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 50 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK
This page is a series of weekly articles that describe llfe in the Lancashire town in the 1970s and which are updated every Sunday morning.
50 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK
This page is a series of weekly articles that describe llfe in St Helens in Lancashire in the 1970s and which are updated every Sunday morning.
The Exorcist summary

FIFTY YEARS AGO THIS WEEK 27 MAY - 2 JUNE 1974

written by: Stephen Wainwright
This week's many stories include the concerns of three St Helens churchmen over the screening of The Exorcist, the opening of the new St Helens law courts, Crank residents are up in arms over proposals to build houses in Red Cat Lane, the manager of a TV shop complains that no one would come to his aid when he was attacked and robbed and St Helens Council decides to continue its fight against Leathers.
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Leathers chemicals St Helens summary

FIFTY YEARS AGO THIS WEEK 20 - 26 MAY 1974

written by: Stephen Wainwright
This week's stories include the 150 Rainford protesters outside St Helens Town Hall, the angry tenants of houses in Clock Face Road that were supposedly being improved, the plans for round-the-clock picketing of Leathers are shelved, it's all change at Cowley Boys School, the residents of the Four Acre Lane estate complain about a lack of facilities and shock, horror – a husband has to look after a baby for a while!
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Capitol Cinema St Helens summary

FIFTY YEARS AGO THIS WEEK 13 - 19 MAY 1974

written by: Stephen Wainwright
This week's many stories include the plans to convert the Capitol Cinema into a bingo hall are thwarted, Sutton campaigners consider picketing outside Leathers Chemicals, the Haydock child's little horse that was ridden into the ground by hooligans, the ten-year-old boys who had their faces burned while cycling past Sidac and how new fire safety rules meant finding accommodation in St Helens was proving difficult.
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Greenalls St Helens summary

FIFTY YEARS AGO THIS WEEK 6 - 12 MAY 1974

written by: Stephen Wainwright
This week's many stories include the teenage terror on the new Four Acre Lane estate, a huge fire hits Pilkingtons Ravenhead works, the dearth of dentists in St Helens, plans for the town's first bus station are mooted, the council considers closing Kwik Save in Reginald Road, the overcrowded St Helens registry office and a protest meeting is organised to fight the proposals to demolish old homes in Rainford and Crank.
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St Helens police summary

FIFTY YEARS AGO THIS WEEK 29 APRIL - 5 MAY 1974

written by: Stephen Wainwright
This week's many stories include the suicide attempt by a car driver on Carr Mill Dam, Lord and Lady Pilkington open the new Haresfinch Social Club, St Helens police's car parking conundrum, Bernard Manning opens a DIY store in Fingerpost, the eggstraordinary deposit made at Barclays Bank, the lack of detention centres for young females and the storm over plans to demolish 139 old houses in Rainford and Crank.
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Fleece Hotel summary

FIFTY YEARS AGO THIS WEEK 22 - 28 APRIL 1974

written by: Stephen Wainwright
This week's stories include the death of a St Helens-born atom bomb scientist, the sentencing of a group of schoolboys who had committed a shocking rape, the help being provided for illiterate folk in St Helens, Stuart Hall judges a beauty contest in Rainford, protests over the weekend racket in Rainhill Village Hall and the menswear boutique in St Mary's Arcade in St Helens that was showing erotic film slides of female nudes.
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Carr Mill Dam summary

FIFTY YEARS AGO THIS WEEK 15 - 21 APRIL 1974

written by: Stephen Wainwright
This week's stories include the Carr Mill Dam bravery award, the teenagers with knives attending Rainford Village Hall discos, a complaint of poor services in Parr, concern over a possible beer shortage in Greenalls pubs, the nurses at Rainhill Hospital demand more pay, three town centre pubs are banned from taking in guests and why the Vicar of St John's Church in Ravenhead would not baptise a six-month-old baby.
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Leathers summary

FIFTY YEARS AGO THIS WEEK 8 - 14 APRIL 1974

written by: Stephen Wainwright
This week's stories include the boxes of grenades that were discovered in a Ravenhead railway siding, the gelignite explosion in Mill Lane that shot debris 20 feet into the air, the troubles of Rocla Pipes in Sutton, the angry Haresfinch council tenants, Leathers Chemicals are prosecuted for failing to prevent a discharge of gases and Ormskirk MP Robert Kilroy-Silk complains to the Post Office on behalf of the people of Crank.
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Windle Hall summary

FIFTY YEARS AGO THIS WEEK 1 - 7 APRIL 1974

written by: Stephen Wainwright
This week's many stories include the start of local government reorganisation, the problem of glue sniffing among St Helens children, there's good news for St Theresa's Primary School, the new cafe at Sherdley Park Golf Club with a glorious view, the plans for a water fountain in St Helens town centre, St Helens Civic Society declares war on litter bugs and the residents of Hamer Street furious over vandalism.
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Dubliners summary

FIFTY YEARS AGO THIS WEEK 25 - 31 MARCH 1974

written by: Stephen Wainwright
This week's many stories include the opening of the new Four Acre Library, the football pitches at Brown Edge that were situated on top of a reservoir, the lengthy queues to claim bus passes, the high level of burglary detection, Fairfield House in Crank becomes a nursing home, a reminiscence of old Billinge and there's victory for the Chain Lane Ratepayers Association in their lengthy dangerous flues dispute.
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Sutton Manor Colliery sign summary

FIFTY YEARS AGO THIS WEEK 18 - 24 MARCH 1974

written by: Stephen Wainwright
This week's many stories include the twenty-eight-year-long wait for a council house, the first St Helens streaker to be brought before the courts receives a hefty fine, the 95-year-old woman from Clinkham Wood who had her gas meter ripped out, more vandalism at St Cuthbert's School, why ex-miners were described as flocking back to the pits and the brave postman who fought off his attackers in Ormskirk Street.
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