LOST MANORS
A history of the townships and alehouses of Gateacre and Childwall
by STUART RIMMER
LOST MANORS
A history of the townships and alehouses of Gateacre and Childwall
by STUART RIMMER
A history of the townships and alehouses of Gateacre and Childwall
by STUART RIMMER
A history of the townships and alehouses of Gateacre and Childwall
by STUART RIMMER
'LOST MANORS' is available at the special website price of £12.99 (usual RRP is £14.99)
* The history of the Childwall Abbey - its origins as the house of William Wainwright in 1616, its rebuilding in 1621 and again in the early 1700s, and tales of its Victorian heyday. Is it named after one time licensee Eleanor Abbot?
* The locations of Childwall's two other ancient inns, the 17th century market place, the windmill, the township's first manor house, the gated Pike Lane, Mercer's Lane and more...
* The history of the Black Bull in Gateacre, parts of which date to the 1500s; the Georgian era Bear and Staff, which bears the emblem of the Earls of Warwick; the Bridge Inn in Belle Vale, the site of which has been an inn for over 300 years; the Brown Cow, Gateacre's last surviving former beer house; the Halfway House, Folly Vale Tavern, John Blackburn's House and more.
* The locations of a host of long gone rural alehouses from Tudor times and later - Skillington House; Bane's House; the houses of James Welling, David Catton, Rosamund Finch, the Halewood family and more.
* Tales of the Childwall and Little Woolton Manor Court - who were the aletasters, hill lookers, constables, fire lookers, burleyman and what were their roles?
* The history of the Gateacre Brewery, the Lee, the Brettargh Holt, the Grange and tales of the deadly Red Hill, and the Gateacre Victorian shooting incident.
‘I bought Stuart Rimmer's books last week and would like to tell both him, and other people, how interesting both my mother and I are finding them. My Mum hasn't read a book for a couple of years now but is thoroughly engrossed...
...well written and well researched.’
T. Foggon
'Fabulous book.. Answered a few questions for me including the fact that the Brown Cow was once two buildings - a pub and a house. My family lived in the house in the 1870s and I hadn't been able to figure out where the house was. I now know and have been and seen it!!'
C. McIntosh
'Excellent research and lots of information I was not aware of. '
D. Lloyd
'Just finished both. Excellent reads, loved them.'
L. Giblin
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This second edition includes....
- A total of 78 photographs and illustrations, including old photos of the Cobden, Farmer's Arms/Weighing Machine, Grapes and Coach and Horses, as well as former licensees of the Black Horse, Quarry Inn and Derby Arms.
- New chapters on the Inebriates Acts of the Victorian era, and the Woolton residents who fell foul of them, and John Elsworth, the Police Sergeant who worked in Victorian and Edwardian Woolton for over 20 years and was instrumental in the demise of the old beer houses of the village
- Details of a further two lost Woolton beer houses, discovered since the publication of the first edition
- An explanation of the name of the Elephant Hotel on Woolton Street and why it still had 'Woolton Hotel' signage until 1928
- Additional stories and tales from old pubs such as the Castle Vaults, Coach and Horses, Rosevale Tavern, Quarry Inn, Black Horse and the Elephant, which have come to light since the publication of the first edition
- The story of the 'Toogood Clock' which graced the childhood home of John Lennon
'The Old Inns, Taverns and Beer Houses of Woolton' is now SOLD OUT. Copies may be available from other online outlets.
220 pages of Woolton local history reveal the stories of 48 of Woolton's Georgian and Victorian licensed houses, where they stood and what became of them
Gain an insight into some of the characters of Victorian Woolton, the police, the courts and how the area has changed over the years
Discover the history of the Elephant, the Coffee House, the White Horse, the Gardeners Arms and the other surviving old pubs of the Village
The Old Inns, Taverns and Beer Houses of Woolton - a look at the first edition substantial 176 page, glossy cover paperback book containing detailed text , maps, plans and photos...
"The author has done a terrific job with 176 pages jam packed with brilliantly researched information and anecdotes, pictures, plans etc. Very impressive effort."
- D. Maclure
"My dad was over the moon with the book! Honestly, I’ve never had a reaction like that to a present I’ve given him (he’s very fussy!)."
- K. Wharton
"Book arrived today, couldn't put it down. Fascinating, well done!"
- P. Kehoe
"...a great piece of history writing."
-S.B.
".. a great book. I never knew there where so many pubs in the village and the blocked up doorways and windows make more sense now. Definately worth a buy if you are from the area or like local history ... "
- A.M.
"This book is fantastic & I highly recommend you place your order for a copy now. Unbelievable that current houses in our community were once pubs."
- M. Davies.
"Gives you the feel of past Woolton an era we didn't know about and might never know about if it wasn't for this book. Makes me look at the buildings differently knowing the rich history behind." - J.H.
The books are also available from -
'News From Nowhere', Bold Street, Liverpool - SOLD OUT
Waterstones, Liverpool ONE - SOLD OUT
Brown's Newsagents, Woolton Street, Woolton - SOLD OUT
The 'Woolton Society' stand at Woolton Village street market (held every second Saturday of the month on Allerton Road, Woolton) - SOLD OUT
Amazon
(Lost Manors is also available as an eBook for Kindle)
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