algy Posted March 27, 2012 Report Share Posted March 27, 2012 TO ENLARGE A PHOTO LEFT CLICK ON IT. c1900. Dolmans Lane east of Bridge Street. c1900. Hodgkinson's old premises about to be demolished for the widening of Bridge Street. c1900. Knocking down working class houses in the slum area of Dolmans Lane. 1900. Looking up Bridge Street. 1900. Looking up Bridge Street, 10.15am on a sunny morning. (Cropped & enlarged section of the above photo). c1900. Mr William brown the Pub Landlord showing off a Shire horse to demonstrate the high standard of stabling to admiring onlookers outside the old Seven Stars Inn at the lower end of Bridge Street (right hand side looking up). c1900, A narrow court off Bridge Street, these dwellings were barely habitable, washing lines that rarely saw sunshine, buildings holding each other up with timber props placed between them and cast iron wall plates preventing house walls from collapsing. c1900. Yet another example of the squalid conditions that some of the 'working class' Warrington town dwellers lived in. c1900. The opposite end of the scale to the previous photo, affluent theatre goers attending a show at the new palace Hippodrome in Friars Gate. c1900. Patten Lane, giving access to The Eagle & Child Public House. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harry hayes Posted March 27, 2012 Report Share Posted March 27, 2012 Algy - seems pointless posting the same thing on every lot of pictures,so, simply, excellent stuff and keep posting them Happy days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazj Posted March 27, 2012 Report Share Posted March 27, 2012 agreed.... fabulous pictures! Thanks Algy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P J Posted March 27, 2012 Report Share Posted March 27, 2012 Algy, the first image is an absolute belter mate, I love the composition. It was most likely taken by a very talented photographer. Just wondered, do your photos have any record of who took them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted March 27, 2012 Report Share Posted March 27, 2012 Ditto to all the above and thanks from me too Algy. Re: the Domans Lane ones although (as you know) I have seen them before new time I see them again I start to ponder. I always wonder what it was like around there before it got to the delapidated state shown in your pics. Maybe it was the same, maybe it was even worse but hopefully it was once better as like you probably remember from my other posts my GGG Grandad and his family lived in Dolmans Lane around 1833 and my GG Grandad was born there when his parents they lived there too. If only we could turn back time and ask our ancestors eh as I bet they would have some tales to tell and without doubt it would make us all grateful for what we have these days... but then again maybe not and perhaps despite what they had to put up with perhaps they were actually happier and more content than people of our 'modern day' lifestyle Guess we will never know though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
algy Posted March 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2012 Algy - seems pointless posting the same thing on every lot of pictures,so, simply, excellent stuff and keep posting them Happy days Harry, perhaps I have my 'dim' head on, but not sure what you mean - if you are saying why don't I just post all of the pictures one after another, the problem is that we are only allowed to post in batches of ten per post, also take Bridge Street I have over 70 photos and I need to keep a check on where I am up to or I would be at risk of showing the same ones over again, pleased that you are enjoying them though. PJ, A large amount of the photos were taken by Thomas Birtles, others by unknown amateur photographers. The following was copied from a Warrington Museum webpage, I have checked out their copyright statement regarding the following and as long as the images are not used commercially or for personal financial gain I am not infringing on the copyright. Thomas Birtles was born in 1832 and after training at Warrington School of Art became a professional photographer. His business flourished from his studio on the corner of Legh Street and Sankey Street. His work was of very high quality and in 1895 he was made a Fellow of the Royal Photographic Society. He died in 1914, but the firm was carried on by his son until 1951. Warrington Museum has over 1000 original Birtles photos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracey Bennett Posted March 28, 2012 Report Share Posted March 28, 2012 Algy - I read it at Harry saying he always comments positively on every thread of yours so maybe it get tedious to read but it's deserved so here's some more praise anyway. Sorry if I'm putting words in your mouth Harry! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
algy Posted March 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2012 Algy - I read it at Harry saying he always comments positively on every thread of yours so maybe it get tedious to read but it's deserved so here's some more praise anyway. Sorry if I'm putting words in your mouth Harry! Thank's for switching my light on and apologies to Harry, I did say I was probably being a bit 'dim', and yes I agree, it is nice to have appreciation shown though as it demonstrates that I'm not 'boring the pants' of everyone! and not wasting my time. Tracy I have just replied to your querie on 'Latchford Mill' on the History section. . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazj Posted March 28, 2012 Report Share Posted March 28, 2012 Warrington Museum has over 1000 original Birtles photos. then why aren't these scanned and available online to everybody? To all you local lurking councillors out there..... stop picking litter and counting butterflies and do something useful and get these photos out into the public domain...... what use are they sat in boxes in town?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter T Posted March 28, 2012 Report Share Posted March 28, 2012 then why aren't these scanned and available online to everybody? To all you local lurking councillors out there..... stop picking litter and counting butterflies and do something useful and get these photos out into the public domain...... what use are they sat in boxes in town?? I agree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracey Bennett Posted March 28, 2012 Report Share Posted March 28, 2012 I agree too. The Museum has a Flickr page but there aren't many images on it. It always seems to be the same few images that get published in books on Warrington History too, it's amazing Algy has access to and shares so much more than the Museum does. Maybe they should give you a job Algy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harry hayes Posted March 28, 2012 Report Share Posted March 28, 2012 Sorry Algy if my meaning wasn't clear. As others have kindly pointed out, your photos are praiseworthy and very welcome. Thought ypu might get upset if you posted some and no-one replied. Keep posting. Happy days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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