Local History
HELSBY
The small village of Helsby in the north of Cheshire, appears on the commuter belts for Chester, Liverpool and Manchester and at first glance may appear to be unremarkable. From the M56 motorway the soaring cliffs of the hill provide a dramatic backdrop to the village at its foot.
The village name has confidently been deciphered as originating from the Norse name of Hjallr-By but given its distance from the Wirral peninsular that has received much interest for its Norse connections, Hjallr-By has previously failed to reveal anything else about who founded the settlement and its early origins.
This book describes Helsby’s history from the creation of the sandstone in the Triassic Age through to Neolithic people, the Celtic Cornovii tribe, the building of the Roman Road which carried Emperors and Legions on to battles, Æthelflæd, King Alfred’s daughter and Lady of the Mercians, the first settlement by the Norse men and women and the
Norman conquest.
Aphorisms & Maxims
Valorising Esse
‘Pearls of wisdom’ and the ‘world in a word’ try to capture the wit and appeal of aphorisms and maxims, which have been found throughout the centuries.
Aphorisms are the spark plugs to daily life giving it a pithy twist that people recite to give a new angle on making sense of their world. This is a new collection of over 500 aphorisms and maxims reflecting some of the highlights of Paul Marsden’s life covering everyday items from cushions, snoring and pain through to the woes of being a writer and on to wars and political personalities.
The antipode of Ethics is Boris.
Losing one’s phone is like your face going through a spider’s web.
You are given life for free. It is yours, so enjoy it!