Eccles, Ye Olde Thatche, Church Street c.1900
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Photo of Eccles, Ye Olde Thatche, Church Street c.1900

A Selection of Memories from Eccles

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Eccles

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At the bottom of Church Street was the wonderful shop of Redmans - use to love going in there for all the fresh food. and if I remember rightly Woolworths was also at the bottom .
I was born in Eccles 1945 moved to 36 The Park Eccles from 1950s my name then was Sylvina Wilks I also went to Eccles Parish 1950 also Ellesmere Park from 1956-1960
I was born in Park Hospital in 1935. We lived in Gaskell road.
100 years to the date 11.10.1915-11.10.2015 William Clarke (DOB about 1874) Eliza Ann Street,Patricroft Wife, Mary Hanna (nee Edwards DOB about 1871) six children. Employed, Naysmyth and Wilson, Bridgewater Foundry, Patricoft as labourer/Crane Driver.. 11.10.1915 volunteered for Army Service, Drill Hall, Cromwell Road, Patricroft. 5056 Lancashire Fusiliers 4197 5th Manchester regiment. Embarked Empress of Britain to ...see more