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Scouse Wonder
by Rob Stephenson
A London Boy Born and Bread that I am, met a lovely girl in this southern city, who came from a place called Liverpool - year 1967 - what a wonderful girl - and oh what a lovely accent - she had(and still has) a wonderful sense of humour and ... more

John Bagot Hospital
by John Bell
Age 4, in 1959, sent to the John Bagot hospital in Havelock St, a "centre of excellence" for taking tonsils out!

Parents had difficulty getting there because of the fog/smog (which was probably why we all had respiratory problems).

I remember kind nurses, only being able to eat soggy cornflakes (yuk) and ... more

St Edward's Brass Band
by Mary Smith
My Dad told us of the times he played cornet in the St Edward's Brass Band. They got a free ride on the ferry if they played for the other ... more

Going over the water
by Margaret Ledgerton
As a child and into my late teens, going 'over the water, meant getting the Overhead Railway from Seaforth to the Pier Head on a Sunday, especially in the summer. Our family would then get the ferry over to Birkenhead and meet up with my Dad's family for a day ... more

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