David Barker writes: Can anyone help me to find the son and daughter of George Barker who was the verger for many years at the parish church and lived just across the road form the church. His … [Read more...]
Liverpool Buses: Can you get one from Hoylake?
HoylakeJunction.com reader Colin Malone asks: Can anyone tell me why we who live in Meols/Hoylake cannot get a bus to Liverpool? If there was a sudden rail cancellation, people in West kirby, … [Read more...]
More street art in Hoylake
In the wall of the only bank that Hoylake doesn't have anymore you'll see the above artwork where the cash machine was. What do you think the painting symbolises? That we're all prisoners to money … [Read more...]
Eggs: Locally sourced
During January Incredible Edible Hoylake (facebook page or email incrededhoylake@gmail.com) undertook a survey to see the benefits of locally sourced eggs and where in Hoylake you can buy them. This … [Read more...]
Hilbre Weather Station
Did you know that there's a broadcasting weather station out on Hilbre Island? Well, if you're interested in the local weather then bookmark this page as it displays the latest readings taken from … [Read more...]
Hoylake & West Kirby gasworks
Long before we had just a handful of energy companies whose prices keep on going up and up (and up!) Hoylake was serviced by its own gasworks. The Hoylake & West Kirby gasworks (pictured) was … [Read more...]
Listed buildings in Hoylake
Do you think that there are any listed buildings in Hoylake? Care to have a guess at what they might be? Now that English Heritage allow access to and searches of the listed buildings database, … [Read more...]
Hoylake Lifeboat Museum: Request for images
A small team of the Hoylake Lifeboat Museum has a task to photograph exhibits for curatorial and research purposes. The volunteer team writes: We are also compiling, for the benefit of visitors to … [Read more...]
Hoylake YMCA dances
Nigel Rose writes: I was fascinated to see the two images of Hoylake YMCA on Hoylake Junction because during my part studies into dance bands on the Wirral I have come across adverts for dances in … [Read more...]
Free running in Hoylake
I've seen a few chaps free running over walls, railings and benches along the promenade quite a few times. Last week a couple of them were using camcorders to capture their jumps over and on to walls … [Read more...]