Hopwas
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Map of Staffordshire
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Hopwas books (7 available)
- 2 photos on Hopwas appear in 2 Frith books - View photos of Hopwas
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Hopwas memories
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Staffordshire memories
Tamworth outdoor swimming pool
I have wonderful memories of visiting 'Tamworth baths' on a Sunday afternoon. I loved swimming underneath the concrete barrier and always had to watch I didn't lift my head up too early!
Mum used to take me and she would sunbath and I would swim. Everyone was really friendly and it is such a shame the outdoor 'baths' are no longer there.
A memory of Tamworth contributed by Caroline Kay
GRANDMAS HOUSE
MY GRANDMA ANNIE MAYCOCK LIVED IN THE HOUSE AT THE BACK OF PEACOCKS IT WAS END OF TERRACE DOWN AN ENTRY AT THE BACK OF BUTLERS BUTCHERS WHEN I VISITED THE SMELLS WERE FANTASTIC AND ON SATURDAYS THE BELLS WOULD RING FROM THE CHURCH FOR WEDDINGS SHE USED TO GIVE ME 6PENCE TO GET SOME BLACK PUMPS FROM WOOLWORTHS ,THE BACK DOOR SQUEAKED WHEN YOU USED IT AND SHE USED TO GO DOWN THE CELLAR FOR COAL EVEN AT 70 YEARS OF AGE THE LOO WAS IN THE BACK YARD THERE WAS A PIANO IN THE FRONT ROOM BUT THEY WERE HAPPY DAYS GRANMA I STILL MISS YOU GOD BLESSXX
A memory of Tamworth contributed by teresa wilkin nee maycock
Lichfield
Drifted past this page for a first time on a wet Saturday.
In the right hand side of this photo is the The Dolly Posh n Dandy coffee bar. Part clothing, part coke and coffee cafe - a well known hang out, smoking and meeting place for King Edwards and Friary pupils. Anybody else remember this short lived enterprise? Do any other photos exist?
I guess this dates this 1968/9 rather than 1965. Also what a ghastly piece of town centre planning (typical of Staffordshire in the 1960s) the shopping centre was/is - apparently the Victorian buildings that were replaced by this concrete nightmare were full of character and charm.
A memory of Lichfield contributed by Chris Grayer
Ivison's florist's shop in the market square
My parents had a florist's shop in Market square from 1932 -1962, I can see our Morris van parked on the square, with the Interflora logo & our name clearly shown. I was out in Egypt serving National Service when this photo was taken, but the cars & fashions pictured take me back to that era in sleepy Lichfield. The statue of Dr. Johnson is still in the square, but all the shops have changed & the square is just being resurfaced. I now still have a florist's shop in Bird Street Lichfield. Has anyone any more memories of Lichfield fifty years ago?
A memory of Lichfield contributed by JOHN IVISON
Extracts From Hopwas & Staffordshire books
Created in 1790, this successful canal was built to ship Bedworth coal to the town of Coventry. At Hopwas, just beyond Tamworth, the canal threads its way through attractive wooded country.
An extract from from"Canals and Waterways".
Created in 1790, this successful canal was built to ship Bedworth coal to the town of Coventry. At Hopwas, just beyond Tamworth, the canal threads its way through attractive wooded country.
An extract from from"50 Classics - Canals".
The Birmingham & Fazerley Canal, completed in 1789, provided a more direct route for London-bound goods. It was a unique example of co-operation between canal companies. The Coventry Canal agreed to extend northwards from Atherstone to Fazerley, whilst the B&F undertook to complete the proposed section from Fazerley to Whittington.
An extract from from"Staffordshire Photographic Memories".
The Birmingham & Fazerley Canal, completed
in 1789, provided a more direct route for
London-bound goods. It was a unique example
of co-operation between canal companies. The
Coventry Canal agreed to extend northwards
from Atherstone to Fazerley, whilst the B&F
undertook to complete the proposed section from
Fazerley to Whittington.
An extract from from"Staffordshire Pocket Album".
Swynnerton lies about three miles south of Trentham. It was Roger de
Swinnerton, Lord of the Manor, who obtained a charter from Edward I to hold
a market here every Wednesday and an annual fair on the feast day of Our
Lady’s assumption.The manor later passed into the hands of the Fitzherbert
family, and the church was once under the patronage of Oxford University.
An extract from from"Staffordshire Pocket Album".