DR Frank O'Reilly, of London, sent this picture in. He said: "I took this photograph in 1978.

"It shows a landscape, (the corner of Tavlin Avenue in Dallam), which has now almost totally vanished.

"The huge engineering structure is the North Sea Gas Terminal and was popularly called the Longford Illuminations on account of its nocturnal splendour.

"It dominated the landscape for only a few years before demolition, whilst the post War steel houses have long since gone.

"Although they provided a high standard of comfort for their time, (having full central heating), they were prone to flooding by the Sankey/Dallam Brook, popularly known as the Stinking Brook.

"Probably only the playing field and the London to Glasgow railway line will enable you to yourselves in this vanished landscape. The image does raise questions about why the terminal rose and fell so rapidly and about how the 'steel house experiment' should be historically evaluated.

"Maybe someone out there can provide insights into these issues and perhaps there's even someone that will say, 'That's the house I used to live in!'."

If you used to live in the house or have any insights into the issues raised you can contact Dr O'Reilly on frankolla@fsmail.net

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