Uplands Haltex Lane

A Memory of Hest Bank.

My great grandfather, Peter Wild, built the house called Uplands, on Haltex Lane on the banks of the canal in 1900 after he'd retired from the steel industry in Rotherham and Sheffield. I never met him but in 1996 I called at the house and had a lovely chat with Mrs Greenwood, the lady who lived in the flat which is entered by the main door. Above the door was a stained glass window bearing the initials of Peter Wild and his wife Barbara.
During WW2 I spent one or two holidays with a couple who had been employed by Peter Wild. They lived in a cottage on the main road and I remember sitting in the bedroom window watching convoys of army vehicles passing by. The couple had hens and I used to collect eggs for breakfast. A real luxury in those days. Happy memories.

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