THE answers to last weeks picture posers came thick and fast from regular readers.

Paul Fishwick had asked about the old sign along the former St Helens and Runcorn Gap railway.

Local historian Steve Wainwright came up trumps once again. He said: "Paul Fishwick enquires about the origins of a couple of items that he's come across within the Sutton Manor woodland while visiting Dream

Full details can be found on the Sutton Beauty and Heritage's Sutton Manor Woodland page but in short the artefacts were formerly the entrance lintel stone and arch of St Matthew's School. Nearby, but not visible in Winter, is Thatto Heath School's nature garden which was transplanted to Sutton Manor by children in the weeks prior to the school closing in 2004. There's a wide mix of plants including crocuses, bluebells, daffodils, rose and skimmia bushes.

"The very heavy school entrance lintel and arch were put in storage by the Forestry Commission, who manage the woodland site, and finally placed in position in Sutton Manor in February 2014. Sadly the way they are at the moment it looks more like they have been dumped. I did suggest some time ago to the Forestry Commission that the arch needs to be securely sited on the entrance lintel with a small plaque to explain their origins. However so far nothing has come of it although if the commission hadn't rescued the historic pieces in the first place they would certainly have been lost forever.

"He also asked about the old sign on the former railway and mineral line nearby. This is now known as the Farnworth Sutton Greenway, a superb three metre wide footpath and cycleway that connects Dream and the Sutton Manor woodland to the outskirts of Widnes at Mill Lane.

"There is some excellent heritage signage along the route compiled by Groundwork and to which I have contributed. Paul is correct that the sign is a remnant of the old St Helens and Runcorn Gap Railway. It warns crane operators undertaking maintenance work that their jibs must not exceed a certain height due to an overhead electric line.

"I hope this sign will not be removed. If one looks carefully you can spot similar redundant remnants of St Helens' past within the town. Despite the old Lea Green station closing in 1958 there is still a location plate bearing its name on a telegraph pole at the corner of Lea Green Road and Lowfield Lane.

"Bold Power Station is also remembered at a bus stop near the New Bold Housing estate. So are the long gone Bold Iron Works and the Coppersmith Arms, which are identified at bust stops in Neills Road and Watery Lane. There are many other examples of redundant signs. If you keep your eyes open as you go round the town and desist from looking down at your mobile phone."