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Written by Steven Dowd
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| This is a brief history, with some details and diagrams of the local North-South route through Lancashire of the M6 Motorway, with particular reference to that part of the M6 in close proximity to Newton-le-Willows. |
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Written by Steven Dowd
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| This building, probably the oldest in the township, was formerly a moated grange, vestiges of the moat being visible in the boyhood days of some of our septuagenarian residents. It is said to have been the abode of the serjeant (or bailiff) of the lord of the manor, a post of great importance in olden days, and corresponding to that of sheriff of more recent times. | 
Crow Lane Hall |
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Written by Steven Dowd
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I found whilst adding information into the History section the population figures for Newton from census reports dating back to 1801
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Written by Steven Dowd
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The Vulcan Foundry had an in-house Magazine which it published quarterly from the 1940s onward, reading through the magazines I have found plenty of interesting articles, some of which I may publish later into the website.
This small story, , is a light hearted tale, and probably relates to an actual incident.. |
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Written by Steven Dowd
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Railway share certificates, in common with other railway ephemera, have been and always will be desirable, and thus they fetch consistently high prices in relation to other similarily aged and engraved pieces ? especially shares of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway (henceforth referred to as the L&M). |
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Written by Steven Dowd
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I managed to get some photos of Castle Hill earlier today, and have started to add these to the growing collection. I was quite surprised to see that paths and wooden walkways have been added to the Castle Hill area, the work has improved greatly the access to the Mound, but I wonder how many people in newton will ever benefit from the work, I suspect many have never visited it, many not even knowing about it.
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