Thornton Hough
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Map of Merseyside
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Thornton Hough memories
Read and share memories of Thornton Hough and Merseyside inspired by Frith photos
Rocklands
I was born at Rocklands December 1954. It was sold shortly after and later demolished for a new build home.
Contributed by David Twemlow
Merseyside memories
Rocklands
I was born at Rocklands December 1954. It was sold shortly after and later demolished for a new build home.
A memory of Thornton Hough contributed by David Twemlow
Mere Memories
My memory is not so much of the Wheatsheaf although I did visit a few times during my youth, a nice place to take a new girlfriend for a drive.
But nearby is the mere, a huge lake in the middle of an agricultural area.When I was a kid there were rowing boats that could be hired for a trip up the river. I can remember there was a small penny arcade near an old garage with flip ball machines and even a "what the butler saw" for a penny. The area was always clean and the air smelled of freshly cut hay except maybe when one of the local farmers was "muck spreading", the process of enriching the soil by ...read more here
A memory of Raby Mere contributed by pete b
Barnston Dale School
I attended here circa 1969/70 for one year. I hated every minute. I lived about 3 miles away and we had to get a bus there every morning.
A memory of Barnston contributed by Beverley Sharp