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Memories
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Sunny 1950''s Sunday Mornings
I have many memories about the old St Mary's Church. Until I started thinking of them I realised that I have not got one involving a rainy day apart from when my Grandad was buried in the churchyard. He was laid ...Read more
A memory of Clayton-Le-Moors in 1954 by
Mainscroft
My father was headmaster, I think at St Cuthberts or St Patricks secondary school and we lived at" Mainscroft" in Cleator Moor. I remember going to school at St Mary's infants and have memories of fr Clayton and the grotto at the ...Read more
A memory of Cleator Moor in 1950 by
Coopers And Booths
My Great, Great Great Grandfather, William Booth, used to push a cart up and down the streets of Clayton le Moors with his son John Booth, selling shellfish. He was known as 'Muscle Bill' and his son, 'Oyster Jack'. (This is ...Read more
A memory of Clayton-Le-Moors in 1890 by
Working At Blagg Son And Masefield
I remember living on Charles Street in Cheadle, used to walk to Blaggson and Masefield every day and on Saturday mornings. My best friend was Julie Bryant, we loved dancing at the guild hall. My father ...Read more
A memory of Cheadle in 1962 by
My Childhood In Knatts Valley
I was born in Knatts Valley, in a bungalow belonging to George and Elsie Lines of Lynwood, friends of my mother and father. George became my Godfather, and one of my names is also George. I was supposed to have been ...Read more
A memory of Otford in 1940 by
Bareham Family
My Great grandfather Thomas Bareham lived at the Veldt Cottage which was next door to the Red Lion pub.He was also church warden at Great Holland Parish Church where he was well liked and respected. Although I live in Ipswich, I visit Great Holland and Clacton quite often.
A memory of Great Holland in 1930 by
Mr Garlick Got Me Through The 11 Plus.
Born 1950, moved to Barker Road, Bredbury, 1954. Apparently we were one of the first families to inhabit the estate. Attended Barrack Hill. Remember Browns, the two old ladies in the sweet shop next ...Read more
A memory of Woodley in 1961 by
Granny
My grandmother lived in Clayton West and my four cousins and I often slept over. Her surname was Sleaford but I have no memory of the actual address. I have just very clear memories of the worn stone steps into the cellar and the bedroom ...Read more
A memory of Clayton West in 1950 by
School Days
I was born in Hereford in 1944 and moved with my parents, George and Gertrude, to Whitecross Farm Cottages at 9 months - dad worked on the farm. At 4 years we moved to a new council house, 4,Green Gates where I lived until 15 when I ...Read more
A memory of Bridstow in 1944 by
Memories
Mr Garlick got me through the 11 plus. Born 1950, moved to Barker Road, Bredbury in 1954. Apparently we were one of the first families to inhabit the estate. Attended Barrack Hill. I remember Browns, the two old ladies in the ...Read more
A memory of Woodley in 1955 by
Captions
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It has the Sussex tailpost fan-tackle seen on the famous Sussex post mills (eg, Jill windmill, Clayton near Pyecombe).
At this time, Felixstowe was a genteel seaside resort, with steamers pulling up at the pier with passengers from Great Yarmouth, Walton-on-the-Naze, Clacton, and even London.
The Clayton West railway station operated between 1879 and 1983; it was later reopened, and provides a thrilling steam train experience for children and their parents.
Jaywick is divided from Clacton by a golf course and a Martello Tower. This became a popular holiday area after Jaywick Farm was sold following the farming recession of the 1930s.
It was given by James Lomax of Clayton Hall. Around the apse were figures of angels, and the church was rich in stained glass.
The left-hand one – the 'Stafford' – sports its Fellows, Morton & Clayton livery, a company that stopped trading when the canals were nationalised in 1948.
The left hand one - the 'Stafford' - sports its Fellows, Morton & Clayton livery, a company that stopped trading when the canals were nationalised in 1948.
The Clayton Railway Tunnel was the scene of a tragic rail disaster involving three trains in 1861. 23 people were killed and 175 injured. The church at Pyecombe contains a rare lead font.
The 19th-century cotton industry brought great wealth to Clayton, some of which went to build the church.
The new pier was built in 1905 for Belle Steamers to bring holidaymakers from Ipswich, Clacton and Walton. On the horizon is St John's Church, built in 1895, with a spire added in 1913-14.
Frinton developed in a quieter manner than Clacton or Walton, and it has always had a rather genteel air.
Dating from 1899, Clacton's bandstand had recently been relocated to this new sunken pavilion as part of a 'general beautifying programme'.
Fred Pullan's Yorkshire-based touring troupe opened in Clacton in 1901. An early handbill described them as 'Up to Date – Thoroughly Refined'.
Clayton West was typical of many South Yorkshire coalfield villages in the 1950s, when this photograph was taken.
Clacton was the brainchild of one man—Peter Bruff, an engineer with the Tendring Hundred railway company—who bought 50 acres of farmland here in 1865 with a view to its development as a holiday resort
Until 1864, Clacton had simply been a row of cliffs. It was Peter Bruff, a railway engineer, who bought the land and started to develop a resort here.
In 1914 Clayton Hall was built in the grounds to give added leisure facilities; it cost £2,000.
The stained glass shown in the photograph is probably by Clayton and Bell.
In 1942 the gallery closed for the duration of the war and the pictures, together with several items from the museum at Clayton-le-Moors, were put into store.
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