Used to live around that area and kids went to Tower College. Never knew about the quarry! How about doing Prescot sometime? Lots of history and a very nice church to see
Brilliant as always 👍 Skew bridge is at the Liverpool end of Rainhill station platform. It’s grade II listed & built using sandstone from the local quarry. It’s the first skew road bridge over a railway in the world & was also a first for the 34 degree angle it was built (hence the name ‘skew’).
In St Bart’s church yard there is a large memorial to Evelyn, Princess Blücher, daughter of Frederick Stapleton-Bretherton, who married Prince Blücher, G G grandson of Marshal “Vorwärts” Blücher of Waterloo fame. She wrote a memoir of her exile to Berlin during WW1 called “An English Wife in Berlin”
Really enjoyed this. Have lived in Rainhill for the past 25 years and love the place. Also loved the music, who is it please, would like to have a listen
@ oower! I’m into my heavy rock so appreciated the Nirvana reference, but your music I found to be really relaxing/uplifting so will have to have a listen
finally on my home turf. you went past my house near ship. which i knew could of taken you a short cut to pexhill round back of manor farm pub(which has a good history too.) many thanks
Just passed Tower College on Mill Lane on righthand side at the top of the hill there is a an old sandstone cross. When I was a kid in the early 70s my mates and I knew it as Oliver Cromwells horses grave. Do yo know if there's any truth in this?
You forgot to mention the first railway accident happened on the same day as the Rainhill Trials. There is a monument to Thomas Huskisson who sadly died after being hit by Rocket, just east of Parkside Rd[A573] near Newton le Willows. It can only be seen from the train and only really clearly in winter. Unless you have a drone of course....
Good to see you back Keiran, as entertaining and informative as ever. :-) (I always watch but don't always comment as I tend to repeat myself!) Al Kennett.
a paul boulton defiant crashed not far away from st annes well :) the engine was never found i wonder which farmers barn it ended up in or likely scrapped when the link way was put in glad to see you out and about kieren
Also the Liverpool astronomical society is the oldest in the world. There's also two big reservoirs dug out of the sandstone in the same area right behind the observatory. Good to see you back and I love the tunes. A couple of my friends got pulled up on the observatory car park some years back. They also used to go there to smoke fags😁
You could have mentioned the vulcan foundry and vulcan village, which came into existence as a result of Stephenson winning the contract to produce locos for the L&M railway.
Great video, great music, great voice. Best wishes Pete. PS I just wondered if you received my donation a couple of weeks ago. I'm don't know if it went through. If it didn't I send it again.
Cracking Bimble, as usual. 🚴🏻♀️🎼🎙️
How good is this 😊
Fascinating local history very well researched
Well done Mr Bimble
Used to live around that area and kids went to Tower College. Never knew about the quarry! How about doing Prescot sometime? Lots of history and a very nice church to see
Brilliant as always 👍
Skew bridge is at the Liverpool end of Rainhill station platform.
It’s grade II listed & built using sandstone from the local quarry.
It’s the first skew road bridge over a railway in the world & was also a first for the 34 degree angle it was built (hence the name ‘skew’).
Great to have you back, I was starting to worry.
In St Bart’s church yard there is a large memorial to Evelyn, Princess Blücher, daughter of Frederick Stapleton-Bretherton, who married Prince Blücher, G G grandson of Marshal “Vorwärts” Blücher of Waterloo fame. She wrote a memoir of her exile to Berlin during WW1 called “An English Wife in Berlin”
Thanks for the Bimble, now I know why you were at Cronton on Sunday
I live nearby to this area and know well as a fellow cyclist I actually lol when I knew you where going up the hill at tower college it's a beast 😅
I got married in St Bart’s 25-years ago. Its stunning inside
Thank you 🇨🇦
Really enjoyed this. Have lived in Rainhill for the past 25 years and love the place.
Also loved the music, who is it please, would like to have a listen
@@davesargent657 it's me. Links in the description:)
@ oower! I’m into my heavy rock so appreciated the Nirvana reference, but your music I found to be really relaxing/uplifting so will have to have a listen
Lucky enough to have worked on that track many times , from rainhill to Astley box was on our patch at network rail
Bobbie Goulding used to live on the close behind St Barts church I think.
finally on my home turf. you went past my house near ship. which i knew could of taken you a short cut to pexhill round back of manor farm pub(which has a good history too.) many thanks
Just passed Tower College on Mill Lane on righthand side at the top of the hill there is a an old sandstone cross. When I was a kid in the early 70s my mates and I knew it as Oliver Cromwells horses grave. Do yo know if there's any truth in this?
Or you could equally as quick (and less muddy) just cross the roundabout at the stoops and drive down norlands lane.
great place Rainhill nice place of history u should visit holyhead ther got some good history ther great video
Thanks!
Thanks so much :)
Good to see you back 👍🏻
Great viewing - thank you...
I live in Cronton, lovely to see the quarry on your vlog.
Been PEX hill a few times good to see you back mate
Good to see you are out and about mate. On our patch too at Earlestown as well. Great Bimble as always.. top info
Nice little tour
You forgot to mention the first railway accident happened on the same day as the Rainhill Trials. There is a monument to Thomas Huskisson who sadly died after being hit by Rocket, just east of Parkside Rd[A573] near Newton le Willows. It can only be seen from the train and only really clearly in winter. Unless you have a drone of course....
@@ianinvancouverbc that was actually on the opening day of the railway. :)
It was William Huskisson 👍
I think I’ve seen that monement, just passed newton le willows station? on the side that is heading back from Manchester
Excellent.
Nice to see you back Kerion 🚴♀️🚲
Nice station😊
Thanks for sharing K.🙏👍
Nice to have you back with a cracking video Kieran, and a couple of smart churches thrown in too.
07:30 26 mph 🚴🏼 I'm impressed!
Cheers👍🏼
Legs of iron. Ha
Good to see you back Keiran, as entertaining and informative as ever. :-) (I always watch but don't always comment as I tend to repeat myself!) Al Kennett.
a paul boulton defiant crashed not far away from st annes well :) the engine was never found i wonder which farmers barn it ended up in
or likely scrapped when the link way was put in
glad to see you out and about kieren
Good stuff pal.👍🚴
SUPERB 🎉
Pity you couldn't get inside St. Bart, it's incredible 😊
Hello we are coming to watch you on the 28th in Warrington. Can we sing along or is it fingers on lips x
Feel free. :)
..."higher praise than that: been used in Hollyoaks twice..." lol. Glad you are well and recovered 🙂Best Tony (Garston).
MINT!
Omg missed u 😊
Near the quarry in Rainhill there’s a stone cross and it’s rumoured to be the grave of Oliver Cromwell’s favourite horse 🐎
Iv not been pex hill since it flooded about 50 years ago time to go back I think
Also the Liverpool astronomical society is the oldest in the world.
There's also two big reservoirs dug out of the sandstone in the same area right behind the observatory.
Good to see you back and I love the tunes.
A couple of my friends got pulled up on the observatory car park some years back. They also used to go there to smoke fags😁
I use that line too get Liverpool or Manchester. My station is Lea Green
You could have mentioned the vulcan foundry and vulcan village, which came into existence as a result of Stephenson winning the contract to produce locos for the L&M railway.
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Great video, great music, great voice. Best wishes Pete. PS I just wondered if you received my donation a couple of weeks ago. I'm don't know if it went through. If it didn't I send it again.
@@peterkilvert2712 did you donate through here or kofi? :)
My nan lives in Rainhill. I'll go and tell her all your facts and pretend I always knew 🤭
Hello mate, can I ask where you find all your information from?
@@liamdanher1992 the many pages of the internet. Manchester Architects, historic England and of course wikipedia. Page 12 of Google etc. ha
I wonder is Glazebrook in Warrington named after Glazebrook Rylands? Probably.
I think it might be the opposite way around. :)
? whats a bimble ?
You have just witnessed one :)
Opposite St Barts Church was Loyla Hall which has fascinating history too. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainhill_Hall