Happy Times Re Sylvia Yates Daughter Of William Yates

A Memory of High Legh.

My maiden name was Sylvia Yates and I was born in 1937 when my father was demobbed from the army, we went to live at Side Lodge West Lane. He went to work for Mr Cornwall Legh as his chauffeur. My brother & I went to the school which was only a few yards away and attended there until we transferred to Egerton School in Knutsford. Some of my most happiest memories were at High Legh. We used to talk to the Polish men who used to sit on the wall, we thought they were displaced persons. There are lots of new homes built around there now. Our friends were Trevor & Hillary Jones, Katy Kelly, Joyce Dale and Dorothy Howarth. We attended St Johns Sunday school & evening services. Whilst we were at Egerton School our dad received notice that we should prepare ourselves to migrate to Australia giving us 2 weeks to do it. We were thrilled & had to sell our furniture in a hurry. We departed Knutsford Station 9pm on March 10th 1950 on the first leg of our jouney. Does anyone have any memories of us?
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