St Helens History This Week

Bringing History to Life from 50, 100 and 150 Years Ago!

Bringing History to Life from 50, 100 and 150 Years Ago!

ST HELENS 150 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK
This page is a series of weekly articles that describe llfe in the Lancashire town in the 1870s and which are updated every Sunday morning.
150 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK
This page is a series of weekly articles that describe llfe in St Helens in Lancashire in the 1870s and which are updated every Sunday morning.
Whiston Workhouse summary

150 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK 19 - 25 OCTOBER 1876

written by: Stephen Wainwright
This week's many stories include the accusation of extravagance that was made against the Prescot Guardians, there's criticism of the St Helens Free Library's restricted opening hours, the growth of the village of Rainford and the expansion of St Helens, a discussion on the bread ration that was distributed to paupers at Whiston Workhouse, the woman who was spat in the face and accused her of robbing her employers and the harsh punishment for a troublesome resident of Gillars Green.
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Baldwin Street Workhouse, St Helens summary

150 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK 12 - 18 OCTOBER 1876

written by: Stephen Wainwright
This week's many stories include the origins of Sacred Heart Church, the dog attack on a little girl, the prolific boots thief in Naylor Street, the dolly tubs and buckets that were for sale at the old Baldwin Street workhouse, the Royal Commission on Noxious Vapours visits St Helens, the man that jumped on the back of a bobby in Hardshaw Street and the death of the spelling bee leads to the beginning of the singing bee.
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Holy Cross Church St Helens summary

150 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK 5 - 11 OCTOBER 1876

written by: Stephen Wainwright
This week's many stories include the drunks at the Golden Lion Inn in Lyon Street who brought in their own ale to drink, the neighbours' dirty water chucking row on Smithy Brow that led to a court case, the confirmation of 330 young people at Holy Cross Church, the abused wife who said her husband left her with nothing to eat and the drunken man who smashed a window to escape from a Church Street clothier's shop.
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Higher Parr Street St Helens summary

150 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK 28 SEPT - 4 OCT 1876

written by: Stephen Wainwright
This week's many stories include the drunken assault in a St Helens smelting works, the boy sent to prison followed by a reformatory for five years for theft, the bizarre fish feud in the marketplace that put Exchange Street in continuous uproar, the fire in a Market Street bakery that endangered the Post Office and the boy who brought a court case against a Higher Parr Street barber for cutting his hair too short.
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Littlers Field St Helens summary

150 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK 21 - 27 SEPTEMBER 1876

written by: Stephen Wainwright
This week's many stories include the new temperance cafes that were planned for St Helens, the annual inspection of the town's part-time soldiers takes place on Littler's Field, the drunken Parr woman who fell down the stairs, the Holy Cross Young Women's Guild play that was designed to persuade girls to accept their station in life and Black George and the incorrigible prostitute Bridget Kildare appear in court.
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St Helens Newspaper summary

150 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK 14 - 20 SEPTEMBER 1876

written by: Stephen Wainwright
This week's many stories include the blackguardism and ruffianism at the St Helens Fair, the stealing of Champagne from the railway at Pocket Nook, the stone-throwing at a policeman in Parr, the recall of books ahead of the launch of the new Town Hall library, the harsh prison sentence for stealing a bit of steak from a stall in the marketplace and the little boy encouraged by his step-dad to throw stones at an elderly female neighbour.
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Parr Street St Helens summary

150 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK 7 - 13 SEPTEMBER 1876

written by: Stephen Wainwright
This week's many stories include the Church Street grocer who claimed damages after his carter suddenly quit, the 11-year-old pigeon thief from Sutton, the tough prison sentence for a savage pummelling of three policemen, the curious prosecution of the Nelson Inn in Bridge Street for playing cards at 2:45am, a disorderly and drunken prostitute returns to court and the Parr attack on a bobby using an iron bar.
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St Helens Market 1880s summary

150 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK 31 AUG - 6 SEPT 1876

written by: Stephen Wainwright
This week's stories include the little girls sent by their mothers to steal coal from the railway line at Ravenhead, the claim of a penny's worth of damage done to the St Helens Colliery Company's reservoir, the case of cruelty to a hen alleged to have been plucked while still alive, the brainless delivery man that worked for a Church Street grocer and why the Red Cat Inn in Crank was not being allowed to serve alcohol.
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Dromgooles summary

150 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK 24 - 30 AUGUST 1876

written by: Stephen Wainwright
This week's many stories include the Greenbank man whose wife stabbed him in the eye, the clog kicking of constables that resulted in rare prison sentences for the offenders, the Nutgrove water problem, the rabbit trapping in Sherdley Park, the abusive train passenger carrying £3 but who refused to pay his fare and the St Helens Junction railway staff who were thumped by a drunk after saving him from being run over.
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Duke Street, St Helens summary

150 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK 17 - 23 AUGUST 1876

written by: Stephen Wainwright
This week's many stories include the numerous fever cases at Whiston Workhouse, the clog-wearing bobby wearing a dirty navvy's suit on the lookout for Sunday morning drinkers in Duke Street, the Sutton man that lost a leg at Rhyl when attempting to leap onto a train, the physician called Dr Coffin, the sham travellers at the Victoria in Thatto Heath and the curious case of rabbit stealing in New Street in Sutton.
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Daglish Foundry, St Helens summary

150 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK 10 - 16 AUGUST 1876

written by: Stephen Wainwright
This week's many stories include the police constable that was seized by his moustache in Church Street, the iron spittoon which was used as a weapon in a Bridge Street beerhouse, a reluctant husband finally ties the knot, the Sutton wife-beater who when drunk rolled and tumbled about the house and the foundry apprentice in St Helens who was warned that he would serve a fortnight in prison if he failed to go to work.
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