Posted: Sun May 10, 2009 10:59 am Post subject: A mill at Kew?
I am meeting a society member this week who is over from Canada. She has already been to St John's in Crossens and found some family graves.
I asked which places she was interested in and among others she has mentioned a mill. She has a photo of it - she says it has Kew written on the picture.
Can anyone advise where it might have been? The only mill I know of is one on Mill Lane, Churchtown.
I am meeting her on Tuesday so would need to know before then
Thanks
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The nearest mill to Kew that I know of is Birkdale Mill (once situated where the junction of EvertonRoad/Upper AughtonRoad/Moseley Street is now)! I've looked on the old-maps website but can't see any sign of a mill in or around the Kew area. As a matter of interest this mill was once 'managed' by the father of William Rimmer, Conductor/Bandsman
There is also, of course, Ainsdale mill, but I think that's a bit far from Kew
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According to the 1944 Telephone Directory, Cocker, coach builders, was on Manor Road, which is not so far from Churchtown Station; did they have a place out at Kew as well?
The only place I can think of at Kew would be where the old chicken place was, later Tesco and, even later, Reynolds Car Sales (?)
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The Mill at Kew was approximately where macDonalds is now. There were sidings leading from the railway line over the road. The 'Altcar Bob' line. They should be visible on old maps, I'll check as soon as I finish on line. Originally it was a corn mill, but I remember it best as a lime and mortar mill. That was in the 50's. I can remember going to get lime mortar for building walls etc before the days of pre packed cement mortar. It later became a heavy vehicle recovery depot before Tesco took over.
Posted: Sun May 10, 2009 3:52 pm Post subject: Cockers
Cocker's had two workshops. One in Manor Road, which was mainly wood craft and the Funeral Undertakers. The other at Kew where Aldi is now, right opposite the roundabout. Although it was not a roundabout in those days it was a triangle junction. This workshop was the coachbuilders and goods vehicle body builders and was run by a different brother to the Manor Road site.
The son of one of the brothers was Norman Cocker who was a policeman with me in the Southport Borough Police Force. Due to his local knowledge of the Marshside and Crossens marshes ( he was also a wild fowler) he was in charge of the rescue section when anyone got trapped on the shore. This was before the days of the Lifeguards or Shore Patrols.
Posted: Sun May 10, 2009 5:31 pm Post subject: Cockers
Sylvia, Further to my previous posts about Cocker's otyher people I remember who worked there in the 1960's were Joe Booth, my first wife's father, and Tom Bradshaw who later helped to organise the Southport Flower Show and the Countryside Fayre that used to be held at Meols Hall. He lived in St Anne's Road, Marshside and may still do so.
I have tried to upload a copy of an 1894 map of Kew which shows railway and sidings. Not done this before so try pasting this into a browser.
Loved the old maps, and the pics of the civic society, but botanic, loved them pics, it has a special little place in my heart.
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