Booker Avenue Nursing Home

[Lewisff]

Hi Guys,

I am trying to identify which property on Booker Avenue was a former nursing home in the 1930's and 40's. It was, amongst others, the birthplace of the late Liverpool actor, Derek Nimmo.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks,
Frank

[Tina]

Hi Frank
Was it a maternity home by the time Derek was born there please?
Dec qtr 1930.
I don't have Directories for this time frame for Booker Ave.

Thanks
Tina

[daggers]

Are you thinking of the house, Springcroft, at the corner of Aigburth Hall Ave and South Sudley Rd? That was a 'home' of various kinds until demolished.
I think the Monsarrat family lived there once.
D

[Lewisff]

Hi Tina and D,

Yes, I think that it did operate as a maternity home as my partner,Gil, was born there on June 4th 1949. However, she doesn't know , for obvious freasons, which property it was.

Thanks for your help,
Frank

[borderpath]

Hi all,

Can't say that I've any great interest in genealogy but can provide definite confirmation that the nursing home in question was at 39 Booker Avenue i.e. where Derek Nimmo (and I in August 1949) were born. Curiously, the attending midwife was Nurse Snowball and under the supervision of Doctor Smellie ; I believe Derek mentioned Nurse Snowball in the course of one of his radio shows. Now. assumedly, 39 is a private residence.

Hope this helps.

Roger

[MaryA]

Hi and welcome to the Forum. Thanks for jumping straight in with information, Lewis does pop in now and again and hopefully will receive a notification than you have answered his query so hopefully he will respond soon.

[Lewisff]

Hi Roger,
Many thanks for taking the time and trouble in confirming the nursing home address.

Regards
Frank

[Tina]

Welcome aboard Roger and thank you for finding this post from
a few years back and your information.
Cheers
Good to see you back Frank.