In a city living 2 As my first book was nearing completion
and was earmarked for its launch, I was coming into possession of much more
material from interested parties. To delay the book, together with the interest
that had been drummed up in previews with the local media wasn't viable and an
increase of pages at this stage would in turn add cost. It was decided to see
how the first book went and to take it from there.
Six months later and with sales going so well as to make it
the local best seller over the Christmas period, I put together my memories of
secondary school which was a natural progression on the first book and was a
perfect suppliment to the 126 newly acquired and previously unpublished
photographs. In this book, I takes you back to what existed in the Little Italy
area pre Gerard Gardens and how the new municipal corporation flats of the
1930s were unrivalled luxury to the courts and cellar dwellings that had gone
before, noting that many people were still using outside toilets as recently as
the 1970s.
Learn about the first municipal housing in Europe at
Silvester Street, the flats that won an award for their architectural design on
Scotland Road and the first prefabricated housing ever built that were on Eldon
Street. See well known city centre streets and buildings as they were in the
1960s with recollections of icons, household products, t.v. shows and motor
cars of the period which are now no more than fond distant memories. There are
poems and song lyrics that sum up the way it was in a nostalgic look of a
bygone Liverpool.
This book was completed in time for its official launch at
the premier of Paul Sudbury's film documentary, Gardens of Stone which
chronicles City centre living in the 20th century, which took place at FACT on
Friday 7th October 2005.
You can order it directly from the publishers on line at
www.countyvise.co.uk or purchase the book from most good book shops such as
W.H. Smiths, Waterstones, Borders and Pritchards or alternatively contact me on
ged.fagan@rosewoodtrucking.co.uk and i'll be happy to deliver answer any of
your questions. A busy Scottie, devoid of road markings creating a bit of a
free for all. Scotland Place where Richmond Row joined Byrom Street and
Scotland Road
So....What photographs can be seen in book 2.