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Thomas Lane, LIVERPOOL, L14 5NY

Shops and traffic lights at the original junction of Thomas Lane and Thingwall Hall Drive prior to the development of Summerhill Park.

The post on the corner with conical top is a sewage vent and a grade 2 listed legacy from the tramcar era

The Liverpool Loop Line runs along the old railway track from Halewood to Aintree. Photographed looking south from Thomas Lane tunnel near Broadgreen Hospital.

This sandstone signpost, dated 1776, is inscribed with the initials of James Clemens, Lord Mayor of Liverpool 1775-1776 who owned the lovely house, Ashfield, which was recently demolished following a fire. Situated at the junction of Thomas Lane and Thingwall Lane, the entrance to Ashfield can be seen behind the pillar.

This is the home of the Squire of Knotty Ash himself, Ken Dodd, who made Knotty Ash world famous with stories of his diddymen and their jam butty mines. This house in Thomas Lane built 1782 has been in his family for generations and it was here that the family coal business was based. The original "diddyman" was Ken's diminutive great uncle Jack who gained notoriety for his humorous stories and singing of music-hall songs. The house on the left is the original house and in the 70's the right hand side was converted from a barn/storeroom. Knotty Ash was so called from a gnarled old ash tree near to the toll-bar, a useful landmark for the coaches heading towards Liverpool, it was also the terminus of the very first omnibus service from Liverpool in 1830.

This was the original entrance to Thingwall Hall, the main drive from the gateway has become Holly Bank Avenue on the Summerhill Park housing estate.

Stone post by the UC road, in parish of Liverpool (Liverpool District), Knotty Ash, junction of Thomas Lane with Thingwall Lane, on pavement. "Paid for and inscribed with the initials of James Clemens, merchant and shipowner, Lord Mayor of Liverpool 1775-1776 who lived at adjacent Ashfield, the gate house of which is in my photograph." Image Grade II listed. List Entry Number: 1359867 https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1359867 Surveyed Milestone Society National ID: LA_XLIV

This post indicates Broadgreen on one side and Thingwall on opposite side,adding "no thoroughfare" It is dated 1776. Opposite it is a lodge house for Ashfield House, no longer existent.

The original stables and coach house of the mansion, Ashfield, built in 1848 by James Clemens, Lord Mayor of Liverpool 1775-6 and famous for its lovely gardens. He also erected the sandstone monolith, a signpost originally lit by a gas lamp, which stands opposite the gatehouse. In latter years Ashfield, renamed Thingwall House, was occupied by various institutions and eventually became an outpost of Liverpool City Council which use it for training. The mansion was damaged by an arson attack in 2003 and later demolished causing a public outcry. The stables have been renovated and tastefully converted into apartments.