Nostalgic memories of Crofton's local history

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For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our web site to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was when the photographs in our archive were taken. From brief one-liners explaining a little bit more about the image depicted, to great, in-depth accounts of a childhood when things were rather different than today (and everything inbetween!). We've had many contributors recognising themselves or loved ones in our photographs.

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My wife's great great grandfather, was a Coachman at Crofton Hall. Thomas was born in 1826 in Wigton Parish. By 1841 he was in service at Dockray Hall. In 1850 Thomas married a Mary Robinson from Cumwhinton. The 1851 Census shows Thomas resident at his work in Crofton Hall, but Mary and their baby daughter at Greenwood House in Wigton. For the 1861 and 1871 Census, Thomas and his family ...see more
Crofton Hall has wonderful memories for me, because that is where I started school. The school was heated by a fire in the winter. We were allowed to play in the open spaces of the grounds, amongst the trees, and wild flowers. In the spring, I remember the ground at the front of the Hall covered by snowdrops and hyacinths. Miss Banks was our infant and junior teacher (enough said) but she did teach the ...see more