Bowdon
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Map of Cheshire
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Bowdon books (4 available)
Did You Know? Bury - A Miscellany
Hardback
Manchester Photographic Memories
Paperback
- 7 photos on Bowdon appear in 2 Frith books - View photos of Bowdon
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Bowdon memories
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Shopping at Brooks
We grew up in Stamford Road and, at the time this photo was taken, I was 8. I remember our mother taking us shopping with my younger brother and sister as walked from our house to Brooks which for us was the most wonderful bazaar, full of colour and all sorts of goodies that we hoped our mother would buy. It always smelt of fresh coffee, as there was an old red and gold enameled coffee grinder continually in use. My mother ordered the groceries, that were delivered later in Brooks' van. Often we would then go to the Post Office which was a few doors down to the right of the picture, and would then ...read more here
Contributed by martin proctor
Cheshire memories
Shopping at Brooks
We grew up in Stamford Road and, at the time this photo was taken, I was 8. I remember our mother taking us shopping with my younger brother and sister as walked from our house to Brooks which for us was the most wonderful bazaar, full of colour and all sorts of goodies that we hoped our mother would buy. It always smelt of fresh coffee, as there was an old red and gold enameled coffee grinder continually in use. My mother ordered the groceries, that were delivered later in Brooks' van. Often we would then go to the Post Office which was a few doors down to the right of the picture, and would then ...read more here
A memory of Bowdon contributed by martin proctor
Cross Street 01
The large corner "shop" on the left was the showroom of North West Gas where you could pay your gas bill. This is now Dawsons music and instrument shop.
The corner shop on the right was Hawkins tailors, on two floors. This is now a MacDonalds restaurant.
A memory of Altrincham contributed by Bob Cleary
An apprentice
I believe that the building in the right foreground with the spire is Eustace G.Parker's, where I was an apprentice watchmaker from 1965.
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A memory of Altrincham contributed by Mike Evans
Extracts From Bowdon & Cheshire books
Dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary, the 14th-century parish church was rebuilt between 1858 and 1860 at a cost of £15,000; some 14th-century roof timbers were salvaged and reused. The earliest monument is claimed by some to be a 10th-century representation of Christ.
An extract from from"Greater Manchester Photographic Memories".
Dunham Mill dates back to the medieval period; it was one of only a handful of mills in this part of Cheshire.
An extract from from"Greater Manchester Photographic Memories".
From one of these fine thatched cottages John Hassell plied his trade as a porter. John was still there in 1906; his is the only address on the road that appears in the commercial section of that year’s Kelly’s Directory. John’s neighbour at the vicarage was Canon Arthur Gore DD, who was vicar surrogate and canon residentiary of Chester, and examining chaplain to the Bishop of Chester.
An extract from from"Greater Manchester Photographic Memories".
This cottage was well over three hundred years old when the Frith cameraman took this picture. Kelly’s Directory for 1906 lists a South Downs Cottage, which at the time was the residence of a Mr Frederick Bernard Yahr. At this time residences along South Down Road had names, not numbers; Samuel George Isherwood was living at Villaverde; Alfred Talbolton, JP at Athelney; Mrs Speigelburg at The Coppice; and John B Laycock at Rylstone.
An extract from from"Greater Manchester Photographic Memories".
The row of shops opposite was known as The Polygon, though R H Toothill’s chemist shop is on Church View. Retailers listed as having businesses here in 1907 are Brook & Son, grocers and agents for W & A Gilbey Ltd, wine and spirit merchants; Goulden Bros, fruiterers and florists; Alfred Pickering, confectioner; and John Sydney Wykes, bootmaker.
An extract from from"Greater Manchester Photographic Memories".