Celia's Rake Lane + burial.look up

[celia]

Hi Richard
I did some research on the same house a couple of years ago.There is new block of Nice flats there now,I don't know if it is coincidence or not,but when the builders where clearing the site.I said to one of the men,don't suppose there's any chance of you leaving this bit of history is there?The bit of history was the one stone Gatepost with Fountain Lodge carved into it.It is still there,I had never noticed it before until one day when i passed someone had painted it very nicely in gloss paint.I have a photo of it on my disk.The  The garage was demolished it was Fountain Garage but on the side high up on the building was a big old metal sign Heron Motors. As for the Church if i remember rightly it was demolished in the 70's More later

Celia

[rtew]

Thanks Celia.....
I have a few memories of the old house,  I know that as a child,  I was scared to death of going upstairs to bed at night,  so old,  dark  and creaky.
If you have any pictures,  they would be nice to see .

I did manage to find an old class picture on line,  of Vaughn Road school,  where I went for my first few years...quite nostalgic...

Thanks
Richard

[celia]

I was never able to find a photo even though i searched lots of books and references.These 2 are some i took 2005 I think

[celia]

I cant put the photo of the Garage up,it keeps telling me i already have of one with same name

Celia

[celia]

Andrew
I forgot to tell you that the Name Fountain,still lives on The Nice flats the were built on the site. Are Fountain Court.I am chuffed you have brought these now gone buildings up again.Because i have by chance found some new info that was under my nose all the time Hope you like the photo I had forgotten that i had framed it,I had a fad at the time and framed all my photo's

Celia

[Barb H]

Hi Celia

Sorry for not replying sooner - I have been in Turkey for two weeks holiday and only returned to UK this evening.

I have no idea where George or Alice are buried and have just found that their only daughter died in 1998 so no leads at all! 

I would be grateful for any help or advice you can offer please?

Huge thanks

Barbara

PS If you need any further info please let me know.

Thanks again

B

[celia]

Hi Barbara
 

I have been in Turkey for two weeks holiday and only returned to UK this evening.

Yes so mel told me,there was I thinking you had got lost in the Jungle that is rootschat.It does happen :)What with you being away and me being off-line for nearly three weeks i will have to read your post again Celia

[celia]

Barbara
Because Alice died at the end of the month which was a Friday? there would not have been time to send a orbit for the midweek addition.So i looked at the weekend Saturday.Friday April 6th & 14th April,i didn't find any mention though so possibly in the Wednesday edition.When looking for an orbit in some papers, set outs (they changed as the years went by)You have the Orbit column and it is just that, as well as the abbreviated obituary word.The orbits are short as well 3 liners mostly then you might get obituaries more information.Its always best and i have always done it to read all the pages Articles reporting the death.That might say Sad passing of, or a headline that you wouldn't read,that you should have done.I can vouch for that AS I have mentioned they could have been cremated. By the 1980's the obituaries  seem to confirm it, out of a long  column only 2 went to Flaybrick and one buried in Landican the rest were all cremated.I will be in hospital for a few days by the time  Birkenhead library re-opens.I never go there anyway its off my bus route.So Mel might look in the weekly birkenhead news for you

Celia

[Melagbe]

Hi Barbara and Celia

I went to Birkenhead Library today and there is no Obit in the Birkenhead news. I looked till the end of April. I still have to check the echo.

Barbara when you went to Birkenhead Library did you check all denominations for Landican.

Now for Alice,  is her death also April 1984. I havent looked for an obit. I will be going back to Birkenhead library tomorrow and will look for it.

regards

Mel