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In many cities land was set aside at the end of the Second World War to erect temporary housing to cater for the hundreds of families displaced due to the damage caused by the Blitz. Prefabricated housing, as it was known, was constructed in the factory, roaded to the site and swiftly erected. Intended to have a shelf life of only a few years, the Ellesmere Port site in Rivacre still thrives and is affectionately know as 'Tin Town' due to the original construction and appearance back in the aftermath of war. Read in detail about a Year 9 study carried out in 2003.
This is a summary list with short notes on many of the church sites in the area. We hope to add to this in the future.
In 2000 Hooton Park Trust was formed with the aim of forming a Trust to oversee and manage the restoration of the remaining WW1/2 hangars on the former RAF airfield at Hooton Park. The aim is to restore the buildings and the site itself as valuable historic artefacts in their own right.
But how did the airfield come to be there and what can still be seen today? This article looks at the history of this site complete with a site visit by our researchers.
A detailed story of Hooton Park and the airfield in this well put together powerpoint display by Kim Noonan (Year 9 - 2007). Its hard to imagine there was once a very popular open air swimming pool in Rivacre. But even in the 1970s shortly before it closed it was attracting over 50,000 visitors a year - it was even frequented by German prisoners during the Second World War. Click here for more fascinating facts.
Bowaters Mills are a familiar sight to locals, but a manor house with remains dating back to the 13th century had to make way for the construction of the factory in the 1920s. This article traces the fascinating history of Poole Hall and the site.
This work is based on Whitby Old Hall which was first built in 1637 and was later demolished in 1962. A second hall was constructed in the 1860s and still stands today in Whitby Park. This interesting article discusses both halls and the Grace family who owned both houses.
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