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Macclesfield Town and City Memories
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Little Sutton Shops
The church was the Presbyterian and the fruit and veg shop also sold fish (Tommy Jones, fish). There was a furniture shop (Flackets) On the corner of Ledsham was Miss (although a Mrs.) Locket’s. Over Ledsham past the bank I remember a real estate agent and of course Williams the Carlton with their wonderful cakes. There was something before Finefare but I don’t remember what (furniture?). Tommy Hind the butcher was closer to the bridge than the supermarket. Back towards Chester I remember a shop that sold material and linen, Williams the Dairy who made fantastic icecream, and then Brighams the Chemist on the corner. On the other corner was Nancarrow the ironmonger, the shoe repairer, an old-fashioned sweet shop and ...read more here
Little Sutton Shops
Just a few memories of what shops were there in Little Sutton around the time this photograph was taken, starting on the near left of the picture you had the food CO-OP, the white church followed by the fruit and veg shop, a hair dressers and two other shops (???). Over the Ledsham Road junction was a bank on the corner followed by about three shops, one of which was a shop called the Carlton which was a bit like a deli that sold cakes. On the opposite side of the road was a big supermarket called Finefare (which is where the big pine shop is now), coming back this way from there was a bank, a butchers, a veg shop ...read more here
A memory of Little Sutton contributed by Tony Franklin
Neston - Parkgate 1955ish
When I was about 5, I went to visit my Great Aunts Amelia Jones and Maggie Robinson at their house in Parkgate. They were quite elderly and because I only visited once, it is quite a vivid memory. Maggie was allegedly married to a 'Sea Captain', but a widow and Amelia never married. I seem to remember the sea still being there - when did it cease to reach the Parkgate shore? I have been trying to find out more about where they lived - I think it may have been Severn Row? Any help would be much appreciated. When Maggie died, she left all her money to a cats' home and Amelia had to go and live with her niece ...read more here
A memory of Little Sutton contributed by Patricia Jones
Rivacre baths
I moved to Childerthornton about 1966. I attended Childer Thornton primary then moved to Little Sutton and on to Mill Lane. I spent many summers at Rivacre baths. Does anyone remember Dave Williams? His parents lived in the flat within the grounds of the baths.
A memory of Little Sutton contributed by janet roberts
Extracts From Ellesmere Port & Merseyside books
Christ Church is seen here from Station Road, at the time when the vicar was the Reverend E M B Southwell. The church was built in 1869 at a cost of £2,900 and replaced an earlier church.
An extract from from"The Wirral Photographic Memories".
Ellesmere Port was the focal point for much of the canal activity in Cheshire. The Shropshire Union Canal, shown here, links the heavily industrialised Midlands with the River Mersey at Ellesmere Port. Some of the old mills and warehouses alongside the canal have been given a new lease of life with the development of the Boat Museum.
An extract from from"The Wirral Photographic Memories".
Whitby Hall, seen here, was built in Stanney Lane by the Grace family in the 1860s. In 1931 it was purchased by the council, who used the building as offices. It still stands, with the surrounding grounds transformed into a park; the house is now used by numerous clubs and societies. The ivy has been stripped off, and a café is now situated round the back.
An extract from from"The Wirral Photographic Memories".
We are looking east along Whitby Road, with Vale Road meeting it on the opposite side. The wall and trees on the left have now gone, and the Sportsman’s pub now stands here. The row of shops is still there, but Mellor’s baker’s shop (centre) is now a locksmiths; the shops with awnings outside are now a florist’s and the offices of the TGWU.
An extract from from"The Wirral Photographic Memories".
This view looks along Station Road at its junction with Westminster Road (on the left) and Meadow Lane. The Westminster Bank building (left) still stands, but it is now occupied by a bookmaker’s. The buildings on the right of Station Road, which include the Hippodrome, Barclays Bank and the Public Library, have all been demolished.
An extract from from"The Wirral Photographic Memories".