In 1840, John Melling came to Rainhill and established an iron foundry, primarily to provide locomotive repair work. By 1851 twenty people were employed. Following John’s death in 1956, his son Thomas continued the business and soon after began producing gas to light the passenger and goods stations in Rainhill as well as roads and […]
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In April 1840, James Brierley the Incumbent (Vicar nowadays) of St Ann’s Church bought land at the corner of Warrington Road and View Road from his father Thomas Brierley to build a school. The building was funded by local donations and grants and was completed in December 1840. It consisted of two classrooms – one
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The Commercial Hotel, or ‘Railway Inn’ as it was known locally, was built around 1870 near to Rainhill Station to accommodate increasing numbers of people arriving by train. It was rebuilt in 1927 and was enlarged to three storeys on Station Road. The building has Victorian features both inside and out, including etched glass windows
The Cenotaph in Warrington Road, Rainhill was erected by public subscription and unveiled on Saturday 22nd October 1921 by Edward, the Right Hon. The Earl of Derby. In his address to the assembled company he said that “one lesson might be learnt from the sacrifice of the men whose names were commemorated – they had
Rainhill Hall was built in 1824 by Bartholomew Bretherton. In 1923 it was sold to the Jesuits and became known as Loyola Hall and was used as a spiritual retreat until 2014 when it was put on the open market. For several years its future was uncertain, but in late 2017 it was purchased by
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The white house adjacent to the current Coach and Horses pub was the original Inn. The image above the front door is a passing reference. It was converted to a private house before the Second World War. In 1871, William Duxberry aged 37 was the inn-keeper. Between 1881 and 1911 his widow, Margaret Duxberry was
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The official opening of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway took place on 15th September 1830. The stopping place in Rainhill was originally called Kendricks Cross Station and like most other stops of the time was without platforms or waiting rooms. It was initially situated opposite where the old signal box now stands. The current platforms
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Ship Inn 1901 courtesy of the Ship Inn The Ship Inn looking towards The Stoops Ship Inn c 1950 Picture courtesy of Les Gibbon Click here for more Rainhill landmarks.
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In 1824, George Stephenson was appointed as Principal Engineer for the proposed new railway line to be built from Liverpool to Manchester. It was considered impossible to divert the existing turnpike road or to realign the route of the railway at the crossing point, so a bridge had to be constructed over the railway line
