THE life-blood of Times Past is our readers' response, and this week is no exception.
S.G. Mclardy, who is one of the column's best friends, has provided some lovely background information to a photograph we ran on October 8.
Mr Mclardy remembers the snap as a chess players award ceremony in the PE hall at Ravenmeols School. And he spotted his brother, Ian David, third from right on the top row, holding on to the rope net. The second face he recognised was that of Peter Baden, his best friend, fifth from left on the bottom row.
And Mr Mclardy has not stopped there. He has told us that Ian, who is now nearly 50 years of age, became a civil servant in the health and safety department at Bootle Town Hall, and now works in the Formby branch of Waitrose.
And his school pal Peter, who lived on Castle Drive, was a good chess player and bird watcher. The Baden family, who were apparently very musical, later moved to Oxfordshire, and the friends lost touch.
And finally, thanks to John K. Rowlands, who has helped resolve a reader's 'Cairnie House' mystery. John spent a little time searching the records in Formby Library, and discovered the site of the old house, on Victoria Way.
He said: "All that is left of Cairnie House today is the original front wall. This site is now called Victoria Way, which is a group of private houses built around 20 years ago."
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