Updates

Recent Updates to the site:

• Mails to Ireland (Nov 2023): a history of mail between Chester and Ireland

• Hoole Hall: a short history of the building;

• Hoole House: a short history of this lost building;

• Battle of Hoole Heath (Apr 2023): King Charles' paid a visit to Hoole in 1642 and was back in Chester three years later to see his army defeated. Much of the fighting on this second visit took place in Hoole, but exactly where in Hoole isn't entirely clear.

• Murder at the Beehive? (Feb 2023)

• Medical Museum (Jan 2023)

• The Trial of Thomas Williams (Jan 2023): a remarkable case involving Martha Hamilton (nee Panton)

• Ermine (Jan 2023): a little of the history of the old building

• Osborne Aldis (Jan 2023): the "play" about his life

• Armistice Day Hoole – 11th November 2022

• Viking Hoole (July 21)

• Thomas Baldwin (Balloonist) (July 20)

• 'In Touch' Newsletter June 2022 has been added (June 17)

• Fire Service (Jun 11)

• Police (Jun 10)

• Plegmund (Jun 07)

• 'In Touch' Newsletter April 2022 has been added (Apr 29)

• HUDC Handbook (Apr 15)

• Roman Hoole (Apr 10)

• Flookersbrook (Apr 4)

• Bishopsfield Lecture Hall and Reading Room (Apr 22)

• The Davies of Hoole (Mar 22)

• The Kemp family in the 19th century (Mar 22)

• 'In Touch' Newsletter March 2022 has been added. (Mar 22)

• Dr. Francis John Butt (1863 – 1933) (Mar>22)

• 1831 Coronation Celebrations in Flookersbrook (Feb 22)

• Chairman's Annual Report 2021 (Feb 22)

• In the article Hoole Road a new section on 'Hoole Road North Side from Kilmorey Park Avenue to Newton Lane (Jan 22)

• Streets of Hoole & Newton under the article Hoole Road where information on the 'Martins Bank Building' was been added. Also the article in Wartime Hoole, for Sheila Gillen (GILLEN S) in the 'World War 2 casualties not on Hoole & Newton War Memorial' section was updated. (Nov 21)

• Leisure & Recreation in Hoole where the article on 'Hoole Carpet Bowling Club' has been considerably revised thanks to information from Simon Waddington. (Oct 21)

• People of Hoole where a new article on 'Thomas Bater' has been added. (Oct 21)

• Streets of Hoole & Newton under the article 'Walker Street' where information on a proposed cinema in Hoole, and the area between Pickering Street and School Street, together with several photographs, has been added. (Aug 21)

• Leisure & Recreation in Hoole in the article on 'Hoole Parks and Open Green Spaces' new information has been added regarding 'J.C. Loudon, Hoole House Estate, and the People’s Parks in Hoole' following the presentation to members on 22 July. (Aug 21)

• Leisure & Recreation in Hoole under the article 'The Game of Bowls' which describes the history of Bowling Clubs in Hoole and Newton, and links to the development of the Hoole Ladies Bowling Club in particular. An earlier update was in the same section entitled '29 April 1953: His Royal Highness, the Duke of Edinburgh opened Coronation Playing Field' which has been expanded following the recent death of Prince Philip. Inevitably this has provoked interest, and for older people memories of his visit to Hoole in April 1953. (Jun 21)