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Great Warford maps
Historic maps of Great Warford and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Great Warford maps
Great Warford photos
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Mobberley| Chelford| Knutsford| Alderley Edge| Over Peover| Nether Alderley| Wilmslow| Smithy Green| Styal| Capesthorne Hall| Lower Peover| Rostherne| Lower Withington| Allostock| Handforth| Goostrey| Hale| Henbury| Bowdon| Twemlow Green| Cranage| Altrincham| Broken Cross| Marton| Cheadle Hulme| Bramhall| Broomedge| Gawsworth| Oughtrington
Great Warford area books
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US Army 167th Signal Photo Company
The US Army 167th Signal Photo Company was stationed in Mobberley in Nissen huts from August 1st to Sptember 1st 1944. Among other activities they used to go in the pub "Bird in Hand" which still exist today.
They embarked from Southampton on September 4th 1944 to debark at Omaha Beach the next day. From then, they toured the ETO front to photograph and film the war. Their work was labeled "Signal Corps Photos" making all individual behind the lens anonymous. Let's not forget about them as they helped to document the events of WWII for future generations.
Anyone having memories of those fine men are welcome to contact me to complete my research at olivierherlin@hotmail.com
Mobberley Boys Schhol
Mobberley Boys School was a bit of a misnomer as it was way outside Mobberley (at Knolls Green) and was a junior boys approved school. I was sent there for pinching a box of chocolates! Nowadays I would have probably got a medal for initiative. Mind you we was always hungry, but 3 years? Well, really. The punishment worked though, I was never in trouble again. Now back to Mobberley: We used to attend St Wilfrid's Church, which because of the longer walk meant we were out of school longer. If we didn't fancy the long walk we would change creed and go to the Methodist Church. Before I left I became a "trustee" and was allowed to work in Bradleys Pottery for about 7 shillings and sixpence a week. The School took half. Also working at Bradleys was an eccentric old lady called Nancy with her dog Bimbo.She also had a pony and trap and once or twice took my mate Fred and I out for a trot. On Sundays,... Read more
Childhood Memories
Knutsford holds a special place in my heart as I was born there in 1956 and spent nearly eight years of my childhood growing up in this then safe and close community. I have very strong memories of family, home, school and friends and the environment during these years up until late 1963 when we emigrated to Western Australia as "10 pound poms". Our family home was 65 Mobberley Rd., Crosstown right next door to the pub (Lee Arms?). My memories of my school days are especially vivid and the now demolished Crosstown school will always have a place in my heart. My elderly aunt still lives across the road from where the school used to be -in the family home built by my great grandfather. I have returned to Knutsford twice-1987 and 1999, but these visits have not overshadowed those powerful early memories that I hold so dear. Country walks across the fields and down the lanes, ( I'll never forget chasing after golfballs that Dad belted into the... Read more
It Will Always be 'Home'
I was born in Knutsford in 1947 at 114 King Street (the Tatton cottages), and moved to Manor Park in 1951. I started at Egerton School (the old one on Silkmill Street) and then moved to Crosstown. I have so many memories of my wonderful home town that 1000 words wouldn't begin to tell my story. The Maydays, (I was a bridesmaid in the village wedding, a dutch girl and several other characters). The freedom of running the fields in front of our house on Manor Park (no housing estate opposite in those days) - over to St. Helena's churchyard. Where in the summer we would take a picnic of jam sandwiches and a bottle of water, and use the gravestones as a table (oh boy, when I think of that now!) I remember the day my brother David came home from one of his and Tony's (my other brother) adventures, soaking wet. They had ridden over the fields to Booths Mere, and David decided he would ride... Read more
The old Laundry
I have always heard that my gran's sister started the laundry. Prior to this she was a wardress at the prison. Her name was Maria Stanley. I know that family stories get distorted and maybe she just worked at the laundry. She was definitely a wardress in 1901 and I would be interested to know when the laundry came into being. Later in life my great aunt started a laundry in Liverpool which survived till after the second world war. Maybe someone could solve this little mystery for me.
Audrey Frost
First Day at School
I remember walking into the playground with my Mum and 2 older brothers, when Jeremy pointed out that I couldn't go to this schools because it was for 'boys' only. The main entrance to the imposing Victorian building was through the original boys' entrance - the girls' entrance was at the other end if the building! I was very upset!!!
Jane Bell nee Elsmore
Hot Toasted Teacakes
As a teenager I used to go the King's Coffee House with my neighbours, Penny and Harriet (before her family was moved to Brussels). We had such fun, pretending to be grown up and sophisticated; in truth the toasted teacakes were a real treat and absolutely delicious!! I till savour them today.
