Water Street Liverpool

Apart from Clitheroe and the surrounding area.Other places have been covered from time to time.Starting off with a series of photographs taken around Liverpool in the 1920's.

It would appear that Edward Pye went on a day trip to Liverpool on the above 'Tattersall and Hindle' coach and got some striking results.This street is Water Street in Liverpool.Originally called 'Bonk Street', hundereds of years ago because the bottom of Water Street connected to the Mersey.'Bonk' was Lancashire dilect for 'bank' (taken from river bank by the river). Through the years it became Bank Street and then eventually Water Street.

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