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Brookhouse
I used to live at Brookhouse with my parents, great aunt and maternal grand mother. Brookhouse was split into 3 houses at the time (131, 133, 135 Holcolme Road). My grandfather (Thomas Lomax) visited at Christmases and holidays. My ...Read more
A memory of Tottington in 1955 by
Wartime Evacuee 1939 1940
In August 1939 I was evacuated frm Salford to Caton. I had my gas mask, a small parcel of food and a label on my clothing. We arrived at the then beautiful station, adorned with flowers. Then we walked to the Village ...Read more
A memory of Caton in 1930 by
My Birthplace
I was born at Orchard Bakery Cottages which is beyond the trees to the right of this photo. Many generations of my family attended the school. My great Aunt May (Skilton) in the early 1900s; various of my Uncles (Pat & ...Read more
A memory of Holmwood Corner in 1958 by
Lady Margaret Road
We moved to 108 Lady Margaret Road in 1969. I went to St. Anselms RC school in the Green and then later Southall Grammar (Villiers); my brothers William and Martin went to St. Marks (Hounslow) and Ealing Green then to Dormers. ...Read more
A memory of Heston in 1970 by
The Lees Of Callow End
My father's mother's family (Lee or Lea) lived in a cottage called Brook House, near Broadlands Farm. We have a picture of Brook House painted in about 1910, in which it seems as if the cottage may have been part of the ...Read more
A memory of Callow End by
Gorton Girl
I was born in Brook house flats in 1940, then moved to Millwall and then Swindon close Gorton,where I lived with my mum Molly and two sisters known as the Nolan sisters.I loved Belle Vue for dancing and speedway. one of my strongest memories ...Read more
A memory of Gorton by
Winster Rd.,
We moved to Peel Green when I was 9 we lived in Winster Rd., it was a new house when we moved in it was one of the first to be finished, When we moved there the houses on the opposite side were just being started, I remember the shop at ...Read more
A memory of Peel Green by
Moorfield Rd Salford6
My first memories of Salford are living at 40 Moorfield Rd - just down the road was Holy Angels Church. I went to the brownies there and remember doing the maypole on the green outside the church. I went to St Johns Primary ...Read more
A memory of Salford in 1960 by
Return Of The Native
I am now 63 but it wasn't till a couple of years ago that looking at my BC I actually took in that I was born at the Holbrook Maternity Home June 30th 1947. I'd always put down Belper as my place of birth as I'd only glanced ...Read more
A memory of Holbrook in 1947 by
Aston Terrace
I remember sliding down Outcrop and sitting on wooden steps leading to Brookhouse pit. On pay day miners used to give us some coppers and we would share them out. I used to go and see Guddy Pearson, a homeless man who lived in one of ...Read more
A memory of Aston in 1955 by
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Rows of stone cottages and rolling farmland characterise Brookhouse, which is close to Caton with Littledale and a popular retreat for commuters to Lancaster.
Whirlow Brook House was formerly the home of Sir Walter Benton Jones.
Brookhouse is an ancient village north-east of Lancaster just above Caton.
Whirlow Brook House was formerly the home of Sir Walter Benton Jones.
The house is called Brook House; there is an inscription above the crest over the porch (just to the right of the road sign) that dates the building to 1574.
Brookhouse is an ancient village north-east of Lancaster just above Caton.
Brooke House, the town centre's only housing unit, opened on 7 July 1962.
Brooke House, the town centre's only housing unit, opened on 7 July 1962.
The growth is self-evident here, with Brooke House's massive V-shaped struts in the background (left) and the post office under construction.
Their names are recorded in the Golden Book, housed within the building.
Today there are 34 listed buildings in the Basildon area, including the raised pool with Mother and Child Statue and Brooke House in the Town Square; both of these are listed Grade II.