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Scarisbrick maps
Historic maps of Scarisbrick and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Scarisbrick maps
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Memories of Scarisbrick
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Granny And Grandpa
My memories relate to the war years and just after. My paternal grandparents lived in Scarisbrick. I can remember the house, kitchen and front and back gardens. It seemed a much bigger house than ours and probably was. I don't remember any houses on the opposite side of the road. When we travelled on the bus from Ormskirk, the light flickered through the leaves overhanging the road, creating a kaleidoscope of colour as we travelled along. When we waited for the return bus, the wooded land alongside had a notice saying - Trespassers will be prosecuted. I wondered what the word prosecuted meant, and experienced a little shiver as my mother explained. I remember Scarisbrick - or the part I knew - as very much in the countryside. I cannot remember it ever raining when we were there but I'm sure it did.
Granny had a sampler on the wall, completed when she was a child of nine. I have always wondered what happened to it. I thought it... Read more
Lancashire memories
GT.Grandfather
My memory of this church is that my Gt.Grandfather was singing in the quire at the time of the publication of the picture of the interior of Halsall.
Additionally he was (I have been told by my grandmother)employed as head gardener to the rector the Revd.Canon TBH Blundell and I am very pleased to say that there is a brass tablet to the memory of my Gt.Grandfather on the Sth.wall of the chancel.
The Old School
I remember the old school on Wigan Road, it was called Ormskirk Cross Hall High School. It has now been demolished and replaced with a newer building.
Ormskirk Parish Church
I remember going to this church to watch my baby brothers being christened in the late 60's early 70's and I always remember someone telling me that the church was really old and would still be standing when I a very old lady - at such a very tender age then I didn't believe them! I grew up listening to the church bells chime every quarter hour and would hold my breath to count the hourly chimes in bed at night. How I miss hearing them!
Starting at School
I clearly remember starting at Greetby Hill C of E School in 1960. The headmistress' name was Miss Cobb. I then moved up into the Junior School in 1962, taught in succession by Miss Greenwood, Mr Tyndsley and Mr Hesketh. The headmaster was a benevolent man by the name of Mr Henderson. I can recall the steam trains running up and down the line parallel to the school grounds, and watching the prototype TSR2 test flying overhead in 1964. Very happy memories!
GREAT MEMORIES
Going back to days when the smimming pool opened at the junior school, Mr Henderson was the head and Mr Hesketh deputy. My teacher was Mr English. We also had a great soccer team that I played in. I live in New Zealand in a place called Henderson.
The Roar of The Motorbikes
I was one of a group of motorcyclists (the Lilacs) from Ormskirk who used to ride up Church Street, together there would have been 12-15 bikes, these were loud to say the least with the echo from the buildings in this narrow street. Now I think the residents must have been not amused. If anyone else sees this and was a member check out my homepage, or anyone that knew me. www.familyfinch.com
