Crewe, The Pavilion, Queen's Park c.1950
Photo ref: C316003
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A Selection of Memories from Crewe

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 Crewe

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Although I was born in Nantwich (1956), in the Barony hospital, I grew up in Crewe until the age of about twelve. We lived in Ellis Street, which then, if memory serves me right, only had three houses, even though we were in number 8! Most of the street (on our side) was taken up with a high brick wall with broken glass on top. The road was not paved, but I think there was one streetlight between the house and the ...see more
I lived in Remer St from 1941 to 1966. I remember;- Bonars farm , Mosses farm, Barnetts farm all on Remer St. Groby Rd residents, Percy Barnett, Arthur and Lizzie Badrock. Powells farm. North St Chapel Beeches garage Elliots fish and chips , Greenway Dolly Bostocks shop Greenway Billy Stretch cobblers North St. He was deaf and dumb. Micklewrights farm Stoneley Rd. I was Susan Whittaker now Morton.
I worked in Crewe 1980/81 In a shop called Motorist Discount Centre anyone remember it, or anyone who worked there? I then worked at Brown Bros motor factors on Crewe gates estate for a couple of years. Happy days 😊
My dad was an apprentice instructor at Crewe works. He worked there from it opening in the 1950s until it closed in the 70s. He was a fitter, and I have read various recollections of him. He was said to be "firm but fair" and another that he was remembered for his Brylcream. He passed away peacefully in Sept 2017 aged 95 despite being a heavy smoker, diabetic and having worked with blue asbestos in the fabrication shops at ...see more