LONGWORTH, Woolton Park. built c.1858/9, demolished
Architect - unidentified

Another house we cannot see and of which we have found no photograph. Really all we can say is that it was the smallest house in Woolton Park (not counting lodges etc.)

Owners and Occupiers:

The first tenant we find here was John Hindle (c.1803-1879), an attorney who in 1858 was at Horton Villa, New Brighton with a business address at Bank Buildings, Lord Street. In 1859 we find him at 'Dennison Road, Woolton', with a R.V. of £100 in 1867 and just over ½ acre. The 1861 census shows that he was 58, born in Liverpool and his wife Hannah 61 was born in Thornton-in-the-Moors. They had married in Manchester Cathedral in 1824. Living with them was their married daughter Mary Adelaide age 29, her husband Samuel Baker 36, ship broker born in Dartmouth, Devon, and their son Ralph Hindle Baker age 1 born in M.W. They had 3 servants - cook, nurse and housemaid, none local. In July 1872 Mr Hindle now a widower and Mrs Baker a widow moved to Holme Leigh at the other end of Woolton Park.

From 1873-1884 the house was occupied by Mrs Tryphosa Sutton, R.V. £120. She was the widow of John Sutton, an insurance broker born in Liverpool. She was 67 in 1881, born in Halewood and previously living in Beech Lane, Wavertree. With her were her 3 unmarried daughters - Tryphosa 30, Jane 29, Harriett 27 and 3 servants. R.V. went down 1883 to £102. From 1885 to 1891 the tenant was Harold Dingwall Bateson, M.A. solicitor (Bateson, Bright & Warr) who then moved to Ashleigh.

In October 1891 Hugh Christie moved in staying till 1902. The next occupant was Mrs Herbert Savile there for 7 years till 1909. She was a widow, and the eldest daughter of Mrs Chapple Gill who was then living at Lower Lee, Beaconsfield Road - the lady who had her portrait painted by James Tissot (1836-1902) now in the Walker Art Gallery. The house was empty in 1910, the next year the new tenant was Charles Cope tobacco manufacturer, R.V. £85. Mr Cope was here until 1916 then no occupant is shown in the Directories till 1921 when Mrs Ethel Livingstone moves in. In 1925 Mrs Jane Cross is the occupier and by 1936 Mrs Savile had returned and is well remembered there by the Secretaries of The Woolton Society for having a house full of stuffed animals.

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