Bury, Market Place 1895
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A church existed on this site at the time of William the Conqueror, and the Domesday survey lists its patron as Roger de Poictou. The church of St Mary, which stood here in c1773, was demolished except for its tower and spire, and then rebuilt. In 1843 the tower and spire were dismantled, and subsequently rebuilt during 1844-45. By 1869-70 the body of the church was found to be suffering from wood rot and was declared unsafe. Demolition began in 1870, but once again the tower and spire were spared. A new chancel and nave were erected between 1872 and 1876.

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My great grand parents were in service at walshaw hall, my great grandma Annie Armstrong married the gardener Jack Slater. My mum has fond memories of living at walshaw hall.
During World War Two I was evacuated from London to various locations three times, the last of these was Bury, in Lancashire. My older brother and I stayed with two families sharing a house at 16 Swallow Drive in what was referred to as 'the Dickie Bird Estate.' All the street names were named after birds. There was some consternation at the school because we were 'Church of England' and ...see more
We used to own Walshaw chippy, it was a garage made of asbestos. I had loads of friends who used to turn up hungry, Fri and Sat night after the pubs shut. My dad used to have a back room full of people eating fish and playing cards. (I even called my dog Chippy as it was chip coloured.) He used to pile food on to families who were skint at the time. He had a second job; he was a school dinner driver so I had 2 ...see more
My great grandparents met whilst working at Walshaw Hall. Margaret Eve was Welsh and had worked in a big house on Washway Road in Sale before coming to Walshaw Hall around 1911. There she became housekeeper and met Henry Hillier who was coachman. They got married in Wrexham in 1912.