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The Canal Bridge and Bridge Street, 1875. View from the Town Hall tower — bridge 1875
The Canal Bridge and Bridge Street, 1875. View from the Town Hall tower

The Canal Bridge and Bridge Street, 1875. View from the Town Hall tower

Bridge Street, c1912 — bridge street 1912
Bridge Street, c1912

Bridge Street, c1912

Bridge Street, undated. showing International Stores on the right (demolished 1920 for widening the carriageway, and creating the War Memorial) — bridge_st_01
Bridge Street, undated. showing International Stores on the right (demolished 1920 for widening the carriageway, and creating the War Memorial)

Bridge Street, undated. showing International Stores on the right (demolished 1920 for widening the carriageway, and creating the War Memorial)

Bridge Street, c1904 — bridge_st_03
Bridge Street, c1904

Bridge Street, c1904

Bridge Street 1913. This card has a "X" marked on the Town Mill, and was addressed to Mr R E Roberts, 50 Keble Rd, Bootle, Liverpool, and said "Dear Dick, Thanks very much for your nice card. Shall I send you some like this in exchange for Liverpool views? I have marked out mill with a cross but you can't tell the size of it as it stretches a long way back and only one end is on the photo. I hope you will soon get a good post. Dick. [Phillip Collier, Reading "B622"] — bridge_st_04
Bridge Street 1913. This card has a "X" marked on the Town Mill, and was addressed to Mr R E Roberts, 50 Keble Rd, Bootle, Liverpool, and said "Dear Dick, Thanks very much for your nice card. Shall I send you some like this in exchange for Liverpool views? I have marked out mill with a cross but you can't tell the size of it as it stretches a long way back and only one end is on the photo. I hope you will soon get a good post. Dick. [Phillip Collier, Reading "B622"]

Bridge Street 1913. This card has a "X" marked on the Town Mill, and was addressed to Mr R E Roberts, 50 Keble Rd, Bootle, Liverpool, and said "Dear Dick, Thanks very much for your nice card. Shall I send you some like this in exchange for Liverpool views? I have marked out mill with a cross but you can't tell the size of it as it stretches a long way back and only one end is on the photo. I hope you will soon get a good post. Dick. [Phillip Collier, Reading "B622"]

Bridge Street, looking south, c1900. [William Softley Parry, 4 Bridge Street] — bridge_st_07
Bridge Street, looking south, c1900. [William Softley Parry, 4 Bridge Street]

Bridge Street, looking south, c1900. [William Softley Parry, 4 Bridge Street]

Bridge Street and Bear Corner, c1913. showing the Wesleyan Chapel, and the Tanyard Lawn on the right. [Albert Parsons] — bridge_st_13
Bridge Street and Bear Corner, c1913. showing the Wesleyan Chapel, and the Tanyard Lawn on the right. [Albert Parsons]

Bridge Street and Bear Corner, c1913. showing the Wesleyan Chapel, and the Tanyard Lawn on the right. [Albert Parsons]

Bridge Street, c1914. showing the street crowded by an outing - possibly the annual church summer outing. [Albert Parsons] — bridge_st_14
Bridge Street, c1914. showing the street crowded by an outing - possibly the annual church summer outing. [Albert Parsons]

Bridge Street, c1914. showing the street crowded by an outing - possibly the annual church summer outing. [Albert Parsons]

Bridge Street, stamped 24.12.1907. "Christmas Greetings" [DM] — bridge_st_20a
Bridge Street, stamped 24.12.1907. "Christmas Greetings" [DM]

Bridge Street, stamped 24.12.1907. "Christmas Greetings" [DM]

Bridge Street, c1912. International Stores on the right. — bridge_st_24
Bridge Street, c1912. International Stores on the right.

Bridge Street, c1912. International Stores on the right.

Bridge Street, c1920. Showing the newly built War Memorial — bridge_st_25 c1920
Bridge Street, c1920. Showing the newly built War Memorial

Bridge Street, c1920. Showing the newly built War Memorial

Bridge Street, c1920. Showing the newly built War Memorial — bridge_st_28
Bridge Street, c1920. Showing the newly built War Memorial

Bridge Street, c1920. Showing the newly built War Memorial

Bridge Street, showing Mr EW Munford at the door of the Printing Works, c1913 — bridge_st_30 c1914
Bridge Street, showing Mr EW Munford at the door of the Printing Works, c1913

Bridge Street, showing Mr EW Munford at the door of the Printing Works, c1913

Bridge Street c1960, showing Stirlands on the left. — bs02 stirlands
Bridge Street c1960, showing Stirlands on the left.

Bridge Street c1960, showing Stirlands on the left.

Bridge Street c1920. — bs16
Bridge Street c1920.

Bridge Street c1920.

Bridge Street, undated. showing International Stores on the right (demolished 1920 for widening the carriageway, and creating the War Memorial) — bs117
Bridge Street, undated. showing International Stores on the right (demolished 1920 for widening the carriageway, and creating the War Memorial)

Bridge Street, undated. showing International Stores on the right (demolished 1920 for widening the carriageway, and creating the War Memorial)

Bridge Street, c1912 — bs108
Bridge Street, c1912

Bridge Street, c1912

Bridge Street, c1912 — bs110
Bridge Street, c1912

Bridge Street, c1912

Bridge Street, c1912 — bs106
Bridge Street, c1912

Bridge Street, c1912

Bridge Street, c1904 (Albert Parsons) — bridge_st_08
Bridge Street, c1904 (Albert Parsons)

Bridge Street, c1904 (Albert Parsons)

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