FRANK Posted June 20 Share Posted June 20 On the 1938/44 map, where you described is a place shown as ''Windlehurst Mansion (school)''. On earlier maps, the building(s) are shown as ''Windlehurst''. Current maps show Cowley International College on the site but with an entirely different footprint, so it looks like the earlier Mansion school is no more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted June 20 Share Posted June 20 Thanks for that Frank. It seems a very old building was torn down since I was last around there (probably in the early 1970s). Sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wobblybob Posted June 20 Share Posted June 20 I left the Princess Ave. end school Windlehurst CP in 1968 the one nearer to Hard lane was a derelict shell around that time, The Hurst school (special needs) had a few locations since that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phyll Posted June 21 Share Posted June 21 (edited) Here's another photo I found of "Windlehurst". I didn't realise it was so big, so has it been knocked down now? What a shame! IOO YEARS AGO THIS WEEK (9th - 15th NOVEMBER 1920) WWW.STHELENSHISTORYTHISWEEK.INFO St Helens 100 Years Ago This Week from November 1920 including the Glaswegian sailor who jumped through a window at St Helens police station, the Wilson Street, St Helens, couple accused of impersonating... Edited June 21 by Phyll 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HORT Posted June 22 Share Posted June 22 It has been knocked down. Some time ago and a large new building has taken its place. Its part of Cowley School/College. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted June 22 Share Posted June 22 (edited) Thanks HORT. I thought Donkey might have been arsed to reply as he lived just a couple of hundred yards away last time I contacted him. I guess that without any left v right political connotations, it's not a subject of interest to him. I assume that the lane it's on that connects Windlehurst Av with Hard Lane is now no longer a partially private one that gets sealed off once a year? Edited June 22 by Alan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Big_Jeff_Leo Posted June 25 Author Popular Post Share Posted June 25 Great picture here of the old market 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted June 25 Share Posted June 25 The only memories I have of the market are from that era, early 1950s at a guess 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Big_Jeff_Leo Posted June 27 Author Share Posted June 27 This image is from 1960. The Woolworths Store opened in 1923. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halj Posted June 28 Share Posted June 28 A distant relative of mine, Arthur Redcliffe, was working on the front when he slipped and fell off. He sadly died. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodsman Posted June 28 Share Posted June 28 When we first got married we always used woolies paint for our 'attempts' at decorating, great paint, rubbish decoraters lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Big_Jeff_Leo Posted June 28 Author Popular Post Share Posted June 28 Church Street 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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FRANK Posted July 3 Share Posted July 3 Wen I first looked at the photo, I thought that the pole holding the tram wires up was a tower crane in the distance. 😄 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Big_Jeff_Leo Posted July 4 Author Share Posted July 4 Early 1960's 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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HORT Posted July 9 Share Posted July 9 Happy Valley Happy Valley in the age of steam 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted July 9 Share Posted July 9 Great childhood memories there 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halj Posted July 9 Share Posted July 9 Spent many a day there, with a jam butty and a bottle of tap water. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted July 9 Share Posted July 9 (edited) The big "dare" was crossing over the railway bridge by using the girders on the outside. Too much for me Edited July 9 by Alan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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