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Historic maps of Littleworth and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Littleworth maps
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Littleworth area books
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Hazel Slade Inn
My Nan and Grandad were the publicans at the Hazel Slade Inn and I spent several holidays there. I was friendly with the head lad of the racing stables and helped muck out the horses and used to go with the lads in the horse box to race meetings. I also used to walk up through the pine forest on to the golf course and look for golf balls. I have lots of good memories and would be happy to hear from others who new the pub.
Friends
I remember going to school with Gillian Barsby and her brother, a miner called Mr Griffiths, he had a daughter Pat and lived in a house by the railway crossing. My step father was head lad for Bob Ward. After Bob Ward ceased training we moved to Berkshire. I have fond memories of the old race track on the Hednesford Hills and walking to senior school across the hills to Littlewood school. Never have been able to contact Gill Barsby or family, any info would be appreciated.
1st Hazel Slade Scouts.
I was born at the bottom of the Rawnsley Road, by the double bridges, known as Pool End, after Hednesford Park which used to be a pool. I was a Cub in the 1st Hazel Slade Scouts, our meeting place was at the church near the post office. We would play fox and hounds in the forest at the back of the church. On Sundays we would march to the beat of the drum around the houses of the Slade. None of the old back to back houses exist, all have been replaced. After leaving school I joined Cannock Wood Colliery as an underground pony driver, I would travel to the pit on 'the paddy', the three coaches used to ferry the miners from around Hednesford up to Cannock Wood. These coaches are at the Chasewater Railway Museum being restored. One of the summers the Scouts and Cubs went to camp at Hunstanton, Norfolk. We travelled on a Harpers coach from Heath Hayes. Midweek our relatives came to... Read more
Ice Cream Shop
All I remember when I was a child was going for Saturday ice cream at Mr Spinelli's shop. Oooh those were the days!
Uncle Frank's Cinema - The Tivoli
I believe the Tivoli was owned by my Uncle Frank Williams, who lived in the 40s at Tree Tops, a modern (then) bungalow in the vicinity of Rugeley. He was my father's brother and I think he also owned the cinema at the other end of the main road (was it the Empire?) Previously he either owned or leased Cannock Picture House. He had a poster business (mainly cinema posters) where my father Erskine Williams latterly worked - first situated in Cannock and then around 1942 at the Red House (now replaced by a large industrial estate) on the East Cannock Rd, opposite the Globe Inn. I lived there in 1942 with my parents and younger brother.
I have only today (April 11 2007) discovered that the Red House was at one time an important horse racing establishment owned by a Mr Rooney. I remember during WW2 that there were a number of stables in the courtyard.
I recall around the time I lived there taking part in... Read more
Hednesford
I remember Kings fish and chip shop in Uxbridge Street, it's now a Chinese takeaway, also Trabulis Cafe, soup and exra bread for 8d (old money). In the 60s we used to go for our dinner when I was at Littleworth Boys School (now Kingsmead Tech College), also the Anbatina Cafe in Market Street next to the Lichfield Laundry, all knocked down now and replaced by a bookies, an off license and bank. Also the indoor market. Hednesford was sadly left behind by the renovation of Cannock but in those days Hednesford people were so friendly, lived their till I was 22, now in Norton Canes though my family are still there. Saturday night at the Civic saw some great bands, we would go for a drink in the Anglesey Hotel then across the road to the Civic, 4/6d in old money, great days.
Hednesford
The picture of the Van in the main street of Hednesford is I think the Co-op grocery delivery van. Just below the woman was then a Co-op grocery store. The van was driven by a man by the name of Tommy; I unfortunately can't remember his surname.
I worked at the Rawnsley Co-op branch in the 60s when I was 17, the Manager was Ron Berks. It was my job to walk to all the outlying areas to collect customer’s orders namely, Wimblebury, Hazel Slade, Cannock Wood, Rawnsley New Village and Gentalshaw... The orders would then be put up and packed in boxes and I would go out on delivery with Tommy on Fridays and Saturdays in this van.
