Well having had a browse through my own page I have decided to put a new page on about my home town. It isn't famous for anything in particular. It's has a lot of heavy industry near by. I think the nicest thing you can say about it is that it's close to a lot of nice places although like I say it's not the most picturesque of places itself. If you click on the town crest above you can read what the local council has to say about the place.
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| OK, it's a sign in front of a bush but behind the bush is Stanney Woods. This was where I played as a kid; making dens, riding mopeds. lighting fires and all the other kid type stuff. |
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| This is the view up the small road that runs through Whitby Park. The only time I ever had magic mushrooms I watched the leaves on those trees turn into oranges under the sodium street lights. My parents house is very close to here, it backs on to the park which was great as a kid because I could just open the gate and be on the park. |
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| This is the children's play area on Whitby Park. It's changed a lot since I used to play here. Now it's all activity things and tree bark chippings. Before it was two swings and a slide standing on concrete slabs. |
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| Ah! This is more like it. This my local pub, as you can see it's called The Woodland but everyone refers to it as "The Woodies". It isn't the pub where I started drinking, that one was called The Rake Hall and was miles away down a country lane where it was less likely for the police to come and check the age of the customers. The Woodies has changed a bit over the years but one thing has remained constant..... Hilda the barmaid. |
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| This is Ellesmere Port Civic Hall. In the foreground is the town war memorial. I don't have tales here from my youth but I just thought it was a decent sort of picture to put on this new page. |
I stole this directly off the council run web site. It's an interpretation of
the town's coat of arms. When you read it you will see that it sound like the
biggest load of old bollocks ever written. The part about old petrol pipes being
a case in point! I think the coat of arms looks cool but the explanation just
sours it. Anyway, read for yourself:
COAT OF ARMS
BLAZON
ARMS
Quarterly Gules and Azure on a Bar Argent a Barrulet Sable surmounted of a Pale
also Argent thereon a Pallet Azure in the first quarter a Beaver in the second a
Mercian Cross in the third a Garb an in the fourth a Cornucopia inverted in
Gold.
CREST
Upon a Helm with a Wreath Argent Gules and Azure within a Circlet Argent rimmed
or and charged with two Barrulets wavy Azure a Lymphad sail set proper and
charged with a Cogwheel Sable Flags and Pennon Flying Gules.
SUPPORTS
On the dexter side a Sea Horse and on the sinister side a Tabby Cat Guardant
both proper and gorged with a mural crown the compartment of Grass is proper.
MOTTO - Lets Us Go Forward Together.
INTERPRETATION
SHIELD
The black horizon line between silver borders symbolises the old pipes of the
petroleum industry, and the blue vertical line between similar borders
represents the Manchester Ship Canal on which Ellesmere Port is the first inward
Port of call. The Beaver in the First Quarter of the Shield refers to industry,
while the Mercian Cross in the Second Quarter is representative of the Neston
area of the Borough.
The heraldic golden sheaf or "garb", which since the thirteenth century has been traditionally associated with the Earldom and County of Chester appears in the Third Quarter, while the Cornucopia in the Fourth quarter suggests prosperity.
CREST
The blues and white wavy lines are symbolical of the River Mersey and the
ancient ship of commerce (or "lymphad" in heraldic language) denotes
the Borough's status as a port and its ancient maritime associations. The
cogwheel on the sail of the lymphad's is another symbolic reference to industry.
SUPPORTERS
The Sea Horse has reference to the Borough's connection with the sea, while the
symbolism of the "Tabby Cat" with its "Cheshire Grin" is
self-evident.