Liverpool: Then and Now

Derby Square and beyond, 1952 and 2025

Derby Square and beyond, 1941 and 2025

Castle Street, 1880s and 2025

With St George's Church on the left - opened 1726 and demolished around 1899,

It could be earlier than 1880s I think. If anyone has read 'Her Benny', published in 1879, this church was mentioned a few times and was where the girl used to sell matches, I think.

Dale Street, 1948 and 2025

The Strand from Strand Street, early 1950s and 2025

Here's the Parker Street one, (Doddy has just come past Clayton Square) 1966 and 2024... Great Blacklers one too - will have to have a look at that one more closely!

Netherfield Road South, 1910s and 2025

Ann Fowler's, originally a Welsh Chapel in Everton, became a Salvation Army hostel for women in 1907. It served as a refuge for homeless and vulnerable women. Eventually demolished in the late 1970s due to disrepair and the need for urban redevelopment.

Netherfield Road South, 1940s and 2025

With a bandstand up on the hill in the older one

All Saints Church, Childwall, 1940s and 2025

All Saints Church, Childwall, 1775 and 2025

Lime Street, 1965 and 2025

Lime Street, 1960s and 2025

These shops came down in 1967 I think, so looks to be before then

Elliot Street, 1975 and 2025

With a queue outside the then ABC cinema to see 'Jaws' in the older one

The cinema opened in 1931 and apart from temporary use as an exhibition space in 2016 has been closed and empty since 1998

Great Charlotte Street, 1961 and 2025

Original photo shared by Matt McHugh-Iddon

Before St John's precinct was built, Great Charlotte St ran all the way from Ranelagh St through Queen Square to Whitechapel. The Royal Court is behind the light coloured car on the right

Elliot Street, 1930s and 2025

With the pre-war version of Blacklers just above the women in the older photo and the postwar rebuild (now a Wetherspoons) in the modern one. From right to left there was Market Street, Deane Street then Great Charlotte Street

Clayton Square, 1983 and 2025

Aha! This is the first time I've been able to understand how those steps came to exist, from other angles it makes no sense but you can see here how the end of Elliot St was an incline that they've then levelled and the steps join it back to Lime St - been pondering that for years!

Ahh.... The Jacey - every teenage boy's target (and what a letdown when I eventually got in there if I remember correctly) 😄

Hanover Street, 1910s and 2025

With the Epstein (formerly Neptune) Theatre and the former Boots building still standing on the corner of Church Street

School Lane, late 1960s/early 1970s and 2025

School Lane, 1982 and 2025

Clayton Square, 1960s and 2025

Mount Pleasant, 1950s and 2025

I thought this might be a bit later but the Mardi Gras Club opened here in 1957 and there's no signage for there visible..?

Roe Street and St John's Lane from Lime Street, mid 1960s and 2025

Elliot Street from Lime Street, 1966 and 2025

Elliot Street, 1970s and 2025

Will be late 1960s if that is St John's under construction rather than later alterations I think. Concourse House is showing in the older one (built 1967-69 and demolished in 2009). The Crown pub and Lime Street Station both still visible...

Brownlow Hill, 1970s and 2025

Brownlow Hill, 1937 and 2025

All those post May Blitz photos of central Liverpool are incredible. This one is probably one of my favourite photos in the world

South Castle Street and beyond, 1940s and 2025