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Thornton Hough, Merseyside
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
Historic map of Thornton Hough
Illustrated Victorian map of Merseyside
Historic Map of any Thornton Hough postcode
Thornton Hough books
Displaying 3 of 5 books about Thornton Hough and the local area. View all Thornton Hough books
Liverpool and Merseyside Photographic Memories
Paperback
£13
Southport Photographic Memories
Paperback
£13
The Wirral Photographic Memories
Paperback
£14
4 Thornton Hough photos appear in 2 Frith book titles. You can read extracts and browse photos from these books.
Memories of Thornton Hough
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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
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
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
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
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]
This is an extract from Liverpool and Merseyside Photographic Memories.
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