A mill at Kew?

Jane · 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

SeaCopRimmer

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

Jane

Thanks Seacop. I coldn't locate a mill on old maps. Haven't got round to searching my local history books yet.

The member tells me that her Grandfather's brother, Ernest Neale, worked at the mill until the late 1940's.

So which mill was still around then?
I have a feeling I'm not going to be able to help................

sylvia

Yes Jane. My Husband remembers their being a corn mill on southport
side of the railway bridge opposite cockers couch builder at kew.

thanks jane for sorting out the muddle i made with my computer.
from sylvia

SeaCopRimmer

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 (?)

Sandyken

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.

Jane

Thanks for that ken. Having only lived here since 1989 I'm not familiar with anything other than how it is now in Kew

sylvia

My dad worked at cockers at kew in the 60s seacop, but wheather they moved from churchtown to kew, or it was another workshop of thers I dont know.

Sandyken · 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.

SeaCopRimmer

Sandyken - your sleuthing skills are still operating - nice work

Sandyken · 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.

http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/lh/...sRgCMje5aCIvbGE_wE&feat=email

Jane

This forum never ceases to amaze me. I ask a question at 11.59am and by 6.30pm the same day I have so much more information.

Thanks everyone

sylvia

sandyken

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.
It involves bottles of water with crumbs in, and jam butties.

Dotty · Wicked...

Oh, and I agree Jane...what a wealth of information our forum visitors give.

Ken you are brilliant!

Dotty

A mill at Kew?

Cockers

Cockers

Wicked...