Hoose, Wirral

[AlanOnTheWirral]

Not a spelling mistake!  An area around Hoylake abolished in 1894..................has anyone heard of the name and it's origins?

[purlin]

 have you already seen this information alan, http://www.vwlowen.co.uk/wirral/hoylake.htm
By the 1830's, with the silting of the Lake and the development of the New Channel to Liverpool, the traffic had ceased. By the end of the nineteenth century the Lake had disappeared altogether and the name Hoylake had been adopted to refer to the village which had formerly been known as Hoose. Hoose nestled in the sandhills between Little Meols to the West and Great Meols to the East.
theres more info at,  http://www.allertonoak.com/merseySights/WirralWC.html
http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/genuki/chs/hoose.html
http://www.answers.com/topic/hoylake

[Dolly_007]

Hi,

The Hoylake web links interesting read.
I spent my childhood/teenage years in West Kirby /Hoylake(1960's/70's).
I remember a row of very old cottages on Market Street (near the former YMCA),I have never been able to locate a photograph of them.

Cheers
Dolly.

[AlanOnTheWirral]

Thanks for the links , Purlin...........very informative.
The YMCA block are now Flats Dolly.

[purlin]

your very welcome alan.

[challo]

Hi,

The Hoylake web links interesting read.
I spent my childhood/teenage years in West Kirby /Hoylake(1960's/70's).
I remember a row of very old cottages on Market Street (near the former YMCA),I have never been able to locate a photograph of them.

Cheers
Dolly.

I know a couple that live in one of those cottages

[Dolly_007]

Hi Challo,

The Row of Cottages  I remember,are where the Library is now on that row - they where demolished mid 1970's ,my brother with his wife lived in of them,think it was the end one near to Trinity Road.

Cheers
Dolly.

[challo]

Hi Dolly

        Must be two rows sorry I,m thinking oppisite the pub I think its called the blue anchor 

                                                                                             Brian

[Dolly_007]

Hi Challo,

I know where the Blue Anchor is located on left hand side of Market Street
(if approaching from Meols),these cottages where on the right hand side.

They where very small inside with a "parlour", small kitchen/diner, 2 tiny bedrooms and a outside loo/red painted front doors.

The only other row of cottages I know that are still standing, are the ones which are located alongside the former Kwick Save supermarket.

Cheers
Dolly.