THE RIFFEL Owners and Occupiers (continued):

In 1922 Mrs Caroline Bertha Hemelryk was living here. She was the widow of P.E.J. Hemelryk of Woolton Heyes and from 1910 of The Priory, Woolton Hill Road. He had been born in Leyden, Holland in 1840 and came to Liverpool in 1862. He worked first as a general merchant then in 1870 he became a cotton broker in partnership with H.H. Hornby of Grassendale, and was said to be one of those who introduced polo to us.

After the death of James Cross (James Gore's grandson) in 1921 Mrs Hemelryk was able to buy the house from his estate and she continued to live here until her death in 1930.

In 1931 the owner occupier became Joseph Harold Jones of Sunnyside, Knotty Ash a retired Lt Colonel; and in 1936 a banker, Reginald Stockdale and his wife, previously living at Higher Lee, Beaconsfield Road bought the house and lodge.

SUMMER HILL (Ingleton, Fermoy, now Parknasilla) c.1868 off Woolton Park.
Architect - unidentified.

This house has been so much refurbished that, as we have a full walk, we will not visit today to attempt a re-creation of its original state.

It was a middling size house. We cannot be sure if the basic material is brick or stone, but the stone surrounds of tall ground floor windows are still-visible; large on the east to take advantage of the view. The upper windows are sashes, and if we are right in thinking that the present roof line with its rather low pitch is original, there were probably windows in the gables - making this a 2½ storey house. The front door was on the south side, protected by a porch. In style this house does not seem to have exhibited striking elements of High Victorian design.

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