Bridge Foot Island and Cenotaph area

[Dizzy]

Showing the Cenotaph and also the island that used to be at Bridge Foot.  The lovely black and white building was demolished to make way for the second bridge crossing.

 

I'm slightly confused having looked through all my old pics I also have this one which was a black and white building at Bridge Foot too. I always presumed it was part of the first one and some of the whole building had been knocked down previously but seeing them both together it's clear they are NOT part of the same buildings.

Was the smaller building further up the road ?  Any idea ?

 

[algy]

Dizz, I have ringed yours, as you you say up the road but only by a few yrds across the yard entrance between the buildings.

 

[Dizzy]

Thanks Algy, we can always reply on you to solve a little mystery

That's a cracking photo of Bridge Foot and I never knew there were buildings behind the black and white one going right back to the waters edge.  Brilliant :D
 

[Dizzy]

I forgot to ask, any idea what year that aerial one is?

[algy]

dunno! but go on Britains above and it will tell you 

[Dizzy]

Ahh ok :lol:   How come yours are always so much clearer than the one's I look at and download from there.  It mustn't like me....    

[Bazj]

Ahh ok :lol:   How come yours are always so much clearer than the one's I look at and download from there.  It mustn't like me....  

 

if you register and log in it lets you zoom in to quite good detail (depends on the original of course) the screen capture and crop... dead easy in windows 10

[Dizzy]

Thanks Baz, I've never registered and never noticed you could.  I usually just view then click their 'download image' button or screen print them.... silly me strikes again   

[algy]

How do! Baz, how are things going with you, it seems a lot quierter on here now a days.

[algy]

Dizz if you register as Bazz says you can also get rid of the little blue banners.

[algy]

Dizz, on your photo of Corletts building, just under the apex are a number of words in old English script this is what it says:-

 

[Dizzy]

Interesting wording on it Algy.  Any idea what it sold or was and if there's a specific reason it had that written on it?

[algy]

It was Corletts builders yard and building supplies Dizz.

[Dizzy]

Thanks Algy, strange thing to be written on a builders yard. 

I was wondering if it was the training school (typing and stuff) but then remembered that was the larger black and white building in my first photo, well I think so anyway. 

I'm having trouble with my brain cell today

[algy]

Perhaps the Corllet family were religeous, many were in those days.

[Dizzy]

Yes maybe

[Gary]

Am i right in thinking a lot of that disappeared when they did the new bridge crossing?

[Dizzy]

Yes that's right Gary. 

[Bazj]

How do! Baz, how are things going with you, it seems a lot quierter on here now a days.

 

and some of us don't read what other people are replying either!!

 

I'm fine mate... still plodding on as they say.... how about you?

[algy]

Baz, sorry about the delay in replying, turned 76 now so the brain cells don't seem to respond as quickly as they used to plus I tend not to visit as often as I used to!, in answer to your enquiry re my well being, pretty good all things considering. I know you appreciate all things mechanical so you will probably enjoy this clip of the working boats on the canals in the 50's and 60's.

https://youtu.be/Ohm_HC754Ak

[Bazj]

Brilliant video... my Uncle Ernie used to work the sugar boats on the Sankey St Helens canal.... in fact that is how he met my aunt Lucy... he used to whistle at her when she was walking down to Bewsey Old Hall where she was "in service" back in the 20's or early 30's...