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Thornton Hough photos

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Thornton Hough maps

Historic maps of Thornton Hough and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis.   View all Thornton Hough maps

Thornton Hough map

Historic map of Thornton Hough

Merseyside map

Illustrated Victorian map of Merseyside

Thornton Hough map

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Thornton Hough books

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Liverpool and Merseyside Photographic Memories
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Southport Photographic Memories
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The Wirral Photographic Memories
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Thornton Hough books
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Memories of Thornton Hough

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Rocklands

I was born at Rocklands December 1954. It was sold shortly after and later demolished for a new build home.

Shared on 25 February 2007 by David Twemlow.

Merseyside memories

Bike rides from Ellesmere Port

I remember bike rides first with my dad and then with my brothers Glyn and Paul and cousins David and Neil to Raby Mere. The lake was so calm and peacfull and we hired the lovely clinker built skiffs for a row. My dad taught us to row there without 'catching crabs'! I remember the penny machines well and ice cream... [more]

Shared on 03 August 2009 by Ian Mabbitt.

Swing Boats

I spent a few summer holidays with my auntie who lived in Bromborough. I used to go to Raby Mere with my cousins, Gerrard and Chris. I remember  some swing boats there, we used to love going on them.

Shared on 15 February 2009 by Angela Carr.

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... [more]

Shared on 29 January 2008 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.

Shared on 18 May 2008 by Beverley Sharp.

Happy days

The building on the right with the telephone box outside was the post office and store run by a lady called Mrs Locker. I used to deliver the Liverpool Echo to the Fox and hounds and most of the houses in the village. I still try and visit the Fox and Hounds at least once a year and it's nice to... [more]

Shared on 16 April 2008 by Rob Kaberry.

Darts and a Pint

The Fox and Hounds was a great place to meet friends and have a game of darts and a pint or two. I can remember a warm fire on a winters night and a friendly publican. The place had a typical English country pub feel and my mates and I were always made welcome. I worked on the place as a... [more]

Shared on 18 December 2007 by Pete B.

Tree Cottage

This building is still known as Tree Cottage, Old Lane, but the postal address has been changed to Barnston Road which causes a lot of confusion. I have lived here since 2002 and traced the previous owners back to 1851, but apparently the cottage is much older.

Shared on 21 September 2006 by Jane Hetherington.

Extracts From Thornton Hough & Merseyside books

Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Thornton Hough, inspired by Frith photos.

The Wirral Photographic Memories

The present smithy was built in 1905 to replace the original one, which was demolished along with several other buildings in order to create space for the erection of St George's Congregational church, which stands a little further along Neston Road on the right. The smithy still stands, and looks much now as it did here, when it was occupied by... [more]

This is an extract from The Wirral Photographic Memories.
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The Wirral Photographic Memories

This village is referred to as 'Torintone' in the Domesday book, but during the reign of Edward II it, and much of the surrounding land, came into the possession of Roger de Thornton, whose only daughter married Richard de Houghe, and hence it became 'Thornton Houghe'. The recent development of the village has been largely due to two men. The first... [more]

This is an extract from The Wirral Photographic Memories.
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Liverpool and Merseyside Photographic Memories

Here we have a general view of Halton and its castle from the west. The castle was built by the new Norman lord of the manor of Halton, Nigel Fitzwilliam, in around 1071. The baronies of Halton and Widnes were combined in about 1200, and were later taken under the Duchy of Lancaster, where they remain today. The castle is owned... [more]

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