Bowdon, Dunham Hall 1907
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Photo of Bowdon, Dunham Hall 1907

A Selection of Memories from Bowdon

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Bowdon

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Three generations of my family have lived in Bowdon. One of the small cottages on the left of the picture was my first home. I was Christened and Married at St. Mary's Church. My Great Grandparents, Grandparents, Parents, and my Sister are all buried in the Church yard.
We grew up in Stamford Road and, at the time this photo was taken, I was 8. I remember our mother taking us shopping with my younger brother and sister as walked from our house to Brooks which for us was the most wonderful bazaar, full of colour and all sorts of goodies that we hoped our mother would buy. It always smelt of fresh coffee, as there was an old red and gold enameled coffee grinder continually in use. ...see more