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Chapel House maps
Historic maps of Chapel House and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Chapel House maps
Chapel House photos
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Skelmersdale| Ormskirk| Burscough| Bispham| Rufford| Scarisbrick| Lydiate
Chapel House area books
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Memories of Chapel House
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Lancashire memories
Secondary School
In 1958 secondary education was available for children who failed the 11+ exam. I attended Skelmersdale Secondary School aged 13 years, 51 weeks old. I was so proud of my new uniform. My best friend was Vivien Pierce and we started together and we loved it. It was a great disappointment not to be able to leave school a year later because I was a few days too young (I had a job to go to). They allowed me leave at Christmas, alas I has lost the job I coveted.
Mum
My mother was born in Sandy Lane, at the very top of the road above Hutchinsons Chemists!
My Holidays
I was born in Skelmersdale in 1958 to Wilfred Conder and Freada Price. I moved to Newcastle in 1960. My mum used to take me there for my holidays. Her parents lived on Hollands Lane in a cottage. I have not been back since 1980 for an unsuccesful attempt to visit my aunty and cousins. They lived by Skelmersdale football ground, although it is gone now.
Living in Old Skem
Born in 1961 in Ormskirk Hospital to Richard & Eva Esp, i have lived in Skem for 21years before moving to Kitt Green Wigan after getting married. My memories of Skem is the schools i attended first Barns Road, then Brookfield County Primary and lastly Glenburn High, i left there in 1977. I try to visit Skem as often as i can but now living in Grantham Lincolnhsire i find it hard to get over. Both my parents are still living in Skem. I remember Skem United winning the cup in the early 70's and watching them drive through the town in a open top bus displaying the cup, what a welcoming home they had. I also remember the Concourse being built in the late 60's/ early 70's especially when i attended Glenburn High we would go over there and spend our dinner money in Sayers or Reeces on big fat cream cakes. How then New Skem taking over watching all the houses going up.
Happy Days Rememberd in Newburgh1959 1965
Hi, these are my memories of Newburgh. My mum used to work at Mug House Farm, which was farmed by the Webster family, as housekeeper to John Billy and also looked after Mary up to her final days. In the evening my mum whose name was Mrs Mildred Charnock did cooking for a number of years at the Parakuwn (not sure if that's spelled right) owned by Jean and Tom Phillips who in their spare time showed Alsatians. Mum also worked as a cook at the Red Lion Inn at Newburgh, moving in to a cottage opposite named North View which is still there today with that name, the cttage was owned by a Mr Stein who lived in a big house over the road opposite Derby House riding stables where I worked during the summer holidays. In 1965 Mum and I moved to Burscough Bridge where in Febuary 1966 she passed away aged 53, and I started a new life in Ipswich, Suffolk. I have many happy memories of... Read more
Home
I was brought up in Up Holland and still think of it as home.
Childhood
I lived in Ormskirk Road, next to the Grimshaw Lane Pub. I went to Digmoor School, and then on to Skem Secondary School. My memories are of my wonderful childhood, that was spent walking and playing all around the fields that surrounded our house.
When I was older I would cycle through back Digmoor to Moorside Farm where my friend lived, and we would spend hours on the Moss. I remember the ASlmond family, who lived at Digmoor Hall before it was demolished, and relatives at Worthington House Farm nearby.
I love to see the old photos on the web sites as they bring back happy memories.
