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Helsby, Rock c.1955
Photo ref: H326003
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More about this scene

Helsby's name means the 'village on a ledge', but it would be more correct to say that it nestles just under the ledge or outcrop of rock seen here. It is said locally that 'as long as Helsby wears a hood (meaning this protective ledge I assume), the weather's never very good'. At 464 feet above sea level the tor has a commanding position, and was used by the Celts as the site for an early hill-fort.

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Memories of Helsby, Rock c1955

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. These memories are of Helsby, Rock c.1955

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I left the Sunday School at this chapel in summer 1962 after several very happy years. Mrs Davies was the Superintendent and our expert pianist was Phyllis Jones (later Pritchard). My membership gave me a good grounding in the scriptures and lots of fun and friendship too. The Sunday School post-Christmas party and prizegiving events stand out as an especially happy memory. Many years after leaving ...see more