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Alamein Barracks at Huyton

I had never even heard of Huyton, much less been there until I joined the Territorial Army in 1967. I had enlisted at a recruiting office in Manchester and attended the Alamein Barracks for my basic training in 1967.

In those far off days we wore our uniform instead of civvies when leaving the barracks and I have happy memories of a bunch of us "squaddies" riding on the top of a double decker bus into Liverpool city centre for an evening's entertainment!
The trouble with this was that the beery evening always seemed to be followed by an early start the next morning! Believe me Corporal Stewart's drill was not the best cure for a hangover. Sometimes ...read more here
A memory of Huyton contributed by John Howard Norfolk

to a new life

My greatgrandfather Patrick Matthews, his second wife Mary Ann (Smith) together with their daughter Rose sailed on the maiden voyage of the Majestic to New York in April 1890. Patrick was from Cootehill, CountyCavan, Ireland. In 2005 I found his descendants living in Florida. My husband and I flew to America for a holiday and met our new cousins.
A memory of Liverpool contributed by sylvia kendrick

Myrtle Street Children's Hospital

I spent  the first part of my childhood in Myrtle Street Children's Hospital on Ward 5, Orthapedic. I was born in 1951 and was an inpatient on and off for 13 years. I remember quite a few places inside the hospital and different things going on at the time I was in there. I remember a few consultants who I was with, I can remember what it was like on the wards, the sister who was on Ward 5 was called Sister Smith, she was lovely although the nurses were a bit frightened of her as they had to line up every morning before they went on the ward with their hands in front to see if they were clean. Does ...read more here
A memory of Liverpool contributed by barbara mcdonnell

My time in Liverpool

My memory of Liverpool was living in number 12 Kensington Rd near the corner of Hall Lane where the post office was. My parents' landlady was Mrs Elizabeth Smith, I think she was Tommy Smith's mother? I remember my father taking me & my sister to St John's Gardens on weekends and to Otterspool until a tragic accident involving a young lady on a pushbike and a car? I remember the New Brighton ferry at the pier head. And I remember my dad taking me in the company (Otis) truck going to Birkenhead through the Mersey Tunnel. Thanks...
A memory of Liverpool contributed by Alan Bond