In April 2019, along with two information boards displaying details of our new heritage trails, green plaques were installed around Rainhill Village, drawing attention to the importance of six well-known Rainhill landmarks. They were Kendrick’s Cross, St Ann’s Old Schoolhouse, the site of the Rainhill Trials, the skew bridge, and the Commercial and Victoria hotels. […]
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Welcome to the second of the two Rainhill Heritage Trails. It is believed that the name ‘Reynhull’ is derived from the name ‘Regna’. The ‘sub-manor’ was held by Roger de Rainhill in the 13th Century and after the death of his son, was divided into two parts – one part came into the possession of
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Welcome to the first of the two Rainhill Heritage Trails. The Rainhill Locomotive Trials in 1829 put Rainhill on the map! During the 18th century, Rainhill was a small agricultural community with scattered farms, a cluster of houses at Kendricks Cross and another at the Stoops. Sandstone for building was quarried locally and watch tool-making
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On Wednesday 24 April 2019, Christine Scott, president of Rainhill Civic Society unveiled two new information boards showing Heritage Walks in Rainhill. These were designed and partly funded by the Society. Funding was also provided via the Councillor Improvement Fund (CIF). Ward Councillors Barry Grunwald and Joe De Asha and the Clerk to the Parish
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The Rainhill Remembers website was launched on Remembrance Sunday 2015 by the Heritage Group of Rainhill Civic Society, and its contents are reproduced here on the new Rainhill Civic Society website, launched in 2024. Initially, the main focus of the website was the impact of the Great War on the village of Rainhill and here you
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