The Rectory c1950, Croston
The Rectory c1950, Croston Ref: C474004
Memories of The Rectory c1950, Croston
My Family
I remember going to Croston when I was very young, just having a walk round the lovely village and visiting the church. It was only a couple of years ago when I started to compile my family tree that I found out my Nanna's family on my dad's side were from Croston. In the mid 19th century my ancestors the Daltons were the blacksmiths of the village, I have since been back to take pictures of where they all lived and found their graves in the churchyard. It was nice to go and put flowers on the graves of my ancestors, when I'm there I always wonder what it was like living in those times.
Childhood Holidays
I have happy memories of visiting Croston in the late 1940s-early 1950s. My aunt and uncle, Margaret and Bob Chisholme, lived in part of the Rectory for a few years before moving to a large, rambling house in Station Road next to Walmsleys Corn Mill which was then a working mill. The Rectory was very cold I remember and the rooms were large. There was a water feature in the garden. There was woodland nearby where we went for walks. I remember walking up and down the village street to do shopping. The butcher was a friend of the family, I think he was called Norrie Whittle. At Station Road again the house was old with lots of rooms. There was a garden at the back where my uncle had a kennel for the spaniels he bred. I remember walking a lot in the area, both in the village and across the fields to Bretherton. Am I right in remembering a place called Spibeys Corner? We walked there too. I... Read more
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