Category: Social Life
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Graham Middleton recounts the neighbourhood shops and family delicacies
Resource Type: Audio | Posted on 7th October 2014 | 0 Comments
The local shops underwent a number of transformations while Graham lived in the area. Starting with the dairy, the wholesale, and later supermarket, more and more goods became obtainable. Yet, for Graham’s grandmother tripe, was a staple of her cooking. Graham vividly recalls his endeavour to collect it, as well as the nightly adventure of visiting the toilet.... Read more
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Graham Middleton names his immediate neighbourhood on Chatsworth Street
Resource Type: Audio | Posted on 7th October 2014 | 0 Comments
Graham names and describes his family’s neighbourhood surroundings. Deeply embedded in this social community, Graham grew up playing with the neighbour’s children and celebrating the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II.... Read more
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Graham Middleton describes the impact of both wars on Edge Hill and its inhabitants
Resource Type: Audio | Posted on 7th October 2014 | 0 Comments
In this piece, Graham recalls the signs of destruction which were to be found on each corner of Edge Hill. Most significant of these were the bombed hollows with its heaps of rubble and broken glass, as well as the dust-filled air. Additionally, Graham describes the lasting impact of World War I which was evinced in the physical wounds some of Edge Hill’s population carried with them. Thus, highlighting... Read more
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Graham Middleton remembers his mother’s struggles to maintain the family financially
Resource Type: Audio | Posted on 7th October 2014 | 0 Comments
Graham’s parents did not earn a lot of money when he was a child. In fact, during the majority of his childhood, the family was entirely dependent on his mother’s small salary. The little she made from her work at Littlewood’s and the Automatic sometimes wasn’t even enough to cover the rent. Graham takes us to the redeeming of Provident Cheques at Collier’s on London... Read more
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Graham Middleton remembers his grandparents buying him a rabbit
Resource Type: Audio | Posted on 2nd October 2014 | 0 Comments
Graham wasn’t allowed pets in the block of flats he lived in with his parents so his Grandparents kept a rabbit for him. His Grandad unfortunately died suddenly in his sleep leaving his Grandmother very frightened to sleep on her own. Graham would spend every weekend there, 25 Chatsworth Street, helping out with household decoration, gardening and eating fish and chips. He recalls the horse-drawn bin-men and the rag men.... Read more
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Graham Middleton describes his early life in Edge Hill
Resource Type: Audio | Posted on 2nd October 2014 | 1 Comments
Graham describes growing up in Edge Hill living at number 38 Chatsworth St above the corner shop to which his grandmother was also the keyholder. The conditions were very cramped and when the shop owner decided to sell, his grandparents moved to number 25, sharing with Mrs Roberts. Mrs Roberts had no legs and used to frighten Graham as a child, even though she’s offered him sweets.... Read more
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While you were out 2
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This is a note of a missed call. Mr.Brownbill tried to call Mr.Davies at 2.10 and asked him to call him back. This was on the 12th July 1978.... Read more
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While you were out 1
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This image is a note saying Mr.Davies missed a call at 10 a.m. on the 4th July 1978.... Read more
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Letter from Vivienne Lord to Mr. Russell Davies 24 January 1981 page 2
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This is the second part of the letter from Vivienne to Mr.Davies which was written on the 24th January 1981. She ends by wishing the band success in the year ahead’s concerts. The first part of the letter can found here: http://www.edgehillstation.co.uk/resources/vivienne-l-to-mrdavies-2/... Read more
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Letter from Vivienne Lord to Mr. Russell Davies 24 January 1981
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A letter from Vivienne Lord to Mr. Russell Davies written on the 24th January 1981. It refers to Mr. Russell Davies’ research into former members of the Edge Hill BR brass band for a booklet he was writing to mark the band’s centenary. the second part of the letter can be found here: http://www.edgehillstation.co.uk/resources/vivienne-l-to-mrdavies-3/... Read more
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Letter from Vivienne Lord to Mr. Russell Davies 20th February 1981 page 2
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This is the second part of the letter to Mr.Davies from Vivienne Lord dated 20th February 1981. The first part can be found here: http://www.edgehillstation.co.uk/resources/vivienne-l-to-mrdavies-1/... Read more
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Letter from Vivienne Lord to Mr. Russell Davies Envelope
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This is an image of the envelope of the letter from Vivienne Lord to Mr. Russell Davies. These photos are part of an archive kept by the Edge Hill BR Brass Band’s Vice-President during the 1970s Russell Davies. The materials were donated to us by Ken Fretwell. The contents of the letter can be found here: http://www.edgehillstation.co.uk/resources/vivienne-l-to-mrdavies-1/... Read more
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Letter from Vivienne Lord to Mr. Russell Davies 20th February 1981
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This is a letter from Vivienne to Mr.Davies written on the 20th February 1981. It confirms that the History of Edge Hill Brass Band booklet Mr. Russell Davies was working on for the Edge Hill BR Brass Band Centenary never materialised. She is the daughter of the band member Fred Lord that Russell Davies was researching for the booklet. In the letter she reveals one of his favourite songs was ‘... Read more
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The Bear’s Paw description of Edge Hill Band
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The Bear’s Paw, stated here as a restaurant, is a local pub. Here is a description of the history of the Edge Hill band along with a menu which looks like it was from a Christmas meal. The text was written by Thomas Wallace and is transcribed below: POINTS FROM THE HISTORY OF THE EDGE HILL (L.M.S) BAND The first railway employees’ Brass Band at Edge Hill... Read more
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Russell Davies’ research note 5
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A photo of a note written by Russell Davies who was researching the history of the Edge Hill BR Brass Band for their centenary celebration in 1979. Russell Davies was the band’s Vice President during the 1970s. The materials were donated to us by Ken Fretwell. The note is from a letter to former band members suggesting the type of information required for his booklet.... Read more
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Russell Davies’ research note 6
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An image of a note from Russell Davies about how to use the notebook. These notes are from a collection of materials from Russell Davies’ memoirs. Russell was a member of the Edge Hill BR Brass and the band’s Vice President during the 1970s. He was researching the history of the band for a booklet that was to be published for the band’s centenary. The materials were donated... Read more
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Russell Davies’ research note 4
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An image of a scribble about the formation of the band in 1878. These scribbles are part of Russell Davies’ research into the history of the Edge Hill BR Brass Band for their centenary celebration in 1979. Russell Davies was the band’s Vice President during the 1970s. The materials were donated to us by Ken Fretwell.... Read more
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Russell Davies’ research note 3.2
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This is the second part of a note from Russell Davies’ research into the history of the Edge Hill BR Brass Band for their centenary celebration in 1979. Russell Davies was the band’s Vice President during the 1970s. The materials were donated to us by Ken Fretwell. The first part cane be seen here: http://www.edgehillstation.co.uk/resources/scribble-31/ This note describes how the first contest won by... Read more
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Russell Davies’ research note 3.1
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Another note from Russell Davies’ research into the history of the Edge Hill BR Brass Band for their centenary celebration in 1979. Russell Davies was the band’s Vice President during the 1970s. The materials were donated to us by Ken Fretwell. It is possible it was written by the son of band member George Brownbill. It states that the band first formed in 1878. The band were initially called the ‘Edge... Read more
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Russell Davies’ research note 2
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An image of another note from Russell Davies’ research into the history of the Edge Hill BR Brass Band for their centenary celebration in 1979. Russell Davies was the band’s Vice President during the 1970s. The materials were donated to us by Ken Fretwell. It is unclear who this is from and what it relates to.... Read more
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Russell Davies’ research note 1
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A photo of a scribbled note written on the 29th June 1977. These scribbles are part of Russell Davies’ research into the history of the Edge Hill BR Brass Band for their centenary celebration in 1979. Russell Davies was the band’s Vice President during the 1970s. The materials were donated to us by Ken Fretwell.... Read more
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Programme 5.4
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These are some advertisements on the programme and the list of songs that would be played.... Read more
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Programme 5.3
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An image of advertisements on the music programme.... Read more
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Programme 5.2
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Second part of the programme and advertisements.... Read more
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Programme 5.1
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An image of the programme of music that was played in Cassiobury Park, on the 9th June 1940.... Read more
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Programme 4
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This is a programme and a description of Edge Hill band.... Read more
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Programme 3
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A page of the programme with the results of each band.... Read more
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Programme 2
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An image of the programme of Wallasey Corporation band Season 1969 where Edge Hill band played.... Read more
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Programme 1
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An image of the programme where Edge Hill band played.... Read more
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Edge Hill Band photo
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A picture of Edge Hill band.... Read more
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Park Engagement 2
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Second part of the park engagement.... Read more
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Park Engagement 1
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A photo of remarks about the parks and how Edge Hill band and the other bands can use them. They played in Manchester and Liverpool.... Read more
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Newspaper cuts 1939 2
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An image of a newspaper cut with information about Edge Hill L.M.S. band.... Read more
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Newspaper cuts 1939 1
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An image of a newspaper cup about Edge Hill band and their program of music.... Read more
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Newspaper cuts 5
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An image of two newspaper cuts.... Read more
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Newspaper cuts 4
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A photo of four cuts related to bands and Edge Hill band.... Read more
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Newspaper cuts 3
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A newspaper cut about musicians and their place on the bus. It is said that unfortunately there is no place for them in the new service.... Read more
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Newspaper cuts 2
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A newspaper cut about Bob Dean and his reform from Edge Hill band.... Read more
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Newspaper cuts 1
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Some newspaper cuts about Edge Hill brass band and other issues.... Read more
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Mr. Davies - Mr.Hind 2
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A letter to Mr.Davies about the post for Mr.Hind as a teacher of brass. It was written on the 6th September 1977.... Read more
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Mr. Davies - Mr.Hind
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A letter to Mr.Davies written on the 8th September 1977.... Read more
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Manchester Brass Band Contest 7
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A photo of the Spring brass and festivals.... Read more
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Manchester Brass Band Contest 6
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An image of the list of May championship festivals.... Read more
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Manchester Brass Band Contest 5
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An image of a list of May contests.... Read more
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Manchester Brass Band Contest 4
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A photo of July contests.... Read more
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Manchester Brass Band Contest 3
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Second part of the September championship contests.... Read more
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Manchester Brass Band Contest 2
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The list of September championship contest.... Read more
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Manchester Brass Band Contest
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This is the list of judges of the brass band contest from 1906 to 1954.... Read more
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Liverpool Polytechnic Memoradum 4
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The second part of the letter written by Russel to J.Hunter on the 19th September 1975.... Read more
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Liverpool Polytechnic Memoradum 3
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This is the first part of a letter written by Russel to J.Hunter on the 19th September 1975.... Read more
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Liverpool Polytechnic Memoradum 2
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A letter from Russel to Bill, written on the 11th March 1975.... Read more
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Liverpool Polytechnic Memoradum 1
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This is a letter from Russel to Anne written on the 28th February 1975.... Read more
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Letter to Robert Shaw
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This is a letter to Robert Shaw.... Read more
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A letter to Mr.Dean from Mr.Davies 2
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The second part of a letter to Mr. Dean written by Mr.Davies.... Read more
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A letter to Mr.Dean from Mr.Davies 1
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This is the first part of a letter from Mr.Davies to Mr.Dean.... Read more
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A letter to Mr.Davies from Mr.Hind 2
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This is the second part of a letter written by Mr.Davies to Mr.Hind.... Read more
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A letter to Mr.Davies from Mr.Hind
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This is the first part of a letter from Mr.Hind to Russel.... Read more
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A letter to Joe from Mr.Russel 3
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Third part of the letter from Russel to Joe.... Read more
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A letter to Joe from Mr.Russel 2
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Second part of the letter from Russel to Joe.... Read more
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A letter to Joe from Mr.Russel 1
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The first part of a letter from Mr.Russel to Joe.... Read more
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Letter to British Rail President
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A letter to British Rail president written by a member of the band. The member says he has to retire from the band due to health problems.... Read more
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Letter from William K to Mr.Davies 3
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Third part of the letter from William K to Russel.... Read more
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Letter from William K to Mr.Davies 2
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This is the second part of a letter from William K to Russel.... Read more
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Letter from William Kenyon to Mr. Russell Davies 1
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This is the first part of a letter written by William Kenyon to Russell Davies. In it he describes how he joined Edge Hill band in 1929 when Harold Yates was the bandmaster. He enjoyed being part of the band very much. He mentions his friends’ jealousy when the band used to play at Anfield on a Saturday (from 1930 onwards). He used to compete as part of a quartette and trombone... Read more
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History of Edge Hill Band Letter
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A letter to Joe asking for information to help Russell Davies research the history of Edge Hill band. Russell Davies was researching the history of Edge Hill BR Brass Band for a booklet that was to be published to coincide with band’s centenary. Russell Davies was a member of the Edge Hill BR Brass Band and the Vice-President during the 1970s. This letter is part of an archive donated... Read more
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Edge Hill Band Centenary letter rough draft
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A draft letter presumingly to ex-members of the Edge Hill band. Russell Davies was researching the history of Edge Hill BR Brass Band for a booklet that was to be published to coincide with band’s centenary. Russell Davies was a member of the Edge Hill BR Brass Band and the Vice-President during the 1970s. These images are part of an archive of Russell Davies’ notes donated to us by... Read more
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Edge Hill British Railways band postcard
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An image of a postcard of Edge Hill British Railways band.... Read more
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Photo of Chislet Colliery Welfare Band
Resource Type: Image | Posted on 14th May 2014 | 2 Comments
This photo was sent to Russell Davies in 1949, possibly from a member of his family, the letter is signed from Ma, John and Bert. From the letterhead we can see that B.Heckley was the band secretary (http://www.edgehillstation.co.uk/resources/chislet-colliery-welfare-band-1/). The photo is of the Chislet Colliery Welfare Band in front of The Black Horse pub, Canterbury.... Read more
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Edge Hill British Railways band 10
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An image of the group of Edge Hill British Railways band.... Read more
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Edge Hill British Railways band 9
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The whole group of Edge Hill British Railways band.... Read more
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Edge Hill British Railways band 8
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An image of some of the members of Edge Hill British railways playing on an elephant.... Read more
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Edge Hill British Railways band 7
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A photo of members of edge Hill British Railways band playing instruments. Looks like it was taken from a newspaper cutting.... Read more
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Edge Hill British Railways band 6
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Photo of five members of Edge Hill British railways band playing.... Read more
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Edge Hill British Railways band 5
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Photo of five members of Edge Hill British Raylways.... Read more
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Edge Hill British Railways band 4
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A photo of two members of Edge Hill British Rail.... Read more
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Edge Hill British Railways band 3
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A photo of the members of Edge Hill British Railways Brass Band.... Read more
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Edge Hill British Railways band 2
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A photo of Edge Hill British Railways band in 1948.... Read more
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Edge Hill British Railways band 1
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A photo of Edge Hill British Railways band. These photos are part of an archive donated to us by Ken Fretwell.... Read more
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Edge Hill brass band 1950
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A photo of the members of Edge Hill brass band in 1950.... Read more
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Edge Hill Band to Mr.Davies
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A letter from Mr.Hunter to Mr.Davies letting him know he would be the vice-president of Edge Hill band.... Read more
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Edge Hill Band to Mr.Davies envelope
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An envelope of a letter to Mr.Davies (1974)... Read more
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Edge Hill Band to Mr.Davies 5.1
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A letter from Mr.Hunter to Mr.Davies (1976).... Read more
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Edge Hill Band to Mr.Davies 5 Envelope
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The envelope of the letter to Mr.Davies (1976).... Read more
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Edge Hill Band to Mr.Davies 4.2
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Second part of the letter from Mr.Hunter to Mr.Davies (1975).... Read more
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Edge Hill Band to Mr.Davies 4.1
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A letter from Mr.Hunter to Mr.Davies with some addresses (1975)... Read more
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Edge Hill Band to Mr.Davies 3
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A letter to Mr.Davies letting him know about the annual meeting (1975).... Read more
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Edge Hill Band to Mr.Davies 2
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A letter to Mr.Davies letting him know about the annual meeting (1978)... Read more
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Edge Hill Band to Mr.Davies 1
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A letter to Russel letting him know about the annual meeting of Edge Hill band... Read more
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Edge Hill Band meeting
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An image of the agenda for the annual meeting of Edge Hill Band... Read more
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Edge Hill Band Centenary Letter
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A letter from Russell Davies, presumingly to ex-members of the Edge Hill Brass Band. Russell Davies was researching the history of Edge Hill BR Brass Band for a booklet that was to be published to coincide with band’s centenary. Russell Davies was a member of the Edge Hill BR Brass Band and the Vice-President during the 1970s. The letter describes how Mr. Davies was asked to complete the task... Read more
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Auditor’s Report 1977 4
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Second part of the auditor’s report of the Edge Hill band in 1977.... Read more
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Auditor’s Report 1977 3
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First part of the auditor’s report of Edge Hill brass band in 1977... Read more
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Auditor’s Report 1977 2
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Second part of the auditor’s report of Edge Hill band in 1977.... Read more
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Auditor’s Report 1977 1
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Edge Hill band report from 1977.... Read more
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Edge Hill Band Auditor Report 1976
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A photo of the auditor’s report. These photos are part of an archive donated to us by Ken Fretwell.... Read more
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Daily Herald Brass Championship 2
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Second part of the adjudicator’s remarks.... Read more
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Daily Herald Brass Championship 1
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An image of the Adjudicator’s remarks on the “Daily Herald” brass band championships of Great Britain.... Read more
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Concert Invitation 2
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A description of each band.... Read more
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Concert Invitation 1
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An invitation for the final of the band contest. These images are part of an archive donated to us by Ken Fretwell.... Read more
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Chislet Colliery Welfare Band 2
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Second part of the letter from John to Russel. ... Read more
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Chislet Colliery Welfare Band 1
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This is a letter to Russell Davies dated 13 January 1949. It is from a member of The Chislet Colliery Welfare Band, possibly the secretary B. Heckley. The next part of the letter can be found here: http://www.edgehillstation.co.uk/resources/chislet-colliery-welfare-band-2/ The photo enclosed can be found here: http://www.edgehillstation.co.uk/resources/edge-hill-british-railways-band-11/... Read more
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Chislet Colliery Welfare Band Envelope 1
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Envelope of a letter. This is part of an archive donated to us by Ken Fretwell.... Read more
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Brass Band Contest 1938 10
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An iage with information about Mr.William Halliwell, with an advertisement on the top of the page.... Read more
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Brass Band Contest 1938 9
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An image of the “Quips and Quavers” section.... Read more
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Brass Band Contest 1938 8
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An image of the explanation of how the contest was 25 years before that.... Read more
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Brass Band Contest 1938 7
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Fifth part of the description of the performers and performances.... Read more
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Brass Band Contest 1938 6
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Forth part of the description of the performers and performances.... Read more
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Brass Band Contest 1938 5
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Third part of the description of the performers and performances.... Read more
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Brass Band Contest 1938 4
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Second part of the description of the performers and performances.... Read more
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Brass Band Contest 1938 3
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An image of the performers and performances.... Read more
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Brass Band Contest 1938 1
Resource Type: Image | Posted on 13th May 2014 | 0 Comments
Image of the 86th annual brass band contest. This image contains the order of playing chart.... Read more
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BBC Manchester to Mr.Hunter 3
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Second part of the second letter from BBC Manchester to Mr.Hunter. This is art of an archive donated to us by Ken Fretwell.... Read more
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BBC Manchester to Mr.Hunter 2
Resource Type: Image | Posted on 13th May 2014 | 0 Comments
A second letter from BBC Manchester to Mr.Hunter confirming there will be the TV series.... Read more
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BBC Manchester to Mr.Hunter
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A letter from BBC Manchester to Mr.Hunter informing him that they are thinking about making series of television programs featuring brass bands from the North West area.... Read more
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Band expenditure 1975 2
Resource Type: Image | Posted on 13th May 2014 | 0 Comments
Second part of the letter about the Edge Hill brass band expenditure in 1975.... Read more
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Band expenditure 1975 1
Resource Type: Image | Posted on 13th May 2014 | 0 Comments
This image is a letter about the Edge Hill brass band expenditure in 1975.... Read more
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Band Description and Rules 6
Resource Type: Image | Posted on 13th May 2014 | 0 Comments
End of the description of the Edge Hill brass band and their rules.... Read more
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Band Description and Rules 5
Resource Type: Image | Posted on 13th May 2014 | 0 Comments
An image of the rules of Edge Hill brass band. It is part of the archive donated to us by Ken Fretwell... Read more
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Band Description and Rules 4
Resource Type: Image | Posted on 13th May 2014 | 0 Comments
Information about the finances and the band property. This image is part of an archive donated to us by Ken Fretwell.... Read more
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Band Description and Rules 3
Resource Type: Image | Posted on 13th May 2014 | 0 Comments
Information about Edge Hill brass band meetings. It is part of an archive donated to us by Ken Fretwell... Read more
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Band Description and Rules 1
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Information about the Committee and about the meetings... Read more
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Band Description and Rules 1
Resource Type: Image | Posted on 13th May 2014 | 0 Comments
This photograph contains the rules that members should follow.... Read more
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A Handsome Musician from Edge Hill brass band
Resource Type: Image | Posted on 13th May 2014 | 0 Comments
This is a photo of a musician from Edge Hill brass band part of an archive donated to us by Ken Fretwell... Read more
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British Rail Edge Hill Brass Band
Resource Type: Image | Posted on 6th August 2013 | 0 Comments
A photograph of the British Rail Edge Hill Brass Band submitted by Roy Shaw, a band member.... Read more
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British Rail Edge Hill Brass Band in Calderstones Park
Resource Type: Image | Posted on 6th August 2013 | 0 Comments
British Rail Edge Hill Brass Band in Calderstones Park... Read more
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Brian Willcox remembers how a woman he knew mysteriously became a cone of light!
Resource Type: Audio | Posted on 21st September 2012 | 0 Comments
Brian Willcox supplies yet another ghost story, this time about an unspecified woman whom he knew who one night got out of the car in which Brian and his wife were also present, and whose body disappeared and turned into a cone of light! Perhaps just as bizarrely, when Brian mentioned it to her the following night, she could not recall either the strange occurrence or even getting out of... Read more
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Brian Willcox tells more ghost stories
Resource Type: Audio | Posted on 21st September 2012 | 0 Comments
Brian Willcox tells two more ghost stories. On one occasion, his wallet went missing from his pocket, and he and his wife looked all over - including three times in his pocket - without success, so Brian reported his wallet’s disappearance to the police, only to then discover that his wallet had been in his pocket all along! At another time, the postman pushed four letters through the letter... Read more
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Brian Willcox remembers growing up in Liverpool
Resource Type: Audio | Posted on 21st September 2012 | 0 Comments
Although Brian Willcox’s family moved to Weaveham when he was young, he still has some memories of life in Liverpool. He produces a photograph of his younger self, and then tells of how he and his friends would jump onto trams and hold onto the sides - however, the conductor pulled down the rope and whipped Brian, causing him to fall off and break his teeth, something he explained... Read more
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The Shipperies pub, Durning Road
Resource Type: Image | Posted on 11th July 2012 | 0 Comments
This photograph shows The Shipperies pub located on Durning Road, Edge Hill. Photograph taken in 2009... Read more
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Royston Arms 2008
Resource Type: Image | Posted on 11th July 2012 | 0 Comments
This photograph shows The Royston Arms on Royston St, Liverpool.... Read more
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Mount Vernon Pub 17 Aug 1975
Resource Type: Image | Posted on 11th July 2012 | 0 Comments
Photograph of Mount Vernon pub taken on 17 Aug 1975. The area surrounding the pub has changed dramatically since this was taken.... Read more
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Smithdown Picture Playhouse closes
Resource Type: Image | Posted on 11th July 2012 | 0 Comments
Falling attendances at films and big demands for Bingo games have forced a Wavertree cinema to close down after 48 years-and open up again as a bingo hall. The last film star to appear at the Smithdown Picture Playhouse is Joanne Woodward in “Woman of Summer”-now more stars will be there to open the Smithdown Bingo Club. They are Martha Longhurst and Minnie Caldwell of “Coronation Street,” who will take... Read more
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Fred Risk recalls being involved in taxi races in London
Resource Type: Audio | Posted on 16th March 2012 | 0 Comments
Fred Risk remembers how he would travel from Aldershot to London by train, and then, with the other men going back to camp, travel by taxi from Euston to London Waterloo station in the early hours of the morning, and the taxis would all race each other! Also, the men would all strive to be first on the train from Waterloo to Aldershot, with not all of them paying! On... Read more
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Fred Risk recalls the train journeys he has made in his lifetime
Resource Type: Audio | Posted on 13th March 2012 | 0 Comments
Fred Risk recalls, as a boy, travelling to Llandudno and Rhyl, because his father, as a railway employee, was entitled to concessionary fares: they would also travel to Douglas because Joseph was able to get concessions from the Isle of Man ferrries as well. The family would also travel to Southport, and Fred would go to Southport to get the train to Freshfield when he was doing his National Service.... Read more
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Fred Risk talks about his mother
Resource Type: Audio | Posted on 13th March 2012 | 0 Comments
Fred Risk describes how his mother, Martha Sarah May, worked in Meccano for 23 years. Meccano was established in 1907 by Frank Hornby, a clerk from Liverpool, and a large factory in West Derby Road was bought: the factory in Binns Road was acquired in 1914, and became the company’s base until November 1979, when it closed. Martha was in charge of the assembly line, and would read her colleagues’ tea leaves, until... Read more
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Fred Risk talks about his father
Resource Type: Audio | Posted on 13th March 2012 | 0 Comments
Fred Risk recalls how his father, Joseph, worked as a detective for the Railway Police - before nationalisation (which took place when Fred was 19 years old), the Big Four all had their own police forces: after it, the British Transport Police was created, with jurisdiction over all railways in Great Britain. Fred remembers some of the incidents his father was involved in, including one where he arrested a man who... Read more
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Terry and Sandra Williams remember the circus in Lodge Lane
Resource Type: Audio | Posted on 24th February 2012 | 1 Comments
Married couple Terry and Sandra Williams remember how animals used to embark en masse at Edge Hill to go to a circus at the Pavilion theatre in Lodge Lane: they would sit on the railway walls to watch the spectacle. They were allowed to walk right up to the animals and pat them, and would follow the procession until it reached the Pavilion. Terry remembers how once he entered the... Read more
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Joe McHenry remembers social life when he was growing up
Resource Type: Audio | Posted on 20th February 2012 | 0 Comments
Joe McHenry talks about his social life when he was growing up. He mentions pubs, and how the men would play pitch and toss, keeping an eye out for any police offiers! He also recalls newspapers, street singers, bombed sites, escapology and cinemas. According to Joe, the saying “this is where I come in”, derives from the practice of entering a cinema halfway through the film (as soon as any... Read more
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Joe McHenry remembers that there was a cow near where he lived as a boy
Resource Type: Audio | Posted on 20th February 2012 | 2 Comments
Joe McHenry remembers his education at St. Hugh’s School and then Toxteth Technical Institute - or Treacle Toffee Idiots as its pupils were known locally! He and his parents then moved to Lark Lane after he completed his National Service. He also remembers how, as a boy, he would note the air raid shelters in the street, and wonder if it were possible to jump from one’s bedroom... Read more
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Astrid Massey recalls how her father, working on the railway, saw her and her sister misbehaving!
Resource Type: Audio | Posted on 20th February 2012 | 3 Comments
Astrid Massey remembers that she and her sister once played in the Botanic Park lake, which they were not supposed to do: when they got home, they learned that their father, working on the railway nearby, had seen them! She goes on to mention how the NUR Branch Five club had to apply for an extension if it wanted to hold an event after quarter to 11, and even then, it... Read more
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Astrid Massey talks about NUR Branch Five
Resource Type: Audio | Posted on 17th February 2012 | 0 Comments
Astrid Massey describes how the National Union of Railwaymen’s Branch Five purchased a club on Deane Road to organise social functions, including Charlie Chaplin films and performances by Ken Dodd: Astrid herself worked there as a barmaid... Read more
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John Marston remembers what it was like inside the Tunnel Road picture house
Resource Type: Audio | Posted on 17th February 2012 | 0 Comments
John Marston remembers how, inside the Tunnel Road picture house on Saturday afternoon, which was especially set aside for children, it would be impossible to hear the film because everybody was screaming: as a consequence, the staff had to threaten to turn the film off to get them to quieten down - not that it ever worked! In the absence of usherettes, you had to find your own way to... Read more
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John Marston remembers the Tunnel Road picture house
Resource Type: Audio | Posted on 17th February 2012 | 1 Comments
John Marston mentions how there were many cinemas in the area where he grew up, notably the Tunnel Road picture house, or the Bughouse, as John and his friends called it! He remembers how bad the seats were, and how often you would enter halfway through the film - it would restart as soon as it finished, so you would still be able to see all of the action. Often,... Read more
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John Marston talks more about social life when he was a boy
Resource Type: Image | Posted on 17th February 2012 | 0 Comments
John Marston remembers the swimming baths on Lodge Lane, which he and Brian Allen visited so frequently that John’s mother forbade it: as a result, the two boys hatched a scheme in which John tossed his swimming costume through the bathroom window to Brian, waiting in the back yard, and then told his mother he was going out on his bike! He also talks about his and Brian’s... Read more
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John Marston remembers stealing sleepers for Bonfire Night
Resource Type: Audio | Posted on 17th February 2012 | 0 Comments
John Marston remembers how every Bonfire Night, he and his friends would steal sleepers from the railway tracks to make their bonfire! Another tactic was to steal other people’s back doors. He also remembers building snowmen during the cold Christmas of 1963... Read more
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John Marston describes the bombed sites in Liverpool after the Second World War
Resource Type: Image | Posted on 17th February 2012 | 0 Comments
John Marston remembers playing in the areas that had been bombed by the Luftwaffe in the Second World War: the houses in such area were destroyed and never rebuilt. Among their pleasures was inventing a new type of ball that would bounce exceptionally high in the air. Brenda Allen remembers how they would put the ball in their mothers’ nylon and tie it up, tightening it as the hole in... Read more
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John Marston talks about the Rec
Resource Type: Image | Posted on 17th February 2012 | 1 Comments
John Marston recalls the Rec - the Recreation Centre - in Earle Road, a place where he and other children would go to play after school. You would pay one penny as an entrance fee, and there were all sorts of activities on offer, including dancing, chess and films. John also remembers that once he cut his knee there on the glass from a previously broken skylight, and he had... Read more
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John Marston remembers how he would play out all day
Resource Type: Image | Posted on 13th February 2012 | 0 Comments
John Marston talks about how he and his friends would play out all day, and how, when their mothers came to collect them in the evening, they would end up talking to each other, thus allowing their children to keep on playing!... Read more
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John Marston remembers climbing over the railway wall to retrieve his football
Resource Type: Image | Posted on 13th February 2012 | 0 Comments
John Marston talks about social life in the railway cottages as he was growing up. He mentions gardens, greenhouses, the train set in the Elliots’ house (also mentioned in her interview by Brenda Allen, who sits in here) and the fact that even after his family moved away to Smithdown Road he constantly returned to play with his friends. He also remembers playing football, and how the ball would frequently... Read more
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Old-style bus
Resource Type: Image | Posted on 6th February 2012 | 0 Comments
One of the images donated to Metal by Ray Physick. Here we see an old-style horse-drawn bus. It is drawn by four horses, with eight or nine people sitting on the roof, and another person inside the coach. The two front wheels are noticeably shorter than the rear wheels... Read more
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Boarding a tram
Resource Type: Image | Posted on 3rd February 2012 | 0 Comments
One of the images donated to Metal by Ray Physick. A group of people boards a 6A tram, No. 237, from the Pier Head to Church Street. The bottom deck seems full but the top deck still has a number of empty seats... Read more
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Green 6A tram
Resource Type: Image | Posted on 3rd February 2012 | 1 Comments
One of the images donated to Metal by Ray Physick. This photograph, from the early twentieth century, shows a green 6A tram, No. 238, standing in an unidentified part of Liverpool - it does not seem to be moving. A boy runs across the track, and two other children, on the left of the image, are in awe at the sight of the tram... Read more
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Horse-drawn tram
Resource Type: Image | Posted on 3rd February 2012 | 0 Comments
One of the images donated to Metal by Ray Physick. Presumably dating from the late nineteenth or early twentieth century, this photograph shows two horses about to start pulling an open-top tram. A policeman stands next to the tram and on the side of the vehicle its destinations are listed: Vauxhall, Sandhills and Seaforth can all be made out. The horse on the right of the picture (the left from... Read more
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Traffic
Resource Type: Image | Posted on 27th January 2012 | 0 Comments
One of the images donated to Metal by Ray Physick. This one shows a lot of traffic in Liverpool, including trams, vans and cars. The exact location is unclear... Read more
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Mo Clougher recalls Fred Wallace her father practicing for the Edge Hill brass band
Resource Type: Audio | Posted on 6th January 2012 | 0 Comments
Mo’s father and grandfather were both members of the Edge Hill (LMS) Brass Band.... Read more
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Mo Clougher recalls her childhood in Wavertree
Resource Type: Audio | Posted on 5th January 2012 | 1 Comments
Mo Clougher recalls St Thomas’ Church in Ashfield, Wavertree, and Miss Connie Sharp a Sunday school Superintendent. Mo also recalls the neighbourhood and her school. Mo passed a scholarship and went to Childwall Valley School while her friend Jean went to Lawrence Road, Secondary Modern.... Read more
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Edge Hill band Jubilee Celebration entertainment
Resource Type: Image | Posted on 14th December 2011 | 0 Comments
Leaflet detailing the entertainment at the Edge Hill LMS Band Jubilee Celebrations held on Saturday 27th December 1930.... Read more
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Edge Hill band Jubilee Celebration menu
Resource Type: Image | Posted on 14th December 2011 | 0 Comments
This image shows the meal enjoyed at the Edge Hill LMS Band Jubilee Celebrations as well as detailing a brief history of the band. The text on the left details the successes in competition the band achieved since it was founded in 1879. It was written by, the then company secretary, Thomas Wallace. It details how the first Railway employees’ Brass Band at Edge Hill was called the “... Read more
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Fred Wallace’s Edge Hill LMS Band Subscription Card
Resource Type: Image | Posted on 14th December 2011 | 0 Comments
The subscription card of Fred Wallace for the Edge Hill LMS band showing the dates and amounts paid for his membership.... Read more
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Edge Hill Band Jubilee Celebration Souvenir Programme
Resource Type: Image | Posted on 14th December 2011 | 0 Comments
This the Souvenir Programme from the Jubilee Celebrations (50th Anniversay) of the Edge Hill LMS band held on Saturday 27th Dec 1930. The members of the band are listed.... Read more
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Cover of an Edge Hill Brass Band subscription card
Resource Type: Image | Posted on 14th December 2011 | 0 Comments
This is an Edge Hill LMS Band subscription card. The London Midland and Scottish railway (LMS) was one of the four British Railway companies to run the railway before nationalisation in 1948 when band became the Edge Hill BR Brass Band The Edge Hill brass band was one of the most famous and successful railway bands in the country.... Read more
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Vera tells of how she used to pull the bell rope at St. Dunstan’s Church
Resource Type: Audio | Posted on 16th September 2011 | 1 Comments
Vera talks about her involvement with St. Dunstan’s Church, where she was christened, but which she did not begin attending until 1981. She has played a role in functions organised by the Church, and notably pulled the bell rope, something no one else managed to do. Vera has also helped Michael raise money for the Liverpool Sands, a charity concerned with stillbirths and neo-natal deaths (deaths occurring within 28 days of... Read more
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Vera talks about how she achieved her mobility training
Resource Type: Audio | Posted on 16th September 2011 | 0 Comments
Vera discusses how she overcame her blindness to pass a mobility training test on 2nd February 1979. After her father’s death, one of Vera’s cousins encouraged her to attend Christopher Grange day centre, a visual impairment charity based in West Derby, where she learned first basic living skills and then mobility. On the day she passed her test, she had to walk to the centre and back again unaided.... Read more
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Brenda Allen remembers visiting West Kirby when she was a girl
Resource Type: Audio | Posted on 16th September 2011 | 0 Comments
Brenda Allen remembers how, as a girl, she and her family would visit West Kirby and walk over to the island there. They hoped that the tide would come in and leave them stranded, but in the end they always came back because they were hungry! Brenda describes the coaches in which they would travel, which Margi compares to the Hogwarts Express from the Harry Potter books and films... Read more
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Maureen Hunt recalls her father’s fondness for the pub on Packington Street
Resource Type: Audio | Posted on 12th September 2011 | 0 Comments
Maureen Hunt tells of how she moved to Kensington. She also mentions that her father was very fond of the pub on Packington Street, so much so that her mother once suggested that he might as well live there! Maureen finishes by mentioning where her parents lived before they married... Read more
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Maureen Hunt remembers how her family coped after her father was killed in the Second World War
Resource Type: Audio | Posted on 12th September 2011 | 0 Comments
Maureen Hunt describes how her father joined the army in the Second World War, and was killed when she was 12. Without a male breadwinner, the children would steal coal and food from the Edge Hill goods yard in order to survive. They also stole the wooden cobbles in Smithdown Road to make a fire, and during winter, when water was frozen, had to travel to Spekeland Road or to the... Read more
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Maureen Hunt reminisces about living in Edge Hill
Resource Type: Audio | Posted on 12th September 2011 | 0 Comments
Maureen Hunt gives her memories of growing up in Edge Hill. She recalls stealing fruit and vegetables from the Edge Hill goods yard. Pat Moffat, sitting in on the interview, recalls how she once saw a cow escape while being transported to the slaughterhouse on Prescot Road, while Maureen remembers that a bear escaped from a circus, but was caught, and the man who caught it - at the cost... Read more
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Pat Moffat discusses her hearing problems
Resource Type: Audio | Posted on 12th September 2011 | 0 Comments
Pat Moffat explains why she remembers the smells of the Edge Lane market and the flowers so well: she was deaf. She remembers a bus conductor who whistled frequently, and was popular with his passengers as a consequence, but she could never hear him... Read more
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Pat Moffat talks about her family
Resource Type: Audio | Posted on 12th September 2011 | 0 Comments
Pat Moffat talks about where her siblings now live, and of how she and her sisters used to torment their only brother! She also discusses the family’s musical tastes (though she mispronounces David Bowie’s name), her husband Steven, her son, also Steven. and how her husband’s family, on both sides, worked on the railway... Read more
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Pat Moffat recalls the time she had to walk home from school
Resource Type: Audio | Posted on 9th September 2011 | 0 Comments
Pat Moffat recounts how she attended Mary Help of Christians, a Catholic school, until one day when she was forced to walk home because of the bus strike of the 1960s - it took her five hours to complete the journey. Pat then began attending Blessed Margaret Clitherow, the nearest school, which she preferred because, unlike at Mary, she was not beaten there for being left-handed. However, the earlier beatings... Read more
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Pat Moffat remembers life on Smithdown Road when she was a girl
Resource Type: Audio | Posted on 9th September 2011 | 0 Comments
Pat Moffat reminisces about her childhood on Smithdown Road. She explains that it was a multicultural area but everybody got on well, although her sister Donna was terrified when she saw a turban for the first time! She fondly recalls the smells from the herbs and spices shop on Grampy Street... Read more
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Pat Moffat talks about the Red Brick pub off Spekeland Road
Resource Type: Audio | Posted on 9th September 2011 | 0 Comments
Pat Moffat mentions that her father and his friends used to drink in the Red Brick pub off Spekeland Road after they had finished work... Read more
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Freemans staff picnic Rhyl 1926 2
Resource Type: Image | Posted on 15th August 2011 | 0 Comments
Slightly darker in tone than its predecessor, but otherwise identical... Read more
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Freemans staff picnic Rhyl 1926
Resource Type: Image | Posted on 15th August 2011 | 0 Comments
Here, four carloads of Freemans emplyees arrive in Rhyl for a picnic in 1926. In the background of the picture, you can see the ruins of Rhuddlan Castle. This was the second of many castles built by King Edward I during the 13th century conquest of Wales... Read more
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Entertainment
Resource Type: Image | Posted on 15th August 2011 | 0 Comments
This photograph is a composite of (from top to bottom) “Building site”, “Ambassador Lanes and Freemans”, “Bowling alleys/Bowling alleys 2” and “Bowling centre”... Read more
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Bowling centre
Resource Type: Image | Posted on 15th August 2011 | 0 Comments
Again, a deserted scene from inside Ambassador Lanes... Read more
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Bowling alleys 2
Resource Type: Image | Posted on 15th August 2011 | 0 Comments
A darker version of the previous image... Read more
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Bowling alleys
Resource Type: Image | Posted on 15th August 2011 | 0 Comments
Here we see the bowling alleys at Ambassador Lanes, deserted... Read more
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Ambassador Lanes and Freemans
Resource Type: Image | Posted on 15th August 2011 | 0 Comments
Here we see the entrance to a building shared by Ambassador Lanes bowling company and Freemans... Read more
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Steve McElroy talks of the number of familes connected with the railway
Resource Type: Audio | Posted on 1st August 2011 | 0 Comments
Steve McElroy talks about his father-in-law, Jack Keane, who worked as a railway guard. He also notes that there were large numbers of families in the local community who worked on the railway: there was even an entire street owned by the railway and inhabited only by employees... Read more
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The McElroy brothers talk about the pranks they got up to, one involving a gallows!
Resource Type: Audio | Posted on 1st August 2011 | 0 Comments
David and Steve McElroy talk about the pranks and mishaps in which they were involved. Notably, David, inspired a Western he had seen, constructed a gallows and attempted to hang a small boy from their street! Luckily, the gallows was poorly constructed and collapsed. Albert Pierrepoint would probably have not been too impressed! Also mentioned is an incident when Steve cracked his head, and another when their brother Peter caused... Read more
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The McElroys talk more about playing in the Bombed Hollow
Resource Type: Audio | Posted on 29th July 2011 | 0 Comments
The McElroys talk about playing with ollies - glass marbles - in the Bombed Hollow. They would dig small holes in the ground in order to play the game. The Hollow, David mentions, was also used on Bonfire Night. The brothers argue that they were give more freedom to play in the muck than children today, and that this made them healtheir... Read more
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Steve McElroy talks about standing on the ledge on his school playground wall
Resource Type: Audio | Posted on 29th July 2011 | 0 Comments
Steve McElroy talks about how he would stand on the ledge on the railway wall of his school playground, an activity that was both dangerous and risked punishment if you were caught... Read more
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Steve McElroy talks of his attempts to travel to the countryside
Resource Type: Audio | Posted on 27th July 2011 | 0 Comments
Steve McElroy reveals how as a boy he attempted unsuccessfully to travel to the countryside at Widnes - on one occasion he bumped into his formidable-looking schoolteacher! He also relates a disturbing story of how three young children from his street vanished, only to later turn up in Huyton... Read more
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The McElroys talk about their play areas, one of which they called the Bombed Hollow
Resource Type: Audio | Posted on 19th July 2011 | 0 Comments
The McElroys reminisce about their play areas. One of those was a bomb site which they called the “Bombed Hollow”, while another was a building where school dinners were made. The brothers would shin over the railings, and would occasionally climb onto the roof. They also talk about the bad smells caused by the cooking of the dinners!... Read more
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Hazel Freeman recalls Christmas parties in her father’s shop
Resource Type: Audio | Posted on 18th July 2011 | 0 Comments
Hazel Freeman remembers the Christmas parties that were once held in her father’s shop, and how the mothers would leave ther babies in the prams outside, and one woman forgot her baby when she went home!... Read more
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Hazel Freeman remembers receiving a cardboard teddy bear from a Miss McGee
Resource Type: Audio | Posted on 18th July 2011 | 0 Comments
Hazel Freeman recalls how her father sent her to a Miss McGee while he was working in the shop, because she and her brothers were “blooming pestering nuisances”, and how she received a cardboard teddy bear as a free gift from this woman, but unfortunately she hasn’t kept it!... Read more
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Telford Court residents interview a local school pupil
Resource Type: Audio | Posted on 11th July 2011 | 0 Comments
Residents of Telford Court Sheltered Accommodation share their memories with the children of St Anne’s Primary school... Read more
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Telford Court residents talks about early holidays in North Wales
Resource Type: Audio | Posted on 11th July 2011 | 0 Comments
Residents of Telford Court Sheltered Accommodation share their memories with the children of St Anne’s Primary school... Read more
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Telford Court residents and local school pupils talk about school
Resource Type: Audio | Posted on 11th July 2011 | 0 Comments
Residents of Telford Court Sheltered Accommodation share their memories with the children of St Anne’s Primary school... Read more
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Telford Court residents talk about the church
Resource Type: Audio | Posted on 11th July 2011 | 0 Comments
Residents of Telford Court Sheltered Accommodation share their memories with the children of St Anne’s Primary school... Read more
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Telford Court residents and local school pupils discuss school
Resource Type: Audio | Posted on 11th July 2011 | 0 Comments
Residents of Telford Court Sheltered Accommodation share their memories with the children of St Anne’s Primary school... Read more
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Telford Court residents mention the local cinemas
Resource Type: Audio | Posted on 11th July 2011 | 0 Comments
Residents of Telford Court Sheltered Accommodation share their memories with the children of St Anne’s Primary school... Read more
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A Telford Court resident remembers using the cinema
Resource Type: Audio | Posted on 11th July 2011 | 0 Comments
Residents of Telford Court Sheltered Accommodation share their memories with the children of St Anne’s Primary school ... Read more
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Telford Court residents talk about using the local telephone boxes
Resource Type: Audio | Posted on 10th July 2011 | 0 Comments
Residents from Telford Court Sheltered accommodation share their memories with the school children from St Anne’s primary.... Read more
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Telford Court residents reveal their musical tastes
Resource Type: Audio | Posted on 10th July 2011 | 0 Comments
Residents from Telford Court Sheltered accommodation share their memories with the school children from St Anne’s primary.... Read more
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Children from St. Anne’s School talk about trains, the station and smells!
Resource Type: Audio | Posted on 15th May 2011 | 0 Comments
Children from St Anne’s School visited Metal at Edge Hill Station and talked about the trains going under their schools and what they know about the station and Metal... Read more
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Children from St. Anne’s talk more about their local area
Resource Type: Audio | Posted on 15th May 2011 | 0 Comments
Children from St Anne’s School visited Metal at Edge Hill Station and talked about their area... Read more
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Children from St. Anne’s School talk about their local area
Resource Type: Audio | Posted on 15th May 2011 | 0 Comments
Children from St Anne’s School visited Metal at Edge Hill Station and talked about their area... Read more
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Children from St. Anne’s School talk about their school
Resource Type: Audio | Posted on 15th May 2011 | 0 Comments
Children from St Anne’s School visited Metal at Edge Hill Station and talked about their school... Read more
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Children from St. Anne’s School explain where they come from
Resource Type: Audio | Posted on 15th May 2011 | 0 Comments
Children from St Anne’s School visited Metal at Edge Hill Station and talked about where they are from and what they like about it... Read more
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Children from St. Anne’s School tell more about themselves
Resource Type: Audio | Posted on 15th May 2011 | 0 Comments
Children from St Anne’s School visited Metal at Edge Hill Station and talked a little bit about themselves.... Read more
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Children from St. Anne’s School introduce themselves
Resource Type: Audio | Posted on 15th May 2011 | 0 Comments
Children from St Anne’s School paid a visit to Metal at Edge Hill Station and introduced themselves... Read more
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Wine and flowers
Resource Type: Image | Posted on 3rd May 2011 | 0 Comments
A family group, involving either two brass band members or one band member and his or her spouse, together with their children. The man holds a bottle of wine, the women a bouquet of flowers... Read more
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Trophy
Resource Type: Image | Posted on 3rd May 2011 | 1 Comments
Five members of the Edge Hill brass band, two holding cornets, one holding a tenor horn, one holding a euphonium, a fifth (possibly the conducor) standing in the middle of the picture holding a small trophy... Read more
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Station
Resource Type: Image | Posted on 3rd May 2011 | 0 Comments
The Edge Hill brass band performing on the station platform - a trophy on a table is visible... Read more
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Sheets of music
Resource Type: Image | Posted on 3rd May 2011 | 0 Comments
The Edge Hill brass band being conducted - music sheets clearly visible... Read more
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Peforming on stage
Resource Type: Image | Posted on 3rd May 2011 | 0 Comments
In this image, the Edge Hill brass band can be seen performing on stage. At the front of the stage, you can see road signs for different local stations... Read more
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Cornets
Resource Type: Image | Posted on 3rd May 2011 | 0 Comments
This photograph depicts the cornets section of the brass band... Read more
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Conducting the band
Resource Type: Image | Posted on 3rd May 2011 | 0 Comments
This photograph shows the Edge Hill brass band being conducted, apparently rehearsing for a public performance, as the curtains on the stage are closed... Read more
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Band line-up
Resource Type: Image | Posted on 3rd May 2011 | 0 Comments
This is a photograph of the Edge Hill brass band, with its conductor... Read more
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Band line-up
Resource Type: Image | Posted on 3rd May 2011 | 0 Comments
This is a photograph of the Edge Hill brass band, with its conductor... Read more
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Ian Brownbill reads a letter from the Edge Hill BR Brass Band
Resource Type: Audio | Posted on 22nd January 2011 | 0 Comments
Ian Brownbill reads a letter that was sent to Robert Shaw a former member of the Edge Hill Brass Band requesting the return of his uniform... Read more
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Margeret recalls street parties to celebrate New Year’s Day
Resource Type: Audio | Posted on 20th January 2011 | 0 Comments
Margret remembers the community spirit of the old days, celebrating New Year on the streets of Kensington and all the dance halls in the vicinity... Read more
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Barbara Galt recalls the social life of Edge Hill
Resource Type: Audio | Posted on 20th January 2011 | 0 Comments
Barbara Galt remembers the social life in the Edge Hill and Kensington areas during her youth... Read more
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Alicia Rose talks of her passion for music
Resource Type: Audio | Posted on 20th January 2011 | 0 Comments
Alicia Rose an Edge Hill resident chats about her experience of living in Liverpool... Read more
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Alan Hay gives some background information about the Edge Hill Brass Band
Resource Type: Audio | Posted on 20th January 2011 | 0 Comments
Alan Hay talks about the Edge Hill Railway Brass Band... Read more
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Alan Hay talks of his time in the Edge Hill Brass Band
Resource Type: Audio | Posted on 20th January 2011 | 0 Comments
Alan Hay talks about the Edge Hill Brass Band who were well known and won the British Championship a number of times... Read more
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Barbara Galt recalls the ice cream parlour on Wavertree Road
Resource Type: Audio | Posted on 20th January 2011 | 0 Comments
Barbara Galt talks to Kenny Thomas about Capaldi’s Ice Cream Parlour on Wavertree Rd, remembering taking the children there for a treat while out shopping or meeting up with friends there.... Read more
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