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Tixall books (4 available)
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Staffordshire memories
Evacuee
I was evacuated to Milford in 1942 and lived with my parents at a bungalow called KENCOT. Father was a teacher at Stafford secondary school.
A memory of Milford contributed by mervyn jones
A 1950s childhood memory
I have very fond memories of Great Haywood during the 50s as my sister and I went to stay with our grandmother during the school holidays. We lived near to the centre of Manchester and so to visit this village in the 50s was like entering another world.
Grandma lived on the outskirts of the village in Tolldish Lane and she was quite a reclusive lady. Her husband had died in 1952 and because her cottage was not in the village as such, she kept herself to herself.
The photo, I believe, is of the post office in the village which was kept by a Miss Yelland. My sister and I, and of course grandma, would walk down to the ...read more here
A memory of Great Haywood contributed by Anne Forster
The Clifford Arms
Ahh, The Drinking Hole!
A memory of Great Haywood contributed by Simon Allen BMus. (Hons)
Bailey Bridge Pontoon - Canal Cruisers.
I built the boat shown on the right hand side of the photograph.
Bailey Bridge pontoon MKVI N0.19053 was manufactured by Gee Walker & Slater Ltd, Uttoxeter Road, Derby and sent to Engineers Stores, US Army Depot, Newbury, Berkshire on 29/9/1944. At post-war WD surplus sales, a considerable number of these Bailey Bridge pontoons were bought by Levesley's International and stored at their depot at Alrewas near Burton on Trent.
John Dobson, a local boat builder at Burton, began putting cabins on to these pontoons for sale as canal cruisers. I bought the pontoon hull for £18.00, built the cabin to a Dobson design, fitted out the interior and named it 'Agenor'. In August 1950, powered by a British Anzani 4HP outboard ...read more here
A memory of Great Haywood contributed by Alwyn Davies
Extracts From Tixall & Staffordshire books
Tixall Wide, about half a mile from Great Haywood, is part of the Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal and was
probably created to enhance the view from Tixall Hall. It is a notable bird habitat and unique on a ‘narrow’ canal in
allowing sailing craft to move freely. Only the Hall’s gatehouse remains, visible here in the distance.
An extract from from"Down the Trent Photographic Memories".
Admiral George Anson, born here in 1697, commanded the HMS
‘Centurion’ on a voyage around the world between 1740 and 1744.
Although many hundreds died, they captured a large Spanish treasure
ship in the Pacific Ocean, from which Anson made his fortune. After his
return he became First Lord of the Admiralty and carried out numerous
naval reforms. On his death in 1762, his brother, Thomas, inherited his
wealth and used some of it to enlarge the family house and landscape
the grounds.
An extract from from"Stafford Living Memories Pocket Album".
The Shropshire Union Canal, engineered by Thomas Telford and con-
structed between 1827 and 1835, was the last of the major canals. It linked
Birmingham to the Mersey, and was built in a more direct line than previous
canals, sometimes through deep cuttings, to reduce distances in an attempt to
compete with railways. The Boat Inn stands beside the bridge.
An extract from from"Stafford Living Memories Pocket Album".
The Shropshire Union Canal, engineered by Thomas Telford and con-
structed between 1827 and 1835, was the last of the major canals. It linked
Birmingham to the Mersey, and was built in a more direct line than previous
canals, sometimes through deep cuttings, to reduce distances in an attempt to
compete with railways. The Boat Inn stands beside the bridge.
An extract from from"Stafford Living Memories Pocket Album".
One of the few thatched buildings in the area, the Duke’s Head is no longer
a public house. It has recently been renovated, and the timber-frame, probably
dating from the 16th century, is now exposed. For centuries Gnosall was a
small agricultural village, but in the 19th century many of the villagers also
made shoes for the Stafford shoe manufacturers.
An extract from from"Stafford Living Memories Pocket Album".