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Meols on BBC: Roman coins
Many thanks to Dave Kay for alerting me to Meols being featured on a BBC documentary in a discussion about the Romans. It’s fascinating to see a coin found in Meols being discussed – view the...
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Shipwreck: SS Nestos
Donald Nicholson from Fort Myers, Florida kindly sent me the above photo of a freighter called the SS Nestos. This isn’t the same SS Nestos that is locally known as The Greek, the boat or more...
View ArticleMarmion Road: Where did the name come from?
Ricky Cooper, who has been undertaking some research into bygone Hoylake wonders how Marmion Road got its name? He writes: Sir Walter Scott wrote the poem “Marmion” about the Battle of Flodden Field...
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Hoyle Road School: Calling former pupils
Former Hoyle Road School pupil Howard Dean would like to hear from other pupils who attended the old school. Howard writes: “are there any former pupils of Hoyle road from the 1951 to 55 era,...
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Boat on a bank
I’d seen something out on Hoyle Bank today (Saturday 27th Oct) and wondered what it was; a photo taken by Vaughan Williams obviously shows that it’s a boat. Anyone know why it’s there? Post from...
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Grebnul
Jan Foster (Hoylake & Meols In Bloom) has been researching the history of an imposing house on North Parade that goes by the name of Grebnul. It transpires that Grebnul and the adjoining semi were...
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Meet me at the cemetery gates
Unless you knew Hoylake well or had reason to go there, you’d never know that Hoylake Cemetery existed. Down Trinity Road and on the site of the former Hoylake Parish Church, the cemetery offers a...
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Dog Mess
A couple of readers have contacted me about their concerns over dog mess in Hoylake. One reader emailed: I am emailing regarding the disgusting amount of dog mess which can be found not only on the...
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Hoyle Road Staff: Recognise anyone?
Alan Smith wonders how many former Hoyle Road staff you can recognise in the above photo? Alan says that the photo was taken in 1953 at the playing fields in Melrose Avenue. Post from...
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Missing cat
Bengal female cat has been missing from Saxon Road Hoylake since about 3.30pm on Tuesday 2 April 2013. She was wearing a brown camouflage collar but may have lost it. She is very timid if approached....
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