Eastwood, Hilltop c.1955
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Memories of Eastwood, Hilltop c1955

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I remember the grocers shop and van outside the shop, this was my grandads grocers shop "Fred & Minnie Mellott"next to the butchers! anyone remember them !
I have just started researching and writing a family history for my daughter who was born here in Australia and has little knowledge of the backgrounds of her English grand- and great grandparents. My theme is "Thank you for the Music", as both sides of my parents' families were very musical and it is a big part of my life here in Oz. I've started with my mother's family who were born and brought up in ...see more
1940 - I had joined the W.A.A.F in London and chose to be posted to Nottinghamshire; I was just 18 and my posting was firstly to Hucknall and then to Watnall when the Ops room was ready. 1940 was a dreadful winter but thanks to the snowfalls the whole area was transformed. Our huts, we were told by the locals, had been built on the site which had been the local village pond. The Royal Oak was our local pub, just a few yards ...see more
I lived with my grandmother (Elizabeth Jones), mother and sister at 72 Church Street Eastwood until I was about 7 years old (1956). My grandmother owned 4 (possibly 5) cottages in a row (ours being number 72) in Church Street. One of our neighbours was a family called Housley and a girl called Carol Emm. I remember going to school next to the church in Church Street but cannot remember the name. Sadly, ...see more