Historic Streets of Liverpool

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Netherfield Road leading to Everton Terrace. May 5, 1927 (Image: Liverpool Central Library and Archives)

Whether it's celebrating people, remembering a place long forgotten or opening the Echo archives to mark a special anniversary, Days Gone By will be an essential read. The wonders of William Brown Street don’t end there! The World Museum is also on this street, offering exhibitions on natural history, archaeology, and world cultures. They even have a planetarium!While some of Liverpool's most impressive and historic buildings have been lost over the years, so has its streets. From Penny Lane to Mathew Street, there's no doubt the Fab Four put many of our most famous places on the map.

Gore’s/Kelly’s Directories. Many street directories included folded maps of the city. These have been removed and are available separately.Other maps in this category include a German military map of West Derby during World War II, and a plan of James Okill’s land in Little Woolton in 1752, showing field names and land areas. Estate plans, such as the Molyneux Muniments of 1769 – 90, are copies of the originals in the Lancashire Record Office and include such areas as Croxteth, Fazakerley, Toxteth Park and West Derby.

For beautiful, historic images from the past have a look at memorylane.co.uk/ and see what you can discover My name is Martin Greaney, and I did my undergraduate studies (BA Archaeology and Prehistory) at Sheffield Uni, and stayed there to do my MA in Landscape Archaeology. After completing this, I worked for English Heritage’s National Monuments Record (now the Historic England Archives), helping them put thousands of their records online. But that was all a long time ago now…Or old pictures of the overhead railway line that once graced the waterfront. The stunning images are just a tiny glimpse of the wider collection.

This was the childhood home of George Harrison, the lead guitarist of the Beatles. He lived here for six years, before moving to another house on a street called Upton Green, which is in Speke. After years of planning, that bridge appeared overnight in James Street in September 1970 and opened the following year. Not only will the software always be free, but the data it creates will always be readable, or transferable to new, open formats. The software listed below will often be compatible with your current documents, too. You’ll be able to save them in open formats so that you can read them in years to come. Notable landmarks adorn Water Street, including the iconic Royal Liver Building with its famous Liver Birds, and the Port of Liverpool Building stands as another architectural gem.

As you walk down Slater Street, you'll notice a lot of the original Georgian terrace buildings are still there. Ken Rogers, author of the best selling Lost Tribe book spoke about Everton's lost streets with the Liverpool Echo in 2011. Ken said: "No doubts many of the old houses were in desperate need of repair and even demolition. But just about everything was wiped out - every street, every corner shop and most of the famous pubs that were all part of the community." Most of these photos were taken in Liverpool but some were taken in other parts of the region such as New Brighton. This Street ABC section is very much in development, but with your valued input we can ultimately make it the definitive reference point for current and former residents researching the old terraced streets. What do you miss most about the past? Attractions, lost venues or perhaps the way of life. Take a look at our nostalgia survey