St Helens History This Week

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

ST HELENS 150 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK
This page is a series of weekly articles that describe llfe in the Lancashire town in the 1870s and which are updated every Sunday morning.
150 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK
This page is a series of weekly articles that describe llfe in St Helens in Lancashire in the 1870s and which are updated every Sunday morning.
“Whiston

150 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK (3rd - 9th June 1869)

written by: Stephen Wainwright
This week's stories include the parting shot of the Whiston Workhouse master, the genteel old woman's wincey theft in Church Street, two near-miss train collisions, a serious fire at Blinkhorn and Cook's candle works, the stuffs on sale in Prescot, coal stealer Mary Callaghan returns to court, Ravenhead Plate Glass workers journey to the Lake District and how John Wesley created his Methodist movement in St Helens.
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“Newton

150 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK (27th May - 2nd June 1869)

written by: Stephen Wainwright
This week's stories include the shocking damage done to Eccleston trees by noxious fumes from St Helens' chemical works, the Windle wife beater, the night soil dumper of Havelock Street, the Prescot prosecution for not turning up to work, the start of Newton Races, the pauper woman in Whiston Workhouse who was repatriated to Ireland and the Prescot man who was drunk and riotous once too often.
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“Fisher

150 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK (20th - 26th May 1869)

written by: Stephen Wainwright
This week's stories include the bull that got stuck in a Prescot shop, the resolution of the Whiston Workhouse sex scandal, the man who suffered from the blue devils, an assault on the Rainford Junction stationmaster, the severe sentence on a Prescot pedlar for not having a licence, unusual punishments for misbehaving workhouse inmates and the Ancient Shepherds' Friendly Society at Parr are sued in the County Court.
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“Raven

150 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK (13th - 19th May 1869)

written by: Stephen Wainwright
This week's stories include an official inquiry into the sex scandal at Whiston Workhouse, the first bus service in St Helens, the "shivering, bare-footed little bundle of suffering humanity" from Smithy Brow, a "murderous assault" within a Westfield Street "house of ill fame", the dubious claims of the Rivers Pollution Commission, the Whit Monday excursionists and the woman whose Irish was got up in Victoria Passage.
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“Whiston

150 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK (6th - 12th May 1869)

written by: Stephen Wainwright
This week's stories include a sex scandal involving the Master of Whiston Workhouse, a 60-round prize fight takes place in Thatto Heath, the child "street Arabs" outside Lowe House Church, the old men who smoked turf instead of tobacco, the Boundary Road trespassing case, the illegal Sutton Board meeting, "malicious injury" to a field of oats in Bold Heath and the deaf woman who brought a pencil and slate into court.
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“Rainhill

150 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK (29th April - 5th May 1869)

written by: Stephen Wainwright
This week's stories include the outcome of the Sutton Bowling Green eviction outrage, there's bad blood in Parr, the drowning of three lads in the reservoir at the Pocket Nook Glassworks, the soldier who broke a bobby's leg in Prescot, the celebration of May Day in St Helens featuring processions of horses, the man shamefully abusing a horse in Prescot and a Bridge Street butcher warns the public to be on their guard.
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“Liverpool

150 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK (22nd - 28th April 1869)

written by: Stephen Wainwright
This week's stories include the battle of Westfield Street, a "piteous appeal" is made by a Park Road beggar, a demonstration of bicycle riding is held in the Volunteer Hall, a near riot takes place in Liverpool Street, the 47th Lancashire Rifle Volunteers hold a shooting contest at St Helens Junction, a group of Dentons Green gipsies hold a ball, nail making in St Helens and the story of the sleeping drunk in the dock.
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“St

150 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK (15th - 21st April 1869)

written by: Stephen Wainwright
This week's stories include the hapless pickpocket in St Helens Market, the Rainford Church sexton accused of highway robbery, a runaway horse in Baldwin Street, the woman who tore a bonnet off the head of a policeman's wife in Peter Street, the Whiston Workhouse master is asked to resign after an inquiry, the horse that was made to pull pig iron up an Eccleston hill and a presentation is made to a Peasley Cross pastor.
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“Whiston

150 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK (8th - 14th April 1869)

written by: Stephen Wainwright
This week's stories include an allegation of police brutality on a butcher in Ormskirk Street, "grave charges" are made against the Master of Whiston Workhouse, the foundation stone is laid for a new Sutton school, a woman from Liverpool Road tells the magistrates that she'd been the cause of her husband striking her, an 11-year-old boy steals a magic lantern and there is a curious water prosecution of a little girl.
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“Holy

150 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK (1st - 7th April 1869)

written by: Stephen Wainwright
This week's stories include a shocking mining accident in Ashton-in-Makerfield, the professional singer who became riotous in Bridge Street, a prediction on the use of the "curious" new bicycles in St Helens, a leather tannery in Billinge, a soap maker goes out of business, St Ann's new church in Warrington Road, Rainhill is re-consecrated and more harsh prison sentences, including a boy who was ordered to be whipped.
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Griffin Inn Peasley Cross

150 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK (25th - 31st March 1869)

This week's stories include the dead man in College Street who had a tin cheque, Good Friday in St Helens, a sequel to the claim of tyranny at Whiston Workhouse's hospital, the annual meeting of Sutton ratepayers is held in the Griffin Inn, why Mary Callaghan's heart had been broken, a woman is accused of stealing groceries from a Dentons Green shop and why Wigan was told to pay for a lunatic's keep in Rainhill Asylum.
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