Friends of Rose Hill House & Woods

Interest in Rose Hill House & Woods and the story of Edward and Absalom Watkin from Northenden, near Manchester, England.

[Friends of Rose Hill House & Woods @WatkinRoseHill]

We love this new book about #EdwardWatkin #VictoriasRailwayKing A well deserved look into the fascinating life of one of the greats of #Northenden #Manchester #Britain and #Canada Check out the new Facebook page too! https://t.co/e1SaABQ4M5 @penswordbooks @WatkinSociety

[The Watkin Society @WatkinSociety]

Geoff gives us an introduction to “Victoria’s Railway King” ahead of its release on the 31st March. Available on the The Watkin Society #youtube channel https://t.co/tyhccswUjn #victoriasrailwayking #railways #manchester #parks #northenden #canada #channeltunnel #wembley #Grimsby

[Friends of Rose Hill House & Woods @WatkinRoseHill]

Some good lockdown reading here, thanks @WatkinSociety

[The Watkin Society @WatkinSociety]

The Watkin Society has published its plans for the future https://t.co/rGxMCVD3ZP Join us at the start of this great adventure! #Northenden #Watkin #Manchester #Canada #Railways #Wembley #Schools #Future @WatkinRoseHill @GcrGreat @DallasMuseumArt
#VictoriasRailwayKing @CllrMaryM

[Friends of Rose Hill House & Woods @WatkinRoseHill]

Thank you all so much, looks great!

[The Watkin Society @WatkinSociety]

We are indebted to @GcrGreat for this fantastic video on the life of Edward and Absalom with a commentary from @WatkinSociety chair, Geoff Scargill. #Northenden #Manchester #Canada #Railways #GreatCentralRailway #Entreprenuer

[Friends of Rose Hill House & Woods @WatkinRoseHill]

An updated versions of The Watkin Walk leaflet is now available to download from https://t.co/Hbks1WbPlm #Manchester #Northenden #History #Heritage @WatkinSociety

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A #lookbackintime cover story 13 - the one about Friends of Rose Hill and Northenden's very own #EdwardWatkin

#Northenden @WatkinRoseHill

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@CllrETaylor You could try @RunawayBrewery who created the commemorative Watkin 200 Special ale for @WatkinRoseHill #EdwardWatkin of #Northenden
https://t.co/mL03JNwRSR

[Friends of Rose Hill House & Woods @WatkinRoseHill]

An updated versions of The Watkin Walk leaflet is now available to download from https://t.co/Hbks1WbPlm #Manchester #Northenden #History #Heritage @WatkinSociety

[Friends of Rose Hill House & Woods @WatkinRoseHill]

It was a wonderful turn out and hopefully we can discover even more new and interesting elements of the #Watkin story #Northenden #Manchester thouugh the archives at St. Wilfrid's and @archivesplus

[Friends of Rose Hill House & Woods @WatkinRoseHill]

Tx @CllrSLynch It is a fascinating story and St. Wilfrid's is an integral part of it. #Northenden #Manchester #History

[Sam Lynch @CllrSLynch]

Really good 1st meeting of The Watkin Society. The Watkins contributed so much locally and internationally. Especially nice to meet at St Wilfrid's church where so much of their history remains including their resting place in the churchyard. @WatkinRoseHill

[Friends of Rose Hill House & Woods @WatkinRoseHill]

@MaryleboneAssoc @marylebonenews @MaryleboneJrnl @RahmanCllr @CllrMaryM @archivesplus @JMouncey @CanadianUK @RunawayBrewery @Crown1nn @landmarklondon @intouchwyth @parks_great @ky1iew

[Friends of Rose Hill House & Woods @WatkinRoseHill]

The 1st edition of #TheWatkinSociety #WatSoc newsletter is now available to view or download online in case you missed out on the paper version! #northenden #manchester #marylebone #philipspark #Railways #Canada

https://t.co/cBXDuwIzlX

[John-paul Coe @johnpaulcoe]

What an amazing Church, amazing history and amazing volunteers and staff 🙏🏻@CllrMaryM @CllrSLynch @S_A_Russell @ForumCentre @NorthendenForum @NPTCPlayers @intouchwyth @MENnewsdesk @WatkinRoseHill @St_WilfridsCE @wythenshawe_chg @MCCWythenshawe @johnmccormack22 @Jean2468_ 🙏🏻👍🏻🤗🌿

[WYTHENSHAWE WASTE WARRIORS @WarriorsWaste]

Had a lovely day clearing memorial stones of leaves and overgrown grass. I’m continually inspired by volunteers here including Ken who works on the garden every Friday 🌿🙏🏻@St_WilfridsCE @WatkinRoseHill @CllrMaryM

[WYTHENSHAWE WASTE WARRIORS @WarriorsWaste]

Wonderful mini event at St Wilfrid’s Church today raking leaves with these very special volunteers. It’s a pleasure to work with you all 🌿🤗🧤🙏🏻@CllrMaryM @St_WilfridsCE @intouchwyth @MikeKaneMP @NPTCPlayers @WatkinRoseHill

[Friends of Rose Hill House & Woods @WatkinRoseHill]

The #Watkin Society #WatSoc webpage has had an update. Let us know what you think of the new logo and our latest leaflet. Click on the link https://t.co/ScWYJRWDqu
A newsletter will also be available before #xmas

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@WatkinRoseHill

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Catch up with the latest news about #Rosehill and the newly formed #WatkinSociety at https://t.co/UiBG7jMhas

@WatkinRoseHill

[Friends of Rose Hill House & Woods @WatkinRoseHill]

All ready for tonight's Watkin Society meeting. Call in for refreshments from 6pm. Presentation from 6.30pm #thewatsoc

[MCRparks @MCRparks_]

@ManCityCouncil @MCRActive @MCCClaytonOshaw @RahmanCllr @ky1iew @jmcandrew7 @LoveExploringHQ Worth a visit to Philips Park for an Autumn Walk and free downloadsble audio tour about this great man #