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St Von Tromp (Public House)
Hi there, just wondered if anyone knew any information or of any photos of a pub at 70 Church Street called The St. Von Tromp, which closed in December 1922? There would have also been a theatre/music hall in the area...?
If anyone can help it would very much appreciated.
stellabellatak@aol.com
Notre Dame Convent School, St. Helens
I used to attend the Notre Dame Convent School (or Grammar School, as it was sometimes called). I was from Warrington on an 11+ scholarship and had to travel in by bus every morning - then walk past the Town Hall and down Church Road to the convent. The headmistress was a nun called Sister Catherine. There was a History teacher called Miss Pierpont. Sometime in the early 1950s the convent school closed down - I believe it burned down, but I'm not certain. I wonder if anyone has a photo of any part of the convent? There was a playgroung which was walled in from the street. Inside the walls, at the end of the playground there was a grotto with a statue of Our Lady in it. If anyone has a photo of any part of the school, I would love to have a copy and would be willing to buy it and pay for postage etc. I live in Canada now (near Edmonton, Alberta).... Read more
1977 Silver Jubilee
I remember the build up to the Silver Jubilee when we were all having a street party, it was great when all the neighbours came together to make it great. I lived on Two Butt Lane in Rainhill. It brought all of us together. It was so much fun. I lived there all my young days when we used to have big bonfires on the field, everyone came together to have fun. I had a great childhood there. I would like to visit again to see the changes.
Toy Stall
I loved the Friday markets. The crowded stalls transformed the drab square. The cries of the stall holders, the bustle of shoppers, the baskets laden with fruit and veg. My favourite stall was the toy stall and I spent all of my weekly pocket money here - fake cigarettes with their puff of 'smoke', fake flies that looked so incredibly real to an 8 year old - I would hide them in a slice of bread or cup of tea to scare my Mum and Grandma. As fascinating as all the toys were, the biggest draw to this stall was the storeholder who always wore a scarf and fingerless gloves and had a perpetual drip on the end of his nose and I would delay my purchase waiting, waiting to see if that tremulous drip would finally drop. At market end I would trundle home with orange boxes for kindling all tied together with string, and stuffed with discarded lettuce leaves for our rabbits, dragging the lot noisly down Haydock... Read more
Marshes Pies
Does anyone remember Marshes pie and confectionary shop, corner of Old Whint Road, opposite no 1 Labour Club? They were the best pies ever made at the back of the shop.
Memories of A Youth
I remember when there were two fishmongers in Earlestown, Lyons's fishmongers in Bridge St. and one whose name I can't remember in Legh St., now we have none.
We also had two picture places, the Rink where the Police Station is, and the Curson near the station, now we have none of those either.
My interest is fishing, we used to go to the "Private", a small pond off Vista Road, also Berrys pit near the slag heaps, the perch pit over the slag heaps, and then there was a small pond off Southworth Road which I believe is now filled in.
All these places we used to walk to, then we went farther afield to Pennington Flash, first on the bus to Leigh end of it, then on the pushbike to Plank Lane end; in those days I spent two shillings and sixpence on ground bait and a shilling on maggots for hookbait, and it lasted all weekend, there used to be hundreds fishing at the... Read more
Memories of A Bygone Time
I was now old enough to drink (18) but unofficially you could always get a drink at certain pubs, which I'll not name but say thanks for looking out for me when I got tipsy on two pints of mild.
My memories of Earlestown are magic, the Viaduct club & Vic's dance nights, they were something to look forward to.
Sadly Earlestown never moved on, it seems stuck in a time warp & that's a pity as there were so many characters living there.
Still I miss it & I guess I always will.
Time doesn't wait for nobody, and my body is gradually running out of time.
PS. Is George Woodward the guy I went to Patterson secondary with (1958-1962)?
Brian Callaghan
