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Wednesday, January 22, 2025
by the Editor When I used to go to Litherland Library after school between 1968 and 1972 I used to be amazed that they gave away a little guide book called “Litherland – an Official Guide”. It was a good example of pride in the town. It had only a […]
Put the post on Sefton Church here. added a gallery Portraits added a contact form
When Moss Lane was a building site in the 1930s. The semi-detached houses to the left were newly-built. The Litherland Hotel and several large houses were visible in the distance. The road isn’t built yet. Then and Now for LPA999: See below and Google Street View. Feedback about this page […]
This photo catches a moment of transition between modes of transport – all there in the same picture: The motor-bus, the tram and the motor car. This was when Linacre Road station adjacent to and above the bridge was still operational – so its a fair bet you would have […]
The Walker Pub The Litherland Hotel or “The Lithy” was a mainstay of Sefton Road at this site for nearly 200 years [factcheck], with a total rebuilding in the 1930s [factcheck]. In the 1990s [factcheck] the Litherland Hotel was renamed “The Priory” by Peter Walkers Brewery. There was a bit […]
These trees grew in the grounds of the old Trades and Labour Club, Sefton Road for over half a century. They ultimately caused damage to the perimeter wall and were felled and a new wall built (see Then and Now). LPA250 Then and Now: Wilson’s Lane Corner on Google Street […]
Many a Litherland child took the 52 bus to Sefton Church to walk in the country or try and find the oldest grave stone in Sefton Churchyard. Before getting the bus back, they might spend any money they had on a bottle of pop from the outdoor at the Punch […]
About this picture: Sourced from an unknown printed article. It is a particularly fine example of social documentation, as study of its details shows neighbours on their doorsteps in conversation, adopting the “doorstep arm-fold”, children in ragged clothes but playing happily, a skipping rope, a dad or grandad apparently “telling […]