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Written by Steven Dowd
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Today I managed to transcribe some poems written by J H Lane, which he published in 1916 in a small 40 page booklet called "Newton le Willows - Pictures and Verse".
Most of the Pictures from the book have already made it into the photo gallery, as they duplicate ones in his other two publications, as do some of the verse from the book, but here are three small sections of verse which are new to me. |
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Written by Steven Dowd
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Members of the Lancashire and Cheshire Antiquarian Society visited Winwick in June, 1909, and were shown the Bloody Stone by the leader, Captain Arthur Doggett. The report of the visit states that the stone lay on the edge of the footpath of the road leading from Newton to Winwick Church and close to the bridge crossing the railway. The local tradition then was that the Welsh knight was overtaken and killed by Sir William de Bradshaigh "on the Bloody Stone." |
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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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14th May 1915: EXTRA ORDINARY SCENES.
Earlestown on Monday night was the centre of a scene absolutely unprecedented in its history. The primary cause was of course; the bitter feeling that has been gradually growing stronger against German aliens throughout the country a feeling which reached fever heat on the day following the sinking of the "Lusitania," gathered in intensity on the Sunday, and then, when Mondays papers told the tale of how Liverpool, had set the example on Sunday evening, it rose to such a height here that there Was no containing it, and "on Monday" night it reached delirium point. |
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Written by Steven Dowd
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| This commemorative booklet outlines the history of the Works and its development under railway ownership in the intervening hundred years when it was successively owned by the LNWR from 1853-1923; the LMS from 1923 to 1947, and by the Railway Executive of the British Transport Commission from 1st January 1948 to the present date. | |  |
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Around a year ago, I compiled from different sources a history on one of Earlestowns oldest firms, T & T Vicars, somehow, the article has been lost from the database, probably when the website changed Servers some months ago, for those interested, here again is the missing history article |
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