I'm not an ex-squaddie, not sure what gave you that impression
The article in my earlier post has come from the Liverpool Mercury archives and I suppose can be reused as required provided the source is acknowledged
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The Old CarrsOrigins of the name
Started By stephen nulty, Jul 15 2009 12:23 PM
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Posted 06 September 2011 - 06:57 AM
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I'm not an ex-squaddie, not sure what gave you that impression
The article in my earlier post has come from the Liverpool Mercury archives and I suppose can be reused as required provided the source is acknowledged
I'm not an ex-squaddie, not sure what gave you that impression
The article in my earlier post has come from the Liverpool Mercury archives and I suppose can be reused as required provided the source is acknowledged
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Posted 07 September 2011 - 07:16 PM
Thanks Stephen.
I got the impression from the picture that you have put up.
Incidentally, a few other Prescotians and myself would be happy if they would move the War Memorial back to the top of West Street - although that is a different subject.
I will refer to the source as 'The Liverpool Mercury', unless you want me to mention your name as well. Not a problem and it is correct so to do. That is when I have the time as I'm pretty busy at the moment, including popping over to Warrington next week for a day. The 'Prescot On Line' site on Facebook is where I was thinking of putting it - but I could mention that it has come from the 'St Helens Connect' pages too.
Thanks R - WED07SEP11/2016
I got the impression from the picture that you have put up.
Incidentally, a few other Prescotians and myself would be happy if they would move the War Memorial back to the top of West Street - although that is a different subject.
I will refer to the source as 'The Liverpool Mercury', unless you want me to mention your name as well. Not a problem and it is correct so to do. That is when I have the time as I'm pretty busy at the moment, including popping over to Warrington next week for a day. The 'Prescot On Line' site on Facebook is where I was thinking of putting it - but I could mention that it has come from the 'St Helens Connect' pages too.
Thanks R - WED07SEP11/2016
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Posted 30 September 2011 - 12:30 AM
Regarding 'The Old Carrs', in the 1950's when I used to play there, the small lake that was in the middle of the golf course was known as , " The Pleasure ". For whatever reason it was called that, I do not know.
This IS marked on the map that you have put up and is shown below the ' u ' of " Golf Course ".
There was a pipe that used to take excess water from " The Pleasure " to the main pond complex. The pipe used to emerge at the southern end of the lake system, roughly opposite to the middle of the southern most island. Water always seemed to be flowing from this pipe and sticklebacks occasionally emerged from it too.
Sadly, 'The Pleasure' was filled in, in the late 1960's I think and long before the construction of the M57 Motorway.
I think this may have been at the same time that bulldozers also destroyed one or two very old sandstone mile and direction posts , that were in 'The Old Carrs' , that indicated the direction and mileage to Prescot, Huyton, Knowsley and maybe Whiston. So sad that this was allowed to happen. I think that these 'Mile Posts' just used the first letter of the place that they were indicating to.
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This IS marked on the map that you have put up and is shown below the ' u ' of " Golf Course ".
There was a pipe that used to take excess water from " The Pleasure " to the main pond complex. The pipe used to emerge at the southern end of the lake system, roughly opposite to the middle of the southern most island. Water always seemed to be flowing from this pipe and sticklebacks occasionally emerged from it too.
Sadly, 'The Pleasure' was filled in, in the late 1960's I think and long before the construction of the M57 Motorway.
I think this may have been at the same time that bulldozers also destroyed one or two very old sandstone mile and direction posts , that were in 'The Old Carrs' , that indicated the direction and mileage to Prescot, Huyton, Knowsley and maybe Whiston. So sad that this was allowed to happen. I think that these 'Mile Posts' just used the first letter of the place that they were indicating to.
R - FRI30SEP11/0129
Edited by RickM, 30 September 2011 - 12:31 AM.
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