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Westminster Road was originally called Peploe Street after the Peploe-Wards who married into the Hamilton family. In 1865 the Marquis, later to be the Duke, of Westminster, built the School for Girls & Infants lower down the Street and enlarged it in 1895; in recognition, the Street was re-named Westminster Road. The School became Hoole Community Centre in 1987.
Hoole History & Heritage Society has carried out in-depth research into the Schools' 150<sup>th</sup> Anniversary Year (see [[Hoole Education|'''Hoole Education''']]).
[[File:8SHP6 Westminster Rd Baptist Church.jpg|thumb|''<small>Baptist Church Westminster Road</small>'']]
The Baptist Church was originally built in 1863 as a Lecture Hall & Reading Room for use by local working men giving them the opportunity to improve their reading skills and general education. From 1893 Ebenezer Baptist Church hired the Reading Room for Sunday worship and purchased it in 1911. It was established as a Church in 1952.
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