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Alsager, Eaton Road c1965
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Alsager, Eaton Road c1965 Ref: A214043
Memories of Alsager, Eaton Road
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Year: 1958
Just Fields
There was never a housing estate in those days so everyone was able to walk to school across the open fields. There was also a farm situated near the junction of Sandbach Road North and Lodge Road Last edited: 20/02/2007 10:03 by Peter Dale |
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 Alsager, Eaton Road c1965 (ref: A214043) |
Year: 1958
Just Fields
There was never a housing estate in those days so everyone was able to walk to school across the open fields. There was also a farm situated near the junction of Sandbach Road North and Lodge Road Last edited: 20/02/2007 10:03 by Peter Dale |
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 Alsager, Crewe Road c1960 (ref: A214033) |
Year: 1960
Mr Dovey Newsagent
I was born and lived in Alsager for over 40 years and remember Bank corner. I was a newspaper boy for Mr Dovey. Also have a sepia photo of Hancocks store which I also recall quite well as a young boy. Last edited: 15/02/2007 09:23 by Peter Dale |
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 Haslington, the Village c1960 (ref: H324018) |
Year: 1958
Haslington village Post Office
My Grandparents ran the post office in Haslington for many years (not sure how many exactly). Their names were Harry and Connie Jones, they built the business up from nothing and delivered newspapers, ran the post office and made their own ice cream which my mum always said people came from miles to buy. They were always up at 5 o'clock in the morning sorting out the newspapers and delivering them as well as running the post office. They had three children, Nancy, Bob and Dorothy, they were all brought up in the village and helped in the shop, and knew everyone in the village with living at the Post Office. Of course the village was a lot smaller then. Across the road from the Post Office, on the corner, was a Smithy, where I can remember horses being shod and the sound of the anvil as they put the shoes on the horses. Last edited: 25/03/2008 09:16 by Elizabeth Astbury |
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 Crewe, Market Street c1955 (ref: c316027) |
Burtons Corner.
A foundation stone laid by Arnold James Burton in 1933 is to be found on the extreme right of this shop, just off the picture. I'm sure this foundation stone used to be at the other end of the building. The possible reason for its move is that a separate small shop unit has been created at this end of the building. The building opposite was the Blue Cap Dog pub and we used to be able to leave cycles in their yard for one penny. Crewe had a problem in those days - cycles were stolen on a regular basis and most ended up abandoned outside the railway station about 1 mile from the town. Apparently, visitors from the Potteries and other outlying towns who came to Crewe by train would nick a bike for transport to the station on their way home, and leave the unwanted cycle there. Last edited: 10/01/2007 16:17 by The Frith Memory Archivist |
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 Crewe, Market Street and the Square c1955 (ref: C316030) |
Town memories.
The photograph was probably taken from the top of the Odeon cinema which was demolished in about 1983. On the skyline can be seen the Lyceum Theatre, the Corn Exchange (now demolished), the Market Hall clock tower, the Town Hall and the Mechanics Institute with Library and Ballroom below (now demolished). Traffic is still running in both directions along Market Street, which became 'one way' in 1963 in the week I took my driving test! The buses that used the Square as a terminus were operated by Crosville Motor Services and their office/staff rest room can be seen on the left of WH Smiths. Other buses coming to Crewe were operated by Potteries Motor Traction and also North Western Road Car Co., but these visitors to town did not use the Square. Their 'stops' were in Prince Albert Street, which lies parallel to Market Street. Posted: 06/04/2006 16:20 by The Frith Memory Archivist |
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