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Building in Merseyside, United Kingdom
Rainhill Hall or Loyola Hall is a Grade II listed country house built in the 19th century in Rainhill, Merseyside, England, by Bartholomew Bretherton
Rainhill_Hall
Village in England
centred on the now-standing Rainhill Manor public house, see Rainhill Stoops below, and the other centred on Rainhill Hall, just off Blundell's Lane. Towards
Rainhill
Church in Merseyside, England
Grade II listed, it is situated on the A57 Warrington Road, opposite Rainhill Hall and was described by Nikolaus Pevsner as 'The noblest Catholic church
St Bartholomew's Church, Rainhill
St_Bartholomew's_Church,_Rainhill
landowner who lived in Ditton and Rainhill near Liverpool. She founded many Roman Catholic churches and owned The Hall, Rainhill, Lancashire, and Lackham Manor
Mary_Stapleton-Bretherton
who lived in Rainhill, near Liverpool. He founded St Bartholomew's Church, Rainhill and owned Rainhill House, which became Loyola Hall. He was born at
Bartholomew_Bretherton
English diarist and memoirist
Petre, 12th Baron Petre. They settled in Rainhill, Lancashire, living in what was then Rainhill Hall, now Loyola Hall. She was the great-granddaughter of Peter
Evelyn,_Princess_Blücher
Steam locomotive by Robert Stephenson in 1829
steam locomotive of 0-2-2 wheel arrangement. It was built for and won the Rainhill Trials of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway (L&MR), held in October
Stephenson's_Rocket
centre, Romiley, Stockport, moved to Rainhill Hall in 1923 Rainhill Hall or Loyola Hall retreat centre in Rainhill, Merseyside (1923–2014) Church of St
List_of_Jesuit_sites
English mechanical and civil engineer (1781–1848)
arranged a competition to decide who would build its locomotives, and the Rainhill Trials were run in October 1829. Entries could weigh no more than six tons
George_Stephenson
Rainhill is a civil parish in St Helens, Merseyside, England. It contains 21 buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England as designated
Listed_buildings_in_Rainhill
Town in Merseyside, England
were referred to as plaintiffs in a boundary dispute with the Lords of Rainhill. Windle contained the smaller Hardshaw, described as a berewick in the
St_Helens,_Merseyside
Municipal building in Ashton-in-Makerfield, Greater Manchester, England
side of Bryn Street. The new building was designed by Henry Ridsdale of Rainhill in the Victorian style, built in red brick at a cost of £2,800 and was
Ashton-in-Makerfield Town Hall
Ashton-in-Makerfield_Town_Hall
Scottish textile industrialist
Stourbridge and Nicholas Wood, a mining engineer from Killingworth, at the Rainhill locomotive trials in 1829. He was an active member of the Manchester Literary
John_Kennedy_(manufacturer)
School in Liverpool, Merseyside, England
Broughton Hall High School is an all-girls', Roman Catholic secondary school and sixth form located in the West Derby area of Liverpool, England. It shares
Broughton_Hall_High_School
1999 attempted murder
Harrison's vivid account. Abram was discharged from a mental hospital in Rainhill in July 2002, eight months after Harrison's death, and placed into a hostel
Stabbing_of_George_Harrison
Metropolitan borough in England
City Region. Other towns and villages in St Helens include Earlestown, Rainhill, Eccleston, Clock Face, Haydock, Billinge, Garswood, Rainford and Newton-le-Willows
Metropolitan Borough of St Helens
Metropolitan_Borough_of_St_Helens
Country house in Lancashire, England
property belonged successively to the Lancasters of Rainhill and the Farnworth family, who vacated the hall c.1747 on the death of Edward Farnworth. The current
Runshaw_Hall
English singer and songwriter (born 1996)
31 October 2025. Born in Liverpool, Sophie Morgan Howarth was raised in Rainhill and Widnes, Cheshire in Northwest England. She attended Tower College.
Luvcat
Independent day school in Rainhill, England
school building, the former private residence, The Tower, on Mill Lane, Rainhill near Prescot, Merseyside. Designed in free Jacobethan style and built in
Tower_College
in preservation. In 1980, 5000 attended The Rocket 150 celebrations at Rainhill, where she hauled a short mixed goods which included 2 flatwagons carrying
LMS Stanier Class 5 4-6-0 5000
LMS_Stanier_Class_5_4-6-0_5000
Town in Merseyside, England
Town Hall is an imposing building, fronted by a war memorial. In 1962 the Beatles visited Earlestown for a night gig and played at the town hall. On the
Earlestown
1830 railway opening in England
the railway almost complete, the Rainhill trials were held on a short level stretch of the completed line near Rainhill, to test how the track withstood
Opening of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway
Opening_of_the_Liverpool_and_Manchester_Railway
Swedish-American engineer (1803–1889)
design of the railroad steam locomotive Novelty, which competed in the Rainhill Trials on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, which were won by inventor
John_Ericsson
Sankey Canal and also the first competition for steam locomotives at the Rainhill Trials. The borough is home to 147 listed buildings, and 12 scheduled monuments
History of St Helens, Merseyside
History_of_St_Helens,_Merseyside
Locomotive wheel arrangement
arrangement was first used for Stephenson's Rocket, their entry for the Rainhill Trials of 1829, a competition to choose a locomotive design for the new
0-2-2
National railway museum in Shildon, United Kingdom
Hackworth's Sans Pareil. The original engine, built to compete in the Rainhill Trials, is also at Shildon. The trials were to decide which engine should
Locomotion_Museum
Railway in England (1830–1845)
designed to concentrate the steep grades in three places, at either side of Rainhill at 1-in-96 and down to the docks at Liverpool at 1-in-50[citation needed])
Liverpool and Manchester Railway
Liverpool_and_Manchester_Railway
1760–1840 agrarian to industrial era shift
Railway in 1825. The rapid introduction of railways followed the 1829 Rainhill trials, which demonstrated Robert Stephenson's successful locomotive design
Industrial_Revolution
English architect (1814–1847)
supervision of the project in 1851. St. George's Hall, Liverpool Liverpool Collegiate Institution Thingwall Hall Rainhill Hospital (now demolished) Oxford Dictionary
Harvey_Lonsdale_Elmes
Scottish water polo player
Olympics and the 1912 Summer Olympics. He was born in Inverness and died in Rainhill. He played as a back for the Inverness Amateurs team that won the Scottish
George_Cornet
Village and Civil Parish in England
church for over a thousand years. Eccleston composed, with Sutton and Rainhill, part of a single Widnes "fee" (a hereditary entitlement of ownership)
Eccleston,_St_Helens
Local government body in England
Helens County Borough Whiston Rural District (parishes of Bold, Eccleston, Rainhill, Windle only) The first election to the new council was held in 1973. For
St_Helens_Borough_Council
Town in England
borders the neighbouring towns and villages of Prescot, Huyton, Tarbock and Rainhill, and is best known as the home of Whiston Hospital, one of the largest
Whiston,_Merseyside
Railway locomotive that produces its pulling power through a steam engine
Liverpool and Manchester Railway, after the success of Rocket at the 1829 Rainhill Trials had proved that steam locomotives could perform such duties. Robert
Steam_locomotive
English filmmaker (born 1963)
8 October 1963 in St Helens, England. He was raised in the village of Rainhill. His parents died when he was young. Yates was inspired to pursue a career
David_Yates
Town in Merseyside, England
e Areas and suburbs of the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens Billinge Crank Earlestown Garswood Haydock Newton-le-Willows Rainford Rainhill St Helens
Newton-le-Willows
English civil and locomotive engineer (1803–1859)
September the Rocket locomotive was sent to Rainhill where it was coupled with its tender. The Rainhill trials started on 6 October, and between 10,000
Robert_Stephenson
Regional football authority in Liverpool, England
Halewood Junior League Scotland Road and District Junior League St Helens and Rainhill Junior Alliance League South Liverpool and District Junior League Springfield
Liverpool County Football Association
Liverpool_County_Football_Association
Act of killing one's own family
throats before attempting suicide. Frederick Bailey Deeming, July 26, 1891, Rainhill, Lancashire, England. Deeming killed his wife and four children and fled
Familicide
British steam locomotive class (1947–1968)
in Shildon and in 1980 it took part in the Rocket 150 celebrations at Rainhill. On a small number of occasions between 1980 and 1983, the engine saw use
LMS_Ivatt_Class_4
Hospital in Cheshire, England
Asylum Prestwich Hospital, the second Lancashire County Lunatic Asylum Rainhill Hospital, the third Lancashire County Asylum Whittingham Hospital, the
Winwick_Hospital
Town in Denbighshire, Wales
operates as the Llangollen Railway, a tourist attraction. In 2002, the Rainhill locomotive trials were re-staged on the line. The Ellesmere Canal was intended
Llangollen
English industrialist and politician (1815–1894)
was driver of Hackworth's Royal George and driver of Sans Pareil at the Rainhill Trials. Sans Pareil was previously owned by Hick's brother-in-law and eventual
John_Hick_(politician)
Surname of French origin
Blundell family. The Molyneuxs later owned most of the districts of Speke and Rainhill. The Royalist gentry family held a large moated manor, a corn mill on the
Molyneux
Village in England
and filmmaker Harry Gee, footballer Les Greenall, Rugby League player Wilf Hall footballer Lou Houghton, Rugby League player, St. Helens forward Harry Jones
Haydock
Lavinia Fisher". Ghost City Tours. "Annie Patterson: the 'white witch' of Rose Hall between reality and legend", Random-Times.com, 5 July 2018. Ramon Miquel
List of serial killers before 1900
List_of_serial_killers_before_1900
British mechanical draughtsman, cartographer, consulting engineer, and surveyor
to compete against the Stephenson's Rocket and other locomotives on the Rainhill Trials on the Manchester and Liverpool Railway. The competition went against
Charles_Cheffins
School, Shaw Street (1840–43); St George's Hall (1841–54); remodelled Thingwall Hall (1846–47) Knotty Ash; Rainhill Hospital (1846–51) Ernest George made additions
Architecture_of_Liverpool
04%) Liverpool and Manchester Railway 1830 On either side of Rainhill level where Rainhill locomotive trials were conducted in 1829. 1 in 880 (0.11%) Liverpool
List of steepest gradients on adhesion railways
List_of_steepest_gradients_on_adhesion_railways
Hightown St. Mary's Highfield Leigh Lytham New Brighton Northern Ormskirk Rainhill Southport & Birkdale Wallasey Middlesex Premier League Brondesbury Crouch
List of English and Welsh cricket league clubs
List_of_English_and_Welsh_cricket_league_clubs
singer-songwriter, (also known as Sporty Spice) from the Spice Girls, brought up in Rainhill before moving to Widnes Andrew Cain: boxer, former British and Commonwealth
List of people from Merseyside
List_of_people_from_Merseyside
Engine that uses steam to perform mechanical work
and then in 1829, he built The Rocket which was entered in and won the Rainhill Trials. The Liverpool and Manchester Railway opened in 1830 making exclusive
Steam_engine
Description of rail transport modernisation
In 1829, he built the locomotive Rocket, which entered in and won the Rainhill Trials. This success led to Stephenson establishing his company as the
History_of_rail_transport
British jockey
proprietor and landowner in Rainhill. He owned Rainhill House, which became Loyola Hall and founded St Bartholomew's Church, Rainhill. Evelyn, Princess Blücher
Bartholomew Bretherton (jockey)
Bartholomew_Bretherton_(jockey)
Academy in Newton-le-Willows, Merseyside, England
Lady Immaculate and St Joseph Church, Prescot St Bartholomew's Church, Rainhill Our Lady, Star of the Sea & St Maughold Church, Ramsey Our Lady Star of
Hope_Academy
July 1853 – 23 May 1892) murdered his first wife and four children in Rainhill near St. Helens, Lancashire, in 1891. His crimes went undiscovered and
Jack_the_Ripper_suspects
County of England
boundaries on Lancashire Day (27 November), including from County Hall in Preston, St Helens Town Hall, and in parts of the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham which
Lancashire
British state-owned train operating company
1 Edge Hill Wavertree Technology Park Broad Green Roby Huyton Whiston Rainhill Lea Green St Helens Junction Earlestown Newton-le-Willows Patricroft Eccles
Northern_Trains
Topics referred to by the same term
Seville and Cordoba, Spain 3589 Loyola, a main-belt asteroid Loyola Hall, Rainhill, Merseyside, United Kingdom Loyola House, Guelph, Ontario, Canada Villa
Loyola
M56 J7 for Manchester Airport and South Manchester A557 Sutton Weaver Rainhill, St Helens M62 J7 Section south of Runcorn, known as the Weston Point Expressway
A roads in Zone 5 of the Great Britain numbering scheme
A_roads_in_Zone_5_of_the_Great_Britain_numbering_scheme
Public body established by the Lunacy Act 1845
Lancashire County Asylum (Prestwich), 1851 Third Lancashire County Asylum (Rainhill), 1851 Fourth Lancashire County Asylum (Whittingham), 1873 Fifth Lancashire
Commissioners_in_Lunacy
Market town in Lancashire, England
It then continues to St Helens before reaching the M62 at Junction 7, Rainhill Stoops. The town has its own bus station, Ormskirk bus station. The town's
Ormskirk
board, one was killed and two injured. November 25 – United Kingdom – At Rainhill station on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, a train moving fast in
List of rail accidents (before 1880)
List_of_rail_accidents_(before_1880)
Catholic cathedral in Liverpool, England
a Catholic teacher-training college. The site is now occupied by Hopwood Hall College[dead link], a further education college of the Borough of Rochdale
Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral
Liverpool_Metropolitan_Cathedral
2016. Retrieved August 20, 2022. Morris, Paula (September 14, 2016). "Rainhill reaffirmed as the birthplace of the railway". St Helens Star. Retrieved
List of Historic Civil Engineering Landmarks
List_of_Historic_Civil_Engineering_Landmarks
Grange Elland Ffestiniog Gwynedd Trawsfynydd Fiddlers Ferry Warrington Rainhill 132 kV Frodsham Fourstones Northumberland Stella West Harker Code XB Frodsham
High-voltage substations in the United Kingdom
High-voltage_substations_in_the_United_Kingdom
Building in England
remaining patients and staff were relocated. In 1992 with the closure of Rainhill Lunatic Asylum the inmates were moved to Newsham Park Hospital taking up
Newsham_Park_Hospital
English railway pioneer businessman
or mobile locomotives particularly over the significant inclines around Rainhill, Lancashire. Booth was in favour of locomotive haulage; however locomotives
Henry_Booth
Method of construction
, p. 13. "The Trials Map – Points of Interest". The Rainhill Trials. "Railway History". Rainhill Parish Council. Archived from the original on 2011-08-25
Skew_arch
Christian activist and educationalist
'The Tower' in Mill Lane in the village of Rainhill near Prescot. He went on to establish Scarisbrick Hall School in 1964 and Hamilton College in 1983
Charles_Oxley
British documentary television series
Portillo learns to speak Scouse in Liverpool. He visits the scene of the Rainhill trials and finds out about the first railway fatality. Then, in Eccles
Great British Railway Journeys
Great_British_Railway_Journeys
on the mainline which included appearing at the Rocket 150 Cavalcade in Rainhill in 1980 before arriving at the Llangollen Railway in 1983. After several
List of Llangollen Railway rolling stock
List_of_Llangollen_Railway_rolling_stock
Human settlement in England
150th anniversary event of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway and the Rainhill Trials was held on the extensive rail sidings at Bold in May 1980. The
Bold,_St_Helens
December 2006. Retrieved 24 November 2006. Dendy Marshall, C.F. (1929). "The Rainhill Locomotive Trials of 1829". Transactions of the Newcomen Society. 9. Dowd
History of rail transport in Great Britain
History_of_rail_transport_in_Great_Britain
determine which locomotives would be suitable, the directors organised the Rainhill Trials. These were arranged as an open contest that would let them see
History of rail transport in Great Britain to 1830
History_of_rail_transport_in_Great_Britain_to_1830
east of Mere Hall, Birkenhead (1201560)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 4 December 2011 Historic England, "Lodge to Mere Hall, Birkenhead
List_of_works_by_Edmund_Kirby
Stourbridge Market Hall was located in the middle of the High Street in Stourbridge until 1773, when it demolished. A new market hall was built nearby in
List of acts of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1753
List_of_acts_of_the_Parliament_of_Great_Britain_from_1753
Boys school in Liverpool, Merseyside, England
shares sixth form facilities with the neighbouring girls' school Broughton Hall High School. The school is named after Cardinal John Carmel Heenan. Until
Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School
Cardinal_Heenan_Catholic_High_School
Comprehensive school in Greater Manchester, England
Peter's has three main buildings: Main Build, the New Build and the Sports hall.[citation needed] Liam Colbon (b. 1984) - professional rugby league footballer
St Peter's Catholic High School
St_Peter's_Catholic_High_School
English cricket league
club who did not resume after the First War. Boughton Hall (later known as Chester Boughton Hall) were invited to join in 1923. The Competition continued
Liverpool and District Cricket Competition
Liverpool_and_District_Cricket_Competition
rope hauled and self-propelled steam engines and single track. 1829 – Rainhill Trials to find best self-propelled engine for Liverpool Manchester line
Timeline of transportation technology
Timeline_of_transportation_technology
Documentaries about railway stations in Britain and Ireland
Edge Hill, Wavertree Technology Park, Broad Green, Roby, Huyton, Whiston, Rainhill, Lea Green, St Helens Junction, Earlestown, Newton-le-Willows, Patricroft
All_the_Stations
English Catholic prelate (1905–1975)
Lady Immaculate and St Joseph Church, Prescot St Bartholomew's Church, Rainhill Our Lady, Star of the Sea & St Maughold Church, Ramsey Our Lady Star of
John_Heenan_(cardinal)
Romance of Indian Railways 1986 Steam Days N/A, 6 episode series No 1979 The Rainhill Story: Stephenson's Rocket N/A Yes 1988 The Train Now Departing N/A, 6
BBC_Four_Collections
for several years, it became one of the participants of the Rocket 150 Rainhill Trials re-enactment in 1980. Following the celebrations it was kept at
List of Great Central Railway locomotives and rolling stock
List_of_Great_Central_Railway_locomotives_and_rolling_stock
American inventor, early abolitionist, and machinery manufacturer
first experimental steam locomotive. Based on designs first shown at the Rainhill Trials in England, Baldwin's prototype was a small demonstration engine
Matthias_W._Baldwin
North Western Railway in nineteenth century England. Findlay was born at Rainhill in Lancashire on 18 May 1829, was the younger son of George Findlay (d
George Findlay (railway manager)
George_Findlay_(railway_manager)
Mode of transport
different runs. In 1829, he built the locomotive Rocket, which entered the Rainhill Trials and won. This success led Stephenson to establish his company as
Rail_transport
Church in Merseyside, England
with round-headed windows, which has been converted for use as the parish hall. This is a sandstone group of buildings with slate roofs attached to the
St Oswald's Church, Old Swan, Liverpool
St_Oswald's_Church,_Old_Swan,_Liverpool
Preesall Prescot Preston Prestwich Priest Hutton Quernmore Radcliffe Rainford Rainhill Rampside Ramsbottom Ramsgreave Rawtenstall Read Reddish Ribbleton Ribchester
List of places historically in Lancashire
List_of_places_historically_in_Lancashire
States Henry Worthington was a founder of ASME. ASME brochure 263 2016 Rainhill Locomotive Trials An important competition in the early days of steam locomotive
List of Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmarks
List_of_Historic_Mechanical_Engineering_Landmarks
Museum and former jail in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
responsible for the murder of his first wife Marie, and his four children, at Rainhill, England, on or about 26 July 1891, and a second wife, Emily, at Windsor
Old_Melbourne_Gaol
Church in Merseyside, England
Lady Immaculate and St Joseph Church, Prescot St Bartholomew's Church, Rainhill Our Lady, Star of the Sea & St Maughold Church, Ramsey Our Lady Star of
Our Lady Star of the Sea, Seaforth
Our_Lady_Star_of_the_Sea,_Seaforth
English architect (1887–1963)
Whiston, Lancashire, 1924 India Buildings, Liverpool, 1924–32 Housing at Rainhill, Lancashire, 1925 Martins Bank head office, Water Street, Liverpool, 1927–32
Herbert_James_Rowse
Church in Liverpool, England
Lady Immaculate and St Joseph Church, Prescot St Bartholomew's Church, Rainhill Our Lady, Star of the Sea & St Maughold Church, Ramsey Our Lady Star of
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Roman Catholic Church, Liverpool
Our_Lady_of_Mount_Carmel_Roman_Catholic_Church,_Liverpool
English mental health facility
mad. Lancaster Moor Hospital, the first Lancashire County Lunatic Asylum Rainhill Hospital, the third Lancashire County Lunatic Asylum Whittingham Hospital
Prestwich_Hospital
Scottish merchant (1748-1819)
instruments. Corrie married in 1774 Ann Falkner, daughter of Thomas Falkner of Rainhill, Lancashire: they had nine children. Their daughter Bridget married in
Edgar_Corrie
defeats John Ericsson's Novelty and other competitors and thus wins the Rainhill Trials held on the under-construction Liverpool and Manchester Railway
1829_in_the_United_Kingdom
British government recognitions
Libraries. Sara Barlow. Postmaster, Rainhill Post Office. For services to Business and the community in Rainhill. Lyndsey Barrett. Founder, Sport for
2021_Birthday_Honours
Railway network brand in the UK
city. The line meets Merseyrail's Northern Line at a junction between Bank Hall and Bootle Oriel Road stations. The line's last remaining passenger services
City_Line_(Merseytravel)
RAINHILL HALL
RAINHILL HALL
Female
Gaelic
Irish Gaelic form of Scandinavian Ragnhild, RAGHNAILT means "battle counsel."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : reduced form of Barnhill.
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian
Great Joy; Rainfall; Lord Krishna
Girl/Female
Norse Swedish
Goddess or warrior.
Female
Swedish
Swedish variant form of Scandinavian Ragnhild, RAGNILD means "battle counsel."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived by a hill with a barn on it, from Middle English barn ‘barn’ + hille ‘hill’, or a habitational name from a place named Barnhill, possibly the one near Broxton in Cheshire named with Old English bere-ærn ‘barn’ + hyll ‘hill’.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Rainfall, Heavy rain
Boy/Male
British, English
Counsel Power
Girl/Female
German, Swedish
Counselor in Battle
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Tamil
Rainfall
Girl/Female
Tamil
Rainfall, Heavy rain
Girl/Female
Bengali, Hindu, Indian, Marathi
Rain; Weather; Sprinkle of Rainfall
Girl/Female
Hindu
Rainfall, Heavy rain
Female
Scottish
Scottish Gaelic form of Scandinavian Ragnhild, RAGHNAID means "battle counsel."
Female
Scandinavian
Scandinavian form of Old Norse Ragnhildr, RAGNHILD means "battle counsel."
Girl/Female
Hindu
Rainfall, Heavy rain
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Lengthy Greatness Like Rainfall
Girl/Female
African, American, British, Christian, English, Indian, Slavic
Hbgg Favorite; Great Joy; Abbreviation of Lakeisha; Rainfall; Rain; Cinnamon Tree
Female
Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Scandinavian Ragnhild, RAGNHAILT means "battle counsel."
Girl/Female
Danish, German, Irish, Norse, Swedish
One who is Wise in Battle; Counsellor; Advisor
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