Nether Alderley, Potts' Shop c.1955
Photo ref:
N148006
Photo ref:
N148006
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Both now privately owned houses, the building on the right was the village shop and post office, whilst the black and white building was once a pub, the Eagle and Child, more popularly known amongst the locals as the Bird and Babby. The eagle and child is the crest of the Stanley family.
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It is often stated that the village shop was also the Post Office, but this is not true. There was a letter box (bar) in the wall, but the nearest Post Office was at Monk's Heath. The village shop was very small but sold a variety of products from chicken feed to postcards.
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