Nostalgic memories of Patricroft's local history
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My name is david james crwford (bunny) I was brought up on shakespear cres and went to lewis st school in 1945 then later to winton secondary modern . Any one remember ma lewis at lewis st . Me and brian hurt did we got the slipper a few times for larking about in the playground and being reported by her and sent upstairs to the headmaster. We had a teacher there who used to make his own jigsaws and if you behaved you got to do one . Dont remember doing many myself
I was born in Park Road in a large and beautiful Victorian house,sadly now demolished. Eccles was "our village", with the original Bradburns where the famous Eccles Cakes were made (and Honey Buns ,which I liked best).The shop also sadly went when the shopping precinct was built -if my memory is correct it had ancient bow windows,a gem.There was the Wool Shop,Allendales the greengrocers,Fryers for house ...see more
The photo clearly shows the Baby Shop in the late 40's; my dad bought the large baby doll that sat in the window displaying baby clothes. It was given to me for Christmas. My mother was a very proficient knitter and it was probably the best dressed doll within miles.
A young US airman from Burtonwood died in a road accident on the bend near Barton airport. His funeral was held at Christchurch and the immediate area was choc-o-block with his comrades; even the locals turned out. This was about 1956.
I lived on Ladywell flats and went to Eccles Parish with my brother George. We used to
make the ink from powder in the cellar and pour it into the inkwells in the classrooms.
The head was Billy Bingham - what a great man, he knew we were poor and had nowt
but did his best for all his pupils. Miss Thomas was our class teacher and she was lovely
and she taught us to sing in my first music lesson. ...see more
Does anyone have any memories or old photos of a grocers at 2 Park Street, Patricroft). As I believe my relatives may have ran a shop there, the owner would have been a Mr Benjamin Powell?
I was born in Station Road, just round the corner from Cawdor St so I was familier with the shops. Kenyon's I knew quite well as I was at school with their son Roy. I was familiar with all the shops in the street especially Bob Horton, as I was sent there by my mother because he was fairly cheap. One day I went there while I had a cold. Not being able to wipe my nose I started to sniff. Twice he told me to stop ...see more
From Trafford Road one would see the first shop was on the left of Cawdor Street; the workshop of Louis Donlan, tailor. Next on the left was Bolsover’s Grocery shop; popular with some customers because 'sterilized milk' was sold there. The shop was taken over by another family,their only daughter named, Alma. Next door was Mrs Rogerson’s Toffee shop; she stocked glacier mint and slabs of caramel. ...see more
Just over the bridge at approx 112 Liverpool Rd use to be a grocers shop which Joseph Schofield ran. He was Mayor of Eccles in 1904-06 approx and is my Great Uncle. Also attended the Whit Walks where we walked from Trinity Methodist, Patricroft, to the Baths Square which was near Patricroft Hospital.
I fell down the air raid shelter and was knocked unconscious. Some of the kids put me in a wheelbarrow and pushed me to the nearest hospital. I still have the small scars on my face. I now live in southern California in the USA.