Nostalgic memories of Gronant's local history
Share your own memories of Gronant and read what others have said
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.
Why not add your memory today and become part of our Memories Community to help others in the future delve back into their past.
Add a Memory!
It's easy to add your own memories and reconnect with your shared local history. Search for your favourite places and look for the 'Add Your Memory' buttons to begin
Displaying Memories 1 - 10 of 16 in total
The photograph in front of the Post Office, showing the Morris Oxford Estate car that used to sell newspapers, magazines, and sweets along The Warren and other holiday camps back in the 1960's was my father, Les Chorlton.
My brother, and sister, and myself, used to take it in turn to accompany him each morning during the Summer, after we had done our newspaper rounds in the village, and sell newspapers etc.
It was ...see more
I remember being at Coed Bell Cemetery and playing amongst the graves or picking Blundell in the woods beyond.
Hi I was born in Manchester 1958 and we moved to the warren 1963 I grew up on the warren with my parents and 4 sisters and 1 brother best childhood memories ever I loved it . I do remember mrs kitchen who ran the Sunday school she was lovely also mr Preston I was only young but I remember so much fantastic years of fun every day x
The Morris estate car shown in the photo was used to deliver the daily papers along the Warren.
The man would stop every fifty yards or so, get out and ring a bell, if you needed a paper, well you ran down the path and bought one, the car was green.
My dad was a professional wrestler in the 1950's and while he was touring our family would stay in 2 bungalows at Gronant on the dunes. We would be there for the whole 6 week holidays but never bored.
We now have friends who have a caravan at Presthaven sands but of course it is very different now!
Does anyone remember the Mellors and Potts families from those days??
Tony Mellor
Does anyone remember presthaven sands in the 60s and 70s,we would spend potters fortnight there every year,sometimes in the chalets in gronant,does anyone remember jobie's bingo in gronant by the bridge going over to presthaven,the old water tower used to stand there next to the railway line,how about goeff's bingo on presthaven,good times there vas children,went there last year but nothing the same as it was then
we spent 2 weeks here every potters holiday,what great times we had as children playing in the dunes,happy times
My grandfather was Harry Baxter Darnell, he had a bungalow on the Warren. My mother, brother Donald and sister Vera stayed there during the 2nd world war. My mother was Nellie Crossley (nee Darnell), I was born in 1945, my grandfather died in 1947 and he is buried in the cemetry above Gronant. I have many letters from my mother to my father, who was in Manchester on ...see more
This isn't exactly a memory,I am hoping to find people who knew my father, DAVID MCCONNELL. He grew up on The Warren and went to school in Gronant around the 1950s. He had two sisters, Edith & Jeanette, also two brothers Stuart & Huwie. His father was called Wesley. My dad, as far back as I could remember has always talked about growing up on The Warren and I'd love to ...see more
Hi, my father Arthur Joseph Smith was born in Gwespyr in 1900 he is listed along with his brother William on the war memorial, both having served in WW1, my father joined up in June of 1918 on his eighteenth birthday. Recalling from memories supplied by A.J. he lived in both the old post office and Rose cottage. My grandfather was John Smith who was a stone mason, he died quite a young man in 1913, from the ...see more