Friday Photo: Removals Van
June 5, 2009 by John · 6 Comments
Another great photo today courtesy of Syd Bird who believes that Jesse Bird & Sons took delivery of this particular vehicle in the early 1950`s and the photo was taken prior to it entering service. Syd recalls:
there was great excitement in the family at the time and I think that is why the photo was taken
Click on that photo for a larger version. Note that the building (now the Portrait House restaurant) used to be Westminster Bank and it looks like there’s a bus stop on Market Street a bit further along from where the current one is on the corner of Queens Road.
What I like about this photo is that it acts as a reminder that images of everyday life might not be too exciting when viewed today but in the years ahead they provide a great record of local life.
For previous photos relating to Jesse Bird click here, here and here.
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What a fantastic photo..
I’m intrigued by the telephone number … ‘683 – Hoylake’…
Great picture, fantastic composition.
Thank you for sharing it with us.
What memories the Jesse Bird van brings back. They “moved” my husband and I twice in the early ’60s. Once from Wallasey to Bidston and then from Bidston to Meols. Possibly the same van.
re the phone number- I well recall my family’s first number when we moved in 1959 to Hoylake- 2004.
These old photos evoke such memories of what now seems like another age.
Thank you
I believe that I live in Jesse Bird Jrs house on Rudd Street, Hoylake (according to an old phone directory). Was he Syds grandfather? My house is just a stones throw from Jesses Yard on Market Street and the large warehouse next door to me was presumably connected with the removal business too?
I would be intrigued to see any pictures of the house etc from those days if possible.
Yep, Syd is a relation. Not sure about the warehouse though?
My uncle owned the old West Kirby Auction rooms and Talbot Wilson removals business so was presumably a competitor of the Birds!
With reference to James`s comment regarding Rudd Street I can confirm that my grandfather Jesse Bird lived at No. 31 in the early 1900`s and that my father was born there in 1909.
The warehouse also belonged to the Bird family and was used for storage in connection with their Furniture removal business.
Unfortunately I do not have any old photos of the house in Rudd Street( prior to living in Rudd Street they lived in Walker Street)