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Memories of Broughton Astley
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Broughton Astley, Pre 1950
This is my second entry about Broughton Astley and may contain some references to items in my first reminisces. As a person 'born and bred' in Broughton Astley, I have fond memories of the village as it was 'in the old days'. In the days before the 'Jelson Estate'; the 'Bruce Fletcher Estate'; the 'Deeley Estate', and the various other estates that sprang up all over the village. Seemingly growing overnight in the 1950's and 1960's, more rapidly than growing mushrooms. Memories of the village before it lost its old primary school in Primethorpe, its brick and tile works, its hosiery factory, its old rectory with its moat, and its old Water Mill and Mill Dam. Most of its farms have gone, as has the most important thing; its character! Children can no longer take a Sunday morning walk up Cottage Lane (Scotty Lane as we called it), and pick a bunch of wild violets to take home to Mum. Nor indeed spend an hour or more in what was always known... Read more
Broughton Astley C of E Primary School
Born in Mill Lane in Broughton Astley on 3rd May 1926, I started school at B/Astley C of Primary in 1931 as a five year old. We would be 'called to school' by the ringing of the bell housed in the small tower which can be seen at the far end of the roof of the school - the building just past 'Willow Cottage' in the foreground of this photograph. The first class a child was taught in, the infants class, had a Miss Pratt as their teacher. Miss Pratt was exceptionally well suited to start children off on their journey of formal education. She was able to quickly console a tearful child whatever the cause of the tears, her reassuring little hug and comforting words would be almost equal to that from 'mum'. With Miss Pratt we learned how to read,write and count, at the very basic level, all during the morning classes time. In the afternoon we would have paints or crayons and be free to... Read more
Leicestershire memories
My Wedding Day
At 3 p.m. on Saturday 10th July 1965 I married Tony. Our marriage was conducted by Thomas Stanley Archer (Curator) of St Michael's Church. At the time I was living in The Cottages, Littlethorpe (now demolished) but had previously lived on Narborough Road, Cosby. Tony and I have a daughter and a son. We celebrate our 45th wedding aniversary this year - 2010.
Happy Days
I was born on the 6th of July 1936 at 61 Hinckley Road. My mother was Edith Truslove, nee Turrell, father William Truslove. I had an idyllic childhood. Playing in Ken Underwood's fields. Watching the quarry steam locos running to and from the quarries on Sapcote Road and the crusher down Elmsthorpe Lane. All my uncles worked in the quarries as did most of the village men. We had long walks to Croft, Sapcote,Elmsthorpe and Watery Gate, lots of picnics. Wonderful teachers, Jenny Tansy, Mrs Middleton, Mr Pye Bill Truslove
Grandfather
My grandad lived in Sharnford as a young boy and young man before he married my grandma. I know nothing about him or the family or where he lived. Can anyone help.
Memories of Being A Duckpaddler,
I was born in a little cottage in Whetstone in 1938, just across the road from the brook. When it rained it used to flood all the bottom end of the village, and when the buses went through the floods, the furniture in the houses would move with the ripples,. The bus drivers would stop across the road, and there would always be a cup of tea for them from the people in the cottages. In 1942 we moved up to Enderby Road, into a larger council house, and that is where we grew up. Anybody who was born at the bottom end of the village was known as a 'duckpaddler', due to it being flooded regularly.
Whetstone - Past
My father used to drive for the Midland Red Bus Company in the 1930s and 1940s and one of his areas was Hhetstone...His name was John (Jack) Whitworth. I used to live in Whetstone from 1973 on Bridgeway, opposite the old cinema, then moved to Curtis Close off Attfield Drive, I lived in Whetstone for about 30 years, loved it. I played table skittles and darts in Whetstone, The Kaffiar, and in Blaby, British Legion, Egyptian Queen and The George.
