Barton Under Needwood
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Having just stumbled across this website and viewed the photographs, I immediately went into nostalgia mode. I was born in Alrewas in 1938 in one of the small cottages in Main Street just down from Mansell's bridge, and then moved to The Old School House in Park Road the following year, where I spent the next 12 years. I have many memories of the village as it was in the 1940's and early 1950's, ranging from place names , shops, farms, business premises, and people. I can still recall most of my pals who grew up with me during this austere period during , and immediately after the War, and have many happy memories, and understandably a few unhappy ones. It ...read more here
A memory of Alrewas contributed by anthony venables
Dickinson's shop
It was always a real pleasure to pop into this old fashioned shop for any supplies and talk to Mrs D!
A memory of Alrewas contributed by frank clarke
Walking with my Dad
I was 5 years old when I remembered my Dad taking me for a walk through Stapehill Gardens. I always remember the large swan with the flowers around it. I often go back and have a photo taken of the swan, it's a beautiful scene and I shall visit the swan again this year.
A memory of Burton-On-Trent contributed by JOSEPH HALYCKYJ
Holiday in Rolleston
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 don't know who this man was but could have been a brother.
A memory of Rolleston-On-Dove contributed by Ann Ball
Extracts From Barton Under Needwood & Staffordshire books
The village gets its name from a Barton (or Berton), the old word for a rickyard. The village church of St James was remarkable for its time in that it was built all at once, and not over a couple of centuries. It was paid for by Dr John Taylor, a man of humble origins who rose through the ranks to become chaplain to Henry VIII and Master of the Rolls. The church was built in 1533.
An extract from from"Staffordshire Photographic Memories".
The village gets its name from a Barton (or
Berton), the old word for a rickyard.The village
church of St James was remarkable for its time
in that it was built all at once, and not over a
couple of centuries. It was paid for by Dr John
Taylor, a man of humble origins who rose
through the ranks to become chaplain to Henry
VIII and Master of the Rolls.The church was
built in 1533.
An extract from from"Staffordshire Pocket Album".
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.
An extract from from"Uttoxeter Living Memories".
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.
An extract from from"Uttoxeter Living Memories".
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.
An extract from from"Uttoxeter Living Memories".