Picture courtesy of Carol Southward – St Helens & Districts the Complete History Click here for more Rainhill landmarks.

The water tower at Turris Heah, Mill Lane was Grade II listed in October 2010 and believed to have been constructed in c1870 after the land on which it is built was purchased by Thomas Melling, owner of an iron foundry and the Rainhill Gas and Water Works. The land was purchased from the Owen

In 2019, St Ann’s War Memorial was Grade II Listed by Historic England “as an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on the local community, and the sacrifice it made during the First World War”. When work by Historic England had been completed, a lot of people asked why all the names

Anyone going down Chapel Lane will have noticed a sandstone building that looks like small church. Most people refer to it as the Pumping Station – that terminology is incorrect. It is what’s known as a Valve House. In fact on the front door of the building can be seen the words ‘United Utilities Rainhill

A coaching inn, called Rainhill Tavern, was situated at the crossroads (see Kendricks Cross) in the early 19th century. At the time of the Rainhill Trials, the Tavern was very busy and the landlady reserved one room for the use of better class visitors. After 1851, it was renamed the Victoria Hotel following an occasion