St Helens Connect

Widnes Transporter Bridge

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 13:33:21 +0000

How many Connect members crossed the Mersey using this Bridge.

http://www.britishpathe.com/video/a-queer-ferry

Hope this new link works

grant street

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:32:46 +0000

does anyone remember where grant st was in st helens , i think it was near the town centre , i lived there before emigrating to new zealand in 1972 , does anyone know when it was demolished ? thanks, paul

UG workers at Suttons

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:58:48 +0000

Two great pictures I found on a friends wall on FB, I'm on both of them. The first one was taken the day before Saints went to Wembley, it appeared in one of the local papers. The second was the retirement of the lady with the flowers. I can't remember her name but it was about 30 years ago. They evoke great memories of happy times, we had a ball working there

Saints Way Bridge

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:20:42 +0000

Finally got the opportunity to nip out for a few snaps of this tonight...

Saints Way Bridge - St Helens.

1. Orion over the bridge

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Private Peter Lowe.

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:01:08 +0000

I wonder if you could help me Stephen? I've just found this relative who was killed in Action 8 or 9 August 1916, I think in France.
Peter was born 23 April 1893 Parr St. Helens and was 23 when he died.
The only reference that I can find was that he served with the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment but I couldn't imagine a St. Helens lad joining this regiment. As I've only discovered this information today, I haven't yet had time to look in the St. Helens Reporter for 1916. I know you have a great data base and could probably save me a bit of foot slogging.

mayors to be or not to be

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:01:07 +0000

certain towns are now going to vote on whether to have an elected mayor.Do we still need a mayor in this day and a

Congratulations Connect.

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:24:42 +0000

Can I say as a newcomer to this site that congratulations are due to what is a very interesting and informative site...so much in fact that I cannot leave...I just keep finding more...well done St.Helens Connect!

What used to be council houses in Carr Mill on Google earth.

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:44:14 +0000

Yesterday I downloaded the new version of Google Earth....6.2....and the images are brilliant.
So there I was outside the house I grew up in in Esthwaite Ave, the entire estate was a Council estate.
Could anyone tell me if these houses were sold off by the Council please? I couldn't believe how bad
the roof tiles are on most of the houses....I'm therefore thinking they are now privately owned.....and that's
not to mention the state of the paving stones.

Masons Arms

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 21:45:14 +0000

Took this tonight.

The Masons Arms - Billinge

Phew! Thank God for that!

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:27:32 +0000

RL returns to TV this weekend. I know it's only three months since the last game but it seems like three years. I'd even taken to watching soccer on Sky

Newtown, where is it?

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:38:23 +0000

When I lived in St Helens we referred to the area just to the north of Knowsley Road - Dodd Avenue, Ellison Drive etc as being Newtown. A fairly small area of mainly pre-war or immediate post-war semi-detached houses that seemed posh to us who lived in streets of terraced housing. Reading another thread on Newtown, it seems the area also now embraces all those streets that lie to the north of Liverpool Road including Boundary Road etc. Is there an accepted boundary definition of Newtown?

Any Jazz fans?

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:56:53 +0000

Any Jazz fans here? I've photographed quite a few Jazz folks and will stick some up if anyone's interested.

I got 1st place at St Helens Camera Club portrait competition tonight with this shot of Dean Masser...

Glass

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:54:43 +0000

Just found this interesting article on Ravenhead history, someone may be interested. If I keep it Ill lose it in the mists of memory

http://www.glassmessages.com/index.php?topic=14907.10;wap2

families in Newtown, St Helens

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:25:41 +0000

About six or seven years ago I put photos of George Morley and family on a web site devoted to local families and have now forgotten the name of the site.

Can anyone help - It also has Wainwrights, Paper Shop and the local URC Church etc.

St. Helens Run from Stadium

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 08:44:33 +0000

Just found this in the Star.
St. Helens 10K Run from the Stadium round the town.
Loved it, got a look at the new Stadium and took me to all the places I remember and don't!

http://www.sthelenss...ens_10K_course/

Here is the whole video from Youtube.

Bent and Bongs Beer Bash

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 23:05:29 +0000

Bent and Bongs Beer Bash in Atherton this afternoon...

1. Ciderman

2. Beery blokes

3. Bonkers

4. TOTALLY bonkers

5. Dudes

6. Me and my mate

7. My mate's daughter and Son-in-law

PIMBLETTs Pies!

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 20:05:59 +0000

Oh my word! Pimblett's pies were definitely pie-heaven!! they were definitely the best pies ever. When I was a child they were a Saturday treat ... especially the meat and potato and of course the apple ... I know there was a shop in college street, one in Fingerpost and one somewhere else in town (Barrow St maybe??) ... such a shame they all had to close down a few years ago ... due to being undersold by cheaper places I think? last one I had was I think in early 2008. I live in Liverpool but whenever I used to visit my parents I always stopped off at one of the shops for a pie ... Sayers and Greggs etc have absolutely NOTHING on them - you just can't replace quality!!

Access to WW2 database?

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 22:40:53 +0000

Can anyone tell me if there's a website where I can do a free search for someone who served from 1939? He's not local but from Lancashire and I was hoping to trace any surviving family

St Pauls Church

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 18:55:54 +0000

Does anyone know anything about a church in Napier Street called St Pauls, its not on the church list here and no longer exists but was founded in 1881?

Im looking for Baptism records for someone living around Eccleston Street and Liverpool Road and they are not at the usual places

Normandie then and Now

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:43:02 +0000

Some interesting pictures taken in Normandie during the war and the same location now,.slow download in mp4 format, please be patient.

http://www.vinty.rug...t/Normandie.mp4

Pilkingtons works Fire Brigade

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 09:39:34 +0000

Can anyone tell me the location of the Tallow Yard at Pilkingtons as i have been told this was the location of the works fire station
prior to the one at the top of Canal Street.

Sunnier times

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 22:59:28 +0000

Well - with all the cack dull grey weather we're having I thought I;d cheer you all up with some Lakeland landscapes

1. Ashness Bridge

2. Castlerigg stone circle and Blencathra

3. Buttermere

4. Blea tarn

5. Ambleside

St Helens Cemetery Photos/Graves

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 17:35:52 +0000

Hi,

I found that I have ancestors buried in St Helen's Cemetery. The Ecclestons in grave : STHELCEM / 11 / 307 and the Morts in grave : STHELCEM / 11 / 307.

I would love to know if there is a gravestone, and if anyone could take a photo as I live too far away. I was a little confused that the record says that the lease was for 100 years and so has run out. What does this mean?

If there is no gravestone, is it possible for my family to have one put in?

Any help or advice would be great!

Thanks!

Christine

St Anne's Catholic Church Records Office

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 19:27:40 +0000

Does anyone know the phone number to the office or the opening times.Thank you.

Uncle Tom's wedding to aunt Kitty.

Sat, 21 Jan 2012 20:20:30 +0000

Some old pics of my uncle Tom's wedding, which I am guessing dates from the late 1940's or early 1950's. They are taken at/outside Parr St Peter's (the one with the bride getting out of the car with her dad is Epson Street). My great grand parents, as well as an uncle who died before I was born are on these photo's. My wife loves the clothes they are wearing...hmm.

Church at Altcar

Sat, 21 Jan 2012 19:15:01 +0000

A few snaps of a little church in Altcar near Formby that I happened across today.

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Can you identify this badge

Sat, 21 Jan 2012 19:04:45 +0000

I wasn't sure were to post this, because I don't know if it's a regimental badge or a sports badge.
I would appreciate any input

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local lad makes history

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 23:27:00 +0000

former thatto heath crusaders player paddy flynn became the first ever try scorer at langtree park tonight and capped it with a hat trick to boot. shame he was playing for widnes!!

Chips and Fish.

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 20:20:46 +0000

When were chips first thought of. Where was the first chip and fish shop in England, and where was the first in ST HELENS

Philosophy of old Age

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 20:44:57 +0000

Another Powerpoint link I hope you like

http://www.vinty.rug...for_old_age.pps

A complicated Picture

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 18:18:21 +0000

Is this feasible two Robins in the same shot

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Picture Montage

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 13:17:37 +0000

Hope the link works this time ,Its a bit slow opening in Power Point and you will need to click on Slide show to start and then click to change picture, Sorry but its the best I can do.

http://www.vinty.rug...turemontage.pps

Changing face of Victoria Square

Sun, 15 Jan 2012 23:25:08 +0000

A couple of old pics. Hope these are not duplicates Dave. I did type town hall and Victoria Square into the photos section, and didn't see them.

Big budgies in Knutsford!

Sun, 15 Jan 2012 20:15:49 +0000

I had a few hours at Gauntlet Bird of Prey Centre near Knutsford today...

1. Bald Eagle

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3. Snowy Owl

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5. White-tailed Sea Eagle

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Outside where Burton's is now.

Sun, 15 Jan 2012 15:44:12 +0000

Corner of Bridge Street/Ormskirk Street. Perhaps early 1970's?

Windleshaw Abbey old pic

Sun, 15 Jan 2012 15:40:03 +0000

Old pic I found looks splendid, unlike nowadays.

Martin Mere - sunny for once!

Sat, 14 Jan 2012 20:54:40 +0000

Crikey the sun came out today!

1. Black-headed gull

2. Mr and Mrs Bufflehead

3. Pintail

4. Shelduck

5. Shelduck

6. Shelduck

Geraldo and Chessie's?

Sat, 14 Jan 2012 20:14:14 +0000

am new onto this forum - wish I had known about this before now!! - I was born and brought up in St Helens and lived there up to 1984 and I used to frequent both 'Chessie's' (nickname for Exchange Vaults of course!!) and the infamous Geraldo probably around 1976 to 1983..around the College St / Lord St area?? great times, heavy rock stuff at the geraldo mainly - headbanging etc and some great characters. it was always very dark from what I remember probably so you couldn't see the stains and rips in the furniture etc! I used to go along mainly with one of my sisters and in fact when my other sister got married in Oct 1980 they had a 'makeshift reception' at chessies !anyone have any memories of these 2 places ??

Not my photos - but WoW!

Sat, 14 Jan 2012 08:25:23 +0000

I've certainly not taken any of these - how I wish .............................

I've never seen anything like this phenomena in my life.

That big yed

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 20:35:20 +0000

In W**** today...

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TWIST

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 18:32:52 +0000

Interested in information about family of George Twist (b c1895) and Lily Twist nee Wood (b c1885) who married in St Helens on 2 January 1917.

St Helens Reporter/ Local Newspapers

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 12:18:24 +0000

Hi

I'm looking for birth and marriage notices and obituaries of St Helens relatives. Is The Reporter the local paper?

Does anyone know if you can view the details online or are they in the local archives?

Thanks.

Thomas R Roberts 1933

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 14:26:31 +0000

Has anybody any idea of the whereabouts of Thomas R roberts born in 1933 in Prescot lancashire

parents winifred and Charles Roberts
Thanks

From Grass to Glass

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 11:15:23 +0000

This is former Saints player Paul Loughlin's recently published autobiography. A pleasant and amusing read, a bit like the man himself in fact

Liverpool waterfront in colour

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 20:30:25 +0000

Another trip to Liverpool last night.

1. Albert dock

2. Billy Fury

3. Liver building

4. Modern stuff

5. Pumphouse chimney

6. The Hilton

7. Winder thing near Albert dock

Rainhill Yeomenry

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 11:40:42 +0000

I
Does anyone remember the Yeomenry buildiing located in School Lane Rainhill Stoops pre war.
As a youngster I used to go and watch the Drill.on the field adjacent.
I suppose they were merged with a Tank regiment or similar when Horses were obsolete for war purposes.
I am interested in any history about their formation or operation.

eccleston lane ends Prescot brown family can anyone help

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 14:10:11 +0000

I wonder if anyone could help, I am trying to trace a family that lived in eccleston lane ends prescott in 1911
Herbert brown
Chorlotte brown
children reginald, Winifred and Wilfred

I was wondering if you had any information on them I know Charlotte died in 1930 in prescott but I have no death information about Herbert and wondered if they were maybe in the poor house that I have been told was here as well,

They would of been my great grandparents

Thanks

grange park school,1947/8/9

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 13:37:35 +0000

do any of you codgers remember the youth club dances.
resident band,drums,piano,accordions,sometimes sax,
it used to be held in the girls school hall,

Parr St.Bridge closed-National Rail

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 10:17:43 +0000

I had read the National Rail notice and was confused as to what was being closed.Can anyone explain the true nature of these works and how it affect road closure.
I hope I have met the criteria regards sending threads ,following a telling off from admin.Must do better in future eh?

Can anyone help?

Sun, 08 Jan 2012 22:12:06 +0000

Im doing a timeline for my parents and i would like to know if anyone has any information or pictures from parr central around 1958.
My mum worked at stamina dog food around 1964. She also attended allison street primary school between 1953-1958.
Her maiden name was Whittle and she lived in parr.