Irby, The Village c.1955
Photo ref:
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Photo ref:
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We are looking along Mill Hill Road from the Shippons, a large public house in Thigwall Road. Martins Bank is now occupied by a hair and beauty salon; although the Esso sign has gone, the Irby Motor Company still trades from the same premises. Mill Hill Road is still one way, but new 'no entry' signs mark its designation.
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A Selection of Memories from Irby
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 Irby
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Born 1959 & lived down the bottom of Coombe Road. Looking at the pics of the village I can remember the daily uphill trudge with mum to the shops. Ok I was in a pushchair on the way up but that became a shopping trolley on the way back.
As I recall the shops we went to were:
Newsagent/Post office - Mr.Cavanagh (pay the papers, sweets for me for later "if you behave"). General store next (forgotten the name - was it a ...see more
My mum and her two sisters lived in Mill Hill Road. They moved there in 1927. The family name was Miller.
In 1930 my mum Alice Miller, was Irby’s first rose queen. There are photos of the event and if I can find them I will post them on here.
Have been in contact with Arnold ? Steve ? Stephens, who lives in the USA , is the son of the late Denis Stephens and claims that he is your cousin (but you have never met ? ) a fact that he seems to regret but he did make reference to your possibly living in Caldy and your associations in the sphere of Rugby Union. He has led a very interesting life and has just recently settled down to retirement.
My dad Ralph broster was born in irby 1927 at corner farm (which is now the library ) my grandfather (pop) William (Bill)Broster ran corner farm caves farm & manor farm . Dad always used to tell me all intresting stories of growing up in irby there is still living there to this day 1 of which has the wood yard on the corner x
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