In and Around Stockbridge Lane

When the Lodge was knocked down for the M57 Motorway I noticed some of the stones where left along Pyes Lane.
King George the 6th stayed up there in Knowsley Hall during the horse races at the Grand National at Aintree, there's a lot of history up at the hall.
If you went up to the Lodge you could go in through a smaller door over to the left of the larger wooden doors and inside it was like a courtyard with stables. There was wood from the estate that they would cut into blocks and sell to the locals. It was always half a crown and you would get as much as you could carry! You could even load up a small wheelbarrow for the same price!

Everyone of lord Derbys' workforce had a home of some kind on his estate relative to what job they would do.
I also remember there used to be a farm at the top of Stockbridge Lane over to the left and we used to see pheasants in the fields.
The estate where the big newspaper factory is at the top of Knowsley Lane used to be a housing estate with bungalows for key factory workers at the time of the 2nd World War.

I think there was a Pye's Farm near Stockbridge Lane, at the other end of Pyes Lane, toward the Village. There used to be some cottages up there as well. They would be up near where Stockbridge Village shopping precinct is now. There also used to be 2 lakes around here, about where the sign is for Seth Powell way and Stockbridge village, to the left of that area used to be a lake.
I think the housing estate in Cantril Farm (Stockbridge Village) was built during the 1960's and mainly housed people that worked in the docks.

Hillside housing estate was built before 1940. During the War people living in Bootle had suffered terrible bomb damage and the homeless were going to be re-housed in Hillside Avenue but then the Americans where put in the houses instead. The American Army had the estate and housed all their Servicemen in it. The area was also cordoned of to the locals and you couldn't get through. I know some people around here have stripped the wallpaper from the walls and found the names of American Solders written on the wall underneath.

I can also remember a farmer who used to drive around this area in a van loaded with his produce and he'd sell vegetables to the locals, he would also ask people to help him with potato picking.
Recorded in 2000.


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		Interview with John Cannon, Stockbridge Village
			I've lived around here since 1953, originally just across the field from ST Dominics. I remember the last caretaker that was in Knowsley Lodge used to be in the RAF, and he used to tell me it was very, very cold in there! (Click onto picture to enlarge).
	When the Lodge was knocked down for the M57 Motorway I noticed some of the stones where left along Pyes Lane. King George the 6th stayed up there in Knowsley Hall during the horse races at the Grand National at Aintree, there's a lot of history up at the hall. If you went up to the Lodge you could go in through a smaller door over to the left of the larger wooden doors and inside it was like a courtyard with stables. There was wood from the estate that they would cut into blocks and sell to the locals. It was always half a crown and you would get as much as you could carry! You could even load up a small wheelbarrow for the same price! Everyone of lord Derbys' workforce had a home of some kind on his estate relative to what job they would do. I also remember there used to be a farm at the top of Stockbridge Lane over to the left and we used to see pheasants in the fields. The estate where the big newspaper factory is at the top of Knowsley Lane used to be a housing estate with bungalows for key factory workers at the time of the 2nd World War. I think there was a Pye's Farm near Stockbridge Lane, at the other end of Pyes Lane, toward the Village. There used to be some cottages up there as well. They would be up near where Stockbridge Village shopping precinct is now. There also used to be 2 lakes around here, about where the sign is for Seth Powell way and Stockbridge village, to the left of that area used to be a lake. I think the housing estate in Cantril Farm (Stockbridge Village) was built during the 1960's and mainly housed people that worked in the docks. Hillside housing estate was built before 1940. During the War people living in Bootle had suffered terrible bomb damage and the homeless were going to be re-housed in Hillside Avenue but then the Americans where put in the houses instead. The American Army had the estate and housed all their Servicemen in it. The area was also cordoned of to the locals and you couldn't get through. I know some people around here have stripped the wallpaper from the walls and found the names of American Solders written on the wall underneath. I can also remember a farmer who used to drive around this area in a van loaded with his produce and he'd sell vegetables to the locals, he would also ask people to help him with potato picking. Recorded in 2000.
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