Sampson Street

Joan Hatch (nee Cliff) pictured top left holding a nephew.

My Dad, Tommy Cliff. This photo was taken at Barrowmore Sanatorium Hospital, after my Dad got TB in the trenches.He then came home minus a lung, to 11 Sampson Street xx

Hi ,we lived in 37 Kepler Street till 1963. Back to back with Sampson street . I was sent to Elsie's for bits of shopping for my mum Nora. I was 7 when we left Everton to live in the country. Norris Green! Happy childhood memories came flooding back today. I remember the bands men warming up in the street.

The Everton Pipe Band, the Pipe major lived at no 19 Sampson Street. Mr Billy Barrow.

Looking down to Everton Terrace from Sampson Street. Cutts grocery shop on the left hand side. You can also see Everton Heights situated on Everton Terrace.

I was born at 11 Sampson Street in 1949. We had no electricity only gas lamps.No television, only a radio with a massive battery. One Friday night while dancing around to the radio, my brother came in from playing out with his mates, he threw a tea towel at me and broke the gas light, we had to use candles all weekend in the house. The gas company on Bold Street was the only place to get a new gas mantle, and was not open until Monday. My word did we both get told off for this.

Sampson Street one of the many near Everton Terrace

12th July in Sampson St, dressed up to walk in the Orange Lodge. Mr William Barrow lived in the Street and played the Bagpipes in the band, The Everton Pipe Band. The children walked behind in The Lily of the Valley Lodge. Memories are made of this, part of our Heritage .

Nothing like cutting your teeth,on hot buttered toast. Early morning in your pram. Every baby was put outside in the pram , bit of fresh air made them sleep,so I was told x

Birthday Party in Sampson St, The houses where not very big,but the kids could squeeze in for a party, paste butties,jelly and homemade fairy cakes yummy. Then off out to play in the street, skipping,football,hop scotch and chain tick, to name a few games. No expensive toys, but very happy times .

Our corner shop , Elsie Cutts and her husband ran this shop in the 1960s . A couple of slices of bacon was sliced on a machine , use to frighten the life out of me in case her hand was cut with the bacon. Cutts shop sold everything you could possibly think of, from ice cream,4 walkers to aunt Sally x happy memories x