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- Unveiled as the 'house of the future' in 1984 by Queen Elizabeth II it was built to coincide with the opening of the International Garden Festival
one house in particular stands out amongst all these and its a Barratts super house
The Barratt super home was unveiled by Queen Elizabeth II in 1984 as the 'house of the future', coinciding with the opening of the International Garden Festival.
Based on Priory Close in L17, the road dubbed Liverpool's 'Millionaires Row' when the home first went on sale, the property resides close to the former festival site.
sporting a swimming pool, sauna, jacuzzi, double garage, conservatory, two bathrooms and fully fitted kitchen, it's no wonder the home went on the market for a cool £250,000 way back then.
At the front is a studio apartment with adjoining wet room. There is also a substantial substantial rear garden, driveway and patio area.
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Jeez George, I took me ole man down there yesterday, he was the Council building surveyor in 84.
You need to check out the Miami House in Barchester Drive L17.
The guy who built it owned the sound and lighting company in the Vale and made there money doing the sound and lighting for Bon Jovi😊
I think you and Eric should do a tour of Newsham Park orphanage at night time
The Spinners use to drink in the pub I grew up in 1970's. The Old Fort Prescott Street.
The late Rex Makin, famous Liverpool solicitor, owned one of the garden festival site houses.
Wow loved this Mate great Historic info. I remember Getting the ferry from the pier head to the garden Festival as i kid, but i got turned Around at the gates as i was not with a adult. cryed like the 9 year old i was. Cheers mate.
You need to do Anfield cemetery Jack the Ripper suppose to be I there it’s on the signs in the cemetery not far from the Hillsborough memorial
Another great video George amazing how an area can change over time,,, an for the better 😀
Boss, mad how I had no idea of this, so much we don't know about in our city. Cheers for the vids la.
Loved this video, Used to bunk into pleasure island all through the summer holidays in the mid 90s, great memories.
Morning George. Another great video. I remember the Spinners as being regulars on TV when I was small.
I think the people who bought the first houses in Moel Famau View should sue the estate agents under the Trades Description Act. 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Great info that George, never knew that about them houses, always thought shorefields crescent and Britannia crescent were the first homes built as festival sold land off. Cool that. Where those 6 homes in use when the gardens were open or just ready to be moved into?
Great video again, Please keep these coming. It's fascinating what you come out with. 👍
Pfft. The title 'Liverpool's Millionaires' Row' rightly belongs to Oakfield Avenue, Gateacre. Mansions (proper ones) built there by the Wilson family, owners of Starways Airways. Graham Souness married one of the Wilson granddaughters & lived there for a time. John Aldridge still lives there in a house built on the site of a demolished mansion occupied by Cynthia Wilson.
Been up Moel Famau when I stayed at Colomendy
I think most kids from Liverpool climbed up. I did it in 1961 when we stayed at Colomendy for a week. We were told we could get ice-cream at the top. Bah! Climbed it again forty years later and it nearly killed me. .🤣🤣🤣🤣
The totem pole from colomendy camp is currently in Liverpool waterfront museum. I got photos with it as kid in 1986 and again in 2023 in town. Mad.
Love the footage of the Spinners at the beginning. I was 20 when I visited the garden festival and I've got a vague memory of going round one of those show homes. Mind you, I've slept since then so I could be completely wrong, but I definitely remember how beautiful the whole area looked. 40 years, bloody hell! Thanks George. Really enjoying your channel.
I'm from Liverpool. The Garden Festival was a huge tragedy. It survived as long as it was launched then immediately left in total disarray, a rat infested dump .
I'm chuffed to note that the Liverpool Echo is still a quality read George 😉🙊🤭
I saw the trees in the circular bit of garden, and wondered if they were referring to the circular mounds all through the UK 🤔
I think there's something weird going on with those... they're meant to be burial mounds, but I think they're something else entirely.
Thanks for the video 👌
Hi George, l remember when I went to the Garden Festival site looking around the posh houses thinking l love to live in one of them great video blast from the past 👍
very nice houses round from garden festival and must been great festival back in 80s u shound filming location of brooks side close and the bread location great video
Met Billy Liddle at the garden festival , always remember my grandad shaking some old fellas hand then me and me grandad getting our photo taken with him . Haven’t seen the photo for 20 odd years or more sadly ,lost in my nans old house .
Loved the festival gardens.. spent a lot of time in there and the pleasure island when that was in the dome…such happier times….excellent work as usual George…
On a side note,ever heard of a bear pit in Stanley park? Mrs says there is/was? Know there’s still one in Eastham ferry country park,but Stanley??
See if Liverpool’s own columbo can shine a light on it haha
Coffees in the cloud for you matey….
Good video mate this fellas right some people trying act hard in prison but on their own different person hope andy does well
I only live around the corner by the Vale George and that's the first time I have ever seen what those secluded closes are like mate. I used to go to The Festival site when they were building it with my work. All seems so long ago now mate.
My dad us to sing that song to me when I was a kid love it r you going to come over to the dark side of the river and do Birkenhead Priority or the bear pit Enjoyed the video
There’s a great view of the mountains from the turner home too ❤
Another boss video george never knew about this so was great to see as i drive past here sometimes
6:02 Ey up, pampas grass, are they swingers?
Interesting place George x
Brilliant video mate 👍❤️
Thanks George ❤❤❤
Substantial substantial ?
Great video mate.
Great video
Great vid G
Mate i remember looking around these houses in 84. They were like something from outer space. But i realise now they were just cheap shitty built barrat houses. The british legion in garston is the best view of moel famau.
Isn't that flattened
Went to that Garden festival...
Built on shite
Literally. It was. Like my old now demolished school; Gateacre Comp.😂
Also, think I remember that part of the garden festival. My parents kept me off school for their 10th wedding anniversary (12/10/1984) and we went just before it closed. This year they are celebrating their 50th ❤
It was a load of shite also😂😂😂
@Ology3121 so right it was. Was at the Demolition disco in 2011 where you got a tiny piece of the building in a purple baggy. Mine is stored away.