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Memories
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Failsworth
We came to live in Failsworth in l956 when I was 8, we lived in Firs Avenue where the school clinic was held at what used to be Firs Hall, where I believe the owner or manager of the local mill lived. There was an air raid shelter ...Read more
A memory of Failsworth in 1956 by
Memories Of A 7 Year Old To A 16 Year Old 1937 To 1946
We arrived from Sorbie on a cold and wet November afternoon in 1937. The house was empty as our furniture had not yet arrived. However within the hour the lorry (truck) that contained our ...Read more
A memory of Deanston in 1930 by
Watched From A Distance
What a wonderful bridge it was going to be, a copy of Sydney Harbour bridge, it will take hours off the time going to Widnes, that's what they said, whoever they were. I sat on Halton Castle and watched through my Uncle ...Read more
A memory of Runcorn in 1860 by
My Playground
The Priory was my playground from 1936 untill I started work in 1948. My father was Nip Turner, and he worked for Sir Edward Bligh as his chauffeur/gardener from 1920s untill 1972. I was born in 1933 at Lower Daltons. My ...Read more
A memory of Swanley Village in 1940 by
Summer Home
The house behind the telephone pole is number 73, my grandparents, Jim and Annie McQuillan lived there from the 30s until the late 60s or early 70s. I used to spend all summer there travelling from Middlesbrough on the bus via ...Read more
A memory of Halton in 1955 by
My Great Grandmother
My Great Grandmother was a school caretaker (I think at St Peter's school on the corner of Catherine and Church street) in 1911. She lived with her family at 16 New Dalton street. Her name was Rose Cleaver (nee Rope) maiden name ...Read more
A memory of St Albans by
Abbey Road Barrow & The Ritz Cinema Circa 1962
I was born in Barrow in 1954, later living in Dalton and Ulverston up to 1970. Many happy memories of a trip to the Ritz Cinema, but the one that stood out was Mutiny On The Bounty made in 1962 starring ...Read more
A memory of Barrow in 1962 by
James S Blair And Son Ltd
my great grandfather was James Simpson Blair who had his business in Dalton and celebrated his 100yrs in the 1990s. Does anyone remember it or is there any family out there. I am writting about him for college and need help, thanks.
A memory of Dalton-In-Furness by
School Days
My dad's family lived in Halton for many years. My aunties and uncles went to the old school on the hill. I moved to Halton in 1963 with my dad, mam and sisters. I also went to the same school, I was 4 years of age, Mrs ...Read more
A memory of Halton in 1963 by
Family Holidays In The 1950s
I was born in 1942 and brought up in Walthamstow in NE London. We were a working class family and Dad always managed to provide us with 2 weeks' holiday somewhere. How we came to holiday in Wroxall is still a bit of a ...Read more
A memory of Wroxall by
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