Copeland Street

Amazing posters on the wall of Copeland Street with its corner shop

The Cambrian Vaults at the bottom of Copeland Street. This would have been the local of my great grandparents and grandparents from the 1920s. They lived opposite at 12 Copeland Street. I always remember the site as a bombsite ‘oller’ but this upload on the Netherfield Road & Surrounding Area Facebook platform is fascinating. I assume the Cambrian was flattened by WW2 bombing, clearly a near miss for the Rogers’ family and others.

My grandparents Tom and Emily Rogers lived at number 12 as did my dad Harry and his siblings Tom, George, Albert, Ronny and Phyllis.

The backs of the old Copeland Street houses before final demolition, from the Netherfield Road & District Facebook page.

Hi, I’m tracing my family tree and found that my grandfather lived in number 52 Copeland Street around 1911. His parents (my great grandparents) were Thomas and Catherine Sparks and his name was Edward Sparks. He was the youngest of 6 siblings whose names were Florence (still checking this one), Catherine, Mary, Alice,John and Ruth. If anybody has any information they could give me I would really appreciate it as my own father died young and so there is nobody to ask. I have no photos

George, Stan and Edna Crawford they lived on Copeland Street with parents Thomas and Christina. My dad is George and l think the photo was taken 1932 ish.

Here is my cousin Linda Rogers (now Birch), pictured with friends outside 12 Copeland Street between Heyworth Street and Everton Terrace.This was the home for over 27 years of the Rogers. family, where my grandparents Tom and Emily Rogers brought up their six children . . . Tom Jnr, George, Harry (my father), Albert, Ronnie and Phyllis. I love this picture because you can see the distinctive bay windows of the street's front parlours. Each house only had two bedrooms and an attic. overcrowding was rife across the district. At one stage, number 12 here also accommodated the Jones family who were cousins. Overcrowding was rife across the district, but neighbours helped each other and somehow people came through very difficult times.

Here is another image outside 12 Copeland Street. That's my uncle George Rogers on the left. My auntie Betty Rogers is (second left) and auntie Phyllis Rogers (later Fazakerley) is fifth from the left.

I remember Copeland Street well, being fairly flat at the top by its Heyworth Street junction, but steeper at the Everton Terrace end. Here is my uncle George Rogers with my auntie Phyllis Rogers (later Fazakerley) right. Unsure of the lady with the new baby.

Thanks for the Copeland Street image below, Ron. My father and grandparents lived at number 12 which must have been opposite your house. The list of names you ask about where on the old site that we lost when the website suppliers closed it down, which meant we lost all the previous uploaded material. I will try an upload the Copeland Street names later.

From Ron Port: I lived at 15 Copeland Street backing onto Heyworth Street School. Born in 1957 to Ronnie and Phyllis Port, as was the norm in them days, they named the boys after the father. My mum's dad Tommy Johnson lived with us along with her brother Roy and his wife Elma. They had a son who was named Roy. My sister Debora came along in 1961. Roy joined the forces and took his family travelling around the world. We stayed until 1965 when we moved to Ellesmere Port. Loved the days out in the streets playing hopscotch on the flagstones or swinging from a rope that somebody had tied to the arms of a lamppost. Photo is my mum holding me in front of 15 Copeland Street. My dad used to drive a double decker bus and I remember him bringing it home one day to the delights of all the kids in the street, crawling all over it, no health and safety in them days.

Copeland Street where my dad, grandparents and the Rogers family lived at number 12 on the left hand side for over 40 years. Happy memories.

Loved that story Ken of your family and the picture of your grandparents. The remarkable fact about that era is the relative poverty that existed compared to today but how people just carried on and made the best of their lives. A great mate of mine lived on Copeland Street with his parents who have now passed on. Ian McCormack later joined the Merchant Navy which led him to South Africa that resulted in him marrying a local girl and settling in Johannesburg. Remained a proud scouser who never forgot his roots and the fine upbringing he received from his proud parents which was indicative of that great era.

My grandparents Tom & Emily Rogers lived at 12 Copeland Street as did my great grandparents before them, Thomas McLoughlin Rogers and Margaret Rogers. My father Harry also lived at this address with his brothers and sisters Tom, George, Albert, Ronny and Phyllis. I remember this two up two down (plus attic) terraced property really well. I was a regular visitor when I was a kid. I can even remember the old gas mantles in the early 1950s before the wonder of electricity arrived!

Copeland Street was one of many off Everton Terrace.