Willaston in the Past

Willaston Heritage Festival 1975. Photo: Andy Legg

Photo: The Green Lantern Cafe

Willaston in the Past aims to gather, archive, record and disseminate information about our village in the past.

Events coming up

Our next General Meeting is on Tuesday 2nd December 2025 at 2pm at Willaston Methodist Chapel. The theme is Willaston from William the Conqueror to Queen Elizabeth 1. At the meeting we will launch our new booklet which is available for £5 and covers the same information in more detail.

Cards for Sale

We are delighted to offer a range of cards for sale. These feature the pictures drawn by A.D Moreton in the book All About Willaston written by the British Legion, Willaston Branch in 1945. There are five pictures featuring:

Willaston Mill
Christ Church
The Old Red Lion
Ash Tree Farm
The Old Hall

They are available for £2.50 each or £12 for the set of five. To find out more, please text 07948 604568.

New on this site

October 2025

We have added discussions with Bill Lee about working at Cherry Brow Farm in the 1950s and memories from John Reney-Smith about the Hooton to West Kirby line. To view these, click here.

July 2025

We have added discussions with Les Tillyer and Anne Hughes, two long-standing residents. We have also added research documents on Whitegates and Broadlake Farm and updated several documents including the one on Willaston Mill. To view these, click here.
We have scanned documents from the Heritage Festival in 1975 and a sales map from 1868. These can be seen here.

April 2025

We have added two new videos, which were from Ruth Hampshire. These are of Willaston Village Fair in 1975 and Over By Christmas - the celebration marking 100 years since the start of WW1 at Hadlow Road Station in 2014. To view these, click here.

March 2025

Following our presentation at the last open meeting, we have updated our information on The Nag's Head. To view this, click here.
We have scanned three articles that were printed in Cheshire Life in the 1970s, deploring the state of the village and then applauding the village for improving the area. To see these, click here.

November 2024

We have scanned the document Christ Church Centenary 1855 -1955 and uploaded it. To view this, click here.
Following our presentation at the last open meeting, we have updated our information on Acres Farm. To view this, click here.

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