Exploring A Long Lost Lane Of Liverpool - Back Lane,The Lane That Time Forgot -

[@hughthompson6781]

I grew up in Grassendale Park. This was always known as Rubbish Lane for obvious reasons! Basically any garden rubbish got dumped there. My vague understanding was that this had always been a public lane down to the river. When Grassendale Park was enclosed in about 1840 this right of way had to kept. At the bottom end, now covered in vegetation, is what looks like a small wharf where you could bring a boat alongside. It is possible that this may have been used by fishermen, and another theory is that it might have been used as a landing place for small ferry boats. The promenade was built when the park was enclosed and would have been a considerable effort as there would have been a great deal of backfilling. Prior to this the shore would have been a bit further up but with outcrops of rock. The wall on the other side of the lane to the park is old as well. There were several grand houses in this area and it is possible that this was part of their estate. Again, considerable expense has been gone to building the sea wall towards Otterspool promenade and backfilling it. Until the 1920s when Otterspool promenade was built the entire shore sloped down to the river. It was then mostly fields with occasional sandstone farm buildings, possibly similar to what the Dee estuary looks like today round Heswall and Parkgate. At the very top of the lane on the corner of Beechwood Road there used to be a turkey farm. The wall on the right was in fact the back wall of a large barn and you can see where windows have been filled in. As a small boy I can remember turkeys standing on the sills! The modern houses were built in the 1960s on what had been the Police cricket ground. It had a pavilion like the one in Sefton Park. Thanks for a great video!

[@g2emedia1977]

Wow brilliant info mate cheers glad you liked the video cheers for watching

[@Gang-zy7lq]

Brilliant ansewrs mate

[@bernadettefarrell8161]

Hi you popped up on my page as a recommendation a few weeks ago so I’ve been catching up and I’ve subscribed. Just wanted to tell you I went with a builder to a huge house in Grassendale which was abandoned as he was thinking of developing it and he wanted my advice on what to do with it and sales prices. The House had a drive through porch for crarriages and it’s own ballroom and stables for horses,carriages and staff it was fascinating. The last guy to own it had gone a bit odd after his wife died. He was a Professor of Astronomy and he taken the whole pitched roof of his house, boarded and tarmaced the now flat roof and stayed up all night stargazing on the roof. The house stood out like a sore thumb. The builder didn’t take it any further so I don’t know what happened but I rembrr standing on the roof and the views were amazing The other thing I wanted to say I loved the bombed rubble video you did at Crosby and you came across a couple of white marble or stone triangular shape over front door pieces and they looked like they had come from a grand house. I got a recommendation to watch Merseyside Police photos from the bombing in 1941 and towards the end you can see those headpieces standing out in the rubble. It was really coincidental when I’d watched you talking about them the day before. Have a look if you get a chance. Just search for Merseyside Police photos bombed houses and you should find them. I like the interesting finds on your channel. Thank you.

[@g2emedia1977]

Hey thanks for subbing much appreciated thats brill information thanks a lot

[@kmag7122]

very interesting alway wanted to know were that's gos brilliant great job guys

[@g2emedia1977]

thanks for watching glad you liked the video such an interesting place this

[@stephenkayll5241]

I played down this lane in the early 60's after my family moved to Beechwood Road. The prom and Jacks field were our playground. Never fully understood the background to the lane, as it was direct access to the river without sea walls. My memory from many years ago. On the rare occasion I get down to the bottom of Beechwood Road I feel at home even though I left there in1972.

[@stephenkayll5241]

In early January 1963 ( the big freeze) my family moved to one of then, new Corporation houses on Beechwood Road that face Jacks Field, where the 1970's house are to the right of the lane. Jacks Field was my playground and we went down Back Lane often, it was never that overgrown. Jacks Field was the Co-Op Recreation field and had great football fields, tennis courts, bowling greens and a turkey farm directly next to the lane at the entrance by Grassendale Park, I'm just guessing, but I can imagine that the groundsmen from the Co-Op would send one of their apprentices down the lane to tidy it up. At that time Beechwood Road was unadopted and was little more than a country lane track with large potholes and definitely no tarmac!. This brings back happy memories of my playground from 1963 as a then ten year old. Otterspool Prom was also my playground and loved climbing the sandstone wall near beechwood school. Thanks for the memories.

[@timmobbs165]

My old stomping ground as a kid. The modern houses on the left was a field we'd play on or use as a cut through to Otterspool prom. It was called "Jack's Field" and one of the roads is named after it. I never knew it was called Back Lane, we used to just call it 'The Lane' and was fairly inaccessible back in the day (70's). Many of the residents of North Road, Grassendale Park used to throw their garden waste over! I seem to recall something about the Lane being a medieval access to a 'ferry' operated by Monks, but not sure if there was a Monastery in the area, but again one of the new roads in Jack's Field is called 'Monksferry Walk'.

[@jasonking9008]

Hello again.... I explored it in the 1960s with my friend John his mother a teacher had the history, from a colleague who lived in an adjoining property to the lane, its purpose was originally to access the water for fishermen and others... Small boats being brought down hauled by a team of shire horses.. An idea...... If you go to St Michaels in the Hamlet... Now much altered to when we explored there, 50 and more years ago... By the old train station into the woods was an old convent.... On a promontory overlooking the river, all that remained then was ruins, but there was a pig man, who kept mad pigs... It was adjacent to the naphtha tanks, and a great place to explore. We got onto it from the old Mersey Docks and Harbour playing fields at bottom of Fulwood Road.... And along the cliff edge.... Now all swallowed up... The Priory Woods, as they were called where haunted.

[@g2emedia1977]

Wow brilliant info thanks for that and thanks for taking the time out to watch the video thats brilliant info

[@nickaxe771]

Jason I have been interested in this lane/river access for years....your explanation is most plausible. I always thought some sort of boat access. I at one time thought it maybe a ferry landing point from the likes of Eastham....the Monks??? But using horse sound like its prob about right. Thanks for that. What a shame its overgrown like it is. Many thanks to the OP always wanted to know what it was like further up. A fascinating area.

[@deathofcommonsense]

As a 10yo in 1960 I decided Grassendale Park was the place I wanted to live when I grew up..... went to to Australia instead :)

[@g2emedia1977]

Nice area love it down there

[@williammccaldon9374]

Cost around a million now!

[@AlannahRyane]

I am loving your stuff!!

[@g2emedia1977]

thanks for watching lots more vids to come

[@pabze]

Standing on the cast iron shore, yeah Lady Madonna trying to make ends meet, yeah Looking through a glass onion Never realised the Beatles were talking about here! Funnily enough this is the spot i fully fell in love with them. Amazing

[@g2emedia1977]

Love the beatles to

[@MarkPhillips]

Thanks bud. I've looked down at that exit to the river from grassendale park for so many years and kind of assumed it was an outlet of some sort of a river, never thinking it was an actual lane. Thanks for straightening my thinking.

[@normangee6359]

Many Thanks! Enjoyed that video of your re-discovery of 'Back lane' Now in New Zealand but I enjoy those 'visits' to places I knew long ago! and I know there are so many more long forgotten lanes and avenues in south Liverpool/Speke/Hale districts that are no longer in use! Cheers!

[@g2emedia1977]

Cheers thanks for watching glad you liked it

[@gemark1605]

Thats a really interesting bit of video... I imagine if I had a place bordering on this I'd be pretty eager to keep a nice trail down to the river for an evening wander in my wellies instead of dumping my old crap in it!

[@g2emedia1977]

Cheers mark and gem I'd love nothing more than that to be behind my house i can imagine the setting as the sun goes down at the end of that Oh mark before i forget you being an amiga man have a butchers at this little vid i made on my other channel a little idea I've had for a while now kzbin.info/www/bejne/fpKZkmaKf5aGbsU

[@BertAndSmokey]

I was down oglet about two weeks ago at the back of john lennon airport and walked further along stumbled across some farmers fields and found lots of clay pipe peices and old plate shards right next to the pathway. Great videos will watch more very interesting. 🤘😎

[@g2emedia1977]

That sounds really interesting i haven't been on oggy shore for years Cheers for watching we have loads more interesting videos planned

[@BertAndSmokey]

@@g2emedia1977 you're welcome.

[@terrilangley2073]

@@g2emedia1977 you'll have to be quick before JLAirport gets the expansion they want. dungeons lanes been closed for a little while now and speke hall tries its best to disguise public footpaths. luckily locals make safe ways to access.

[@anthonysiebenthaler682]

That was quite enjoyable. Thanks for going and exploring the little lane. Should have taken your snow shoes though! :)

[@g2emedia1977]

Cheers glad you liked it more stuff like this unseen coming real soon

[@vincentk531]

Great video I don't live far from there, I live by Southparkway between the crem and the cemetery there is a pathway that goes up to Hillfoot Road if you go there take some decent footwear

[@g2emedia1977]

Ive done that one mate brunt lane its called its in my videos somewhere...a few years ago i done it now mind Thanks for watching glad ypu enjoyed the video

[@ste-fitzgerald]

Mad that mate I wondered where that went. Thanks for doing that la.

[@g2emedia1977]

Pleasure mate glad you liked it

[@yamyam_1978]

I recognise that beach now 🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊

[@g2emedia1977]

ha ha

[@nickaxe771]

Great vid.....always wanted to know what its like further up.....always thought a boat access lane. What an interesting area Grassendale is.

[@g2emedia1977]

Thanks nick glad you liked it i reckon its cobbled underneath grassesndale is a really interesting area

[@martinsallenger5526]

Hi George l was on a bike ride today down by the Grassingdale Esplanade l seen the entrence to Back lane and never had a clue what it was l though it was a waterway leading to the river Mersey not a lane. I was scrolling some of your earlier videos and recognised the lane from the water front, glad l did not not meny people know about this lane,wouldn't be great if this was clear so you could walk down to river really enjoyed watching this one thanks for sharing 👍

[@g2emedia1977]

Hello mate yeh one ive always wondered what it was for so was glad when i got handed the old maps telling me what it was used for Thanks for watching as always

[@FayeClegg]

I once seen 5 objects floating down the mersey one night when I was having a spliff by the festival gardens. Then a few days later when here with my mates I noticed those same 5 objects. They where dead cows

[@g2emedia1977]

That made me chuckle mate mad that they was cows like

[@KayW-gd2if]

Great footage! It would be cool to get to the old underground station/cinema in dingle, or the underground lake under the brewery in town

[@g2emedia1977]

Cheers the underground station is still locked up after the rebuild of the roof years ago would be good to see back inside that again the cinema is ok to but the station next to it is much better

[@ziggydan7854]

That underground lake stretched for miles. Check out, Well Lane, Bootle.

[@delSee]

My Aunty lived in Monksferry Walk, 70’s houses adjacent to the top end this lane. She always said the road was named after a ferry crossing operated by monks so I wonder whether this lane was the access way to/from the ferry? Also assume there must have been a monastery nearby…any thoughts?

[@g2emedia1977]

i have heard that mentioned a lot but unabke to confirm anything

[@PaulKavanagh-wy7tf]

Lived in garston as a kid nan lived in Broughton drive played there was called rubbish lane were new houses on left we called Jack's field my dad said they used to swim in the river here out to navigation bueys

[@manonthemoon2912]

Bluebells are a protected plant in the UK. It is against the law to intentionally pick, uproot or destroy bluebells. Bluebells have soft, succulent leaves that are particularly sensitive to being trodden on.

[@russellham2094]

I'd forgotten about this 'lane'. Marked the end of Otterspool if memory serves??

[@darrenpickthorne2848]

Back lane might off been a slip way for the viking long boats ???

[@g2emedia1977]

Maybe mate be interesting to find out

[@itsmememe3489]

For when Liverpool fans are visiting 🤣🤣🤣

[@g2emedia1977]

Lol

[@VaultPete]

There's a ww2 pill box further down where the Promenade ends , further on passed this lane.

[@g2emedia1977]

ive done 2 videos on it mate if its the same one that is

[@treasurehuntingscotlandmud9340]

Good video

[@g2emedia1977]

Thanks glad you liked it

[@timspooner59]

Master class in Scouse accent

[@tommywright1017]

I now live in Wrexham having moved here from Speke about fifteen years ago

[@g2emedia1977]

Was it a good move?

[@tommywright1017]

It was I must say my family moved here so I followed them about thirty years later. I left my wife of forty five years our marriage just sorted fizzled out if you know what I mean I was also fed up haveing knives etc put to my throat from people looking for one of my lads god help. Them if they found him lol he was one of the lads that ran speke at the time

[@traceymillington6700]

I lived in a tower block opposite there weve always know it as the monks ferry the hiusing esstate at tge back is called monks ferry way

[@simonsays335]

Absolutely love the channel! Liked subbed and belled, cheers! :) :)

[@g2emedia1977]

Thanks simon much appreciated glad you like the content there's a lot lot more good things to come

[@kennethcarter5720]

How the other half behave. Jericho lane is only down the road. I suppose they can’t fit their shit in a Porsche

[@g2emedia1977]

Very true

[@safetyfirstintexas]

A wagon path from town to the water for haulage of goods?

[@Hooded_Nomad_23]

I wonder what finds you would get with a little metal detection?

[@g2emedia1977]

bet there would be loads of stuff

[@ziggydan7854]

The Sandstone wall looks ancient.

[@g2emedia1977]

It does look old doesn't it

[@tommywright1017]

Were about are you from is it speke

[@g2emedia1977]

Park road

[@davelar3868]

Someone should phone the council and tell them they can't get down the road cos someone has blocked the way with all their crap. Seriously is that the way we treat our history

[@traceymillington6700]

p s the other side of the river has a simikar lane

[@g2emedia1977]

Do you have a road name?

[@traceymillington6700]

My friend said its in rockferry on the water front there is an old pub there called the ferry and an old slipway this is the place where they picked up and dropped of passengers

[@traceymillington6700]

my friend said its in rock ferry theres a pub on the waterfront and an old slipway where the monkspicked up and drop off passengers

[@tommywright1017]

Why don't you do a walk down oggy balls lane turn left at the end and go down oggy shore on your left again and head for the light house and then come out in hale village then go. Into hale park we used to walk there when we were kids we moved to Speke when I was five years old I'm now 75 years old me and my mates used to be always in the mills or down the onk as we called it then lol

[@g2emedia1977]

Hi tommy i did do a video on oglet a few months ago never went as far as hale park like

[@tommywright1017]

😢OK I used to walk a lover the place with my metal detector found loads of interesting stuff in hale park and otters pool. Park I found a lot of musket balls in hale park I think Cromwell had a bit of a tussle there years ago I was told by to old women who were metal detecting in hale park to get my detector on the mole hills that's were I would find musket balls etc the moles used to throw them up

[@kennethcarter5720]

Sifting through for treasure 😂 their to tight to throw anything decent out

[@jameshampson4783]

why dont you people to volenteer to clean it up

[@g2emedia1977]

Im hoping the locals see this video and clean their own mess up

[@billmc4673]

BACK LANE (PREDICTED TEXT)..

[@chrismccartney8668]

What waste of land why is no one maintaining it must belong to someone ? Council or Park or Private Person. In London that would a row of mini flats call Shipway Lane and worth half a million each..

[@johnbarton9901]

I .lived and was brought up in Liverpool an grasrendalle and usto play on ogee shore when we had mates but you called it a day you said that's the road but I never saw were I brought you out what a waste ov time in back lane you never saw It through

[@g2emedia1977]

didnt understand what you meant follow what through?

[@BertAndSmokey]

Sub from me. 🤘

[@g2emedia1977]

Thanks you much appreciated