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A few of my memories
by Irene Sinha
I grew up in Kirkdale in the 1950s. Ten two-up/two-down houses in a cobbled street. Some memories:

Outside toilets and the occasional “shed” which had been built on to allow additional kitchen space. And of course the coal shed! Downstairs fireplaces & no heating upstairs. Getting dressed to go to bed ... more

My Mother in Law is a Scouser
by noel quigley
My Mother in Law is a scouser,but she's top class,as she would see humour in a dark room.She likes me and I like her,if only her daughter was half as much fun!.She was born to an affluent family in Garston,her Dad was an officer on the Liverpool based Elder ... more

weekend visit to grandma's
by PAUL WHITBY
On Sunday morning I would awake to the smell of Salt fish cooking in the kitchen for breakfast, at noon my father would collect me and we would walk to my maternal grandmother flat in Byles Street my father would then go for his sunday pint with my maternal grandfather ... more

saturday visit to my grandma's
by PAUL WHITBY
When I was a child my parents would take me every weekend to visit my respective grandparents in the Dingle, Liverpool.8.We would travel by bus from our flat on the newly built Lee Park Estate in leafy Gateacre. First stop my dads parents in Dingle House one of 3 large ... more

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