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Earlestown, Nine Arches And Canal c.1955
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Solid evidence of Victorian endeavour and values, Stephenson's great viaduct carries the Liverpool/Manchester railway over the Sankey Canal. The juxtaposition of factories, railway and canal give the strongest indication of the prosperity that accrued to this area in the 18th, 19th and first half of the 20th centuries. It is worth reflecting that the two forms of transport - water and rail - were not, at first, incompatible. Later the growth of the commercial road vehicle industry was to deal a killer blow to them both.

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A Selection of Memories from Earlestown

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 Earlestown

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Market
Loved the Saturday market,lived at Burtonwood in the 60s.my brother lived in Earlstown when first married.I bought a wedding outfit from a smal! boutique there. Nice people and nice shops.
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Fredericks Ice Cream
My father was from Newton Le Willow, and spent his childhood at 73 Oak Avenue. As a child that grew up in cheshire where my father moved to on getting married, i would go with my parents to the same house to visit my grandmother. I remember playing in the streets with the other children. Going to Earlstown and Newton high street. I remember in the summer buying Fredericks ice cream from the street when their ice ...see more
Earlestown, Bridge Street c1965
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Memory Of A 5 Year Old
we used to live at 70 earls street, my dad used to work in the signal box that was situated opposite. I can still remember when our house got modernised when they turned one bedroom into a bathroom.
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Newton Le Willows Grammar School In Wartime
Joined the school in 1939 in 3A. I remember Miss Peters, a Cambridge graduate, who taught English, Mr Pidcott who taught Maths, Mr. Goody History. It was a very happy school. I still see Favel Harrison and her brother Michael. When the siren sounded we went into the air raid shelter until the all-clear. I was in the chorus of the Gondoliers. My best friend was Jean Wild. She was ...see more
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