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I can remember moving to Bilsington village when I was just over seven years old. I attended Bilsington Primary School and have clear memories of Miss Fellows (the Headmistress). She had a kind heart I think but at the time ...Read more

A memory of Bilsington in 1970 by Creina Lightle

As you proceed north along the A34 towards the Cheshire border you will approach Talke traffic lights and on the left and right side of the road there are two areas of grassed land. This grassed area was once the village of ...Read more

A memory of Talke in 1959

I was born in 1950 at my grandparents house on Quebec Street, in the Werneth/Westwood area. I lived in Limeside at 86, Pine Tree Road and attended Limehurst junior school and then went on to Hollins Secondary school. Saturday always saw ...Read more

A memory of Oldham by Larry Walton

Hi Peter, I remember the Thompkins was it the baker or was that the Cheneys? Joe Smith was the newsagent who used to treat the kids to a summer outing by train every summer. We used to get a new florin and a bag ...Read more

A memory of Bracknell in 1949 by Susan Hindle Nee Wesley

Betty and Alec Billington were my mum and uncle who went to the village school in the 1920's and 1930's. My grandad was the blacksmith

A memory of Leek Wootton

The lady with the white coat and shopping basket on the right hand side of the photo is my grandmother - Clara Billington - and lovely to see her in print!

A memory of Ampthill in 1960 by Julia Lovell

Stormy Point was a very popular destination for cavers and for those seeking the wide-ranging views over the Cheshire plain but without the crowds that came to Castle Rock, particularly on a Sunday. My vivid memory of Stormy Point ...Read more

A memory of Alderley Edge in 1955 by Graham Dilliway

I used to live in Goostrey Lane, at the end of the lane joining the A50, there was a very large stone that the children including me used to play on, it has now disappeared, believed to have sunk, can anyone remember the stone and what ...Read more

A memory of Cranage by Beryl Rhodes

Hi my mum worked at Lewis's factory from 1922 to 1937 as a machinist Emma Perrin also my uncle was a shoe maker Albert Billington

A memory of Litherland by marilynhowie

As a child, we went to say here with our cousins. Probably about 1954. My cousin and I went over a bridge to a small meadow which belonged to the hotel. We picked daffodils and got into trouble. I remember that the pipes in the bathroom were polished. My name then was Anne Billington

A memory of Dolywern by anne.ayliffe