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Wilmslow, the Rectory 1897
Wilmslow, the Rectory 1897 Ref: 39612
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 Wilmslow, St Bartholomew's Church, south west 1896 (ref: 37483) |
Year: 1860s
Bower Cotton Mill
The mill you refer to in the text was about 100 yards up the road from St. Bartholomews, on the opposite side of the road. It was owned by William Bower (not Bowen), and was the last of several Bower cotton mills in Wilmslow, closing in the late 1840's. William lived in a house next to the church, and his will was certified by, among anothers, Mr. Torkington, then owner of the George and Dragon pub (still standing). Posted: 21/08/2007 07:23 by Peter Bower |
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 Wilmslow, Wesleyan Chapel 1897 (ref: 39611) |
Year: 1981
The westlyn Chapel
I remember walking past this place every day when I was at Wycliffe Avenue School for Girls. I remember the chapel so clear as it was the place that my Grandma got married in on 31st December, 1929. She described the chapel as being a very peaceful place. It's a shame years later that they felt the need to demolish the place. Last edited: 18/04/2007 09:57 by Julie Tota |
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 Wilmslow, Romany's Caravan c1955 (ref: w103001) |
Memories Of Romany And Raq.
I was evacuated to Chester during World War II and met Romany and his dog Raq on a number of occasions when he visited our school. He talked to us about the countryside, did beautiful simple charcoal drawings of the creatures he was discussing, told us what to wear to become 'Nature detectives' and even played tunes for us on the piano. He was a lovely man. Last edited: 28/11/2008 10:45 by Frances Stewart |
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Year: 1930s
15 Brereton Road, Handforth A memory of Handforth, Cheshire The Greyhound on Wimslow Road was one of my favorite places as a child of 6-7 years of age. In 1939, I would often be lucky and as I came over the Railway Bridge from 15 Brereton Road, and after having an ice cream cone in the newsagents, to find the gypsy caravan was stopped in front of the Greyhound Inn. The men were inside having a drink; the women and children outside with the caravan. I loved visitng with the children. My mother (Ardwick, Manchester) and my father (Galway and Dublin) married in St. Aloysius Church, Ardwick, in 1924 and travelled to Seattle, Washinton. My mother and I made a few trips to England as all her seven brothers and sisters were there. One sister, my Aunt Eleanor (Hart Bushell), her husband Charlie, and their son Ted lived at 15 Brereton Road. We lived there with them on a visit 1939 - 1940. My father had been killed in Seattle and I suspect we may have stayed longer in England, but the war broke out and we had to leave for the States. I LOVED my year there; I boarded at Loreto Convent, Bowden, and got to know well all my mothers family around Greater Manchester -- Levenshulme, Wilmslow, Stockport. My mother worked in her sister's laundry in Manchester (destroyed in a bombing). A couple of visits since I've stopped at #15 Brereton Road, but have never been lucky enough to find anyone at home. I look forward to a 2009 visit and look forward to seeing all the changes. Sister Eleanor Gilmore, San Salvador, El Salvador Posted: 18/09/2008 05:28 by Eleanor Gilmore |
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Clay Lane, Handforth A memory of Handforth, Cheshire Does anyone remember Grange FARM (next to The Grange) on Clay Lane in the 1940s or 1950s please? jeanjames@telus.net Posted: 05/02/2008 18:18 by Jean James |
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