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Written by Steven Dowd
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I recently found this text in the google books system, It is something which was read in the late 1870's to the 'Historic Society' in Warrington Museum by John Babson, Esq, the text didn't come with any images, and the subject matter which it covers is quite wide, some of the details and idea's contained in the article could with hindsight be argued to be wrong, but it is very interesting and is a great window to the views held in the locality by the historians of the society in that time. |
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Written by Steven Dowd
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I was sent this scan of a map yesterday by a visitor to the website,Its a Strip Road Map from Emanuel Bowen and John Owens Britannia Depicta.
Published between 1720 and 1764.It clearly shows Newton, though in the 1720s it seems to have been named "Newton in the Willows", the map shows Newton Hall, at the south end of the village, where it shows a small building and notes it as a hall it also shows two Mills, these are Newton mill and Red bank Mill, the text vertically down the map says "Water Mills", the road to liverpool shown at the top of the village is probably crow lane. |  |
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Written by Steven Dowd
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| I noted that some questions have been asked about Lady Hill, a barrow or not a barrow? good question, I do not think its ever been investigated, The Rev Simpson conducted an investigation into the Castle Hill barrow/mound in the 1840s and it was also investigated in the c1988, but as far as I can discover, no investigations have been done on the the nearby Lady Hill mound. |  |
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Written by Steven Dowd
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This is my transcription of a report "The History of Newton Hall" which was commissioned by one of the website visitors and kindly given to myself for use here in the website.
I have attempted to transcribe the report in as near to its original form as possable, with just a few alterations to the formatting of the original report to better display it online. |  |
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Written by Steven Dowd
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I read a poster earlier today which announced that Sat 1st March, there will be a historical reenactment to celebrate the signing of the lease for the Viaduct Foundry which Sir Hardmen Earle signed from Messrs. Jones & Potts the founders, this lease was signed 150 yrs ago on 1st March 1853.
I read that a Descendant (great grandson i think) of Sir Hardman Earle will be travelling by Steam Train to Earlestown Station being in 1850s period costume at approx 2:45pm on Sat 1st March, and that he will be transported from the Station to the Viaduct Club, where he will meet (sombody?) dressed to play the part of Mssrs Jones & Potts.
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Written by Steven Dowd
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St. Peter's Mission
& All Saints Church In 1891 the need of services at the Earlestown end of the parish became urgent, so the Rev. H. Monk and his assistant-curate, the Rev. F. W. Johnstone, issued the following notice: | |  |
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