Nostalgic memories of Middleton Stoney's local history

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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.

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We moved Middleton Stoney in 1954 from Weston on the Green (the lay-by transport cafe and garage). We lived in Ardley Road, in the brick house next to PA Turneys and opposite the Jersey Arms. The Varneys lived next door. He was the old village blacksmith. We moved to the stable yard (now Clock Court) in the park in 1956/7 after Dad lost his job at Turneys after a spell in hospital and Mum got a job at the ...see more
We lived for a year in Middleton Cheney. My great grandfather was from England, but we never looked up relatives. I was only seven, but I remember so much of the town. We would go to market uptown everyday, our milk and bread was delivered, we had coal burning fireplace, we would go to get the paper everyday. We had good neighbors and were made very welcome to the neighborhood. My father was stationed at ...see more
My grandmother, widowed, lived during the 20s and 30s at 1, High Street (next to The Dolphin), and was glad of family visits to assist in her invalid-style of life.  That usually meant our family, and my mother took a number of 'Busman's Holidays' each year to help her mother, my Gran.   We children became familiar over the years with the village, especially the Upper Middleton part.  My grandfather had been ...see more