) on Southport Beach, or so the ambiguous labelling in my father's old album would have me believe. Rgds, John ps I need to get my scanner going to scan some old shots of beach races...

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    22/04/2005 08:00 AM
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  11. 1930s photos
    Started by Debs 22/01/2003

    Any chance we can have some up to date photos to go alongside the ones in this catagory? Just so we can see further changes!! Also on a slightly different note, my house used to be a shop and I was wondering if anyone had photos of it? On the corner of Poulton Rd and Thornton Rd. Used to be a...

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    22/01/2003 05:00 PM
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  12. 1935 Hotels - no pictures
    Started by The Debster 03/05/2006

    These were just short ads for the following hotels

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    03/05/2006 05:42 PM
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  13. 1940's Seaside thrills!
    Started by Caz_Carey 17/04/2009

    Eat your heart out Alton Towers! Peter Pan's rules! This was me in the late 40's (not my age!). I must have been very brave to go at such dizzying speeds.

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    17/04/2009 11:14 AM
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  14. 1950's Airshow
    Started by philed 15/04/2010

    I have recollections of going to an airshow in Woodvale approx 1958/59. on my dad's crossbar. The only thing I can remember is a hare running across the runway. Can anyone recall this show.

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    20/04/2010 06:19 PM
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  15. 1955 Ashcroft Family
    Started by steve 03/07/2001

    Anyone know any of my family - all deceased now so any info would be nice to hear. I was born in June 1955, mother Mary Ashcroft, who died when I was 5, she would have been 26 when she died. Brought up by my grandparents, Annie and Charles Ashcroft, farmers for the Higson family. Mothers...

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    10/02/2002 03:30 PM
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  16. 1957 Summer departures from Chapel Street Station
    Started by Jason II 23/06/2003

    A short time ago, AndyK placed old maps on this site, and a lot of interest was generated. I recently stumbled across the departure list for weekdays from Southport Chapel Street Station during the summer of 1957. It was a busy place. Southport Chapel Street Station departures Summer 1957 ...

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    26/06/2003 08:26 PM
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  17. 1960's friends?
    Started by ThorleyB 04/05/2003

    Anyone know where are ? Looking for news/location of Tom Nightingale (was Eastbourne Rd), Gordon Boath (was Waterloo Rd), Pamela Thorley ( was MorleyRd), Tony Emery (was King St).

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    30/04/2008 09:16 PM
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  18. 1960's schools
    Started by ThorleyB 05/04/2003

    Anyone remember which school (girls only I think) had colours: blue, yellow, dark purple????

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    07/11/2003 04:38 PM
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  19. 1960/70 Old School Cricket Team Photo ?
    Started by All Rounder 08/02/2006

    Been given this cricket photo,with no details on it :confused: Maybe its a Meols Cop cricket team of 1960/70 something :confused:

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    04/02/2008 08:26 PM
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  20. 1964-72 Child in the Botanic Garden lake
    Started by onthespot 15/07/2002

    Mr T.Etteridge has asked me to post this on his behalf:- Please can anybody help me ? I used to go to a University School in Cambridge Road,Southport between the years of 1964-1972. Whilst at school I recall one of our pupils Hogan Bassey (son of Hogan Kid Bassey,the world champion boxer)...

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    08/12/2002 02:26 AM
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  21. 1970's and 80's holiday memories
    Started by Tyke 06/09/2008

    As a child I used to visit Southport 4 or 5 times a year, as my Uncle, John Taylor, lived in Langdale Gardens, Birkdale until his death in 1985. I seem to remember a play area, somewhere near the sea-front and pier area, that was covered in sand, and spent what seemed like endless hours in there as...

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    11/09/2008 10:18 PM
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  22. 1976, long, hot, midnight lounge and Dixieland!
    Started by Ray 15/11/2001

    I can feel the heat now, I really don't think I have a summer like it since. The smell of southport on a hot summers day, to my memory in the daytime it smells of a mixture of hot road tar, candyfloss, toffee apples as one came anywhere in the vicinity of Pleasureland, and chlorine as one came...

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    16/03/2002 11:59 AM
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  23. 1987 Flying Scotsman Visits Southport
    Started by Jason II 23/05/2010

    I have been sorting out some old photo albums, and stumbled on these pictures I took of the Flying Scotsman coming into Southport from Wigan on a Sunday in September 1987. Steamport I think organised the event, and it proved very successful.

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    29/05/2010 09:06 AM
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  24. 1a Liverpool Road, Birkdale
    Started by Ex Greenbank 10/09/2018

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    10/03/2019 12:56 PM
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  25. 2 Old Photos Of Southport
    Started by The Debster 04/11/2010

    I have just scanned these two pictures, they have once been in a book but I dont know which book they came from Enjoy... :)

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    04/11/2010 09:05 PM
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  26. 2 Postcards from Ex mores' collection
    Started by pedoja 08/05/2007

    Just a test to see what size they turn out on SGB. pedoja/Image022.jpg

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    09/05/2007 03:10 PM
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  27. 2 questions about some of southports older houses..
    Started by Roxy 21/09/2007

    We live in one of the typical "bay window, 3 bedroom houses where the bathroom was originally downstairs" houses that are typically in the st lukes, wennington rd, high park area. 1) is there any way of finding out (free, or cheap as possible) the log of former tennants back to when it was built?...

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    30/10/2007 08:42 PM
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  28. 24 Queens Road
    Started by robx52 10/07/2010

    Hi this is my first post. I am trying to establish the status of 2 Addresses in the 1930s. The first is 24 Queens road and the second is 59 Leyland road. I am led to believe that they may have been nursing homes. Any information would be greatly received. Regards Robert.

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    11/07/2010 05:07 PM
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  29. 250 Years ago today -13th September 1759.
    Started by Qwackerz 13/09/2009

    Fleetwood Hesketh married Francis Bold in Prescot on 13th September 1759. In celebration the two pubs were re-named,the "Griffen" became the "Bold" and the "Black Bull" became the "Hesketh. The ceremony,with the vicar joining the hands of the bride and bridegroom,was permanently enshrined in...

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    13/09/2009 12:03 PM
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