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The building on Tithebarn Street, and the corner of Vernon Street, looks as though it would have been built around the 1930's but wondering if anybody knew who or which company used to occupy it.

I think it could have been WH Smith wholesale . This is where we used to have to go pay newspaper bills, when my mother had a newsagent shop. I think the business move from there late 1960's

MaryA wrote:https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@53.40996 ... tLSTJg!2e0

The building on Tithebarn Street, and the corner of Vernon Street, looks as though it would have been built around the 1930's but wondering if anybody knew who or which company used to occupy it.

Try a phone call to the estate agents whose sign is on the wall...
Hitchcock Wright @ 0151-227-3400

Hi Mary, I think Shirley could be right.
Hornby House was on the cnr of Tithebarn & Vernon in 1938 Directory
home to W.H Smith & Sons Ltd.

Thanks very much everyone. This enquiry came from a local historian at a talk (well series of six) she is giving about the original Seven Streets of Liverpool. After the first talk detailing the development of Liverpool, she is now "walking" the streets and discussing many of the interesting buildings and architecture. Extremely interesting talks, if anybody gets the opportunity to attend any by Joyce Hughes, do try to take the opportunity as she knows her stuff and presents it in a very interesting way.

Any idea who took it over when it changed hands from WH Smith? Don't think we have directories for so recent as the 1960's but somebody may remember.

1968 Kelly's agrees with the other findings.
D

Thanks again.

It was wondered if it was a GPO or telephone exchange but you have straightened us out.

The telephone directories on Ancestry go up to 1984 they might help.

Oooh clever, never thought of that.

Trouble is you need a name, and I'm thinking it may have changed in the '60s, but don't know to what.

WH Smiths still there in 1969 anyway, and 1971 is the latest I find for them there, after that, gone.

MaryA wrote:Oooh clever, never thought of that.

Trouble is you need a name, and I'm thinking it may have changed in the '60s, but don't know to what.

Try a local phone call to the estate agents whose sign is on the wall...
Hitchcock Wright @ 0151-227-3400

Sorry for not acknowledging your previous post DS, that is a job for Monday, I know many estate agents are closed Saturday afternoons.

MaryA wrote:Sorry for not acknowledging your previous post DS, that is a job for Monday, I know many estate agents are closed Saturday afternoons.

Thought you might have been wearing the sun glasses and missed it!

When WH Smith left the building they moved up to premises behind Broadgreen station. Very inconvenient for my mother as her shop was in the city, and did not drive. As for the telephone exchange that was in Old Hall St and was called Lancaster House.

Can remember walking up Vernon St as a child, on way to WH Smith, and remember a candle makers. I think it mostly made church candles, and used to love looking in the windows at all the candles hanging up . Can anyone else remember it.

Such wonderful memories Shirley, sorry I didn't live near enough to town to know about these places.

DS would I overlook you, indeed!