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Urmston maps
Historic maps of Urmston and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Urmston maps
Urmston area books
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Memories of Urmston
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Hughendon Cafe
I remember Willam Deacons Bank about 1955 to 1960 and what's more my mum used to take me to the market to point to me the hissing Tilley lamps. I went to the Empress Cinema and the Curzon Cinema. We lived next door to the Hughenden Cafe they had a small white scottie dog that chased us when we played in the field behind the cafe which was next door to us. There was a bakers across the road that had a vertical sign 'Tuareg Bread' . I tried to find a photo of the cafe on google maps so I could see where we lived next door but no luck. Gosh!!
Crofts Bank Road Shops Circa 1956
I lived in Urmston between 1951 and 1974 with my parents and twin brother, Michael. We knew most of these shops and business premises very well indeed.
On the left side the premises were as follows, The corner shop was Burgons (grocers), then Cuthberts Chemists, a butchers, the Conservative Club, The Bon Bon Sweetshop (run by Mr Evans - a very kindly old gentleman), a building society, Gafans Chemist & Photographics, Stanleys Sweets & Cigarettes/very small teashop, a building society (?), Tomlinsons Ironmongers, Stan Silcox Fruit & Veg and Mr Lomas's Food Store (another delightful man - and his generously proportioned but big hearted wife). A small road separated Lomas's shop from the 'Green Willow' cafe which seemed to always be full.
On the right side was Williams Deacons Bank, a tripe Shop (which the bank purchased for later expansion), Clowes Newsagency (which always seemed rather dilapidated - with poor paintwork and internal fittings from the 1920's), over the newsagent and sharing their entrance was a barbers which... Read more
Bank
The bank on the corner is now RBS, lovely place. I used it all the time, always overdrawn, always getting charged 38 quid, oh well its only money glad I'm out of it.
Top Place
I have lived in Urmston all my life, the only better places are Benllech and the Lakes.
Lancashire memories
Playing
When I was a child i used to play in the white house just past the garage just to the left of the picture when it was derelict.
Camping
Me and my friends camped on the circle for a dare untill the police moved us in the early hours. Date was about 1980.
Nags Head
A view from my local pub, the buffett room, used as a bar in the 80s when the pub was being done up.
