epw037735 ENGLAND (1932). The Diamond Match Works, Litherland, 1932

Hartwell Street

The Catherine Hotel (The saltbox)

My Mum and Dad and older siblings lived in no 43 Beechwood Road until about 1948.

Home.

All residents living in the bottom half of Beechwood Road (towards Hornby B'vard) on both sides, had to find new homes due to these houses being beyond repair, my family lived in number 57 until may 1971, houses demolished early 1970's & replaced with a parking area & playing area (with a long slide)

demolished early 1970's

Pawn shop on the corner of Violet Rd was destroyed in the May blitz of 1941, local folk law says the flames guided the German bombers to the matchworks on the next block.

Jack Crew - Wrestler, bare knuckle boxer, trapeze artist and indian club swinger. Circa 1920's.

Roade Street I was born at number 40 ROADE STREET 1951 Festival of Britain Street Party The Festival of Britain began 3rd May and ended 30th September Lawler Street at top of photo with the back of Hinton Street just visible at top left — Back Entry on right leads to the back of Hands Street

Bowden Street

St.Elizabeth of Hungary RC Church

Lander Rd School

Match works destroyed in May 1941 during the Blitz

When I was growing up in the 1980s in Hornby Boulevard, this was called the Black Bridge on account of the black bricks that were used to make it. In the early 1990s, the road underneath it was bollarded to prevent access to cars and reduce throughput traffic. This was done after a small child, Colin Lee, died tragically after being hit by car. The community of Hornby Boulevard campaigned heavily for speed bumps, but in the end the bollards were put up. Bollards were also put up at the other end of the "Bully" (outside the picture to the right) to reduce car traffic from Knowsley Road.

To the kids of Hornby Boulevard at least, this steep area that gave access to the old Freight Railway line was called the Black Hill

In the 1980s there was a Royal Mail building here - perhaps a sorting office. It was non-operation in the late 1980s/early 1990s and was demolished to make housing and a park that runs between Longfield and Violet.

In the 1980s this was a rough green area opposite Hornby Boulevard between the Blinds Factory and the Boxing Club. It was called the "macca". To access it from Hornby Boulevard you had to jump up a small 1 metre approx. wall.

The terraced housing of Longfield Rd and Beechwood where they meet Hornby Boulevard were not there in the 80s. In the 80s it was a small green field and play area. In the 90s, an elderly care home was build here.

In the 80s, this building was used as a boxing club. It was demolished in the 90s and new homes were built

This building has was demolished but in the 80s/early 90s was a blind manufacturer

Webster Street

Cottier Street

Wood Street

Hands Street

Tramway route

Catherine Street

Sunday school

Hinton Street

Lawler Street

Blisworth Street

Towcester Street

Waller Street

Warton Street

Lily Road

Violet Road

Chelsea Road

Beechwood Road

Longfield Road

Hornby Boulevard

Seaforth Connecting Line

Swan Vestas. The Smoker's Match

Bryant & May's Matches