Newton Le Willows, Legh Arms Corner c.1965
Photo ref: N149032
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These photographs are not an opportunity to comment on the drinking habits of Newtonians, but an interesting study in contrasting styles in licensed premises - road house, local welcome, and solid respectability. The intervening years have recorded very few subsequent changes in the appearance of these buildings - apart from some adjustments to their exterior décor.

Memories of Newton-le-Willows, Legh Arms Corner c1965

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. These memories are of Newton Le Willows, Legh Arms Corner c.1965

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I have so many wonderful memories of Earlestown & Newton-le-Willows and sourounding areas, as a boy I used to deliver milk for Christie's, milk in those days was delivered by horse and cart and the round I was on covered all of Newton and Wargrave area, from memory I think Bill Christie had four or five horse & cart runs and one van run. On some Sunday mornings two of us used to finish our ...see more
I was born in Newton-le-Willows in 1946 and 21 years later married Jackie Emms from Newton-le-Willows also. During that time we would often spend the evening having a drink in the "Leigh Arms" cocktail bar (see photo). In 1967 we married at "All Saints" church and held our wedding reception at the "Pied Bull" Newton-le-Willows (see photo N149027). We are still married, now live in Devon and next week will ...see more