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Please Note: Our offices and factory are now closed until Monday 5th January when we will be pleased to deal with any queries that have arisen during the holiday period.

During the holiday our Gift Cards may still be ordered for any last minute orders and will be sent automatically by email direct to your recipient - see here: Gift Cards

Balderstone, St Leonard's Church c.1955
Photo ref: B852011
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More about this scene

The High Street may look quiet and rural, but five years earlier this street was pounded with traffic day and night. The cars parked on the pavement gives a hint of the traffic problems caused by people heading to the Lakes or southwards. In the summer time and on Bank Holidays, you could be an hour just getting through this mile-long village. The Preston by-pass opened in 1959, and the motorway from junction 32 near Broughton to junction 33 at Hampson Green opened six years later. That gave the villagers a little of their peace back.

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A Selection of Memories from Balderstone

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 Balderstone

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As a young boy I used to stay at my aunt's house in Commons Lane. It may well be the house pictured? During summer school hols my brother Ken and I were often taken by our 'mam' on the Ribble bus to Mellor Brook, from where we had to walk to get to auntie's house, probably about 3 to 4 miles. The whole outing was someting of an adventure as often we were accompanied by mam's friend(s) and their offspring. In good ...see more