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Hopwas maps
Historic maps of Hopwas and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Hopwas maps
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Illustrated Victorian map of Staffordshire
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Hopwas books
Displaying 2 of 2 books about Hopwas and the local area. View all Hopwas books
Staffordshire Photographic Memories
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£14
Uttoxeter Living Memories
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£13
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Memories of Hopwas
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I think that the photograph was taken in 1965 as the photo shows me and my brother David Jones fishing from the bottom of the garden of 4 Nursery Lane. I was born in 1955 in Tamworth and we moved to Hopwas in April of 1961 when I was just 8 years old and my brother 5 years old. I think... [more]
Shared on 19 July 2008
I remember this view very well, though by 1965, I'd married and left the village. We lived at the top of Nursery Lane, No 37. My dad worked at the Nursery. I remember Ann's mum and their bungalow being built. I was a frequent visitor to Myra and Harry Harper's bungalow as their son, Alan, was a pal. Alan is now... [more]
Shared on 09 April 2009
Staffordshire memories
I have no memories of Bangley as such but am very interested in the place (or rather the NAME) as I married into the Bangley family and because the name is so unusual, any references I find regarding the name Bangley gives me great interest
To date (after some 35 years research) I have still not been able to source the... [more]
Shared on 04 January 2009
I lived in Hopwas from 1952 to 1964 and attended QEGS from 1955 to 1962.
These street scenes are very familiar to me. I found the town very 'small', not so much in size but in its cultural and intellectual dimensions. I remember there wasn't a single bookshop in the town then, except for a paperback bookshop next to the... [more]
Shared on 09 April 2009
Tamworth outdoor swimming pool
I have wonderful memories of visiting 'Tamworth baths' on a Sunday afternoon. I loved swimming underneath the concrete barrier and always had to watch I didn't lift my head up too early!
Mum used to take me and she would sunbath and I would swim. Everyone was really friendly and it is such a shame the outdoor 'baths' are no longer... [more]
Shared on 29 June 2008
MY GRANDMA ANNIE MAYCOCK LIVED IN THE HOUSE AT THE BACK OF PEACOCKS IT WAS END OF TERRACE DOWN AN ENTRY AT THE BACK OF BUTLERS BUTCHERS WHEN I VISITED THE SMELLS WERE FANTASTIC AND ON SATURDAYS THE BELLS WOULD RING FROM THE CHURCH FOR WEDDINGS SHE USED TO GIVE ME 6PENCE TO GET SOME BLACK PUMPS FROM WOOLWORTHS ,THE... [more]
Shared on 18 November 2007
Not many people have heard of Glascote, it's not even on the map. A lot of people get it confused with another area called Glascote Heath, but they are not the same at all. I have lived in Glascote all my life. At one time it was a lovely little village with shops dotted here and there, a grocers shop and... [more]
Shared on 08 October 2008
I also remember a foggy Beacon Park, probably 1954. I used to live in the Close, my father being a minor canon, and went to a nursery school (Mrs Allen's) on the other side of the park. I think that one of my parents would bring me to the park gates near the Close and then I would walk... [more]
Shared on 08 November 2008
Extracts From Hopwas & Staffordshire books
Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Hopwas, inspired by Frith photos.
Created in 1790, this successful canal was built to ship Bedworth coal to the town of Coventry. At Hopwas, just beyond Tamworth, the canal threads its way through attractive wooded country.
This is an extract from Canals and Waterways.
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Staffordshire Photographic Memories
The Birmingham & Fazerley Canal, completed in 1789, provided a more direct route for London-bound goods. It was a unique example of co-operation between canal companies. The Coventry Canal agreed to extend northwards from Atherstone to Fazerley, whilst the B&F undertook to complete the proposed section from Fazerley to Whittington.
This is an extract from Staffordshire Photographic Memories.
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Read more and see photos from this book.
The Birmingham & Fazerley Canal, completed in 1789, provided a more direct route for London-bound goods. It was a unique example of co-operation between canal companies. The Coventry Canal agreed to extend northwards from Atherstone to Fazerley, whilst the B&F undertook to complete the proposed section from Fazerley to Whittington.
This is an extract from Staffordshire Pocket Album.
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Read more and see photos from this book.
