That could have been my dad in the photo of Gwladys street school, crazy to think that, and mum played in the bombed out houses in Kirkdale as a little girl. Thanks for the video. Wish I could have showed them it.
Glad I've stumbled across this. Ive lived in Walton for 48 of my 50yrs and worked on Stanley rd, mum worked in Gwladys St school in the 60s and early 70s then returned to work there in the 90s and noughties. I was hoping there may be a photo of b0mb damage to houses on Norris Green Crescent (my grandad lived there with his family and their home took a direct hit, the b0mb didn't detonate but fell through the roof and landed in the rooms below. My grandad was on fire duty in a different part of the city when it happened, someone got word to him and he ran home to his dad and siblings. Grandad left to fight in the far east from 1942-47 (the latter two years were spent participating in the 'clean up operation' as it became known to service personnel. He returned home to Liverpool, had a fantastic family and passed away with us all around him aged 99 in 2023. 'UBIQUE GUNNER".
My late father lived directly opposite the destroyed house on Benedict Street. He told me the terrace row in front (as shown) and the row behind him were both bombed, miraculously for our family their row remained in the middle
That section of Bank Hall bridge on Stanley Road at the junctions of Melrose Road and Commercial roads (1:12 &1:54) caved in again in the late 70's ersly 80's, it was over the old Cheshire Lines tunnel.
That could have been my dad in the photo of Gwladys street school, crazy to think that, and mum played in the bombed out houses in Kirkdale as a little girl. Thanks for the video. Wish I could have showed them it.
My dad lived on Cranehurst Rd. The house he lived in was destroyed in this attack
What a time to be alive in Liverpool. The blitz on Liverpool often goes overlooked in WW2 history.
I can't even begin to imagine what those brave people went through.
Glad I've stumbled across this. Ive lived in Walton for 48 of my 50yrs and worked on Stanley rd, mum worked in Gwladys St school in the 60s and early 70s then returned to work there in the 90s and noughties. I was hoping there may be a photo of b0mb damage to houses on Norris Green Crescent (my grandad lived there with his family and their home took a direct hit, the b0mb didn't detonate but fell through the roof and landed in the rooms below. My grandad was on fire duty in a different part of the city when it happened, someone got word to him and he ran home to his dad and siblings. Grandad left to fight in the far east from 1942-47 (the latter two years were spent participating in the 'clean up operation' as it became known to service personnel. He returned home to Liverpool, had a fantastic family and passed away with us all around him aged 99 in 2023. 'UBIQUE GUNNER".
Thanks for the contribution. Very sad to watch :(
1.55 I was born and bread just behind the fella standing by the road damage in Owen road kirkdale
My late father lived directly opposite the destroyed house on Benedict Street. He told me the terrace row in front (as shown) and the row behind him were both bombed, miraculously for our family their row remained in the middle
That section of Bank Hall bridge on Stanley Road at the junctions of Melrose Road and Commercial roads (1:12 &1:54) caved in again in the late 70's ersly 80's, it was over the old Cheshire Lines tunnel.
Class.
Bromborough police station has still got bomb damage along one side.
Left out st Andrews church linacre road bootle ! 😮
Goodison looks worse now
Bootle 😢