White Star
Walking from our (temporary) home today. As with most walks on the Wirral, this incorporates the Wirral Way - a disused 12 mile railway line.
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| Arriving at Thurstaston Station |
Once again, we leave at the Dungeon - taking time today to find the cave that is so well marked on the Komoot App but not on the OS Map.
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| Already has explorers |
A high level bridle path, strewn with Geocaches, leads us past Forget Me Not Burial fields for today's unexpected discovery. St Bartholomew's Church at Thurstaston.
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| Full body burials a speciality |
The ALC tells me most of what I need to know - the Norman Origins, the isolated tower of a former church and the grave of Thomas Henry Ismay, the founder of the White Star Line.
St Bartholomew’s Church in Thurstaston stands on a site where Christian worship has likely taken place since at least the 12th century, with the earliest record of a church dating to around 1125. The medieval building, long described as small and dark, was replaced in 1824 by a plain stone structure, whose tower still survives in the churchyard today. The present church, designed by the eminent Gothic Revival architect J. Loughborough Pearson, was consecrated in 1886 and built of warm red sandstone with a distinctive spire rising above the Wirral landscape. Nearby, the churchyard holds a number of historic features, including an ancient font, a 17th-century coffin lid, and the ornate tomb of Thomas Henry Ismay, founder of the White Star Line and one of the parish’s most notable residents. His memory is also marked by the lychgate, erected in 1900 by his family in his honour.
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| The freestanding tower |
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| The current church |
A drop down across Thurstaston Common, which will be explored in more depth tomorrow.
Walk Details
Distance - 5 Miles
Walk Inspiration - Walks into Cheshire History, Walk 15
Geocaches - 8
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