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Historic maps of Bold and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Bold maps
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Bold area books
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Merseyside memories
Toy Stall
I loved the Friday markets. The crowded stalls transformed the drab square. The cries of the stall holders, the bustle of shoppers, the baskets laden with fruit and veg. My favourite stall was the toy stall and I spent all of my weekly pocket money here - fake cigarettes with their puff of 'smoke', fake flies that looked so incredibly real to an 8 year old - I would hide them in a slice of bread or cup of tea to scare my Mum and Grandma. As fascinating as all the toys were, the biggest draw to this stall was the storeholder who always wore a scarf and fingerless gloves and had a perpetual drip on the end of his nose and I would delay my purchase waiting, waiting to see if that tremulous drip would finally drop. At market end I would trundle home with orange boxes for kindling all tied together with string, and stuffed with discarded lettuce leaves for our rabbits, dragging the lot noisly down Haydock... Read more
Marshes Pies
Does anyone remember Marshes pie and confectionary shop, corner of Old Whint Road, opposite no 1 Labour Club? They were the best pies ever made at the back of the shop.
Memories of A Youth
I remember when there were two fishmongers in Earlestown, Lyons's fishmongers in Bridge St. and one whose name I can't remember in Legh St., now we have none.
We also had two picture places, the Rink where the Police Station is, and the Curson near the station, now we have none of those either.
My interest is fishing, we used to go to the "Private", a small pond off Vista Road, also Berrys pit near the slag heaps, the perch pit over the slag heaps, and then there was a small pond off Southworth Road which I believe is now filled in.
All these places we used to walk to, then we went farther afield to Pennington Flash, first on the bus to Leigh end of it, then on the pushbike to Plank Lane end; in those days I spent two shillings and sixpence on ground bait and a shilling on maggots for hookbait, and it lasted all weekend, there used to be hundreds fishing at the... Read more
Memories of A Bygone Time
I was now old enough to drink (18) but unofficially you could always get a drink at certain pubs, which I'll not name but say thanks for looking out for me when I got tipsy on two pints of mild.
My memories of Earlestown are magic, the Viaduct club & Vic's dance nights, they were something to look forward to.
Sadly Earlestown never moved on, it seems stuck in a time warp & that's a pity as there were so many characters living there.
Still I miss it & I guess I always will.
Time doesn't wait for nobody, and my body is gradually running out of time.
PS. Is George Woodward the guy I went to Patterson secondary with (1958-1962)?
Brian Callaghan
2nd Fishmongers
I remember Lightfoots fishmongers in Legh Street, it was under Harry Berry's dance studio, facing District School on Legh Street. Does anyone else remember this?
Fishmongers, Legh Street
The fishmongers was Bob Lightfoot's, he was a mate. He also had a stall on the market.
Granny Ball From 15 Cross Lane
My Granny, Elizabeth Ann Ball, lived at 15 Cross Lane, in Newton le Willows. She was born around 1884 and died 1883 aged 99. She had three children, Monica, Beryl and Jim. She was married to Alfred Ball who died before I was born. I am told he designed something for the railway which if he had patented would have made them some money. I remember the house was at a crossroads, and Mr and Mrs Lyons had a sweet shop over the road, and they were lovely people. I remember there was a fish and chip shop beside them, which sold delicious fish and chips. There was a council yard behind the house and I remember being woken in the morning, by the thunderously loud noise of a steam roller coming out of the yard. There was an Arthur Smith who had a fish shop I think in town, and then had another shop. There was also a pub opposite, I can't recall the name. My sister Moira remembers the... Read more
