Comments on: Friday Photo: Hoylake Parish Church

By: Barb Davies nee Wilson

Barb Davies nee Wilson — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 18:40:00 +0000

Sheila Devlin nee Wray/ Helen Carr

Hi Sheila/Helen; Remember skipping in the road with our parents “turning up”? Remember playing tennis against “Aunty Nells” wall? Remember writing on the bay windows to each other when we all had measles? Joannie Pearce works at Cammel Lairds, only she is now known as Bird – having married Pete Bird (butcher). I believe her sister lives on Leasowe Road somewhere. Wasnt Marj pringle married to Swasie Turner? Do you remember the others from our street: Sandra Edwards; Janice Tole, Malcolm Tole; Ernie Sandalls; Peter, Paull and Viv Richards; Bruff Jones, Alison Jones, Liz Cannon, Barb,Carol and Helen Jones, Dinkie Jones, Benny Smith. Cant remember any more. Do remember Judy Jellie tho she wasnt from our street. Oh it was definitely the Miss Keogh’s who lilved at 48. The church used to deliver coal to their back yard, but they were so frail they couldnt carry up to their flat, my Dad used to help them, and then when there was one left, she used to come to us for Christmas Dinner. Dont know about no 46 now, but remember Lily and John Holden living there, with children Stephen and Mandy. The situation was the same for them as when you lived there. I know no 44 is a flat over the shops, but thats all I know. You can find me on facebook, and our Jen (Jenny Dean) and Mike Wilson and Victor Wilson. Take care and hope you manage to fill in some blanks. Barb

By: Mike Wilson

Mike Wilson — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 15:47:43 +0000

This site is amazing.The girls you mention, Jenny and Barbara Wilson are my younger sisters. We lived at 44A Market Street over a gardeners shop called Arthur Lewis’s, next door to Billie’s cafe where Sheila Wray lived. I recall Leslie had been on an errand to The Gem, the little sweet shop and tobacconists, next to the Echo office on the corner of Lake Place, and stepped out behind a stationery bus, into the path of another bus coming in the opposite direction. It shocked everyone.
Other memories of childhood friends include playing on the corner of the municipal golf links with Brough Jones(Archie), Phil and Ernie Sandalls, Ken Dean (Dixie), David Mercer, Geoff Harrop,Tank Parry, Ron Jones, Sandra Edwards, Lesley Quilliam, Vivian Richards to name but a few. Sledging on the sandhills by Red Rocks, diving in to the sea off the old jetty, Hilbre Sundays, the Curly slide in the baths or forming the bomb brigade off the 3 metre springy. I remember Ron Jones’ little sister, Barbara, who was so small she was known as “Little Dinkie”, coming to tell us that she was going into hospital to have an operation to repair the hole in her heart, and that when she came out, she would grow big and strong. Sadly, she did not recover and died in the hospital. So sad, but Hoylake was a wonderful place to grow up in, and I love reading about it here.

By: peter robinson

peter robinson — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 19:07:21 +0000

Hello all

A little off topic I know but I worked at Jesse Birds in the early 60′s. The owners then where 2 brothers. I cannot remember their names. My sister June and her husband Ron owned the sweet shop named Absolems in West Kirby opposite the station.

By: Friday Photo: Road sweepers | HoylakeJunction.com

Friday Photo: Road sweepers | HoylakeJunction.com — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 17:43:58 +0000

[...] Trinity Road was known as Church Road 1898 and you can clearly see the church that has generated so much discussion. [...]

By: Bernie

Bernie — Sun, 21 Aug 2011 00:29:08 +0000

Robin are you related to Tony, Geoff or Les?
Regards
Bernie W

By: Ricky Cooper

Ricky Cooper — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 12:52:57 +0000

Hi Syd,
Not sure where this “Reply” should go – anyway I was strolling along Market Street and passed the Punch Bowl. Then I went up Trinity Road. I stopped by a line of cottages with a sign “Church View”. Across the road I could see Trinity churchyard.

I was reminded of an old postcard given to me by the Verger of St Hildeburgh’.
This was a drawing of the view I could now see. The drawing of the sports car included was about 1939 vintage.
Would you be interested in a copy of this blank Post card ?

Ricky.

By: sheila

sheila — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 17:17:03 +0000

Hi Diane many thanks for the information both on the restaurant as well as the two B&Bs will certainly give them a whirl next time I am in Hoylake which I hope won’t be too far away .

We lived on the floor above the then Billy’s Shop and cafe , the very top was used by the shop for storage so we never went up there…well only when I was being a nosy little girl..but I wasn’t supposed to !!!

I am really dying to have a look upstairs and try to see how it is and how we lived. The living room overlooked the main road as did my bedroom and the kitchen was at the back overlooking the yard..bathroom and other bedroom between these two…so I should be able to see it…hopefully!!!

once again, many thanks Sheila

By: diane hind

diane hind — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 09:25:53 +0000

Hi Sheila

Not sure about the Thai restaurant but i think the first floor is part of it as thats where the loo’s are, but not sure about the very top , next time your in Hoylake check out Firkin House Marine Road for bed and breakfast, or Wynngate B & B Dovepoint Road both are excellent have had friends stay there. so can recomend them

Cheers Diane

By: sheila

sheila — Sat, 13 Aug 2011 18:45:47 +0000

Hi..I was in Hoylake last week for a day and had a look round the Holy Trinity church grave yard..well was actually trying to locate my Mother’s grave and as my friends and I were searching, we found two gravestones for two soldies who had been awarded VCs It was really interesting. We came on them purely by chance.

We were rather hoping to find a B&B to stay in somewhere on the sea front, but didn’t see anywhere so we stayed in Caldy.

Aso went into the Golden Orchid on Market Street( no.46 )to see if they would let me look upstairs as that is the place where I was born but the gentleman seemed a little bemused so as it wasn’t a meal time..I just left with a thank you feeling a bit daft !!

What I was wondereing was, does anyone know whether it is still a flat above the Thai Restaurant or is it part of it..if it is..next time I would try to get in at meal times and have a look at the upstairs..it was a funny feeling going into the place

thanks Sheila

By: Alyson Tornerup (RYDING)

Alyson Tornerup (RYDING) — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 17:21:30 +0000

Hi mark just spoke to richard and he said speak to your dad as he has got a copy of the family tree. Hope you and Mel are keeping well.

Love Aly