algy Posted June 8, 2011 Report Share Posted June 8, 2011 Many of these photograph?s may be available from the Warrington Museum/Library and will be of far superior quality to those viewed here. Anyone having any issue with the displaying of these photographs due to copyright or ownership infringement please contact me either by PM. or through the Moderators and I shall remove them immediately. The Chapel House. The Crown & Cushion. The Red Lion The Sportsmans Arms. Fiddler's Ferry Inn. DID YOU KNOW THAT - The pubs in Stockton Heath. The original name of the "Mulberry Tree" was "The Grapes" The original name of the " Red Lion" was the "Lion & the Lamb". There was a pub in the village called "The Spade Makers Arms". In 1826 the "London Bridge Inn" was called "The Coach & Horses". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P J Posted June 8, 2011 Report Share Posted June 8, 2011 You learn something new every day Algy, or so they say. If the good folk of Stockton Heath were a little more common and dropped their aitches like me it would be Stockton Eat. A far more suitable name given recent developments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
algy Posted June 8, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2011 PJ, as a lad from the age of eleven to getting married I lived in a works rented house in Baronet Road Lower Walton or Walton Inferior (how's that for a name to let the serfs know what their station in life was) and to us youngsters the village was always known as "stocking feet" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P J Posted June 8, 2011 Report Share Posted June 8, 2011 PJ, as a lad from the age of eleven to getting married I lived in a works rented house in Baronet Road Lower Walton or Walton Inferior (how's that for a name to let the serfs know what their station in life was) and to us youngsters the village was always known as "stocking feet" Stocking feet to us too Algy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted June 8, 2011 Report Share Posted June 8, 2011 We used to say 'Stocking Feet 'too from being kids as we lived here but then it got shortened to 'Stocky Feet' and we still all say it round here (well not the posh ones obviously). As for the 'h' being dtopped PJ... nice one and oh so true. Or maybe "Stop'n Eat" (you sort of have to say it fast to understand but I think it still sounds like 'Stockton' Heath See what you have both done now anyway back to Algys pubs.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted June 8, 2011 Report Share Posted June 8, 2011 DID YOU KNOW THAT -The pubs in Stockton Heath. The original name of the "Mulberry Tree" was "The Grapes" The original name of the " Red Lion" was the "Lion & the Lamb". There was a pub in the village called "The Spade Makers Arms". In 1826 the "London Bridge Inn" was called "The Coach & Horses". I knew about the The Mulberry Tree. The current day Mull building stands on the site of the old The Grapes pub which was built in 1725. Didn't know about the Red Lion or London Bridge though. Are the current buildings the same ones as the previous named buildings or are they new like the Mull too ? (did that make sense) Where abouts was the Spade Makers Arms? Presume it must have been there sometime between the two forges opening in the village. Fascinating. In your bottom photo of the Fiddlers Ferry Inn... is that what is now known as the Ferry Tavern which is on the bank of the mersey ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter T Posted June 8, 2011 Report Share Posted June 8, 2011 Algy, these glimpses into the past are fascinating. Keep going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P J Posted June 8, 2011 Report Share Posted June 8, 2011 I'm going to have a do at replicating a few of these, but the processing may take some working out to get just right. Could be the first time I complain that my gear is too good If I manage any decent efforts I'll post them up. Algy, thanks for the inspiration. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted June 8, 2011 Report Share Posted June 8, 2011 By that do you mean your going our for a pint with your camera PJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P J Posted June 8, 2011 Report Share Posted June 8, 2011 By that do you mean your going our for a pint with your camera PJ you know me so well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted June 8, 2011 Report Share Posted June 8, 2011 We look forward seeing a picture of your pint later then and hearing how long it takes you to re-process it through your 'gear' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P J Posted June 8, 2011 Report Share Posted June 8, 2011 now then Dizzy. Pictures first then beer, thems the rules. Otherwise allsorts can happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted June 8, 2011 Report Share Posted June 8, 2011 Rules... there are no rules in photography (well not my way anyway) Live dangerously PJ.... you may be surprised at your hidden drunken tallents and you'll always have an excuse if it all goes wrong or people don't like it... "twas the beer you know" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P J Posted June 8, 2011 Report Share Posted June 8, 2011 Rules... there are no rules in photography (well not my way anyway) Live dangerously PJ.... you may be surprised at your hidden drunken tallents and you'll always have an excuse if it all goes wrong or people don't like it... "twas the beer you know" Think I've overused that one down the years Dizzy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
algy Posted June 8, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2011 The Spademakers Arms was about where the Halifax office is just before Church Cottages. The Red Lion is original not sure about the London bridge, perhaps some of the walls are but I should think it has been added to over the years. Yes! the Fiddlers Ferry Inn is the same building. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted June 8, 2011 Report Share Posted June 8, 2011 Thanks Algy.... 'spade' by the way Another question though... I thought Church Cottages were further up the village next to or opposite the church. The Halifax is the other end Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
algy Posted June 9, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2011 Dizz, unless the Halifax has moved, it is still located lower down than the Post Office on the left of London Road (going down the village) behind the bus stop, sorry I can't be precise regarding the exact location of the "Spademakers Arms" I don't think there will be any photos of the building as it was probably before 1825/6. Sorry about Miss pelling in my last reply. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted June 9, 2011 Report Share Posted June 9, 2011 Sorry Algy I was getting the Halifax and Lloyds TBS muddled up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
algy Posted June 9, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2011 Dizz, are you any relation to the misses Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted June 9, 2011 Report Share Posted June 9, 2011 Not that I am aware of Algy but who knows eh.... maybe you should join 'ancestry' an see if our paths 'match' .... where's PJ's promised photos by the way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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