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    THE West Derby Courthouse is set to be featured in the Granada TV series Lost Treasures. more
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    HERITAGE officials are trying to raise cash to restore grade II listed stocks.

    They are looking at ways to fund the estimated £15,000 work on the stocks which stand outside the Elizabethan West Derby courthouse.

    The iron stocks, believed to date from the 1860s, would be removed and repainted while new foundations were laid.

    Campaigners said they were used as recently as 1962 to detain a drunk.

    The inscribed stone plaque is also expected to be cleaned and reset so the full inscription is visible.

    Holly bushes surrounding the stocks will be tidied up and cut back.

    West Derby conservationists hope the century-old railings surrounding the stocks can be repaired and repainted.

    The city’s historical environment champion Cllr Berni Turner said: “We’re constantly looking to improve, protect and preserve our heritage.

    “While these aren’t the original stocks, they are still of great historical value.”

    Stocks, where people – mostly men – were secured by their feet for up to six hours, were used as punishment until the late Victorian era.

    West Derby’s original set of stocks were wooden and were on the north wall of the courthouse.

    The current pair were made around 140 years ago and put up in 1904.

    West Derby Society chairman Stephen Guy said: “The stocks are a grade II listed monument and we believe they were probably made as part of the Victorian nostalgia industry.

    “It’s unlikely they were ever regularly used although as late as 1962 they were used to detain a drunk who was handcuffed to them rather than being put in them.

    “The siting of the stocks at the turn of the last century was a master stroke for the village.

    “These improvements will greatly enhance West Derby, which is one of the most picturesque city villages in Britain.”

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kev View Post
    HERITAGE officials are trying to raise cash to restore grade II listed stocks.

    They are looking at ways to fund the estimated £15,000 work on the stocks which stand outside the Elizabethan West Derby courthouse.


    catherinejones@liverpoolecho.co.uk
    Actually they are sited across the road next to the Yeoman's House on the site of old West Derby animal pound but were once alongside the old court house

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    That seems like a lot of money for what they are going to do. Some politicians mate must have the bid in.
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    Sorry it only ever seems to be bad news that I copy and paste from the Echo - is there any good news anyone?

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    Isn't West Derby supposed to be an affluent area.

    Chippie might have been a bit further out than he thought earlier when on another thread he mentioned that he couldn't lump nice areas in with bad when talking about thugs.
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    Heritage Officials have completely forgotten about Sandfield Tower in West Derby then and decided that a set of stocks is far urgent and needs to be done...

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    Default Anyone know about Melwood Childrens Home West Derby; help desperate to find info

    In 1930 my Mum was placed in an orphanage or childrens home, with her brother (they were 6 and 8 respectively) It was a terrible time for her, until she grew up and left. Our understanding was that she was taught by Nuns and it was a religious School. She referred to it as Melwood Convent. A Carmelite Monastery still stands off Honeysgreen Lane, opposite the Bulldog Pub. We have tried everything to find information about this place but just keep running into dead ends. Can anyone help. It matters a lot to our family. Any photos, info; please help

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    Default Anyone know about Melwood Childrens Home West Derby; help desperate to find info

    In 1930 my Mum was placed in an orphanage or childrens home, with her brother (they were 6 and 8 respectively) It was a terrible time for her, until she grew up and left. Our understanding was that she was taught by Nuns and it was a religious School. She referred to it as Melwood Convent. A Carmelite Monastery still stands off Honeysgreen Lane, opposite the Bulldog Pub. We have tried everything to find information about this place but just keep running into dead ends. Can anyone help. It matters a lot to our family. Any photos, info; please help


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