algy Posted May 2, 2012 Report Share Posted May 2, 2012 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. Orford. The Mount. Orford Hall. Orford Hall. Teaching staff outside Orford Village school. Holes Lane Farm, Great Sankey. Henry Burthem with his wife outside 'The Ferry Inn', licensee from 1913 to 1951. (Courtesy of the Ferry Inn web site). Penketh Grange. Penketh Hall. Penketh Jubilee Fountain. Penketh Motorcycle Club. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleopatra Posted May 2, 2012 Report Share Posted May 2, 2012 Mrs Bertham looks like a man in drag! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
algy Posted May 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2012 Mrs Bertham looks like a man in drag! She reminds me of a Cullercoats (Tyneside) fish wife. My aunt lived there and I spent a lot of time there as a youngster, as Harry would say: "Happy Days". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Posted May 2, 2012 Report Share Posted May 2, 2012 Thanks for those Algy! Brings back a lot of memories and make me feel a whole lot older as well. I was brought up in the early 50’s just round the corner from the Mount and went school at what then was known as St Margaret’s. The main Orford estate was only just being built and there was still plenty of fields for us kids to have adventures in. School Road and Sandy Lane running down to the old tannery was one of the few existing roads in the area at the time. Even though the farm land had given way to housing development, the farm houses of White’s Farm and Pilling’s Farm were located either side of the Mount. Thanks again. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracey Bennett Posted May 2, 2012 Report Share Posted May 2, 2012 Poor Mrs Bertham! I had to smile at the very non-exuberant 'Jubilee Fountain!'. It seems like an oddly utilitarian thing to celebrate with. I shall mark this year's Jubilee by repairing the bath drain pipe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
algy Posted May 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2012 Thanks for those Algy! Brings back a lot of memories and make me feel a whole lot older as well. I was brought up in the early 50’s just round the corner from the Mount and went school at what then was known as St Margaret’s. The main Orford estate was only just being built and there was still plenty of fields for us kids to have adventures in. School Road and Sandy Lane running down to the old tannery was one of the few existing roads in the area at the time. Even though the farm land had given way to housing development, the farm houses of White’s Farm and Pilling’s Farm were located either side of the Mount. Thanks again. Bill Bill, don't take this the wrong way, was the old school still there when you were a lad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleopatra Posted May 2, 2012 Report Share Posted May 2, 2012 algy, I remember the old school, or at least the building. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Posted May 2, 2012 Report Share Posted May 2, 2012 Yes it certainly was. I think the building remained there for a good while after I’d moved onto secondary school although I think it wasn’t in use for quite some time before it was finally demolished. I remember the main hall inside had a large folding wooden divider screen that was used to make the hall into two separate classrooms. They certainly knew how to get the most out of school buildings back then unlike the modern ones that seem to be built to last just a decade or so. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazj Posted May 5, 2012 Report Share Posted May 5, 2012 wonder what happened to the Penketh Jubilee Fountain? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
algy Posted May 6, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2012 wonder what happened to the Penketh Jubilee Fountain? Probably finished up at the same foundry as the Arpley Cannons and the Walker fountain!, Baz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RingoDave Posted May 10, 2012 Report Share Posted May 10, 2012 "Licensee from 1913 to 1951; I'll bet he knew his business! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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