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Stilton, the Bell Hotel c1955
Stilton, the Bell Hotel c1955 Ref: S673021
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 Stilton, Fen Street c1955 (ref: S673004) |
My Mums Home
My mum moved here when she was about 7 years old in 1959. Her mum and dad Mr and Mrs Claus owned the fish shop third closest to the camera. Her neighbour Mrs Sansby lived in the middle house. The house nearest to the camera is where my mum lived. She lived here until 1963 she was eleven when she moved. She had to move as the houses were about to be pulled down. So she moved up to Church Close where she lived until she got married. Her father Lothar Hans Claus is buried in Stilton Cemetary. He died in 1973. Her mother Betty is currently living in Orton and she is alive and well. I'm currently happily living with my mum in Fletton. Last edited: 19/06/2008 15:05 by James Mucklin |
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 Stilton, North Road c1955 (ref: S673001) |
Stilton, Fen Street C1959
Looking at the photo of the row of houses from the top of Fen Street, the house nearest the camera was owned by my grandparents, Betty and Hans Claus and my mother Ann who at that time was about 8 years old (1959). The 3rd house along was also theirs which they had as the fish and chip shop. The house at the bottom of the road was the doctor's. They soon moved from here as the houses were to be demolished and they moved the the newly built houses on Church Street. I remember as a little girl (1970s) walking from Church Street to Mr Smith's store and hearing the bell ring when you walked in on to wooden floors, and all the shelves behind the counter with a ladder to reach all the things they sold.......happy days. Last edited: 17/06/2008 13:14 by Rebecca Bassett |
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Stilton, North Road c1955 (ref: S673001) |
Year: 1954
North Road Looking North From Church Street, Fen Street Junction
Previous memories talk about The Talbot Inn and on the left hand corner (Church Street Corner) Marshall's the newsagents . Before the village was bypassed around 1956 the Newsagents had previously been a Fish and Chip shop. This was one of two Fish and Chip shops in the village at that time, the second one being down the road to the right at the keep left sign in Fen Street. I remember the Fen Street shop as being owned by a family called 'Sansby'. At this time the village also sported TWO bakeries one about 80 yards past the Talbot on the left and the second about 300 yards past the Talbot on the left. The bakeries belonged to two families called Chapman. I presume they were related but I don't really know. I do recall fetching freshly baked and still warm crusty loaves from 'bottom Chapmans', and on Thursdays newly baked jam doughnuts from 'top Chapmans'. The village population of this time was less than 1000. The bypass of the A1 road killed so much of the village at the time, although being able to cross the main road (The North Road) was greatly facilitated. Last edited: 05/09/2007 10:06 by Bruce Allen |
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Year: 1962
Peterborough Grammar School For Girls A memory of Peterborough, Cambridgeshire Does anyone have photographs of the Grammar School on Cobden Avenue? I was there for a couple of years before I moved away with my family and have vivid memories of the main school buildings and the three storey house on the corner where we also studied. On the way up the hill to school there was a coalyard wher they kept the massive black horses used to pull the coal carts - am I really old enough to recall horse-drawn coal deliveries? Actually, our milk was also delivered using a horse and cart. I remember too the shop where we had to go to buy the school uniform - it had a complicated pulley system to send the money to the accounts department. And what a uniform! Dark brown winter coats, yellow over-macs, striped summer dresses and straw boaters - those were the days! Posted: 24/08/2008 14:16 by Marilyn Messenger |
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 Old Weston, the Black Swan c1955 (ref: O113006) |
Year: 1979
The Swan A memory of Old Weston, Cambridgeshire I became landlady of The White Swan as it was then, with my husband Gordon, who has since died. It had previously been run as an up market restaurant, but had not been successful. We concentrated on the village life, bringing the community together. Introduced bar skittles, darts, and instead of the restaurant, kept to plain English home-made cooking. We always had a themed New Year party, and people would be queueing outside on a Saturday night. The hardest three years work of my life, and while there were many happy memories, there were more unhappy ones. I was so glad to leave it. I have visited only once since, in the mid 90s. I may be tempted to do so again, but I doubt it. I am glad the new owners are making a success of it, but they are more than welcome to it. Posted: 25/07/2007 14:34 by Angela Cain |
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