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Rolleston-On-Dove, Staffordshire
Rolleston-On-Dove photos
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Rolleston-On-Dove maps
Historic maps of Rolleston-On-Dove and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Rolleston-On-Dove maps
Historic map of Rolleston-On-Dove
Illustrated Victorian map of Staffordshire
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Rolleston-On-Dove books
Displaying 2 of 2 books about Rolleston-On-Dove and the local area. View all Rolleston-On-Dove books
Staffordshire Photographic Memories
Paperback
$28
Uttoxeter Living Memories
Paperback
$26
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Memories of Rolleston-On-Dove
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1969, I visited my great aunt Vi and great uncle Frank at the Smithy House. His anvil is in the center of town. Frank Topley, the last village blacksmith.
Shared on 17 October 2009
My mother was taken from Tamworth to Rolleston by her Grannie (nee Maria Pegg) for a holiday in a cottage. My mother remembers that the man in the cottage was a brewery worker. He used to bring black stuff like sweets for them to eat. Mum would have been 7 or 8 as she wrote a letter to her mum. We... [more]
Shared on 13 August 2006
Staffordshire memories
I was lucky enough to live in the High Street in Tutbury in the 1960s and Tutbury Castle was my playground - we used to spend hours up there climbing on the walls and up the twisting stairs of the towers. One fond memory is one of my friends being dared to walk across the grille covering the well (quite deep,... [more]
Shared on 29 September 2008
Can anyone tell me the name of the Public House that was situated in High Street Burton, opposite side of the road to The Burton Mail Offices (before the Bargates was built), around mid to late 1950's?
There was an alley at the side, ( used for the delivery of ale), that also contained a cage/cages containing monkeys.
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Shared on 20 February 2010
Anyone remember the Harlequin Cafe in Station Street about 1961/1962 - was it where the Co-op Travel Shop is now - I'm sure it is although the entrance to Coioper's Square was made when they demolished the furniture shop which jutted out into Station Street. I would be glad to know if anyone out there knows
Shared on 09 January 2009
Can anybody remember the fair that used to come in the summer to the field in Woods Lane in the 1950s? It was the field where the Grove public house now stands. The fair used to come for a week, they used to have swing boats and it was very exciting for us kids, it was something to look forward to... [more]
Shared on 27 October 2009
St MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS' CHURCH OF ENGLAND SCHOOL
I would love to hear of anyone who went to Tatenhill school around the late 1940 into the 1950s. It was such a magical time with Miss Read our teacher who inspired us and fired our imagination. I was born in Tatenhill and the hills and fields were our playground. I now live in Devon, so rarely visit Tatenhill. I remember... [more]
Shared on 24 November 2009
My ex-husband's great-grandparents were Thomas Buckley and Mary Cope/Foster, known as Mary Ellen. Mary was the half sister of the Thomas Foster mentioned by the previous member. She was born out of wedlock to Phoebe Cope but they share the same father i.e. John Foster. My mother-in-law, who unfortunately died in May, was always talking about Marchington and the surrounding area.... [more]
Shared on 21 July 2009
Extracts From Rolleston-On-Dove & Staffordshire books
Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Rolleston-On-Dove, inspired by Frith photos.
Gazing up the street past Wilks Teenage Fashions (left) with the Elkes Cafe above, we can see Barclays Bank. This was built in 1921 on the site of Huggins & Chambers, an ironmonger's. The ironmonger's sold Witchem's firelighters among other products - these must have contributed to the conflagration when the building was burned to the ground in 1920.
This is an extract from Uttoxeter Living Memories.
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The Old Talbot was built in 1527, and is reputed to be the oldest building in Uttoxeter. It survived two fires which badly damaged the town in 1596 and 1672. The coat of arms on the inn sign depicts its name: a talbot, or hound, was the crest of the Talbots, Earls of Shrewsbury. Recent renovations have revealed more of the timber- framed structure.
This is an extract from Uttoxeter Living Memories.
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In 1642 Charles I was confronted on the approach to the bridge by a contingent of Staffordshire residents asking him to come to terms with Parliament. He ignored their pleas. The new A50 bypass has meant that the bridge is now an attractive stop on the Staffordshire Way.
This is an extract from Uttoxeter Living Memories.
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