Comments on: The Paddock, Meols Drive, Hoylake http://www.hoylakejunction.com/paddock-meols-drive-hoylake Hoylake News, Views and much more! Sat, 11 Feb 2012 15:31:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Angela Moule http://www.hoylakejunction.com/paddock-meols-drive-hoylake#comment-12406 Angela Moule Tue, 12 Apr 2011 16:02:39 +0000 http://www.hoylakejunction.com/?p=66#comment-12406 My husband who is now 58 Lived in "The Paddock" with his family when he was a young boy of about12ish I think that would have made it about 1965 ish, sorry im vague but we have only been married 9 years and this was when he was a Lad and the story's he told me about the house and the big tree on the right of the house as we look at the photograph was the first tree he climbed, mainly because his bedroom was on that side of the building. there was a small pond in the front lawn and he and his father built that pond. Rob speaks of christmas mornings and the christmas carols playing echoing up the stairwell to the upper floors he said it was wonderful with all the wonderfull smells coming from downstairs cooked by their housekeeper and her husband was the chauffer/handyman and lived on the premises. Robs father was a Commander in the Navy and lived here with his elderly parents too. My husband who is now 58 Lived in “The Paddock” with his family when he was a young boy of about12ish I
think that would have made it about 1965 ish, sorry im vague but we have only been married 9 years and this was when he was a Lad and the story’s he told me about the house and the big tree on the right of the house as we look at the photograph was the first tree he climbed, mainly because his bedroom was on that side of the building. there was a small pond in the front lawn and he and his father built that pond.
Rob speaks of christmas mornings and the christmas carols playing echoing up the stairwell to the upper floors he said it was wonderful with all the wonderfull smells coming from downstairs cooked by their housekeeper and her husband was the chauffer/handyman and lived on the premises. Robs father was a Commander in the Navy and lived here with his elderly parents too.

]]> By: judith irvine http://www.hoylakejunction.com/paddock-meols-drive-hoylake#comment-3193 judith irvine Sun, 04 Oct 2009 13:37:13 +0000 http://www.hoylakejunction.com/?p=66#comment-3193 Ethendune was my favourite house on Meols Drive. When i was going home on the school bus i used to look out for it and wonder who had lived there and what sort of stories a house like that could tell? Ethendune was my favourite house on Meols Drive. When i was going home on the school bus i used to look out for it and wonder who had lived there and what sort of stories a house like that could tell?

]]> By: Photo of The Paddock, Hoylake. | HoylakeJunction.com http://www.hoylakejunction.com/paddock-meols-drive-hoylake#comment-152 Photo of The Paddock, Hoylake. | HoylakeJunction.com Mon, 15 Dec 2008 12:40:12 +0000 http://www.hoylakejunction.com/?p=66#comment-152 [...] Paddock seems to be a popular Hoylake property amongst the site readership so here’s a photo of the empty building taken last Saturday [...] [...] Paddock seems to be a popular Hoylake property amongst the site readership so here’s a photo of the empty building taken last Saturday [...]

]]> By: jill holstead (howard) http://www.hoylakejunction.com/paddock-meols-drive-hoylake#comment-151 jill holstead (howard) Thu, 11 Dec 2008 16:55:37 +0000 http://www.hoylakejunction.com/?p=66#comment-151 I'm Sue's old friend now living in Canada. I lived in the ground floor flat of the Paddock around 1955-1957. My cousins, the Saville's lived upstairs. We used to walk across the Links to St. Hilderburghs Church and I remember watching the British Open Golf there one year. I last walked passed the old house 3 yrs ago while on holiday - many happy memories! Jill I’m Sue’s old friend now living in Canada. I lived in the ground floor flat of the Paddock around 1955-1957. My cousins, the Saville’s lived upstairs. We used to walk across the Links to St. Hilderburghs Church and I remember watching the British Open Golf there one year.
I last walked passed the old house 3 yrs ago while on holiday – many happy memories! Jill

]]> By: Sue V http://www.hoylakejunction.com/paddock-meols-drive-hoylake#comment-150 Sue V Thu, 11 Dec 2008 11:54:40 +0000 http://www.hoylakejunction.com/?p=66#comment-150 Thanks Peter- of course I remember now- The Priory was the DSS. Very near to The Paddock though. Thanks for that one. Sue Thanks Peter- of course I remember now- The Priory was the DSS. Very near to The Paddock though.
Thanks for that one.
Sue

]]> By: Peter Wilson http://www.hoylakejunction.com/paddock-meols-drive-hoylake#comment-149 Peter Wilson Thu, 11 Dec 2008 11:35:09 +0000 http://www.hoylakejunction.com/?p=66#comment-149 DSS - not so far as I know but The Priory next door was the local 'dole office' for many years. Now replaced by Meols Court apartment development about 5 years ago. The same developers wanted to demolish The Paddock but never got planning permission. DSS – not so far as I know but The Priory next door was the local ‘dole office’ for many years. Now replaced by Meols Court apartment development about 5 years ago. The same developers wanted to demolish The Paddock but never got planning permission.

]]> By: Sue V http://www.hoylakejunction.com/paddock-meols-drive-hoylake#comment-147 Sue V Thu, 11 Dec 2008 11:22:13 +0000 http://www.hoylakejunction.com/?p=66#comment-147 I'm sending the link to The Paddock to an old friend who lived in the property, for a while, as a child. As I recall it was divided into 2 flats and relatives lived in the other part. This would have been in the 1950s. am I right in thinking it was used by DSS at one time? I’m sending the link to The Paddock to an old friend who lived in the property, for a while, as a child. As I recall it was divided into 2 flats and relatives lived in the other part. This would have been in the 1950s.
am I right in thinking it was used by DSS at one time?

]]> By: john rainford http://www.hoylakejunction.com/paddock-meols-drive-hoylake#comment-101 john rainford Mon, 29 Sep 2008 20:18:23 +0000 http://www.hoylakejunction.com/?p=66#comment-101 the paddock was a private home. the home for the blind was wilton grange unfortunatly demolished to build a lot of smaller homes JR... the paddock was a private home. the home for the blind was wilton grange unfortunatly demolished to build a lot of smaller homes JR…

]]> By: John http://www.hoylakejunction.com/paddock-meols-drive-hoylake#comment-100 John Mon, 22 Sep 2008 20:09:52 +0000 http://www.hoylakejunction.com/?p=66#comment-100 Well spotted! There was an article in The Telegraph yesterday that referenced Allsops. It suggested that auction bidders are currently holding back ...if nobody bids then a canny bidder attempts to conclude a post-auction deal. I ran past the building the other day. No names on the brick gate pillars ...not the original ones! Well spotted!

There was an article in The Telegraph yesterday that referenced Allsops. It suggested that auction bidders are currently holding back …if nobody bids then a canny bidder attempts to conclude a post-auction deal.

I ran past the building the other day. No names on the brick gate pillars …not the original ones!

]]> By: Peter Wilson http://www.hoylakejunction.com/paddock-meols-drive-hoylake#comment-99 Peter Wilson Mon, 22 Sep 2008 18:32:28 +0000 http://www.hoylakejunction.com/?p=66#comment-99 Checked Allsop site, seems The Paddock didn't make the reserve price at today's auction. Checked Allsop site, seems The Paddock didn’t make the reserve price at today’s auction.

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