Radcliffe On Trent, The Weir c.1955
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Photo of Radcliffe On Trent, The Weir c.1955

More about this scene

East of the village, the Shelford Road climbs on to the red sandstone hills, which are undercut by the River Trent to form river cliffs. The Trent Valley Way long-distance footpath runs through the cliff-top woods for over a mile. Leaving the path we can descend to the foot of the cliffs to this weir, and leaving the woods, walk back to the village along the river bank. This view is now somewhat obscured by a steel mesh security fence. The roaring waters of the weir are by-passed by Stoke Lock, out of view to the right.

A Selection of Memories from Radcliffe on Trent

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 Radcliffe on Trent

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If this has sparked a memory, why not share it here?

We moved from Chelmsford to Radcliffe in 1968 - I was 2 years old. I went to Lorne Grove Nursery and my memory of that was the Rocking Horse Toy. I hated sharing it!! I was about 3 or 4 and I remember being so upset at being taken off it I was given a dilute orange and a rich tea biscuit - not a good exchange in my book!! We lived on Clumber Road backing onto Betts Farm - which I adored - Prince the Lion Woke us ...see more
My dad was in the Canadian Air Force (RCAF) stationed in Langar (born in England though) but my family lived at 16 Douglas Close just outside Radcliffe. I remember walking daily to the junior school and buying barley sugar on the way for 3p for a foot long stick that was in one of 300 candy bottles in the store. I passed the pillory like had cuffs beside the horse ...see more