YOUR postcard view of the Aviary (sent to you by Mr Barry Pennington) which featured in the Looking Back pages brought back many happy memories for me, although I think I remember an earlier aviary.


As a very young child I was taken in the park on a daily basis with my Gran and we visited the aviary to speak to the various parrots my grandparents donated to the park from their home in Kings Road.

The parrots were all called ‘Polly’ and when we said ‘Hello Polly’ they always said ‘Hello Ma’– I presume they recognised my Gran’s voice.


So thank you for bringing back happy by-gone times.


Jeanne M Ashton, 
Prescot Road