Lower Penn, Springhill Lane c.1965
Photo ref:
L566021
Photo ref:
L566021
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Most local placenames are Anglo-Saxon, but Penn is a Celtic name. This may indicate that it is older than other settlements in the region; or it may be that there were many other Celtic settlements, but their names were supplanted by the Anglo-Saxon ones we are familiar with today, while Penn survived unchanged.
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A Selection of Memories from Lower Penn
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 Lower Penn
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If I remember rightly the store was run by Mr and Mrs Dawes In the 50's and early 60's. They sold aĺl kinds of provisions, I remember as a child in the 50's watching bacon being sliced, weighed and wrapped in a bit of greaseproof paper. All goods kept behind the counter and had to be asked for, none of this modern self-service rubbish!
I used to love visiting this beautiful little church. It was so tiny and always so cold. If I remember rightly, on the opposite side of the road was a tiny little post office (almost like it was in someone's house).
My grandmother (Edith Craig/Peach) used to live in Dean Road (number 2). My mum, Pat also grew up there with her brother, Graham. I lived with my nan for a couple of years (around 1982) when I was 9 years old. The house was in a block of 4 and they were painted white with blue doors. I remember my nan used to scrub the front door steps until they gleamed. The gardens were huge. It was like having 4 ...see more
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