Tamworth
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Tamworth books (7 available)
- 5 photos on Tamworth appear in 2 Frith books - View photos of Tamworth
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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.
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
Contributed by teresa wilkin nee maycock
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
Extracts From Tamworth & Staffordshire books
The Town Hall was built in 1701 by Thomas Guy, the local MP. The building is noted for its high-pitched roof, Jacobean windows and cupola. Tamworth fails to get a mention in the Domesday Book, but this is believed to be due to a clerical error caused by the fact that the town straddles the border between Staffordshire and Warwickshire. London is another place not covered by Domesday.
An extract from from"Staffordshire Photographic Memories".
Soon after the Conquest, the Normans built a wooden motte and
bailey castle at Tamworth on the site of the Mercian fortifications
of 913.This was replaced by the shell-keep and tower, which still
stand. By the mid 16th century much of the castle was in ruins,
though some construction work was done at this time, including
the superb banqueting hall.The castle was sold to the corporation
in 1897 by the 5th Marquess of Townsend.
An extract from from"Staffordshire Pocket Album".
Even the close proximity of several coal mines did not cause Tamworth to lose its market town image. After the Great War the town was still quite small, with a population of about 7,700, making it smaller than Lichfield (8,600); Aberystwyth (8,400); Bideford (9,000) and Melton Mowbray (9,200).
An extract from from"Staffordshire Photographic Memories".
A charter of 1560 appeared to give the vote to the ‘commonality’ of the
town. In 1669 Lord Clifford secured the vote of the council, but John
Ferrers won because the common people had voted for him. After
Parliament’s concern about anarchy from giving votes ‘to the great
unwashed’ Ferrers lost his seat.
An extract from from"Staffordshire Pocket Album".
A charter of 1560 appeared to give the vote to the ‘commonality’ of the town. In 1669 Lord Clifford secured the vote of the council, but John Ferrers won because the common people had voted for him. After Parliament’s concern about anarchy from giving votes ‘to the great unwashed’ Ferrers lost his seat.
An extract from from"Staffordshire Photographic Memories".