Liverpool Blitz, Then & Now
‹ Return to Air raids & bomb sites
Liverpool Blitz, Then & Now
This is Sidney Road in Bootle where bombs fell on September 2 1940. Being close to the docks, Bootle got it bad.
I’ve had to clone in part of the roof on the right (it’s far from perfect), the original photo didn’t have that bit and there is now no continuation of the roof. Original image from Liverpool Picturebook (no longer available online as of 2023)
Ian, I’ve not messaged on here before but you seem to be the man in the know on all things crash sites. I have a very good friend who was an eye witness to watching a German bomber crash in Arundel Sussex. He swears the crew were dragged down with it, their parachutes tangled up in the tail plane. There can’t be many eye-witnesses about now can there? I’m thinking someone should be out an about taking notes/interviewing these people.
A
Hi Andy, That’s an unusual story. Does your friend have any recollection as to the approximate date he saw this and/or any other details? I could be able to determine the aircraft and crew if he knows when it happened. I agree, we need to preserve as much valid information we can before it is lost forever. I am in the north of England and do get to interview some people, get their memories recorded. But the opportunities for that are diminishing now.
Ian
Bloody clever how you do those shots Ian..
Fabulous work Ian.. Perfect cloning.
These really are the ‘Dogs Bo**ocks’ Ian ……. brilliant bit o’ferreting around and brings home what people suffered during that terrible time! Love the juxtaposition of the old and the modern cars in there – certainly makes you think!
PS. mmm …Ian D B …..hah so that’s what the ‘DB’ stands for ! :-)))
[http://www.flickr.com/photos/25305713@N04] [http://www.flickr.com/photos/nondesigner] [http://www.flickr.com/photos/29288836@N00] Thanks guys.
Ian Dogs Bollocks! I’m having that!
The usual fantastic compositing work Ian! Amazing how you find the locations and match up with the old photos.
Cracking t&n shot, really effective and expertly done. Agree that the car and the pile of rubble help underline the contrast and passing of time
Ian DB. Nice 😉
Great work Ian, very cleverly and expertly processed.
Another interesting composite, Ian
I’m truly amazed at how you do these Ian. Do you take a print of the old picture with you and hold it in one hand while looking through the camera?
This is very clever Ian ! I am amazed at how you married the two images, well done , very intresting shot..Have a great Monday :))
Very convincing montage. A clever image for sure!
I love the way you blend your photos together so smoothly!! Brilliant! :~}
great photo and info Ian , great work on the photo as well
Great composite job again mate, I love the way that rubble looks like it’s fallen around the Passat as if the Germans wouldn’t attack one of their own cars!
brilliant job. You are very good at this
Good display of Ghosting, I forgot to upload any more. Will do one now!
Nice work again Ian, very interesting.
Cool bit of manipulation…..
Excellent combination of the old and new.
Love seeing these Ian, gives us a much better idea of how it was.
Really well done. Can’t imagine the trauma of seeing your own house blown to bits like that – but so many people must have done so.
clever compilation – those bricks nicely placed around the VW! great image, sad to see how the building looks now, you’d think for chrissakes they’d rebuild to the original style!? nice to see you back about too, shame i missed you earlier.
Quality mate very well done 🙂
Really great series Ian – excellent manipulation of the images :-))
Very striking work….: )
nice blending – almost 3D
Great photo work, I do a lot of the same kinds of images for the Merseyside blitz and this is one of the few locations I haven’t tried yet.
As an aside I think the wartime damage may be a different date though. Sidney Road was hit twice in the Blitz, on the night of the 31st August/1st September 1940 and the night of the 22nd/23rd December 1940. The earlier raid demolished or damaged houses between 70 and 74, but I think these are further down the road, 11-15 or thereabouts if memory serves. The houses on that end of Sidney Road look slightly different to those on the other side of Greenhalgh Road.
Hi could I use your blended photos on my fb Bootle Liverpool Blitz page please.it’s ok if you rather not. Lesley
That’s fine Lesley, a credit to aircrashsites.co.uk would be appreciated!
Ian
hello or anyone else running the page , just want to give you credit for an awesome page and let you know ive posted links on the hillside high reunion page on facebook and memories of bootle page many thanks for your work and if anyone sees a weirdo with a drone in the next week or so 04/12/2023 its me alan roberts filming quarry road and hillside high.
Haha! Thanks Alan