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Toxteth.net is a non-commercial website, shared with those who have
an interest in the
unique history of the Toxteth area of Liverpool.
The idea to put data on the net developed from my interest in
finding out about my ancestors in the area in the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. After that it just grew.
I use Toxteth to
mean the original boundaries of the Royal and Ancient Park
of Toxteth, delimited in 1207 by King John.
The term has been much abused,
Toxteth Park is not Liverpool 8 (which is just a postcode
area, close on 1000 years later than toxteth!)
the original boundary extended
far wider The site launched in October 2004
and there is still a great deal of material to be added,
(and a limited time to do this)
but I hope it gives you a feel for the area in which your ancestors
walked.
If you have any information, or especially
pictures, which you are willing to share please get in touch.
The
site will only expand further by pooling information.
JULY 2008.
Development on Toxteth.net continues and I have a wealth of new materials to add but it is now clear that some sites are linking to pictures hosted on this site.
This is not people simply looking or using pictures, you are welcome to do that of course, this is other sites linking to pictures stored here.
This has caused overusage charges which have doubled the cost of running this site.
Where I have seen excessive traffic to files, especially picture files, these have been deleted to reduce my bandwidth.
This unfortunate state will remain while I rewrite the site or find a way to trace these external sites and stop the theft.
I apologise that you will get a lot of "file missing" messages, please don't mail to tell me about this, I know
but toxteth.net is a hobby and I cannot afford to finace other people's websites out of my own pocket.
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