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Home Town Heroes
The Stories of the Casualties of War of Neston and Burton
1914 – 1921
by
Ian L. Norris
The Anglican Smelting, Reduction and Coal Company
by Anthony Annakin-Smith.
The story of the Anglican Smelting, Reduction and Coal Company Ltd. offers an intriguing footnote to Neston’s industrial history and forms an unlikely link between the area and gold deposits 4,500 miles away...read more
Learning the Ropes: Parkgate, Rope-making and The Ropewalk
by Anthony Annakin-Smith
Many people wonder about the origins of The Ropewalk – the long straight footway in Parkgate .This article looks at the history of rope-making in the area and the background to the path…(read more)
May Time in Neston
The traditional British celebrations associated with the 1st May, dancing around the maypole, morris dancers, the crowning of a May Queen have their origins in the Ancient Roman feast Floraliana and the Celtic celebration of Beltane…read more
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Neston Parish Church
The postcard is dated 7th July 1913. The message was ” Visited this church with Mr R. Howick who played the organ for me”. It is addressed to Miss M Phizackerley, Chester. It was unposted and with an incomplete address so possibly it was her memento of the occasion. Richard George Howick, originally from Chester, was the organist at Neston Church for a few years, until 1918 when he left to take up another position (in London?). He was the son of Walter Howick who had a music shop in Chester and was organist at Backford church. Miss Phizackerley was probably Muriel Phizackerley, daughter of George Thompson Phizackerley, District Superintendent of railways. They lived at Fairfield, Kilmorey Park, Chester
