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Uncover objects from the Titanic, find out about life at sea and learn about the port of Liverpool.
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PLACENAME: Tinguelle (first mentioned 1086 in the Domesday Book). Assembly field. From Old Norse ping vollr. Fingwalle 1180; Thingale c1250; Thynghwall 1426. Thingwall Mill (18th century) was sited adjacent to the present Mill Road. Following a rebuild in brick in 1866 it was damaged in a storm in 1897 and not reused before it was demolished in 1900. 
Thingwall Hall (1849) was built for Liverpool merchant Captain Lilley. It passed through several owners before being given to the Royal Liverpool Children's Hospital, by whom it was used for convalescence. It was demolished in 1960. Image courtesy of Liverpool Record Office. Back to the top | Back up to West Wirral | Back up to Merseyside |