Wheaton Aston, Staffordshire

Urbanites Invade

Hi Guys and Gals,

We moved to 19, Long Street in about 1967. Being townies from the new estate I suppose we were resented by the original villagers. Being a kid, I don't remember feeling this. We lived opposite the "Fletchers" on Long Street and they sort of took us townies to heart. I think that what a lot of... [more]

The Forge

I lived at the Forge, Long Street, Wheaton Aston, between 1955 to 1959 when I moved to Wolverhampton. I would be very interested if anybody has any pictures of the Forge. The house stood opposite Whiteways the butchers and next to the car park for the Coach and Horses pub. There was a slaughter house down Frog Lane then. The side... [more]

carnival

I lived and went school in wheaton aston, and once a year the village carnival was held. It had several floats that were themed and there was a MAYPOLE dance on the village green. It was also the home of the village bus stop. The building on the right of the picture was the primitive methodist chapel, (The PRIMS) I was... [more]

fishing

During the school holidays the canal and it's towpath became a playground for many of the village children. Several of us caught the fishing bug and used the canal many times throughout the holiday. We always looked out for a barge called the MENDIP. The bargee was a gentleman called Charlie Atkins. His route was from the CADBURY factory at Knighton... [more]

Staffordshire Photographic Memories

From here the canal maintains a level for over twenty miles until it reaches Tyrley, where a flight of five locks alter the level by 33 ft. At Tyrley the lock keeper's single storey cottage is situated between Locks 1 and 2. From Tyrley the canal crosses the Tern by a single-arched aqueduct and crosses the border into Shropshire.

Staffordshire Pocket Album

From here the canal maintains a level for over twenty miles until it reaches Tyrley, where a flight of five locks alter the level by 33 ft.At Tyrley the lock keeper's single storey cottage is situated between Locks 1 and 2. From Tyrley the canal crosses the Tern by a single-arched aque- duct and crosses the border into Shropshire.

Staffordshire Photographic Memories

Around this time Staffordshire dairy farms were producing nearly 80 million gallons of milk a year; by the 1960s it had risen to over 90 million gallons.