Radcliffe Street

Would anyone have a photograph of no. 1 Radcliffe Street by any chance? My Great Grandmother lived there with her second husband after my great grandfather passed away. She was Muriel Glover and then married a John Duckers. They were living there in the 1940's and possibly up to 1954 then John Duckers passed on.

I lived in 38 Radcliffe St…with my Nana And Grandad…the last picture was taken more or less from our front doorstep

The old Midland Bank on the corner of Radcliffe Street and Everton Road

Built in the mid 1970s at a cost of £4M, the Radcliffe Estate was made up of 512 closely-built homes on a stretch of land between Shaw Street and Everton Road. This street gave its name to what would become a disastrous housing development. Despite the ambitious plans an architect had, claiming it would look like a Cornish fishing village, it was the design which is said to have led to its downfall eleven years later. By 1988 all of the houses on the estate lay empty and abandoned and the bulldozers were ready to move in.

An aerial picture from 1970 capturing the complete extent of the ill-fated Radcliffe Estate that took is name from Radcliffe Street. In housing estate terms, it was a short-lived enterprise that ended in disaster, badly designed and creating social issues that led to its ultimate complete demolition.

The Napier Hotel on the corner of Radcliffe Street and Napier Street, 1960s.

Eastbourne Street at its familiar curve with Plumpton Street to the left and Radfliffe Street the next one down with its corner shop. Tram tracks and cobbled sets and cast iron bollards set the era and how many of you leap-frogged over iron bollards just like these?

A wonderful,picture of Alfred Park on the steps of the old cobblers shop in Radcliffe Street. Great sign in the window: 'Only the best leather used. Boots soled and heeled. Ladies 3/-, Men 4/-. Lots of shoes there ready for Alfred to work on. He was clearly proud of his work with the family name 'PARK' prominent above the window, indicating that the business was established in 1890. Alfred's grandson Rob had never seen a picture of his grandfather until he spotted this image on the 'Lost Tribe' site. Sadly, Alfred and his wife Elizabeth both died in 1941. The shop was bombed during the blitz that year.

Radcliffe Street ran from the main junction of Brunswick Road, West Derby Road, Everton Road and Low Hill. You can just about see its street sign as a lady crosses the road.on the right. Radcliffe Street would give its name to the controversial new housing estate that followed, ultimately demolished itself.

The Radcliffe estate begins to get boarded up ahead o demolition.

The demise of the Radcliffe estate

Another Radcliffe Street shot.

Some great pictures of old Radcliife Street from Dot Scott.

Radcliffe Street was off Eastbourne Street which itself ran from old Everton Village. Radliffe Street would become more famous for the modern estate it inspired. The Radcliffe estate was supposed to reflect the design of a Cornish village, but it became far from picturesque. This pioneering housing project, meant to be a major solution to house families caught up in Everton's 1960s to 1980s clearances, would be swept away itself, beset by social problems. If you have an image of the original Radcliffe Street please upload here, and/ or add a comment/ memory.