Memories

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Bower Cotton Mill

The mill you refer to in the text was about 100 yards up the road from St. Bartholomews, on the opposite side of the road. It was owned by William Bower (not Bowen), and was the last of several Bower cotton mills in Wilmslow, ...Read more

A memory of Wilmslow in 1860 by Peter Bower

Ancesters From Shrewsbury

I am tracing any info about my ancesters. My granddad James Partridge was born in Shrewsbury 30.12.1885. He worked for GWR as an engine driver. His mom and dad were James Partridge, born in 1862, a gas fitter, and married ...Read more

A memory of Shrewsbury in 1860 by Stephanie Ball