Brown Lees, Staffordshire

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Map of Brown Lees in 1897

Map of Brown Lees in 1902-1903

Map of Brown Lees in 1923

Map of Brown Lees in 1947

Map of Brown Lees in 1878

Sheet Maps of Brown Lees

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Memories of Brown Lees
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Watching The Victoria Colliery Pit Head Wheels Spinning As A 5 Year Old !!!

I have a great sense of belonging to Brown Lees. In the 1920s/30s my great grandfather, Wilfrid "Bluey" Bailey, was under manager at Victoria, and subsequently his son Lloyd Bailey built the houses and bungalows in Brown Lees Road in the early 30s. My father Gary Bailey was born in the large house (halfway down Brown Lees Rd ) "The Brampton". As a 5 year ...see more

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Added 17 August 2013

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l was born in Sandyford. l spent hours of my childhood in Brook Street, Brown Lees. My grandad, Harry Booth, worked down the Victoria Pit. l remember seeing the miners on their way home with faces blackened by coal dust. l remember meadows of wild flowers, in spring there were bluebells. l remember Biddulph Old Hall and The Chinese Gardens. Dad to take us for walk up the Mow Cop Castle on a sunny Sunday, took a picnic ...see more

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Watching The Victoria Colliery Pit Head Wheels Spinning As A 5 Year Old !!!

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