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Macclesfield Town and City Memories
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Macclesfield Town and City Memories
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Parkgate memories
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Family memories.
I was amazed and delighted to see a photograph of my mother and grandmother.
Nearest the camera is my grandmother, Mrs Archie Turner (1892-1974) who lived in Whitford Road, Birkenhead. Next to her is her eldest daughter, my mother, Mrs Clifford Bolt (1916-2003) who lived in Arthur Street, Birkenhead. They would both have been tickled pink to see themselves in print and famous!
Contributed by Margaret P Halpin
Merseyside memories
Family memories.
I was amazed and delighted to see a photograph of my mother and grandmother.
Nearest the camera is my grandmother, Mrs Archie Turner (1892-1974) who lived in Whitford Road, Birkenhead. Next to her is her eldest daughter, my mother, Mrs Clifford Bolt (1916-2003) who lived in Arthur Street, Birkenhead. They would both have been tickled pink to see themselves in print and famous!
A memory of Parkgate contributed by Margaret P Halpin
Neston Cross
Remember The Cross very well, worked my apprenticeship at Leighton Printing Works from 1950 to '55 when I joined the RAF, the photos bring back lots of memories. Went back in '77 to visit the old works to see if anybody remembered me. (No). Took a visit to Parkgate too, it has changed so much (no water anymore), but still nice to see. Came out of RAF and moved to Canada in 1957, been back to England once in '77, maybe one day would love to visit again.
A memory of Neston contributed by William McCully
The bike shop, the sweet shop, Leighton Court and the last Neston family to catch shrimps
On The High Street, Neston as you look towards Liverpool Road with The Cross just behind you you may still be able to see two alleyways. One used to end in a shed where a man had a bike shop. It was an Aladdin's Cave stacked with spare parts. My Dad bought me bikes. We had the lawnmower fixed there too.
The second alleyway had the doorway to a house halfway down it. The house was occupied by the Armitage family. The father had been Captain John Armitage. He died and his wife remarried. She died and he remarried. The result was many children and almost none full brothers and sisters as they all had different sets of parents. Two ...read more here
A memory of Neston contributed by C Evans
Extracts From Parkgate & Merseyside books
This is one of the final stretches of golden sand that once graced the foreshore at Parkgate before the estuary totally silted up and salt marsh encroached. Parkgate was a popular yachting centre. Some of the boys on the beach were probably from Mostyn House School in the town; the yacht in the foreground is a typical 12ft vessel favoured by the school.
An extract from from"The Wirral Photographic Memories".
Wirral fishermen are loading mussels into jute sacks ready for transportation to the restaurants of Cheshire and Liverpool. The Boat House is visible at the end of The Parade. Though shellfish are still gathered by some locals from the brackish sands to the north of Parkgate, the commercial trade ceased when the estuary finally silted up in the 1950s.
An extract from from"The Wirral Photographic Memories".
This building stands at the northern end of The Parade; it was built in 1926 on the site of a former coaching inn, the Pengwern Arms, which had to be demolished in 1885 following storm damage. It originally functioned as a café, serving visitors who chose to stroll along the promenade from the town or those who braved the cool seawater at Parkgate baths. The baths were situated just to the north of the Boat House, where Gayton Sands Nature Reserve car park now stands. The Boat House is now an inn and restaurant.
An extract from from"The Wirral Photographic Memories".
The town of Parkgate has a rather fascinating history. It started as a small, coastal hamlet occupied by a few fishermen and shrimpers. It then evolved into a bustling sea port during the 18th century, and finally, before the tide ceased to lap against the sea wall, it developed into a fashionable seaside resort. Encroaching sands and developing salt marsh put paid to both the shipping and sun-worshipping trades, and today Parkgate serves as a pleasant commuter town. However, it still retains the atmosphere of a seaside resort. The Red Lion Inn still trades on The Parade.
An extract from from"The Wirral Photographic Memories".
This view along The Parade at Parkgate has changed very little over the intervening years. All of the houses still stand. The Old Quay Inn, to the right, is still trading, and so are the majority of the shops along the front. One change, however, is the demise of the slender spire in the centre of the picture.
An extract from from"The Wirral Photographic Memories".