This week I’d hoped to publish a view from the beach, looking over to Hilbre Island and Wales with an imposing, dark grey sky above. However, it seems the photos I took this morning on my trusty Nokia decided to look very wrong!
So, I’ve given you an alternative view instead …still of questionable quality I’m afraid! It’s the old lighthouse in Valentia Road of course, taking in the view from Queens Road.
You can of course see how grey the sky was. That was at around 9.30 this morning and in fact it didn’t rain until about 6 this evening. If you’re not local then you haven’t been missing much weather wise as it’s been changeable at the very least! It hasn’t actually rained that much but we’ve had some very dark skies over the last couple of weeks.
Anyway, despite the cloudy skies over to Wales (it was bright over Liverpool) the beach was great this morning …there was only me and the dog there!
Maybe this is a suitable forum to ask the question of local historians – I’m aware of the origin of ‘The Kings’ Gap’, however lurking in the mists of my memory is a vague notion that there is a Hoylake link with George Washington (yes, that one) or at least his family? Does anyone have any information on this or am I just confused?
No your not confused George Washingtons Parents/Grandparents not sure but think it was his grandparents sailed from Meols to the new world found this link
http://www.yew-tree.org.uk/famous_wirralians.html about famous people from Wirral
Cheers Diane
Thanks Diane!
I found this on the comp not sure under what heading to post it under but its interesting reading
http://www.ceejay.org.uk/Victorian_Hoylake.pdf
Thanks very much to Syd Byrd who gave me the reference for this – the Hoylake Free Press printed a number of articles in the early Twentieth Century – page 11 has the George Washington story (a hoax unfortunately)!
Thanks again Syd:
http://www.fintco.demon.co.uk/hoylake%20history/hoylake%20history.pdf
Thanks Andy!
The rumour I had heard years ago was I think that the family had set sail from Hoylake or Meols – until Diane posted I had never heard of the residence story. I wonder if the ‘The Elms’ story morphed into the sailing rumour or whether one is true, and one a fabrication?
Check Sulrave, North Hampshire birth place of George Washingtons father, then went to the Colinies, where George was born.