Liverpool 1971 -1981

This silent film accompanied Michael Nyman's The Piano Sings tour 2005/06. Premiered at the Liverpool Philharmonic Hall. All photographs by Phil Maxwell. Editor: Hazuan Hashim.
© Hazuan Hashim & Phil Maxwell 2006.

[@bikinibabes666]

I have spent ten years in Liverpool to date, both as a student and later in employment and I JUST LOVE IT.....

[@michaelgaskell7408]

Biggest shithouse in Western Europe.

[@stuartinnes81]

I was born in 72 lovely to have memories from my childhood .

[@princebootlegchannel]

Growing up in the Old Fort Prescott Street 1972-79 this is my era. Brought a lot of memories back. Liverpool stil a bomb site old men in pubs old women in the market and posters we use to peel off whilst still wet and stick them on our bedroom wall. There was still dignity with poverty in Liverpool in those days.

[@Theoriginalbigbrillo]

Yup , my Dad proved it back in 1971 when he left the Merchant Navy and started his own Business’s ;)

[@ianingham5713]

Fantastic days,you could actually take lovely pics of children without getting arrested.

[@susanmason6476]

Love my city 🥰 Love the people 😍

[@johngeddes4863]

Great video the 2 old fellas sitting in the pub the one on the left his name is Tommy he sat with my nan for years in a pub my mum and dad run called the croxteth on lodge lane.

[@henryb160]

It'll be a kebab shop now

[@johngeddes4863]

No. Mate still a pub.

[@henryb160]

@@johngeddes4863 The public baths went. The public library went and the other public houses went. It won't be long before that one goes. They like mosques and kebab houses in that community, not public houses

[@pataleno]

7:26 Paddington comprehensive school on the left as it was known then and the mount Vernon pub. Grew up in Kenny and Drank in their a few times.
Looking towards the university and Cathedral.

[@marypoppins8083]

brilliant x

[@terry6985]

The two old fellas in their flat caps & scarves have gotta be ex dockers

[@rickallen6378]

Not one shot of Ringo.

[@chunkygroove9038]

Lovely video.The only thing missing was the crack pipe.

[@jameshampson4783]

name the sites

[@gazriley624]

1.29 that is earle rd L7

[@stephenjones9153]

Yes and Earle Road School was still there, I used to live in Cantsfield Street which is sadly no longer, its underneath the new School. Also I lived in Corney Street and the Earle Marshall is still there but No Mulliner,Salisbury or Waldek turned into student flats. The amount of pubs that closed when they banned smoking is such a shame.

[@gazriley624]

@@stephenjones9153 i agree! i loved the Mulliner too many lost Pubs in Liverpool the Spofforth was good as well and The Earl (the dead house)

[@peterdonnelly6804]

I recon earl road is L15

[@gazriley624]

@@peterdonnelly6804 it's deffo L7 i grew up around there

[@keegan773]

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