{"id":81,"date":"2015-09-04T19:21:21","date_gmt":"2015-09-04T18:21:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/images-of-burscough.co.uk\/?page_id=81"},"modified":"2018-03-20T22:08:45","modified_gmt":"2018-03-20T22:08:45","slug":"lathom","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/images-of-burscough.co.uk\/index.php\/surrounding-areas\/lathom\/","title":{"rendered":"Lathom"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Three Oaks Beer Shop, Briars Lane, c1908. Nellie Glover can be seen standing in the doorway.<\/p>\n

The Inn (Beer Shop) was situated opposite Ring O' Bells Lane. In 1861 the landlord was Thomas Swift. He was a wheelwright who employed one man and two apprentices. In 1871 Henry Nelson was the Beer seller and he was also the corn miller. In 1908 Mr James Glover was the landlord. He was also the stone...<\/span><\/span>mason to the Earl of Lathom. In 1924 he bought the Three Oaks Inn from the Lathom Estate for \u00a3325. It is now two private cottages by Briarswood Garage. The name is still kept alive today as 'Three Oaks Cottage' and 'Three Oaks Close' is situated just across the road off Ring O'Bells Lane.<\/span><\/p>\n

(Photo courtesy - Colin Williams, Alfapostcards)<\/span><\/div>\n

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(St. Gabriel's College), Blythe<\/span> Hall, Lathom, c1930.<\/p>\n

Blythe Hall<\/span> is a large grade II listed country house in Lathom, Lancashire. It is a two storey building of rendered sandstone rubble with stone slate roofs to an originally H-shaped plan with added wings.<\/span><\/p>\n

Blythe Hall<\/span> was probably built in the late 16th century or early 17th century and altered in early 19th century.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The hall was once the property of Evan Blackledge, who died in 1612, after which it passed through several generations of the Blackledge family. It was sold to the Hill family of Burscough in 1698 and then to Thomas Langton in 1800, who never moved in but instead leased it to Edward Clifton.<\/span><\/p>\n

In 1826 it was sold to Edward Bootle-Wilbraham, 1st Baron Skelmersdale whose eldest son and his wife Jessie lived there. Edward Bootle-Wilbraham, 1st Earl of Lathom was born in the house in 1837 and his sister, Rose Bootle-Wilbraham, was born there in 1842. Their mother died there in 1892, leaving it in the possession of Rose, who never married and died in 1918.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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(St. Gabriel's College), Blythe<\/span> Hall - East Wing, Lathom, c1930.<\/p>\n

It was radically altered and enlarged c1918\u201321, at a cost of \u00a360,000, by Edward Bootle-Wilbraham, 3rd Earl of Latham (1895\u20131930), who was reluctant to restore and re-occupy the family seat at Lathom House after the First World War. Many of the materials used at Blythe Hall<\/span> were salvaged from Lathom House.<\/span><\/p>\n

The third earl was a spendthrift with a passion for the London theatre and in the 1920s Blythe entertained theatrical celebrities such as Ivor Novello and No\u00ebl Coward. After the Earl's early death from tuberculosis the Earldom was extinguished and the property sold in 1930 to a cotton merchant named Taylor.<\/span><\/p>\n

In 1933 it became a Catholic Seminary for training Priests and was called St Gabriel's Retreat (or College). In 1980 by hoteliers John and Diana Craig.<\/span><\/p>\n

It was reduced in size in c1975 by demolition of the oldest parts.<\/span><\/p>\n

In 2010 it underwent a further makeover by the new owners.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Post Office \/ Shop, Hall Lane, Lathom, c1916. Its the small building on the sharp bend that's had several vehicles run into it.<\/p>\n

(Photo courtesy - Peter Arnold<\/span>).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Post Office \/ Shop, Hall Lane, Lathom, date unknown.<\/p>\n

(Photo courtesy - Peter Arnold<\/span>).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Sefton Bridge<\/span>, Plough Lane, Lathom, c1920s. Part of the Ormskirk - Skelmersdale Railway.<\/p>\n

(Photo courtesy - Susan Bullen).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Lylake Lane, Lathom, c1920s.<\/p>\n

(Photo courtesy - Susan Bullen<\/span>).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Lathom War Memorial<\/span>, Hall Lane, Lathom, c1923.<\/p>\n

First World War memorial<\/span>, unveiled 1923, with further names added after the Second World War.<\/span><\/p>\n

The memorial<\/span> was provided by the Earl of Lathom and commemorates those who attended Lathom Chapel, or lived on the Lathom Park Estate.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Lathom Park Estate played a key role in the British war effort during the First World War as a Remount Depot. The Earl of Lathom offered his land so that horses and mules could be prepared for their duties at the front line. Horses came to West Lancashire from all over the world, through the Port of Liverpool and travelled to Ormskirk by rail. After unloading they were \u2018drove on the hoof\u2019 through the country lanes to Lathom. Set out originally as a civilian establishment, with an \u2018army\u2019 emphasis on the layout, the park was divided into \u2018squadrons\u2019 of 500 horses, each with its own superintendents, foremen and 150 grooms. The War Office statistics indicate that between September 1914 and November 1917, 215,000 horses and mules passed through Lathom Park.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Blythe Hall, Lathom, c1920\/30s.<\/p>\n

(Photo courtesy - Susan Bullen<\/span>).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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The Parsonage<\/span>, Hall Lane, Lathom, early 1900s. (It is a grade II listed building, opposite Lathom War Memorial).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Sat in a 'trap<\/span>' by the gates of Lathom<\/span> Park are, Alfred G Brown (driver) and his passenger Mr Pinnington, a wine and spirits dealer who toured the local public houses collecting orders. 'Nigger' the horse was a favourite among the local children.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Lathom<\/span> House, c1900. Bought by Sir Thomas Bootle who commissioned Giacomo Leoni to rebuild the house as the finest Palladian house in the county. Built over 15 years from 1725-40, its deer park was designed by Humprey Repton and boasted The Lines which, at two and a half miles long, were the grandest 17th century tree lined avenues in England.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Lathom Park Chapel, c1920. The Chapel of St John the Divine was founded by the Earl of Derby in 1500.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Lathom House<\/span>, c1900.<\/p>\n

(Photo courtesy - Hazel Grant).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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The Smithy, Hall Lane, Lathom<\/span>, early 1900s.<\/p>\n

(Photo courtesy - Jenny Tyrrell)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Ringwood Garage \/ Petrol Station, Briars Lane (with the Three Oaks<\/span> Beer \/ Grocers Shop in the background), 1937.<\/p>\n

Left - right: Len Kennedy (one of the garage owners), J R Ollerton, William Glover (the other garage owner at the time of picture and who Later became Lt. Col W Glover), Ben Webster.<\/p>\n

(Photo courtesy - Nigel Webster)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Lathom Park Remount Depot.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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A scene from Lathom Park Remount<\/span> Depot, WW1.<\/p>\n

Second left: Richard Hilton<\/span> (he worked at the depot looking after the horses).<\/p>\n

(Photo courtesy - Ste Howard)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Lathom<\/span> Park Gates, Hall Lane, Lathom<\/span>, WW1.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Sentries on duty at the Main Entrance Gates to Lathom Park Remount Depot (Lathom House) WW1.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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A scene from Lathom Park Remount Depot, WW1.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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A scene from Lathom Park Remount Depot, WW1.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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A scene from Lathom Park Remount Depot, WW1.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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A scene from Lathom Park Remount Depot, WW1.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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A scene from Lathom Park Remount Depot, WW1.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Christmas time in one of the huts at Lathom Park Remount<\/span> Depot, WW1.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Musicians at Lathom Park Remount<\/span> Depot, WW1.<\/p>\n

Left - right: Wilf Burton, unknown 1, unknown 2.<\/p>\n

(Photo courtesy - Nancy Wells)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Officers at Lathom Park Remount<\/span> Depot, WW1.<\/p>\n

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A scene from Lathom Park Remount<\/span> Depot, WW1.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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A scene from Lathom Park Remount<\/span> Depot, WW1.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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A scene from Lathom Park Remount<\/span> Depot, WW1.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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A scene from Lathom Park Remount<\/span> Depot, WW1.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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A scene from Lathom Park Remount<\/span> Depot, WW1.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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A scene from Lathom Park Remount<\/span> Depot, WW1.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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A scene from Lathom Park Remount<\/span> Depot, WW1.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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The Hay Store,\u00a0Lathom Park Remount<\/span> Depot, WW1.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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A scene from Lathom Park Remount<\/span> Depot, WW1.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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A scene from Lathom Park Remount<\/span> Depot, WW1.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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A scene from Lathom Park Remount<\/span> Depot, WW1.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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A scene from Lathom Park Remount<\/span> Depot, WW1.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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A scene from Lathom Park Remount<\/span> Depot, WW1.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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A scene from Lathom Park Remount<\/span> Depot, WW1.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Stable hands at Lathom Park Remount<\/span> Depot, WW1.<\/p>\n

(Photo courtesy - Peter Arnold)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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A scene at Lathom Park Remount<\/span> Depot, WW1.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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The Three Oaks Beer Shop, Briars Lane, c1908. Nellie Glover can be seen standing in the doorway. The Inn (Beer Shop) was situated opposite Ring O’ Bells Lane. In 1861 the landlord was Thomas Swift. He was a wheelwright who employed one man and two apprentices. In 1871 Henry Nelson was the Beer seller and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":51,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-81","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/images-of-burscough.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/81","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/images-of-burscough.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/images-of-burscough.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/images-of-burscough.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/images-of-burscough.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=81"}],"version-history":[{"count":32,"href":"https:\/\/images-of-burscough.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/81\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2761,"href":"https:\/\/images-of-burscough.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/81\/revisions\/2761"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/images-of-burscough.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/51"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/images-of-burscough.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=81"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}