Grange Over Sands, Kents Bank Road 1914

Photo ref: 67429

Photo of Grange Over Sands, Kents Bank Road 1914

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At the left was Jackson's the butcher's, now an electrical shop. The sign below the fourth bow window from the left indicates a café – it is now a furniture store. The group of people are outside the then Congregational church. On the right is W Widgley & Co, a grocer's and confectioner's, with Entwistle the grocer's and baker's to their right.

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Woodheads Estate History

This picture I believe was taken from Woodheads. You can compare it with an earlier photo of 1894 of 'Grange over Sands from Woodheads' (photo ref 34123). It is interesting to see that the land below Woodheads was still unbuilt upon at 1921 although a new house has appeared on what looks like Highfield Road. In 1908 the Woodheads Estate had land sloping down to Fernleigh Road and Kentsbank Road. I ...see more

Grange-over-Sands, from Grange Fell Road 1921

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Added 19 April 2019

United Reformed Church

We were married here in 1994.

Grange-over-Sands, Congregational Church c1955

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Added 13 July 2018

Yewbarrow Lodge

Is that Yewbarrow Lodge (the original one) in the background? Hit by incendiary bombs in 1941, and burnt badly. We used to play in the remains as children - Sadly SLDC didn't rebuild as per Colonel Porritt's wishes, and now although serving a great purpose as a nursing home, is a ghastly eyesore.