My Life And Family Memoirs As A Resident Of Eccles

A Memory of Eccles.

Dear Francis Frith Members,
BORN: In Eccles and Patricrof Hospital
!st Address: Clifton Road, Monton Eccles
Entertainment: Broadway Cinema; Fond memories of Welsh lady Mrs Hardisty singong along to Doris Day songs. She was banned for a time but we got her readmitted.
1st School; St. Pauls Primary School, Francis Street, Monton, Eccles
Best Friends: Barbara Anderson - went on to Ellesmere Park Secondary School
Sheelagh Splaine - DITTO
2nd School: Winton Secondary Modern Girl's School
Favourite Subjects: English Language/Literature/French
Favourite Athletic: Listening to Radio, Visiting Old Trafford [Man Utd], Netball, Athletics
Favourite Football Team: Manchester United
Grandparents: Mr & Mrs Samuel Brown
Cousins: Derek, Kenneth, Norma Preston, John, Isuf Bey

Eccles was a very homely place, pretty new to immigrants. My grandfather was a Merchant Seaman from Sierra Leonne. My dad, Joel Thompson (R.A.F.) was born in Jamaica.
My Mother, nee Emily Brown, attended ECCLERS PARISH ALL AGE SCHOOL

I have 5 brothers and 4 sisters, I am the mother of 4 daughters, I have 3 granddaughters and 3 grandsons.

We moved to Brookhouse Estate Peel Green and my friend Jean Melville nee Carty still lives there.

That is all for now

Please free to get in touch!

BYE BYE for now!