Robert Hawker out and seek the distressed members of Christ’s body. It was not limited by parish boundaries or denomination but the needs of Christians were met where they were found. One of his earliest passions, whilst still a curate, was to start a Sunday school. The Sunday School movement may have been started when in 1780 Robert Raikes in Gloucester opened the first Sunday School. Children at that time had to work six days a week, leaving little time to study after work in the week. To counter the effects of ignorance and illiteracy the Sunday school movement started. Literacy was
Raikes Hall not for the fact that the Pleasure Gardens was still hosting holiday-makers at the tail end of the summer season. The entire Raikes Hall Park was later turned into housing. Leicester and Longton Roads are located on the original pitch. The Raikes Hall public house, on Liverpool Road, preserves the name. Raikes Hall Raikes Hall was a cricket and football ground in Blackpool, England. It was the home ground of Blackpool F.C. between 1888 and 1899, and it was the thirteenth ground to be used for a Football League game. The Raikes Hall ground was located in Raikes Hall Park,