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Issue 125 – September 2017
PUTTING ON THE STILE By Stephen Guy
THOUSANDS of paths and public rights of way – some of them very ancient – criss-cross the countryside and urban areas. Stiles evolved over centuries so that people could get on to land while ensuring livestock, including sheep and cows, could not get out. The Agricultural Revolution saw the enclosure of common land and the growth of modern farming techniques. More enclosed fields meant more stiles because most people walked everywhere. Stiles also deterred horse riders entering footpaths, churning up the ground. Horses are generally restricted to bridle paths sometimes entered through gates. Literature has many references to stiles, from The Pilgrim’s Progress to Harry Potter, and some consider them a quintessential feature of the English countryside. Journeys on foot and climbing stiles have been seen by writers as
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symbolising periods of our lives when we face hazards or make new discoveries. Stiles are most often wooden, metal or stone steps over walls or through gaps in hedges. Modern metal squeezer stiles can be seen around Liverpool’s parks and open spaces. Kissing gates, types of open turnstiles, allow two people to pass through one after the other. The romantically-named gate, in a U-shaped enclosure, is waist high giving couples the opportunity to kiss as they pass. Turnstiles are mostly associated with football and sports grounds but can also be used as alternatives to conventional stiles. Just one person can pass through at a time, making crowd management much easier. Turnstiles also have the advantage of being lockable, rendering them impossible to use. Members of the Toxteth Park Burial Board gathered on 25 March
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LEAFLET - FLYER DELIVERY 1884 to open a new public facility. The 30-acre cemetery had been opened in 1856 when it was in relatively open country. However, new housing development meant access was needed from Arundel Avenue. Residents did not want hearses trundling past their upmarket homes so the new entrance was for pedestrians only. People went through one of two high metal turnstiles set in an ornate stone porch
(pictured), thus ensuring visitors came and went in an orderly fashion. A similar turnstile can be seen at the entrance to Croxteth Country Park in West Derby Village. There is another next to a lodge giving access to Lord Derby’s coach road on the East Lancashire Road. ■ Learn more about the history of Liverpool at the Museum of Liverpool, Pier Head, open 10am to 5pm every day, admission free.
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