Cantril Farm

For Cantril Farm see also Stockbridge Village.

Description

Cantril Farm is the name of a housing estate in Knowsley, on the outskirts of Liverpool, England. It was renamed Stockbridge Village.

History

Cantril Farm was built in the 1960s to rehouse people from city centre slum clearances, and consisted of mainly council-owned properties which included several high-rise blocks of flats.

Stockbridge Village Trust Limited was established on the 18th February, 1983 as a non-profit-making Private Company limited by guarantee. The estate within the Borough of Knowsley, which was owned by the Borough Council, was conveyed to the Trust on the 6th April, 1983, at the District Valuer’s valuation of £7.42M. This resulted in the Cantril Farm Estate being split, with two-thirds owned by the Trust, and one third owned by Liverpool City Council. The estate in Knowsley was renamed Stockbridge Village, although one-third still remains Cantril Farm.

The estate was plagued by unemployment, car crime, burglaries, rioting and vandalism during the 1980s as it was one of the most hard-hit parts of Liverpool during this era. It has since been regenerated, with most of the housing stock either improved or replaced.

Notable people

Footballer Micky Quinn grew up on the estate and lived there from 1967 until 1986. His father Mick Quinn senior now runs a pub in the area.

Footballer Ian Bishop was born on the estate and later played for Everton, Manchester City and West Ham United.

Comedian/actor Craig Charles grew up in the area.

Musician Paul Rutherford, a member of Frankie Goes to Hollywood, also grew up on the estate after moving there from an inner-city slum area during the 1960s.

External links

* [http://liverpoolstreetgallery.com/thumbnails.php?album=31 Liverpool Street Gallery - Liverpool 28]
* [http://www.morethanjustalandlord.com/pdfs/SVHistory.pdf History of Stockbridge Village]