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Knolls Green Village maps
Historic maps of Knolls Green Village and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Knolls Green Village maps
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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
I lived in Alderley Edge as a child between 1947 and 1955. I remember going for walks on the Edge, and being told about a legend that Merlin and King Arthur and his knights were sleeping inside a cave there, waiting to be summoned to help if England needed them. There were some sand hills, on the top of the Edge I think, perhaps a result of mining there, and I remember sliding down them.
My grandparents lived at The Elms, Brook Lane, Alderley Edge. I was born at Row of Trees in 1947. My parents were living then at Bollin Green, but later moved to a new home at Beech Road. My father was a signwriter by trade, and I have a recollection of him pointing out an inn sign (The Wizard perhaps?) and saying that he had painted it. I was fascinated by his brushes, and by the stick with a ball of chamois leather on the end that he used to avoid smudging his work -... Read more
Childhood Memories
To this very day my memories of my childhood remain happy ones. For many reason really, in the 1970s the village was a fantastic place to live. We lived on Dukes Meadow just behind the Drum and Monkey. Everywhere was reachable by foot or bike, school, church, tennis club, shops, cubs, it was a wondeful and safe place to grow up in. Today London Road is mainly full of estate agents, wine bars and restaurants, and only a few shops still remain. I did a paper round which was handed down through the brothers, we all did the same one for many years for Robinsons which is no longer there.
My happiest memories were to be gained at the Methodist Church, many many hours of fun and joy were spent there. Every Sunday I would ride to Sunday School where we had so much fun. Wednesdays was games night. The people were wonderful and lovely to be with - I still have the Bible they gave me 35 years... Read more
Chorley Hall Farm
I used to be a frequent visitor to Chorley Hall as a young boy accompanying my mother and grandmother. The Hall and farm were tenanted by Joe Davis and he married Annie Bower who was my grandmother's sister-in-law and hence my great-aunt. I have fond memories of riding on Shire Horses and hay carts, collecting the cattle from where they are now buiding the bypass and of course feeding the pigs. We would eat in the old part of the building in the large kitchen with all the farm workers. On family occasions we would celebrate in the Elisabethan part with its wonderful panneled walls. All came to an end in 1958 when the tenancy lapsed following the death of my great-uncle. The highlight was always picnics by the bridge on the banks of the moat. My great-uncle and aunt are buried as is my mother in Alderly Edge Cemetery. Whilst my great-grandfather Bower is buried in Chorley.
STORMY POINT
Stormy Point was a very popular destination for cavers and for those seeking the wide-ranging views over the Cheshire plain but without the crowds that came to Castle Rock, particularly on a Sunday.
My vivid memory of Stormy Point comes from about the same year as the photograph, when there was giant bonfire and fireworks on Stormy Point. The crowds became very excited when they could also pick out the bonfire on White Nancy, above Bollington.
The Stormy Point area was also a great place for off-road cycling, in the days before mountain bikes became fashionable. There were several fast tracks down through the woods to the sand quarry, where the path popped out between the Hough and Mottram St Andrew. All great fun, and seems not very long ago !!!
London Road Memories
London Road was a very different place 50 years ago to the collection of twee wine bars and restaurants that it is now. It was a real 'working' village providing all the goods and services that were needed by the resident community.
Going north down London Road from the de Trafford Hotel, there was an excellent fish and chip shop on the corner of Chorley Hall Lane and London Road; a very popular spot as the Italian owner had the most beautiful daughter. Then the Corner House tearoom, selling Tiptree preserves and buttered scones, followed by the District Bank where the London Road Restaurant and Wine Bar is now. Next was James Bilsborough’s, a general hardware and tool shop, and then Broadbent’s furniture shop, which was also an undertakers and removers. Further down London Road on the west side was Mayoh’s, a really old-fashioned grocer, then a chemist, and Royle's garage on the corner of London Road and West Street. Finally there were the... Read more
