Mollington, The Mollington Banastre Hotel c.1965
Photo ref:
M239005
Photo ref:
M239005
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The hotel takes its name from the local village name and that of Robert de Banastre, who acquired the estate in the 12th century. The old manor house on the site was replaced by the present building in 1853. Converted first of all into a country club, it became a hotel in 1964.
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A Selection of Memories from Mollington
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My Great Great Uncle William Bullock (1843 - 1903) owned/managed the Wheat Sheaf Inn for over 20 years until his death. I have an old photograph with his name on the building. He died in 1903 aged 60 shortly after his wife, who was a Charlotte Coppack. In those days it was in Little Saughall but the parishes changed as it is now classed Mollington it is on Parkgate Road and now a Crown Carvery, very different from William Bullock's day.
I was devastated in 1964 when my mother told me we were to leave the village so that my mother could pursue her dream of owning her own small business elsewhere. It was a dreadful culture shock, one that has remained with me ever since. For now it is my dream to one day move back into the village I grew up in to retire. I have wonderful memories of halcyon days in the village. We lived in a small ...see more
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