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Gorgeous Graves
So pleased to have laid Dad to rest here with his parents, grandparents, ... A special thanks to the aptly named Goodfellows for arranging and conducting the interment.
A. M. Hine
The Limes
Packing up, getting ready to come to St. Lawrence to bury Dad's ashes. His mum's sister was Florence (nee Cotterill) GOODFELLOW and she lived in The Limes. (Wish I could post a 1960s photo of it for you...) Looking at photos of St. Lawrence graves I see Wm. and Eliza Ann HINE also lived at The Limes. William died the year my dad Philip was born - 1928. You may know his cousins Frank, Leonard, Ken, & Ron of Hugbridge.
Ancestry
Wallhill House is the correct title of this timber framed building and it is what you might say is the ancestral home of my family. Although none of my ancestors have lived in the property since some time after 1750 they were there from before 1550 until that later date and probably built the house themselves. While living at Wallhill they were a great influence on Rushton Spencer and Leek parish in general, gaining grants of land from the Earl of Chester. Descendants of these ancestors still live on the lower part of Wallhill, which is known as Hugbridge.
I Used to Work in The Fox Inn
I used to work in the Fox Inn with Felix (the head waiter), Salvatore, myself, Barbara Lovatt, and others that I can't remember the names of. They were the best time of my life, at the time the owner was Mr Hancock.
My Maiden Name
I would like to add that at this time my name was Judy Thomas
Christening
I have visited the church many times, I was christened there in 1943. My parents rented a weekend cottage situated down a lane opposite the Crown Inn. They rented it prior to the war and during. After they gave the cottage up we used to stay at the Fox Inn, which was then owned by the Ralphs family. I had some wonderful times there. I wondered if anyone else remembers Rushton round about that time.
Living in The Fox Inn
My Mother, Annette Mercer, lived here with her parents Margaret and Harold Mercer and siblings Roger, Lynda, Bruce and Carolyn in 1953. From here they went to Denton, Lancashire. Annette worked in the office of Wood Treatment in Biddulph. She was age 16 at the time.
Childhood Memories of Rushton Spencer
My name was Susan Ralphs and my brother is David and our grandfather ran the Fox Inn in the early 1950s and later retired to the cottage opposite the pub. David and I have many happy memories of staying with our grandparents which was usually at holiday times. I remember the Crown Inn and playing with friends who lived near by. We used to catch the bus, I believe it was once a week, to Leek and spent time at an open air swimming pool. I remember Lil Mellor and helping to milk the cows at the farm. I would love to hear from anyone who remembers me or my brother and hopefully to catch up on a few more childhood memores.
