Welcome to Sutton Beauty & Heritage!

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Beauty and Heritage!

A Celebration of the Past and Present of Sutton in St Helens
Sutton Beauty & Heritage is an illustrated appreciation of the natural and architectural beauty found in the Sutton district of the town of St Helens, situated in between the cities of Liverpool and Manchester in the north-west of England. It’s also an intensive research-based study of the former township's heritage - see About This Website for more…
100 Heritage and 35 Beauty Pages (including Photo Albums) – View Complete Page List
This Website Has a Total of 100 Heritage Pages and 35 Beauty Pages (including Photo Albums) – View Page List
This Website Has a Total of 100 Heritage Pages and 35 Beauty Pages! – Page List
10 Facts About the Past & Present of Sutton, St Helens
 The home of the world-famous Jaume Plensa’s Dream sculpture in Sutton Manor
 Where not one but THREE persons' mortal remains are on individual paths to Sainthood
 Sutton's Intersection Bridge was the first place in the world where two railways crossed
 Where locos were made by J. Cross, E. Borrows and H.W. Johnson at St. Helens Junction
 The home of the former Sherdley Hall and Sherdley Park, the largest park in St. Helens
 Where coal mining and glassmaking gave employment to thousands of men and women
 Where chemical weapons & nerve agents were researched and made at Sutton Oak CDRE
 A rich religious heritage includes St. Nicholas and the former Sutton Monastery & Convent
 Where World War 1 munitions were made at the Sutton Bond factory in Lancots Lane
 The home of 150-year-old Sutton Cricket Club and ex-world champions Sutton Harriers
 Home of the world-famous Dream sculpture in Sutton Manor
 Where THREE persons are on individual paths to Sainthood
 Where many steam locos were made at St. Helens Junction
 A rich religious heritage with Sutton Monastery and Convent
 Where World War One munitions were made at Sutton Bond
 Home of 150-year-old Sutton Cricket Club & Sutton Harriers
 Where chemical weapons and nerve agents were researched
 The home of 336 acres Sherdley Park and lovely Sutton Park
 Where coal mining & glassmaking gave employment to many
 Intersection bridge where 2 railways crossed was world first
Home of the world-famous Dream sculpture in Sutton Manor
Where THREE persons are on individual paths to Sainthood
Where many steam locos were made at St. Helens Junction
A rich religious heritage with Sutton Monastery and Convent
Where World War 1 munitions were made at Sutton Bond
Home of 150-year-old Sutton Cricket Club & Sutton Harriers
Where chemical weapons and nerve agents were researched
The home of 336-acre Sherdley Park and lovely Sutton Park
Where coal mining and glass making gave much employment
Intersection bridge where 2 railways crossed was world’s first
The Hidden History of St Helens Books – By Stephen Wainwright
The Hidden History of St Helens Vol 2 uncovers more amazing stories from the newspaper archives. This 275-page social history of St Helens is illustrated by 107 images and is priced at £12 – with £1 from the sale of each of the first 1,000 copies of the book to be donated to the Alzheimer's Society. The chapter titles are:

Rumours, Hoaxes And Fake News; The St Helens Children That Were Sent To Prison; The Curious Excuses Given In Court; The Fighting Women Of St Helens!; The Weird & Wonderful Things St Helens Folk Have Said; The Teenage Parading On The Streets Of St Helens; The Obsessed Dad Who Shot His Daughter In A Hospital; “Dear Sir” – A Collection Of Curious Correspondence; Flying Saucers Over St Helens; A Collection Of Bizarre Rainford Stories; The Pioneer Record Retailers Of St Helens; When St Helens Was Called The Worst Town In England; Advertising Slogans Of The Old St Helens Stores; The 19th Century Newspapers That Waxed Lyrical; The Constable Of Parr In The Year 1700 and The Three St Helens Town Hall Fires.

The book is available from the St Helens Book Stop at 11 Bridge Street (corner of Exchange Street) in St Helens, WA10 1NN (01744 902768). Or online from these eBay and Amazon links. The book is delivery free in the UK on eBay and you don't need an eBay account to purchase. Simply select 'BUY IT NOW' on the eBay book listing from the link above, followed by 'CHECK OUT AS GUEST' and pay by credit card or PayPal. The price is £12. Any problems or queries do get in touch.
Book - The Hidden History of St Helens Vol 2
The Hidden History of St Helens Vol 1 contains dozens of amazing stories about life in the Lancashire town during the 19th and early 20th centuries that the author has uncovered. This near 300-page social history by Stephen Wainwright revisits long-forgotten tales from the dusty newspaper archives and is illustrated with ninety images. The chapter titles include:

The Amazing Story of The Great Doctress Madame Enault; The Children Begging and Selling on St Helens Streets; The Colorado Millionaire Conman; Mary Price, The St Helens Poisoner; The Brutal Gang of Highway Robbers; The St Helens Fairs, Menageries & Freaks of Nature; The Day Two Princes Dropped In On Rainford; Six St Helens Ghost Stories; A Collection of Curious Coffin and Graveyard Stories; The Fairy Invasion of St Helens; The Sex Scandal at Whiston Workhouse; Our Giddy Youth! – Child Steeplejacks in St Helens; Three Thatto Heath Runaway Romances; A Collection of Curious Police Stories; The Burning of Effigies in St Helens; The Shooting of a Sweetheart in North Road; The Deadly Firing of Cannons in St Helens and many, many more…

The book is available from the St Helens Book Stop at 11 Bridge Street (corner of Exchange Street) in St Helens, WA10 1NN (01744 902768). Or online from these eBay and Amazon links. The book is delivery free in the UK on eBay and you don't need an eBay account to purchase. Simply select 'BUY IT NOW' on the eBay book listing from the link above, followed by 'CHECK OUT AS GUEST' and pay by credit card or PayPal. The price is £12. Any problems or queries – particularly in regard to international orders – do get in touch.
Book - The Hidden History Of St Helens Vol 1
St Helens History This Week
Visit my other website St Helens History This Week which publishes three 1,500-word weekly articles describing life in the Lancashire town 50, 100 and 150 years ago and which is updated every Sunday morning.
St Helens History This Week
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