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Hi all. I worked at Nuxley Road Garage from 1972 to 1984, owned by Keith Braddon. It seemed to be the hub of the village with all local shop keepers using the garage. A good friend of the garage was Brian who owned Jaques the ...Read more

A memory of Belvedere in 1980 by Dougl S K Itley

goint to the Savoy Cinema to see and hear the Compton Organ, the cinema has now been bought by thr Jesus people & restored to its 1930,s decoration. the name of Alan Ashton rings a bell, was he conected to the Savoy/ABC cinema years ...Read more

A memory of Northampton in 1940 by Brian Coward

Lived on Windsor Rd...  Ashton Heath...  68 to 81 when I first got married. Good times in the Eagle and Child .. Hingemakers .. Commercial .. pubs  etc. Are they still there? Bill Harrison, Canada.

A memory of Ashton-in-Makerfield by Bill Harrison

!966 I was hired by Manchester Coperation Busses as a trolley conductor I was 18 1/2 years old , I worked the last 6 months of trolley life on Ashton New Road, working out of Stephenson Sq. They were the best ...Read more

A memory of Manchester in 1966 by Chris Walker

I am searching for a Charles & Hugo Mavesyn Chadwick. Charles Chadwick died c1820 and Hugo Chadwick died in 1854. I notice that the name of the public house in Hill Ridware is the Chadwick Arms. Does anyone have any history of ...Read more

A memory of Hill Ridware in 1860 by bbashton

Hi, I lived a lot of my life in Haydock. I lived in Elizabeth Road then Wycliffe Road, then moved to Ashton for 26 years but now I'm back in Haydock. I used to go to the Cat Pit and spend hours there. I'm 54 nearly now.... We used ...Read more

A memory of Haydock by Christine Courtliff Ridgway

I attended Aston school in church street. Mr cunningham was the headmaster. The school had a path up to it with cottages to the right.(now demolished ) Many happy years there, especially with mrs pratt. I failed my 11 plus and went to ...Read more

A memory of Dunstable by anona.bradbury

I have lived on cedar street in ashton under lyne from being born to getting married and moving on the street opposite cedar street , Alderley street , my mum being still on Cedar street now , I remember where my ...Read more

A memory of Ashton-Under-Lyne by ultimatechez

My name is Brian Wilson, I was born in 1940 down Fen Drove now called Sykemouth Drove, Kirton Holme. Down this drove were farms, small holdings and houses 12 in total, today in 2016 only 4 remain. Ist farm on the left ...Read more

A memory of Kirton Holme by John Brian Wilson

My aunt and uncle lived in Windward House on Shore Road, Kilcreggan, during the 1960s and early 1970s. My uncle was deputy headmaster at Greenock High School and travelled over to school every day on Ritchies' Ferries or the ...Read more

A memory of Kilcreggan in 1968 by Gillian Redpath