Newton Heritage – Some history of Newton-le-willows, Earlestown, Burtonwood & Winwick

George & Robert Stephenson

April 19, 2018 Steven Dowd Local History

THE LIFE OF George Stephenson and his son Robert Stephenson Comprising also a history of the invention

History of Burtonwood Brewery

January 10, 2014 Steven Dowd Burtonwood, Local History

On March 13th, 1867, James and Jane Forshaw purchased the land on which the Burtonwood Brewery

The Burtonwood Chapel

January 10, 2014 Steven Dowd Burtonwood, Local History

The Chapel of Burtonwood was founded by Sir Thomas de Bold in 1605, when Burtonwood was

The Story of Burtonwood

January 10, 2014 Steven Dowd Burtonwood, Local History

In the last 25 years the name of Burtonwood has been carried by thousands of American

CASTLE HILL, Newton-le-Willows

January 5, 2014 Steven Dowd Local History, Newton-le-Willows

1980’s Archaeological Excavations. he text for this post is transcribed from two pamphlets that where produced

Winwick : It’s History and Antiquities

January 5, 2014 Steven Dowd Local History, Winwick

By WILLIAM BEAMONT. Second Edition, 1878 Time, that great clock which requires no winding up, and

Burtonwood – The Truth About G.I. Town

December 29, 2013 Steven Dowd Burtonwood, Local History

Four miles from Warrington in Lancashire, is Burtonwood, the great maintenance base for the American Air

The Vulcan Works – Making the Lion roar again

December 29, 2013 Steven Dowd Local History, Newton-le-Willows

During the early part of 1979, Ruston Diesels Limited, the Company then occupying the historic Vulcan

Digging into the roots of history

December 28, 2013 Steven Dowd Local History, Newton-le-Willows, Winwick

I recently purchased a number of the Burtonwood Brewery in-house ‘Top Hat’ magazines from the 1980s,

Steam-Boiler Explosion at Newton

December 28, 2013 Steven Dowd Earlestown, Local History, Newton-le-Willows

There was a Great Loss of Life by a Steam-Boiler Explosion at Newton.. 22nd Sept 1838

Earlestown War memorial – unveiled by Lord Newton.

December 28, 2013 Steven Dowd Earlestown, Local History

On Saturday afternoon, at Earlestown, Lord Newton unveiled a memorial of the South African war, which

ST, Oswald’s, Winwick.

December 27, 2013 Steven Dowd Local History, Winwick

There is no beginning to the istory of Winwick. It goes beyond the Fourteenth Century to

Lady Hill – Newton-le-Willows

December 16, 2013 Steven Dowd Local History, Newton-le-Willows

I noted that some questions have been asked about Lady Hill, a barrow or not a

The Public Library – Crow Lane, Newton

December 16, 2013 Steven Dowd Local History, Newton-le-Willows

The first library in Newton-in-Makerfield was, we believe, the one in connection with the Mechanics Institute

Autobiography of Garret Ronayne

September 6, 2013 Steven Dowd Earlestown, Local History

An old Indian Mutiny Veteran, who served diligently and faithfully throughout the mutiny of 1857-1858. Having

Newton le Willows: 1830 – 1945

July 3, 2013 Steven Dowd Local History, Newton-le-Willows

I have spent the last few hours transcribing a thesis by Lynton J. Smith which I

Castle Hill by the Rev. Edmund Sibson

June 21, 2013 Steven Dowd Local History, Newton-le-Willows

The following account was written in 1843 by the Rev. Edmund Sibson, once Curate at Winwick,

Antiquarian notes on our Neighbourhood

May 7, 2013 Steven Dowd Local History, Newton-le-Willows

Historical and antiquarian notes on Warrington and its Neighbourhood By John Babson, Esq. The object of

The Barons of Newton

April 30, 2013 Steven Dowd Local History, Newton-le-Willows

Devices and Armorial Bearings of the Barons of Newton and their Kindred. This is a fragment

Crow Lane Hall & Newton Serjeants

April 14, 2013 Steven Dowd Earlestown, Local History, Newton-le-Willows

This building, probably the oldest in the township, was formerly a moated grange, vestiges of the

Everton V Earlestown

January 1, 2013 Steven Dowd Earlestown, Local History

Here are a few more facts about Earlestown FC 1899-00 Joined Lancashire League 1903 Lancashire League

Newton Cricket, Bowling, and Tennis Club

October 18, 2012 Steven Dowd Local History, Newton-le-Willows

On the April 13th, 1858, a meeting was held in the Assembly-room, High-street, Newton-le-Willows, for the

Some Earlestown Sporting History

August 21, 2012 Steven Dowd Earlestown, Local History

My father, a supporter in the 1880s often spoke to me about the team in those

Newton & Earlestown in 1895

August 15, 2012 Steven Dowd Earlestown, Local History

I do not guarantee that my transcription doesn’t include some pretty basic mistakes, apart from my

Earlestown & Newton in 1890

August 10, 2012 Steven Dowd Earlestown, Local History

And now let us take a walk round Earlestown and Newton and see what it was

Southworth Burial Mound

May 22, 2012 Steven Dowd Local History, Newton-le-Willows

Southworth Burial Mound Take Myddleton Lane (the ‘Eastern avenue’ off the Winwick mound) out of Winwick

St Peters Church

May 5, 2012 Steven Dowd Local History, Newton-le-Willows

Below are a few images that show some of the many changes made to St Peters

Dean School, Newton-le-Willows

May 4, 2012 Steven Dowd Local History, Newton-le-Willows

Details relating to its early history and later domestic use were discovered during the course of

AirCrash – Supermarine Attacker – 05/02/1953

April 16, 2012 Steven Dowd Earlestown, Local History

Supermarine Attacker FB.1 WA535 – 05/02/1953 On Thursday 5 th February 1953 Mr Roy Edwin Collingwood

Newton-le-Willows

April 12, 2012 Steven Dowd Local History, Newton-le-Willows

To my heart there is no dearer spot upon earth, Than Newton-le-Willows, the place of my

Newton Glass Works

March 21, 2012 Steven Dowd Local History, Newton-le-Willows

This Shows the location of the Glass Works In relation to Crow Lane, The Glass works

The Liverpool & Manchester Railway

October 4, 2011 Steven Dowd Earlestown, Local History

The Cotton Trade In the latter part of the eighteenth century, the area surrounding the port

A history of the Vulcan Foundry

September 25, 2011 Steven Dowd Earlestown, Local History

In September, 1830, the Liverpool and Manchester Railway was opened, and to digress, here is a

South Lancashire Conservative Association

September 25, 2011 Steven Dowd Local History, Newton-le-Willows

The South Lancashire Conservative Association has scarcely been founded three years, and yet during that short

Newton Hall : Archaeological Excavation

September 12, 2011 Steven Dowd Local History, Newton-le-Willows

I tried as best I could to get video of Mark Adams giving details of what

The Lake – Poem by J H Lane

August 28, 2011 Steven Dowd Local History, Newton-le-Willows

I. FULL sixty years ago, a pretty vale (Now hidden neath the waters of the lake)

St Peter’s Mission & All Saints Church, Crow Lane

August 8, 2011 Steven Dowd Local History, Newton-le-Willows

To the Members of the Church of England dwelling at the Earlestown end of the Parish

St Oswald’s, Winwick Church

April 22, 2011 Steven Dowd Local History, Winwick

A FOREWORD It is with much pleasure that I commend this brief sketch of Winwick Church.

Newton in 1745

March 14, 2011 Steven Dowd Local History, Newton-le-Willows

At this period the wages of an agricultural labourer were 10d per day without food, and

Earlestown Market 1938

January 11, 2011 Steven Dowd Earlestown, Local History

Market successful despite removal Trading centre provided for new town. Prosperous council undertaking at Earlestown Having

Newton-in-Makerfield : yr 1825-35

January 1, 2011 Steven Dowd Local History, Newton-le-Willows

NEWTON IN MACKERFIELD. NEWTON IN MACKERFIELD is a small Borough Town and Chapelry in the Parish

The Story of Vicars

October 31, 2010 Steven Dowd Earlestown, Local History

Around a year ago, I compiled from different sources a history on one of Earlestowns oldest

Newton – The Market and Fairs

October 29, 2010 Steven Dowd Earlestown, Local History

In 42nd Henry III. (1258), Robert Banastre, the fourth baron of that name, obtained the Kings

Sites of Interest East of Newton

October 17, 2010 Steven Dowd Local History, Newton-le-Willows, Winwick

Sites of Interest to The East on Newton-le-Willows Site number 01 Site name Winwick

McCORQUODALE & CO. LTD. 1846-1937

September 8, 2010 Steven Dowd Local History, Newton-le-Willows

THE following appeared in a newspaper published in 1846: “The capacious building at Newton, on the

Newton, 1800 & 1834

July 27, 2010 Steven Dowd Local History, Newton-le-Willows

NEWTON, LANCASHIRE. Newton, commonly called Newton in the Willows, is five miles from Warrington, seven from

The Fable of the Inspector and the Bolts

July 27, 2010 Steven Dowd Earlestown, Local History

VULCAN MAGAZINE , Autumn 1958 THE FABLE OF THE INSPECTOR AND THE BOLTS There dwelt in

Newton M.P. committed to the Tower of London

June 24, 2010 Steven Dowd Local History, Newton-le-Willows

Its Political Importance During the 274 years from 1558 to 1832, Newton was represented by no