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Written by Steven Dowd
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This is the Congregational Church on Crow Lane East, originally this was just the sunday school building of the original Church.
Click the Read More link below to see the a Photo of the Original Congregational Church and this Sunday School Building |
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Written by Steven Dowd
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For anyone interested in Census data for the local area I have a test website online, The website is for my genealogy databases, It also has St Michaels Church records from burtonwood, searchable for Births from 1Nov 1668 and Deaths from 29 Oct 1783.
Click this link for the census data
This test website has most of the available 2% 1851 census data for the UK, and also the 1891 Census Data for the Newton le willows local area, its a fully searchable database, which I formatted from transcripts whilst on a recent 5 week hospital stay, if you have anything to add to this database, or if you find information thats transcribed wrongly , please email me and i will try to get it changed asap thanks - Steven Dowd |
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Written by Steven Dowd
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Took a slow stroll round to Castle Hill today.
Improvements to the footpaths around castle hill have made access lots easier, do not need to wade through half as much mud n water to get there now. On arrival found some interesting details on the new noticeboard, and have copied the details below for your interest.
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Written by Steven Dowd
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I wonder how many people driving down Newton high St, know that the road to the left of St Peters Church , Castle Hill , actually goes to it.
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Written by Steven Dowd
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William Huskisson | William Huskisson MP supported the building of railways and in 1830 was invited by the directors of the Liverpool & Manchester Railway to attend the official opening on 15th September. After the guests were given a ride on the Northumbrian, William Huskisson, crossed from his own carriage to speak to the Duke of Wellington. Warnings were shouted when people realised that the Rocket, driven by Joseph Locke, was about to pass the Northumbrian. Huskisson was unable to escape and was knocked down by the Rocket, | | The locomotive badly mangled one of his legs. A doctor attempted to stem the bleeding and George Stephenson used the Northumbrian to take him for further treatment. Despite these attempts to save him, Huskisson died later that day. |
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Written by Steven Dowd
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I found some great info on the history of the Vulcan, and after gaining permission to use the info from MAN B&W who owned the copyright I have included it into the website, I added a few extra titbits of info into the history timeline, and included a few photos.
to view the article Click the "Read More" link below |
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Written by Steven Dowd
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THE BRIDGEWATER Canal is rightly hailed as a masterpiece of civil engineering, but there is a big argument about its place in the history of inland navigation.
Its proponents claim the Bridgewater was the first "true" canal in Britain, but others believe that title should go to our own local Sankey Navigation. | 
a sankey Canal Flat |
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Written by Steven Dowd
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By 1821 the Liverpool merchants and Manchester mill-owners had long been seeking an alternative to the costly and inadequate services of the canals and roads linking their two cities at a time of booming trade. |
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Written by Steven Dowd
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Sir Hardman Earle | Hardman Earle was born 11 JUL 1792, and died 25 JAN 1877, for Earlestown one of the most important days of his life was the 1st March 1853, This was the day that the London and North Western Railway, under the direction of Sir Hardman Earle, leased from Messrs. Jones & Potts a small works known as the Viaduct Foundry
In 1853 there were only around 30 houses available for the viaduct workers but as the foundry became busier, it expanded and the houses and town that was built for the men and their families was called Earlestown after Sir Hardman Earle.
By 1860 there were more than 600 houses in Earlestown. |
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Written by Steven Dowd
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I read a poster earlier today which announced that Sat 1st March, there will be a historical reenactment to celebrate the signing of the lease for the Viaduct Foundry which Sir Hardmen Earle signed from Messrs. Jones & Potts the founders, this lease was signed 150 yrs ago on 1st March 1853.
I read that a Descendant (great grandson i think) of Sir Hardman Earle will be travelling by Steam Train to Earlestown Station being in 1850s period costume at approx 2:45pm on Sat 1st March, and that he will be transported from the Station to the Viaduct Club, where he will meet (sombody?) dressed to play the part of Mssrs Jones & Potts.
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Written by Steven Dowd
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James Muspratt | James Muspratt, this is the gentleman whome we can directly blame for Newton le Willows having the Mucky Mountains, these mountains are the waste and biproducts from James Muspratts Vitriol works, which was sited beside this lasting Industrial waste dump upto 1850.
James Muspratt was the father of the alkali trade in this country. Losh had preceded him in the same business In the Tyne in 1814, and in 1816 Tennant had settled his business at St. Rollox, on the Clyde; however both their operations were very limited, and Muspratt was the first to establish a soda works to carry out the Leblanc process on a large scale. |
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Written by Steven Dowd
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Throughout the late nineteenth century St. Peters was extended and repaired.
If you click the Read More link below to see some views of St Peters on Newton High Street from the last 150 yrs. |  |
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