Stone, Granville Square 1900

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My Grandfather, Bill Emery, worked here and his father Henry Emery was the farm bailiff for the Meakin family. I'm keen to know more about life there at the time and any connections to Henry.

Granny married George Norbury ( she already had 4 children including my Dad ) so they all lived over the ' shop' in High Street. ( 1920s ) Before the war ( it was winter ) I was born, it says Market Square, always thought that was a cold place to be born in mid winter ! May be that's why I now live in sunny Australia ! I went back and lived with Granny in Stone till I was called up for National Service. ( 1950s )

I've just traced loads of ancestors back to Sandon & other areas nearby. We have found many Hodsons, Dickersons & Clews. If any of these names are in your family please get in touch. My g gran Lizzie Louisa Clews moved down to Hampshire so broke the chain.

I suppose as I grow older, memories of my youth increase. I remember living in Pirehill Lane when there was just one row of houses. In front of our house there was a row of huge trees, my bedroom in the back looked upon fields, fields and marshland. My friends and I would jump over our garden fences and disappear till meal times. What a childhood. My mother, sister and I would walk into Stone to do the ...see more