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Ackers Crossing, Cheshire

Ackers Crossing maps

Historic maps of Ackers Crossing and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis.   View all Ackers Crossing maps

Ackers Crossing map

Historic map of Ackers Crossing

Cheshire map

Illustrated Victorian map of Cheshire

Ackers Crossing map

Historic Map of any Ackers Crossing postcode

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Ackers Crossing photos

We have no photos of Ackers Crossing, although we do have photos of these nearby places: Astbury, Biddulph, Congleton, Kidsgrove

Ackers Crossing books

Displaying 3 of 12 books about Ackers Crossing and the local area.   View all Ackers Crossing books

Cheshire County Memories
Paperback
£15

Cheshire Photographic Memories
Paperback
£14

Cheshire Living Memories
Paperback
£14

Ackers Crossing books
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Memories of Ackers Crossing

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Cheshire memories

Hiking up The Cloud

In the 1950s as a young Scout, our Troop regularly did a day hike to The Cloud - getting the NorthWestern bus from Crewe to Congleton, then walking to Cloud End as we called it. there we played 'wide games', and brewed up on primus stoves - happy memories.

Shared on 21 September 2009 by David Siddons.

Easter hols

We used to come over from Conisbrough near Doncaster with my mam and dad, Raymond Dawson, who came from Buglawton, William Street if I remember, and every year we would watch the carnival and also walk up The Cloud.
Does anyone remember my late father, Raymond Dawson, he was a keen cyclist, he joined the RAF and ended up at Binbrook... [more]

Shared on 09 April 2009

Wonderful memories

My great grandfather - Charles Dale was living at Moreton Old Hall when this photograph was taken.

His family, the Dales, had become tenant farmers for Moreton Old Hall in the 1860s and the Hall was the farmhouse that was provided. Thomas and Ann Dale had 15 children - Charles was the youngest, so the size of the Hall... [more]

Shared on 30 December 2008 by Lyn Smith.

William & Jane Kay marriage 1865

My Great, Great, Grand parents William & Jane Kay came from Congleton Cheshire.
They were married 20-February 1865 in St Peters Church Congleton (marriage certificate)
Witnesses were John Frost and Ann Braithwaite, Married by John Hughes if I have read the spelling correct.
William was born in 1820 Leigh, Lancashire and Jane Kay nee Astle was born 1844 Aston... [more]

Shared on 12 August 2008 by Carolyn Sarten.

Extracts From Ackers Crossing & Cheshire books

Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Ackers Crossing, inspired by Frith photos.

Wilmslow and Alderley Edge Photographic Memories

The Carrs are part of the meadow land along the River Bollin that once provided pasture land for Wilmslow`s residents. Now the scene of many a weekend football match, in the late 19th century it was where Wilmslow`s washing was hung out to dry. The Bollin once powered a silk mill here, whose buildings later became a laundry that boasted that it returned everything except the dirt.

Wilmslow and Alderley Edge Photographic Memories

For a number of years during the Second World War, `Romany`, the Rev George Bramwell Evens, was a great favourite on Children`s Hour with his nature talks, when he was often accompanied by his dog Raq. Evens` mother was a gypsy, and he and his wife restored this traditional caravan in the 1920s. After he died in 1943, Mrs Evens gave the van to Wilmslow, and Raq, who died in 1947, is buried beside it.

Wilmslow and Alderley Edge Photographic Memories

Even in the 1960s the photographer must have risen very early to take this picture; although the cars were not yet controlled by lights, even then there was usually much heavier traffic on the main road into Manchester. The Bluebell Garage is still on the corner, although it now concentrates on selling expensive cars rather than petrol.

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