History

Melrose Cottages

Melrose Cottages were built about 1842. There was a stone above the door of the three cottages in a row with a curved headstone that used to be a passage with entrance to the backs but was never used, so the shop house used it as their coal store

William Tabby Jervis lived in one of Melrose cottages. He was noted as the last person to be placed in Whiston Stocks in 1870.

Eleanor L. Kimber lived in Melrose Cottages as a child.

Melrose Cottages from High Street, 1938

The one up one room down cottages were lit by gas and had a cold water tap only.

The Barefoot family lived in Melrose Cottages until 1946 when they moved to a new house on Hall Close Avenue. It was about this time that Melrose Cottages became known as Church Hill - the Post Office had requested a review after their postmen became confused ! Quarry House was part of Melrose Cottages.

View of Cowrakes from the bank of the old church quarry looking over Melrose Cotts.To the left you can just see the green house that stands where no 4 Melrose was, also the old cottage and coach shed that was first house on the Moorhouse - now gone where Mrs Holmes lived. She used to sell a bunch of mint for a penny!

Taken in 1970 when Cowrakes Lane was made wider.

Melrose Cottages from High Street, 1995

Numbers 4 and 5 Melrose Cottages were demolished about 1961.

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