John Middleton, the Childe of Hale (1578-1623)
In 1578, the village of Hale, near the New Liverpool John Lennon Airport, John Middleton was born...
He was the tallest man in the world at the time...9ft 3inches!
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John Middleton, the Childe of Hale (1578-1623)
In 1578, the village of Hale, near the New Liverpool John Lennon Airport, John Middleton was born...
He was the tallest man in the world at the time...9ft 3inches!
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Here is the lovely little cottage where he lived in Hale.
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A lovely part f the local area - cheers Paul. I often take a walk down to the lighthouse ;)
Next time you go Kev take your camera and share your pics with us.:)Quote:
Originally Posted by kev
Oh I will do :unibrow:
Went to Halewood earlier.
Shame I wasn't near Speke to go to Hale Village, but I was originally just going to Sainsbury's in Woolton and back. Then while riding out I was curious were the road with the Coach and horses pubs is on leads to so I rode down there and ended up in Halewood Village!
Want to go to Hale next time.
A two page article on the Childe of Hale written by someone who grew up around the outskirts around there on here.:PDT_Aliboronz_24:
http://www.forteantimes.com/articles/187_childe1.shtml
If he really was 9ft 3 inches then he's still the current tallest. other than that, bible tales had Goliath at 9ft 9.
Wonder if the Wrestling story is true. Would rock to wrestle someone that tall and big.:PDT_Aliboronz_24:
Isn't it counted as Cheshire too, yet it's closer to Liverpool than places like Widnes and Runcorn.
It is Cheshire - part of Halton Borough Council, despite having an L24 postcode unlike Widnes/Runcorn which are WA.
Totally right SteH
Greeting all! Is it possible that you are mistaken about the correct location of Hale village? I know the area very well from 'long-ago'!! and I'm sure it was always part of the old 'Lancashire' county, before 'Merseyside; came into being! Also there is another 'Hale' which is in Cheshire!! somewhere near to Northwich I think. Max! dont tell me you did'nt stop for a drink in the 'Childe of Hale' pub when you were there!! Regards to all.
I googled it.
PUBLICANS
Alan Gibbs & Donna Goodyear.
ADDRESS
6 Church End, Hale Village, Liverpool, Merseyside L24 4AX Tel. 0151 4252954 Fax. 0151 4255538
Totally correct. I used to go bike riding around there. It is virtually a part of Liverpool, like Bootle to Liverpool. The council has suceeded in getting a debate on a bigger city. Ideally Liverpool should incorporate Hale, all Knowsley and much of Sefton council areas, Ormskirk and all the North of the Wirral. They are all a part of the Liverpool socio/economic group. And also dropping very Lancashire St.Helens and Southport. There is suggestion of making all this titled Liverpool Bay.
Now making all that a city state like Hamburg would be brilliant. What Liverpool should have been post 1945, as Hamburg was.
Ain't been there yet Norm, might be going on the weekend on my bike.:PDT_Aliboronz_24:
"Enjoy the trip, and thr 'drink' Max!! and let me know if the 'Wellington Hotel" on the main rd, (just around the corner from Hale Village) is still there? I enjoyed many a dance there way back in the past!:PDT_Aliboronz_24:
hello Norm NZ, your post just came up on my screen, i take it you are awake while these Northern Hemisphere types are asleep..
Lemmo...:037:
Will post pics later.:Colorz_Grey_PDT_16:
The Wellington is still there.
The planes are so low around there.
Hiya Lemmo! Yep, here in the southern hemisphere, so when i'm on the PC all our Liverpool mates are probably still asleep!! mind you! kev seems to keep some strange hours,! I think his wee kids keep him awake some nights:celb (23): I missed yesterday (Sunday) had a day out!! Regards NormNZ
Was some tough bike ride on the way back though.
It was pissing down and I only wore a t-shirt and it was a 40 minute ride to Wavertree and traffic in speke and Garston is terrible on some parts. **** Pot holes.
Like a ghetto further into Speke, but Hale's lovely and the air is nice to breath.
For some reason, people throw pennies onto Middleton's grave and the church uses the money as upkeep.
On the other side of the Mersey is Runcorn and Widnes and there ugly!
Forgot to take a pic of the Hale Manor but got everything else thats relevant to look at.:PDT_Aliboronz_24:
Hi Max! You certainly took the 'long way' to Wavertree! You could have cut down Bailey's Lane to Halewood, carried on to Hunts Cross, past Woolton Village, then on Via Menlove Avenue to Allerton Rd, then up Church Rd and into Wavertree past the 'Coffee House' (Stopping on the way , for a 'quick bevy!) 'Sorry' It's the old taxi driver mentality coming out in me!!! But hope you enjoyed the ride anyway!!! Regards.:celb (23):
I was thinking about going that way but theres a direct road to it in Speke.
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There Ya go my Ninjas.
Got more soon.:PDT_Aliboronz_24:
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Smashing photos Max. :)
Brill Max, well played fella, sorry, I meant my Ninja friend
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Thats all of em folks.
Might goo back in two weeks to a month maybe to take ones I missed or forgot.
Well done Max, those pics are great!
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Nice pics max, keep them coming.:celb (6):
"Many Thanks Max" Great Pics! I get the feeling that you've taken them just for me!!! Lot of the people there were customers of mine when I worked for Irwins the grocers (Garston Village) and I well remember them all!
Some great photo's there
I spent 15 years of my life living down
the road from there and never got further than Hale Park :neutral:
I never really knew the truth of the childe of Hale until now so thank you for
sharing that bit of knowledge
The rumour that spread around the schools was he was remembered for a certain part of his body being well-oversized
:gossip:
It took 10 years of work for
the idiots round there to get it to that condition.
Im glad I moved when I did :)
brilliant
pictures
you guys make us ex-pats dead jealous...
lemmo...:037:
Hi all
Great photographs, Max. And just to clarify, Hale used to be part of Lancashire until the administrative changes of the 1970's lumped it in with Halton. More logically, it should be part of Liverpool as you say along with Sefton (by the way where does that leave Bootle?). Also in the 1970's there was a fire in the parish church that meant that weddings had to be performed in the village hall instead, which appears among the photographs you kindly posted. I wrote a poem on seeing a happy couple emerging from the hall after their wedding, including getting in a mention of the Giant.
Chris
Excellent pics Max. One of the places I always try to visit whenever I come "home".
Last time I was there I was speaking to a gentleman who told me a legend about John Middleton. He said he, John Moddleton, was the legendary "Little John" of Robin Hood fame. He explained that John Middleton was on his way to join the Crusade of Richard I (The Lionheart) when he met up with Robin Hood in Sherwood Forest. I guess there's no way of knowing the veracity of the tale. I also met a gentleman of Polish origin who said he owned, and lived in, Hale Point lighthouse.
Pictures of what you can get up to on a Thursday night at St Mary's - Hale!
Also included some very rare pictures of when the bells went back in the tower - plus a few of the church when it was gutted!
Why Hale is top day out
Mar 22 2007
by Catherine Jones, Liverpool Echo
HALE Village has been revealed as part of an alternative tourist map of the north west.
The village was put forward after the BBC’s Inside Out programme appealed for people to say where they go for the “perfect day” out in the region.
Hale claims to have once been home to a real life giant and is highlighted as one of the best hotspots.
It was nominated by Tracey Morgan, from Speke, who is fascinated by the story of John Millington, born sometime in the 1570s, whose gravestone in Hale Village says that he was 9ft 3ins.
In tomorrow night’s programme Tracey visits the village to see the grave of “The Childe of Hale”.
Story continues
FACT CHECKER NEEDED! That should of course be John Middleton not John Millington!!! :PDT_Xtremez_42:
Thanks for those memories on HALE.. Loverly village.. Loverly thatched roof homes.. JUST great photos.. keep them coming Max... ta
Brill Pickies mate. Thanks for sharing. I took a few last year in the same location but they are not of the same quality as yours. Would you mind if I copied some of these and sent them to relatives and mates overseas.?
Cheers:PDT11