Hopwas
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Map of Staffordshire
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Hopwas books (4 available)
- 2 photos on Hopwas appear in 1 Frith books - View photos of Hopwas
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Hopwas memories
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Nursery Lane Bridge
I think that the photograph was taken in 1965 as the photo shows me and my brother David Jones fishing from the bottom of the garden of 4 Nursery Lane. I was born in 1955 in Tamworth and we moved to Hopwas in April of 1961 when I was just 8 years old and my brother 5 years old. I think that I look about 12 in the photo? The bungalow was built in part of the house next door's garden which was owned by Len Harper. Mum was disabled and Dad, Leonard Jones, bought the land from the Harpers and had the shell of a bungalow built as she couldn't manage the stairs in our house in Tamworth. His brothers ...read more here
Contributed by Ann Meade
Staffordshire memories
Nursery Lane Bridge
I think that the photograph was taken in 1965 as the photo shows me and my brother David Jones fishing from the bottom of the garden of 4 Nursery Lane. I was born in 1955 in Tamworth and we moved to Hopwas in April of 1961 when I was just 8 years old and my brother 5 years old. I think that I look about 12 in the photo? The bungalow was built in part of the house next door's garden which was owned by Len Harper. Mum was disabled and Dad, Leonard Jones, bought the land from the Harpers and had the shell of a bungalow built as she couldn't manage the stairs in our house in Tamworth. His brothers ...read more here
A memory of Hopwas contributed by Ann Meade
Tamworth outdoor swimming pool
I have wonderful memories of visiting 'Tamworth baths' on a Sunday afternoon. I loved swimming underneath the concrete barrier and always had to watch I didn't lift my head up too early!
Mum used to take me and she would sunbath and I would swim. Everyone was really friendly and it is such a shame the outdoor 'baths' are no longer there.
A memory of Tamworth contributed by Caroline Kay
GRANDMAS HOUSE
MY GRANDMA ANNIE MAYCOCK LIVED IN THE HOUSE AT THE BACK OF PEACOCKS IT WAS END OF TERRACE DOWN AN ENTRY AT THE BACK OF BUTLERS BUTCHERS WHEN I VISITED THE SMELLS WERE FANTASTIC AND ON SATURDAYS THE BELLS WOULD RING FROM THE CHURCH FOR WEDDINGS SHE USED TO GIVE ME 6PENCE TO GET SOME BLACK PUMPS FROM WOOLWORTHS ,THE BACK DOOR SQUEAKED WHEN YOU USED IT AND SHE USED TO GO DOWN THE CELLAR FOR COAL EVEN AT 70 YEARS OF AGE THE LOO WAS IN THE BACK YARD THERE WAS A PIANO IN THE FRONT ROOM BUT THEY WERE HAPPY DAYS GRANMA I STILL MISS YOU GOD BLESSXX
A memory of Tamworth contributed by teresa wilkin nee maycock
Extracts From Hopwas & Staffordshire books
Created in 1790, this successful canal was built to ship Bedworth coal to the town of Coventry. At Hopwas, just beyond Tamworth, the canal threads its way through attractive wooded country.
An extract from from"Canals and Waterways".
Created in 1790, this successful canal was built to ship Bedworth coal to the town of Coventry. At Hopwas, just beyond Tamworth, the canal threads its way through attractive wooded country.
An extract from from"50 Classics - Canals".
Gazing up the street
past Wilks Teenage
Fashions (left) with
the Elkes Cafe above,
we can see Barclays
Bank. This was built
in 1921 on the site of
Huggins & Chambers,
an ironmonger’s. The
ironmonger’s sold
Witchem’s firelighters
among other products
- these must have
contributed to the
conflagration when
the building was
burned to the ground
in 1920.
An extract from from"Uttoxeter Living Memories".
The Old Talbot was built in 1527,
and is reputed to be the oldest
building in Uttoxeter. It survived
two fires which badly damaged the
town in 1596 and 1672. The coat
of arms on the inn sign depicts
its name: a talbot, or hound, was
the crest of the Talbots, Earls of
Shrewsbury. Recent renovations
have revealed more of the timber-
framed structure.
An extract from from"Uttoxeter Living Memories".
In 1642 Charles I was confronted on the approach to
the bridge by a contingent of Staffordshire residents
asking him to come to terms with Parliament. He
ignored their pleas. The new A50 bypass has meant
that the bridge is now an attractive stop on the
Staffordshire Way.
An extract from from"Uttoxeter Living Memories".