It may have been the Penpoll Smelting works on Hawthorne Road, the tannery on the other side,
Bob.
I can well remember the road next to the tannery leading down to Braby's Bridge and Lander Road School.
I walked it twice a day for a year when in my last year at Lander Road. We had moved to Ford and I didn't want to transfer to Litherland Moss School.
I traveled on the 52 bus, part of the route was Hawthorne Road, the 52 ran from Sefton Church to Spellow Lane - The bus for going to either Everton or Liverpool games.
I think Barbara once mentioned the great Billy Liddle would get the 52 to Anfield, he lived up Harris Drive or thereabouts.
Cheers,
Ronnie