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Uttoxeter books
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Uttoxeter Living Memories
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Staffordshire Photographic Memories
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65 Uttoxeter photos appear in 1 Frith book titles. You can read extracts and browse photos from these books.
Memories of Uttoxeter
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Has anyone got a photograph of Stone Road before the flats were built in the 1970s? My grandmother Mrs Elizabeth Foster lived at 21 Stone Road from about 1910 until they were demolished in the late 1970s and she watched them being demolished from a flat across the road. She was a widow from 1918 when her husband Thomas died as... [more]
Shared on 06 December 2008
The gap between Woolworth's and the next building was known as Pitts Place where Bert Mellor (my grandfather) ran a garage workshop where he maintained the vans for Devilles, the butchers, and the Uttoxeter racecource ambulance, which was an old WWII canvas sided vehicle.
Shared on 03 December 2006
Staffordshire memories
Our Local Bobbies with guns. 1941/2
Our police officers, left after mobilisation and known to me, were PC Whale, Stramshall. Sergeants Anderson (Div Clerk), Sgt. Chamberlaind (Great War veteran) and PC Jack Blower, who was called the Black Abbot, I never knew why. All ARP activities were police controlled and during 1941/2 parachutes, clearly German, were found at Bramshall, Stramshall and Marchington. We were then treated to... [more]
Shared on 10 August 2009
A walk with grandfather
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A Walk with Grandfather.
I was about 11 years old, one summer's day, when I noticed my grandfather, who lived at Park Hill Farm, New Road, Uttoxeter (Parish of Stramshall) was preparing to go out. He had his walking stick, that meant no horse... [more]
Shared on 13 June 2009
Uttoxeter did not suffer much during the war. The first stick of bombs fell in a field at Loxley, and a further stick followed later. The only 'blitz' was on the Bailey and Mellor families, in New Road (parish of Stramshall) - exact date forgotten, 1941/2. I was at home at 57 Park Avenue. My father was on Home Guard duties... [more]
Shared on 24 March 2009
Park Hill Farm, Stramshall Parish
My grandfather was enlightened in many ways. He permitted the children from the western side of the town, to bathe and swim, at The Pipe, boundary with campbells, The Basin, near to stramshall footpath, subject to no litter, and interference with animals. This was permitted long after his death by my family, until 1972, when the farm was sold, due to... [more]
Shared on 29 April 2008
Growing up with all my relatives living in Stramshall Parish
I was born in 1928, to John James and Olive Mellor, my grandfather was Percival Jackson Mellor, my grandmother Mary Ellen Mellor. They built with help Park Hill Farm, New Road, Uttoxeter, paying tithes to Stramshall Parish. All the family went to Stramshall Church, all my parents, uncles, and grandparents are buried in Stramshall Church. The first Vicar I remember was... [more]
Shared on 21 April 2008
My ex-husband's great-grandparents were Thomas Buckley and Mary Cope/Foster, known as Mary Ellen. Mary was the half sister of the Thomas Foster mentioned by the previous member. She was born out of wedlock to Phoebe Cope but they share the same father i.e. John Foster. My mother-in-law, who unfortunately died in May, was always talking about Marchington and the surrounding area.... [more]
Shared on 21 July 2009
Extracts From Uttoxeter & Staffordshire books
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The original White Horse pub can be seen behind the war memorial; it was demolished to make way for the incongruous new 1960s town planning building. The new White Horse was itself seriously damaged by fire in 2004, when the roof and much of the upper floor were badly affected. The original White Horse Inn was built in 1830 and owned by John Twigg; there were 24 pubs in Uttoxeter at that time. An ancient market cross... [more]
This is an extract from Uttoxeter Living Memories.
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This scene shows a traffic-free view along the High Street. Once known as Old Street, this has been the main road through the town for centuries. Carnival parades were annual events until recently, and visiting circus entertainers along with their animals used to parade the length of the street advertising their shows. The building on the corner with the clock showing 2.20 (right) is Williams... [more]
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The Old Talbot was built in 1527, and is reputed to be the oldest building in Uttoxeter. It survived two fires which badly damaged the town in 1596 and 1672. The coat of arms on the inn sign depicts its name: a talbot, or hound, was the crest of the Talbots, Earls of Shrewsbury. Recent renovations have revealed more of the timber- framed structure.
This is an extract from Uttoxeter Living Memories.
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