St Helens History This Week

Bringing History to Life from 50, 100 and 150 Years Ago!

Bringing History to Life from 50, 100 and 150 Years Ago!

ST HELENS 100 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK
This page is a series of weekly articles that describe llfe in the Lancashire town in the 1920s and which are updated every Sunday morning.
100 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK
This page is a series of weekly articles that describe llfe in St Helens in Lancashire in the 1920s and which are updated every Sunday morning.
St Helens charabanc summary

IOO YEARS AGO THIS WEEK (29th JUNE - 5th JULY 1920)

written by: Stephen Wainwright
This week's stories from a century ago stories include a warning from the St Helens Chief Constable against charabanc road hogs, the first female magistrates are appointed in the town, more support is demonstrated for Sinn Fein in Ireland, concern is raised over the high infantile mortality rate in St Helens through overcrowded houses and the annual Tradesmen's Holiday proves a washout for charabanc excursionists.
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Corporation Street St Helens summary

IOO YEARS AGO THIS WEEK (22nd - 28th JUNE 1920)

written by: Stephen Wainwright
This week's stories include a shawl theft from St Helens Town Hall, lively scenes involving pokers, pint cups and threats take place in Oldfield Street, the Bridge Street fresh fish pioneers who claimed to be besieged by vast crowds, a brave rescue of two children from the canal at Haydock, the speeding charabanc drivers in Rainford and the Sinn Fein supporter who got into a right old frenzy in Corporation Street.
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St Helens Parish Church summary

IOO YEARS AGO THIS WEEK (15th - 21st JUNE 1920)

written by: Stephen Wainwright
This week's many stories include the laying of the foundation stone for the new St Helens Parish Church, the Pilkington Garden Village housing bombshell, the man who slept down a Parr coal mine, the boy from Fingerpost who stole from his father, a Sinn Fein rally takes place in East Sutton, a row over troublesome children in Parr leads to an assault and the married couple who came to blows in Exchange Street.
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Higher Parr Street summary

IOO YEARS AGO THIS WEEK (8th - 14th JUNE 1920)

written by: Stephen Wainwright
This week's many stories include the boy watch repairer from Higher Parr Street who couldn't mend watches, the jealous Stanhope Street lodger who assaulted his landlady, a roll of honour is unveiled at Sutton's Sheeting Sheds, a Sinn Fein rally "breathing hatred of England" takes place in St Helens, the tram fare evaders and the Gerards Bridge man that fled from the police with handcuffs dangling from his wrist.
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Church Street summary

IOO YEARS AGO THIS WEEK (1st - 7th JUNE 1920)

written by: Stephen Wainwright
This week's many stories include the bigamist of Park Road who liked to marry women called Caroline, the scandal of flooding at Sutton Moss, the policeman who was criticised for not putting "the snaps" on his prisoner, the five boys that stole £10 worth of silver from the Co-op, the man having a fit in Church Street who'd supped fifteen pints and the sixteen-year-old boy who slashed his throat after losing his job.
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Savoy summary

IOO YEARS AGO THIS WEEK (25th - 31st MAY 1920)

written by: Stephen Wainwright
This week's many stories include the worst thunderstorm in the history of St Helens, details of the new Savoy Super-Cinema in Bridge Street are announced, the police "pounce" on obscene postcards in a Liverpool Road shop, there's a shock for the committee at Saints' annual meeting, a double tragedy takes place at Bold Colliery and George Formby performs at the Hippodrome Theatre – and there's also a goat on stage!
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Mitchells Fair summary

IOO YEARS AGO THIS WEEK (18th - 24th MAY 1920)

written by: Stephen Wainwright
This week's many stories include a case of wife swapping in St Helens, the great Whit Monday motorcycle exodus from the town, there's a case of bigamy in Water Street, the axing of four St Helens pubs, bathing is permitted in Taylor Park lake, there's a worrying increase in the number of assaults on St Helens police, the heroic Thatto Heath newsagent and barrel organs are permitted to play again at town fun fairs.
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Jeffersons summary

IOO YEARS AGO THIS WEEK (11th - 17th MAY 1920)

written by: Stephen Wainwright
This week's stories include the man who said he was "done up" in a Parr pawnbrokers, the troubled building trade in St Helens, the new cinema for Rainford, the Haresfinch horse that was beaten by a man using a heavy stick, the charabanc trade in St Helens, the Sutton Manor ruckus over a drunken carter, an update on dealing with the rat plague in St Helens and the banning of children from potato picking in Rainford.
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Cowley Schools summary

IOO YEARS AGO THIS WEEK (4th - 10th MAY 1920)

written by: Stephen Wainwright
This week's stories from a century ago include the drunken man found ringing wet carrying a revolver in Traverse Street, St Helens Corporation moves into the bus business, there are court cases concerning street betting in Peasley Cross and Church Street, the controversial plans to enlarge Cowley Boys School, a house possession case in Bold and the excitable Irishman in Sutton who punched his former friend.
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Albert Street summary

IOO YEARS AGO THIS WEEK (27th APRIL - 3rd MAY 1920)

written by: Stephen Wainwright
This week's stories include the St Helens policeman who had sex on duty, the Albert Street man who threw his family out on to the street in pouring rain, the fiery Dr O’Keefe threatens the St Helens MP, a claim of bigamy in Watery Lane, the boys who tricked a Boundary Road fruiterer, improvements to the Oxford cinema are proposed and women are set to join St Helens Hospital's management committee for the first time.
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Taylor Park Lake summary

IOO YEARS AGO THIS WEEK (20th - 26th APRIL 1920)

written by: Stephen Wainwright
This week's stories include the Langtree Street woman who said she had "the life of a dog" with her husband, the lodger that refused to quit his Stanhope Street home, St Helens police receive praise from a prisoner, there's deadlock with the Windlehurst council house scheme, the Thatto Heath newsagent prosecuted for running a lottery and the Earlestown man charged with endangering Ashtons Green Colliery in Parr.
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