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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 recently acquired an original copy of "The Penny Magazine", dated March 31 to April 30, 1833.
(Needless to say it didnt cost me just "a penny", Infact I wondered if the Inflation in its recent price, was in direct relation to the age.)
The Magazine had a seven page article with illustrations on "The Manchester and Liverpool Rail-Road". Since a great part of Newton-le-Willows and Earlestowns history is directly related to the railroad, I have scanned and transcribed the magazine for those who might be interested. |
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Written by Steven Dowd
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Ken Harding one of the website visitors sent me quite a few local photos that he had scanned, one of the items he scanned was this document, Its a copy of the Rules and Regulations from the Vulcan Foundry, dated Jan 1st, 1872. I added the photos Ken sent into the photo gallery, but the rules document would not have been readable displayed in the gallery, so I have transcribed it for you to read
If you click the read more link below this text, you will be able to read the full text of The Vulcan Foundry Rules from 1872 |
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Written by Steven Dowd
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I managed to get some photos of Castle Hill earlier today, and have started to add these to the growing collection. I was quite surprised to see that paths and wooden walkways have been added to the Castle Hill area, the work has improved greatly the access to the Mound, but I wonder how many people in newton will ever benefit from the work, I suspect many have never visited it, many not even knowing about it.
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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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In this year (1745) George II. was on the throne—"Dapper George" as he was called; the Porteous Riots had taken place a few years back (1736) and Porteous himself had been hanged; the Spanish War (on account of the Spaniards cruelty to English seamen) had been concluded in 1741; Walpole had gone to the House of Lords as Earl of Orford (1742); the War of the Austrian Succession (1741-48) was taking place, at which, at the battle of Dettingen, in 1743, the gallant King's horse ran away with him', being stopped with difficulty from carrying him into the enemy's lines, when George dismounted and bravely placed himself at the head of his foot soldiers, the last occasion on which an English king was ever under fire; and the Rebellion of Fortyfive had broken out, Prince Charlie with his troops having passed through Newton on his weary and unsuccessful march to London. |
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