Nostalgic memories of Beeston's local history

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For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our web site to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was when the photographs in our archive were taken. From brief one-liners explaining a little bit more about the image depicted, to great, in-depth accounts of a childhood when things were rather different than today (and everything inbetween!). We've had many contributors recognising themselves or loved ones in our photographs.

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I attended bees ton school until 1958 then left went to work,I remember mr shipman and miss booth,mr Hargreaves,Mr Collins
I was born in Lower Wortley, and until the reservoir was built on the ring road, can remember the ring road floading. I went to Lower Wortley school, then Thornhill which isn't there anymore, my brother and mum still live in Wortley. Western Flats Park was my stomping ground, and we used to play on the hills behind the Kirkdale Estate, annoying the security guard as we played on the rail tracks of Dunlop and Ranken, no longer there. Happy childhood memories, I now live in Solihull.
I also went to Beeston school and remember Mr Shipman and Miss Booth, the rumour amongst the kids was that they were secret lovers! My dad also went to this school in the 1940s and 1950s and was taught by Mr Shipman, and my grandad went there just after the First World War. When I started the school it was the old building, then I transferred to the new modern school which was built behind it.
I used to go to Beeston school and remember happy days. My teacher was called Mrs Spencer, she was really strict and used to scare me. There was also a teacher called Mr Shipman, a bit of a tonge twister. I have been looking for a picture of the school, can anyone help me?
l lived in Chester Place with the little veg shop on the corner. Across the road was another street (I don't know what this was called), it had a undetakers tucked away in the corner. We would hang the washing out across the road, l remember trying to get the kids' nappies dry and having words with the woman next door as l put some out on a Sunday morning, not to her liking ah ah. Our house was the only one in the ...see more