The land that is currently the beer garden to The Plasterers was once the location for a row of cottages. Years ago Back Sea View consisted of rows of terraced cottages – here’s another old photo of the road, though somewhat dark. The one above must’ve been taken in the morning. Either that or someone was rather tardy picking their milk off the step.
Where these houses old fisherman’s cottages?
How about this for another view from around the bend looking towards Trinity Road:
Great to see photos of Back Sea View, and particularly the one looking towards Trinity Road. I was born in 1941 in the first house on the right of the photo – the more modern of the houses shown.. My parents lived in the rented ground floor flat, and the midwife, Nurse Parr, lived further down the street, closer to Trinity Road. In 1952, we moved to Trinity Road, opposite the Working Men’s Club. The photos sure bring back memories.
I lived in number7 and 9 back sea view in 1957 ish my father Ken Robinson knocked the two cottages into one . The council done a compulsory purchase order on the property which left us with a new council house in Proctor Road Hoylake
This brings back memories. I have been alerted to this photo by a contact in Ellesmere who used to live in Back Sea View. In the late 1940s /early 1950s I used to spend four weeks with my family lodging in a cottage at the top of the cul de sac. We lived in Liverpool and this was bliss to me. I can”t remember the name of either the cottage or the people who took us in but I think that their daughter had the surname Price. These were happy days, full of sunshine (except when it rained) and with golden beaches (except when the ships sent in oil). Never to be forgotten-for the best possible reasons.
I now line in Suffolk but I have fond memories of Hoylake..
Hi David, sounds very like “Sandhills Cottage” behind the Plasterers – Les and Amy Price with their daughters Brenda and Rosemary (Pip) (my cousins) were in residence. I have given the (illustrated) story of the cottage and its Jones family occupants from 1841 to the Hoylake Library for a project they ran last year.
Hi Chris, we are tracing our family the Dawson, we think Wilhemina Jones lived at 13 Back Sea View and my great grandad William Dawson lodged there then married her
Would this be the Jones family you mention
Regards
Pete Dawson
In the 1940/50s a cobbler used to live at the house with the shop front but I do not remember him ever repairing shoes there.. Next door lived the Taylors. The house with the milk outside lived the Silcocks who later moved to Carr Lane and the end house lived the Hattons, Mr Hatton ran a coal delivery service.
My dad was one of the Taylors, Billy. With brothers Les and Alan and an older sister Joan. Is that the same family?
Which house did they live in and can you remember anything about the family or their mother Miriam?
Let me know what you can remember.
Many Thanks, Sarah
Sarah
We are talking about the same Taylor family. They lived in the house next to the one with the shop front. I was a school friend of your dad Billy this was in the late 1940s, sorry I can not give you any information about the family because in 1951 I joined the Merchant Navy and lost all contact with the family.
Regards George
Hi George, that’s lovely to talk to a school friend of dads.
What can you remember of Miriam. Never knew her but would love to learn more about her. Do you still live in the area?
Sarah. Sorry I can not give you any information about Billys mum Mirium as a youngster I think the most I ever said was hello and goodbye. I left Hoylake in 1955 and for the past 50+ years I have lived in Portsmouth.