Hixon
Hixon maps (2 available)
Map of Staffordshire
Beautifully hand-drawn and coloured, dating from around 1840
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Hixon books (4 available)
- 4 photos on Hixon appear in 1 Frith books - View photos of Hixon
- Read extracts and see photos from these books on Hixon and Staffordshire
Hixon memories
Read and share memories of Hixon and Staffordshire inspired by Frith photos
Wartime
Very sketchy memories - maybe someone will fill the blanks. My father was RAF at the Wellington bomber base. I lived for a short period in a single row of cottages, near the base and a railway line. I had to cross the line over a small bridge to go to a school just the other side. My parents were show-biz people and used to entertain workers at a nearby factory. I was also part of the first Scout troupe formed - 1st Colwich comes to mind - I think by a lady in a big house in Great Haywood. That's all..
Contributed by Benny Davis
In the name of adversity.
My family lived adjacent to the fields which were designated for the Hixon Aerodrome. I remember well standing against the garden fence seeing the location being prepared for the runways, and watching the workmen erecting the hangars. My mum would make the workmen billy-cans of tea. My age was 7 years. It became necessary for our house to come under the hammer due to the hazardous location. My family and I were moved into a requisitioned house in the village of Gayton, approx 4/5 miles away. I have many memories of my formative years in the village of Hixon, maybe I will share more with you another time.
Sylvia M.W. Davis Pugh (nee Smith)
Ontario, Canada.
Contributed by Sylvia Pugh
The photograph is of my mother.
I'm a little young to remember the post office as it is in the photograph, but I can say that the girl in the pushchair is my mother and the lady behind is one of my great aunts. Three of my great aunts built and ran the store and post office at the bottom of the village, i don't know exactly when it was built though. I believe the photograph to be earlier than 1955 as my mother was born in 1949 and she looks younger than 6.
Contributed by Danielle Lainton
Staffordshire memories
The photograph is of my mother.
I'm a little young to remember the post office as it is in the photograph, but I can say that the girl in the pushchair is my mother and the lady behind is one of my great aunts. Three of my great aunts built and ran the store and post office at the bottom of the village, i don't know exactly when it was built though. I believe the photograph to be earlier than 1955 as my mother was born in 1949 and she looks younger than 6.
A memory of Hixon contributed by Danielle Lainton
Extracts From Hixon & Staffordshire books
Consecrated in 1848, this was designed by George Gilbert Scott, the
architect responsible for the restoration of St Mary’s Church in Stafford
and many others around the country. Houses now occupy the field where
the cows are grazing.
An extract from from"Stafford Living Memories Pocket Album".
In the 19th century the Bank House brewed its own beer: the wall and
steps of the malt kiln and the cellar can be seen on the right. Further
to the right was a building used for slaughtering animals, but this had
ceased by 1904; the building has now been demolished.
An extract from from"Stafford Living Memories Pocket Album".
In the 19th century the Bank House brewed its own beer: the wall and
steps of the malt kiln and the cellar can be seen on the right. Further
to the right was a building used for slaughtering animals, but this had
ceased by 1904; the building has now been demolished.
An extract from from"Stafford Living Memories Pocket Album".
The Shropshire Union Canal, engineered by Thomas Telford and con-
structed between 1827 and 1835, was the last of the major canals. It linked
Birmingham to the Mersey, and was built in a more direct line than previous
canals, sometimes through deep cuttings, to reduce distances in an attempt to
compete with railways. The Boat Inn stands beside the bridge.
An extract from from"Stafford Living Memories Pocket Album".
The Shropshire Union Canal, engineered by Thomas Telford and con-
structed between 1827 and 1835, was the last of the major canals. It linked
Birmingham to the Mersey, and was built in a more direct line than previous
canals, sometimes through deep cuttings, to reduce distances in an attempt to
compete with railways. The Boat Inn stands beside the bridge.
An extract from from"Stafford Living Memories Pocket Album".