Rupert Hill

I was born on August 16th 1958 in the early hours during a horrendous Lightening and Thunder storm at 20 Rupert Lane, my grandfather was Mr William Singleton. We moved to Evesham Road off Utting Avenue the same year. I have very slight memories of shops etc the one of the Everton Brow certainly jogged a few foggy distant memories from when we would visit our Grandparents when mum would take us to the shops.

My grandfather, Thomas George Forsyth, lived with his first wife Elsie (née Fairclough) at 17 Prince Rupert Street from 1930 to 1934. They had one daughter called Eileen. Sadly, I don't have any photographs of the house, and as the 1931 census was destroyed during WW2, the only source of this information I found was from the Liverpool electoral register.

My mum maiden name Jane Williams was born 9 Rupert Terrace 1924

Rupert Hill to the Everton Lock-Up Tower with the Ann Fowler Home for Woman in the background, formerly a very impressive Welsh Congregational Church.

I was born in 28 Rupert lane in 1962. We moved from there, my my mum dad two brothers and three sisters, when I was two. I was baptised in St Frances Xaviours in Shaw Street. Our house was opposite the lockup behind the church I believe. Would love to see some pictures of Rupert Lane.

Our name was Buckley and we lived in number 50 Rupert Hill in the 1950`s. We left Liverpool in 1955 and moved to Southampton as our dad was a merchant seaman sailing with Cunard from Southampton.

Glad you have sorted your little query, Mike. Great picture.

Mystery solved. The street is Cowley Road. The building with the street name is now gone and replaced with apartments. The shop is still there albeit much modified (and battered).

Photo to previous entry 1 May

My great grandfather lived at 26 Rupert Hill around 1915 but possibly shifted to 7 Chipping Street, Toxteth. I have a photo of his possibly? son William Henry Eames outside a shop. Can anyone identify the shop and street name which is too blury to read off the photo. Must be between 1955 and 1960. Thanks. If you happen to identify the people that would be a bonus.

My mother and I lived at 4 Prince Rupert Street until we emigrated to Australia on the Orient Liner 'Ormonde' in 1951, so the photo was taken in the late 1940s. I remember the house well, including gas lighting, the gas ring which served us as a kitchen, and the big tin tub in which we bathed, weekly... Somebody at the top of the street kept greyhounds or whippets, and I remember pawprints in dirty snow. Does anyone else have photos or memories of Prince Rupert Street?

The photo of Rupert Hill is the best I have seen. Mrs Payne’s shop was where most of the street got 'tick' and paid for their goods on payday at the end of the week. I hope Joan has some more fantastic photo of that time to put up, thanks for sharing it!

A great shot of Rupert Hill while a pram is pushed across tram lines on the main road.Joan Cunnagh says: “This is where I grew up, 1940s until 1960. Lilly and Tom Hannan’s fruit and veg shop is on the corner. The back door by the lamp was Mrs Edge, the money lender, and little further up by same lamp MR Payne and his sisters general shop, I used to take the ration book for everything. I think on the left side was a Scotts bakery.”

Village St, not sure of the date.

I see Mr Coulters car half way down on right hand side, I have wondered who the boys were in that photo, it could even be myself, any idea of the date?

Boys on Rupert Hill.

This is a better pic of the church on Everton Brow/Shaw st. It certainly looks a fine church but I know little about it.

Thanks Lizzie, I remember a few of the names, but I’m surprised that some people have yet to arrive, Mr&Mrs Payne, I thought they had lived there around that time.

Great pics, bring back so many memories of my childhood. this is from 1938 Kelly's directory

Another great snap of the lock-up from Everton Park. The fine church on the corner of Everton Brow/ Shaw St, must have been knocked down in the 30/40s, I’m not certain of the date, all I ever knew, from the 50s were maisonettes on the site.

Another photo of the lock-up and and surrounding area, I would think the photo may have been taken pre war, 30s maybe, does anyone have an idea of the photo date?

Some great pictures here, bringing alive great memories of Rupert Hill.

This is a great Ariel view of Everton, Rupert Hill is on the extreme left almost facing the lock-up. This must be pre 68 I think.

The top of Everton Brow.

We played around this area every day, the top of Everton Brow.

Rupert Hill to the left with the vegetable shop on the corner.

If you have a picture of Rupert Hill, please upload it here or simply leave a memory of your old street. Rupert Hill was one of four near the famous Village Street named after the legendary Prince Rupert of the Rhine, the others being Rupert Lane, Rupert Grove and Prince Rupert Street. Prince Rupert brought several thousand Royalist troops to Everton Ridge in 1644 during the English Civil War. They used this strategic site to ultimately attack and take the town of Liverpool below, defended by the Parliamentarians. Rupert Hill eventually linked Everton Brow and Eastbourne Street. Prince Rupert took a cottage on Village Street for his headquarters and long after he had gone it was known as Prince Rupert's Cottage (pictured). It eventually fell down in the late 1800s because so many people were taking bricks as souvenirs.