Edward Hilditch
LOCAL HISTORY TALKS FOR CHESHIRE & WIRRAL LOCAL SOCIETIES
1 Neston Colliery, the history of coal mining in Neston.
2 A History of Burton
3 A Tour around Victorian Neston
4 Neston during the Second World War
5 The history of Ness Gardens
6 A history of Bees Ltd
7 Burton, landed estate, market gardens and garden centres.
8 Early Methodism in and around Neston
Talks on specific areas of Neston
9 The Centre of Neston with its historic buildings
10 Chester Road, Hinderton Road and Neston’s Railway Stations
11 Centre of Neston along Burton Road to Ness.
12 Along Parkgate Road to Parkgate.
13 Lees Lane Little Neston
14 Leighton Road
Diary Talks
15 My grandfather lived in mid Cheshire and kept a diary. The following talks contain extracts from the diary and pictures of some of the events mentioned. He lived in Elworth and worked for Fodens
A 1890-1914 Early life, school, work and wedding
B 1914-1918 Home front during the First World War
C 1918-1930 Prosperity and recession
D 1930-1935 The effects of the Depression
E 1935-1939 Recovery and tensions before World War two
F 1939-1940 Son in France after Dunkirk and the Battle of Britain
G 1941-1942 Difficult times
H 1943-1945 D day and the end of the war
I 1945-1950 Working towards retirement
Talks which have a less local content
16 Houses through the ages, a long view.
17 The development of roads a long view.
18 Castles and Fortifications
Talks on World War One
19 The battle of Verdun
20 First World War sites in France.
I lead guided local history walks around Burton, Neston, Little Neston and the site of the Neston mines.
I am chairman of the Burton and Neston Local History Society.
My phone number is 0151 336 4510. My email address is elhilditch@aol.com .
I am able to speak to societies which meet during the afternoon or evening.