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St Anne's Church, Springhill Lane c1965, Lower Penn

St Anne's Church, Springhill Lane c1965, Lower Penn
 
 

St Anne's Church, Springhill Lane c1965, Lower Penn Ref: L566020

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Memories of St Anne's Church, Springhill Lane c1965, Lower Penn

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St Anne's Church, Springhill Lane c1965
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I used to love visiting this beautiful little church. It was so tiny and always so cold. If I remember rightly, on the opposite side of the road was a tiny little post office (almost like it was in someone's house).

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Dean Road, Lower Penn

My grandmother (Edith Craig/Peach) used to live in Dean Road (number 2). My mum, Pat also grew up there with her brother, Graham.

I lived with my nan for a couple of years (around 1982) when I was 9 years old. The house was in a block of 4 and they were painted white with blue doors. I remember my nan used to scrub the front door steps until they gleamed. The gardens were huge. It was like having 4 back gardens in one. Her neighbours were all so close and I remember my nan chatting with Maggie over the back fence.

The lane was very narrow and I remember cycling to Merry Hill with Maggie's granddaughter, Sarah. I'm sure my nan cursed me that day because she kept saying I would come off my bike. Well, we got all the way to Merry Hill and I was nearly home (in Dean Road) and my front wheel hit... Read more

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