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Posted by Shuggie96 <iframe src='https://members.boardhost.com/litherland-ford/info/user=Shuggie96' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on 9/7/2025, 18:33:36

Hi all,

I'm doing a bit of research into Sefton Street where Hoppy's and Ronnie & Rita's used to be.

Can anyone give me any information of what the shops used to be along there?

Thanks,

Sefton Street - Kellys Liverpool Directory Listings

Posted by Ronnie <iframe src='https://members.boardhost.com/litherland-ford/info/user=Ronnie' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on 11/7/2025, 4:08:23, in reply to "Sefton Street"

I have more Gores Liverpool directory listing to post.

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Posted by Norma <iframe src='https://members.boardhost.com/litherland-ford/info/user=Norma' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on 11/7/2025, 15:48:31, in reply to "Sefton Street - Kellys Liverpool Directory Listings"

Meadows 29 was my Aunty Nell brother,but very complicated,i didnt like his wife as a child

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Posted by Shuggie96 <iframe src='https://members.boardhost.com/litherland-ford/info/user=Shuggie96' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on 11/7/2025, 11:59:54, in reply to "Sefton Street - Kellys Liverpool Directory Listings"

These are great, Ronnie! Thanks for posting them, really gives me an insight to what the place was like.

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Back of Sefton Street

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Posted by Ronnie <iframe src='https://members.boardhost.com/litherland-ford/info/user=Ronnie' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on 10/7/2025, 7:19:23, in reply to "Sefton Street"
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Some street directory listings and a 2009 photo I took, I will put more years later today.

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These are wonderful, thanks Ronnie! Strange thinking of what was there once upon a time compared to how badly it went downhill.

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Matt Stubbs, Butcher.
He did his own slaughering, the slaugherhouse was at the back of the shop.

Butchers in Sefton Street before Matt Stubbs were, Christopher Cain and William Battersby

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Posted by Norma <iframe src='https://members.boardhost.com/litherland-ford/info/user=Norma' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on 10/7/2025, 7:34:44, in reply to "Re: Sefton Street"

Bought my first bike at hoppies,black phillips bike,really wanted a bike with straight handles but they didnt have one, had saved my money and did want to wait,

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Posted by Jean <iframe src='https://members.boardhost.com/litherland-ford/info/user=Jean' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on 10/7/2025, 8:52:25, in reply to "Re: Sefton Street"

Don't know where my first trike came from but, my pink fairy cycle defo came from Hoppy's. I can remember going in with my Dad to buy a bicycle repair kit in a little tin!

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If and when you got a pumpture washing bowl full of water pump the inner tire up put it in the bowl and watch for the bubbles

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Posted by Jean <iframe src='https://members.boardhost.com/litherland-ford/info/user=Jean' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on 10/7/2025, 9:24:36, in reply to "Re: Sefton Street"

Yes, can see my Dad doing it now! What a palaver!

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Jean we were once going to ride to Southport my brother bike got a puncture,decided to turn back all taking turns in riding his bike ,got to a row of shop he would be safe there,got home and Dad went on his motor bike and sidecar to rescue him,

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Jean some year ago Paul a neighbour was taking the bike tire to be repaired, was surprised when I said we had to do it are selves' as kids,

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Posted by Jean <iframe src='https://members.boardhost.com/litherland-ford/info/user=Jean' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on 10/7/2025, 10:36:46, in reply to "Re: Sefton Street"

We were very self sufficient!

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I was given a fairy cycle,it had been my older cousin,but never learnt to ride it,but older , my self on dad bike in the top paddock,in Parr st there where 2 paddock,top one very quiet,then my uncle Jim got me an old sit up and beg bike great it had a basket and a thing on the back my brother could sit on,I would take him to school,Next dad bought me a better bike of a lady in Norwood ave use that to go to work on,till I got the brand new bike,Life and time of the humble push bike

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Do you happen to know when Hoppies closed?

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Sorry I left litherland in 1963,then Cardiff, Warminster, Hong Kong,1968 back to cardiff,army wife,
Ps when we lived outside warminster in little village just over the hedge was Longleat estate Lord Baths family home,I was told by locals how to get in there without having to pay,and open gate,

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Fantastic! I thought the only butchers that was around there was on Sefton Road.

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Posted by Norma <iframe src='https://members.boardhost.com/litherland-ford/info/user=Norma' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on 9/7/2025, 19:16:17, in reply to "Sefton Street"

Hoppies, paper shop, Hair dressers, butchers been gone to long thats all I can think off,

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Posted by Norma <iframe src='https://members.boardhost.com/litherland-ford/info/user=Norma' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on 9/7/2025, 19:20:18, in reply to "Re: Sefton Street"

think the hairdresses was Currans spelling could be wrong, When i worked in Littlewood in a office was Tartt,Curran and Honeybun, Curran made me think of current buns

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Posted by Shuggie96 <iframe src='https://members.boardhost.com/litherland-ford/info/user=Shuggie96' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on 9/7/2025, 19:18:57, in reply to "Re: Sefton Street"

That's brilliant, thanks, Norma.

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Posted by Jean <iframe src='https://members.boardhost.com/litherland-ford/info/user=Jean' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on 9/7/2025, 21:31:52, in reply to "Re: Sefton Street"

Hi Shug, if you are on FB, join the Litherland History page. Quite a lot of info and some pics.

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Hi Jean,

I'll absolutely do that, thank you!

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Posted by John R <iframe src='https://members.boardhost.com/litherland-ford/info/user=John+R' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on 10/7/2025, 5:41:28, in reply to "Re: Sefton Street"

Cobblers/dry cleaners. Chandlers.

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I never knew there was one around there, shame there's not now.

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