Nostalgic memories of Market Drayton's local history
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For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our web site to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was when the photographs in our archive were taken. From brief one-liners explaining a little bit more about the image depicted, to great, in-depth accounts of a childhood when things were rather different than today (and everything inbetween!). We've had many contributors recognising themselves or loved ones in our photographs.
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Displaying Memories 11 - 20 of 44 in total
I used to live on "ALICE" the narrow boat in the canal basin on Harry Machins boatyard. Great memories of playing on the "ACKY" with my best mate Jackie Hickman who lived at Wharfedale Cottages on Betton Road with her family. We were never at home - always out and about on the canal, the Grove School playing fields or thereabouts. Great times!
1970s, I see Steve Boughey like a dolphin in the water, Mr Bickley telling you off for bombing, Mrs Holland taking my basket of clothes off me. Girls from school looking great. Big football match on the grass area. My girlfriend meeting me there, to see the DRIFTERS, now my wife. Passing your season ticket through the fence to get your mates in. I was the one outside waiting for somebody's season ...see more
I was posted to HQ 22 Group Market Drayton in 1949. I loved the place with many fond memories. There was talk of the green Lady a ghostly image of a Lady reflected on the wall, with the light from the green window colouring her green. The Hall was used during the war. There was an unused cypher office in the basement. This door was never opened until - One night in the ...see more
Hi all Draytonions, In the 60s what a great town this was, so much fun, what a shame to see it now.. is this what they call progress, aaaah John Tomlinson
The car in this picture is parked outside my old home. I wonder, was it my Dad's car?
Not many of us had cars then.
I spent many hours under the lamp-post as it got dark, before I got called in. We were pretty safe to play out in those days.
There was a hill to the right of that car, and we sped down it on our bikes. Once I lost my brakes and shot into the fence at the bottom on the other side of the road!
I skinned quite a few bits of me that day!
Dianne Howells
Betton in the 1940s-50s.
I lived at Betton for 21 years from 1940-1961 with my mother and father Arther and Florence Holland and my stepsister Mary Clarke. We farmed at Moss Lane Farm until 1961. Down Moss Lane lived my auntie and uncle Dorris and Phillip Holland and their sons Andrew and Martin. The next cottage was the Challinors and at the bottom of the lane was James Farm who employed a Mr. Hudson, Mr ...see more
The best years of my life. I was happy and content and had lots of friends. My father was stationed at Tern Hill but we moved off base at Boscobel Road to a bungalow he built called "Green Haven" opposite Quarry House. We used to walk down the lane that came out by Buntingsdale Road and then over to the field where the Tern river is. There used to be the remains of an old mill and ...see more
I remember this bridge very well. Brought up in MD from 1938 until I left to join the Royal Navy in 1955. We, my brother Tony and Brian Roylance, spent many happy hours in the vicinity especially fishing for "Sticklebacks" in Victoria Mill overspill channel which is just 50 yards or so to the right of this picture. We also sledged on Salisbury Hill and in Rogers Field. Both are no longer available for ...see more
I lived in Market Drayton from 1960 to 1963. I was at Market Drayton Grammar school and I lived on Buntingsdale estate. I remember going to the swimming pool. It was always sunny when I went. I would spend nearly every day there in the summer holidays and sometimes I would go after school.
I had a friend called Jean who lived on Buntingsdale estate and 2 other friends called Ruth ...see more
I visited my mother in the Midlands (Shrewsbury)recently. A trip to Market Drayton on Wednesdays is mandatory (my stipulation) each time I travel from my home in Essex where I have resided for many years now. Although I recognise very few of the contemporary inhabitants of Market Drayton,
there are places which are special and revisiting them has a sort of theraputical effect on me.
First ...see more