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Its Panto Time! Oh Yes It Is!
You ever been to a panto? Oh yes you have!!! Remember! You go into a large packed hot old theatre full of sticky shouting children and adults trying to look as if they are not enjoying themselves. The house ...Read more
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History Of Clayton Family 1700s
Descendants of George Clayton Generation No. 1 1. GEORGE1 CLAYTON was born 1788 in Pickhill, West Roxby, Yorkshire England. He married ANN MUDD 08 December 1806 in Pickhill, West Roxby, Yorkshire England. She ...Read more
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Oak Way, Acton Vale
My memories of Acton Vale estate are endless, you would play out all day and the days were long. I can remember taking back the empty lemonade bottles and then buying a jublie. Going swimming at Acton swimming baths then on the ...Read more
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Lawn Cottage
The house in this photograph is Lawn Cottage, Cark-In-Cartmel. It was the home to my great-great-grandfather Alfred Jackson Caton and his wife Mary. Alfred Jackson died in 1910, and it would seem from the census that by 1911 his wife ...Read more
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Acton My Dad
My dad was known as Jack Bryant, although his real name was John. He lived in various parts of Acton with his oldest sister, Pat (who went to Lincolnshire to 'Land a Hand on the Land' during the war), Uncle Boysie (Albert), Uncle ...Read more
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The Boat Club, Acton Bridge
Laurie, I remember vividly those days as if they were yesterday, strange to see the Jan mentioned which dad bought from the Faircloughs which was moored at Widnes Docks.Do you remember our trip down the ship canal ...Read more
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Happy Days 1950s And 60s
I was born and brought up in Weaverham until I left to move to Altrincham with my new wife (and job). Over that 20 year period I have so many happy memories; too many to record in 1000 words. Lived in Lime Avenue all ...Read more
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2008 Holiday
I visited the church in 2008 with my mom, and husband, as this is the church where her dad Albert George Blythe married her mom, Matilda Elkin. It was a beautiful church, so peaceful and quiet. We walked around and saw some ...Read more
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Childhood Memories
My granny used to live in Hole House, Lane Little Leigh, her name was Ellen Frances Hough, and I remember she used to live next door to Mr and Mrs Astbury. My dad used to take me there on a Friday night and pick me up on a ...Read more
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Wartime Evacuee 1939 1940
In August 1939 I was evacuated frm Salford to Caton. I had my gas mask, a small parcel of food and a label on my clothing. We arrived at the then beautiful station, adorned with flowers. Then we walked to the Village ...Read more
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Brookhouse is an ancient village north-east of Lancaster just above Caton. It is at a junction on the old Caton to Claughton road, which we can see going off to the left.
Stone-built cottages lend charm to Caton, which is proud of its ancient oak and fish stones. In the 1950s, Hornby Road featured Henty's confectioners and the post and telegraph office (left).
Brookhouse is an ancient village north-east of Lancaster just above Caton. It is at a junction on the old Caton to Claughton road, which we can see going off to the left.
Rows of stone cottages and rolling farmland characterise Brookhouse, which is close to Caton with Littledale and a popular retreat for commuters to Lancaster.
The church is dedicated to St Wilfrid, and local legend has it that this is where the Cheshire cat originated – there is a carving of a cat on the tower.
Well before it became a favourite bathing and picnic spot, the Lune's beauties at Caton were extolled by the poets Wordsworth and Gray, and Turner came to paint the scene.
Caton is popular as a retreat for commuters, who enjoy the moorland country near by with its fine views of Morecambe Bay.
To the right is W Caton & Sons, Wine and Spirit Merchants, as it says in faded paintwork on the gable of this 1881 building.
The cottage next door is part of the Dorfold Hall estate, which lies between Acton and Nantwich amongst the trees beyond.
The police station was demolished after the opening of the new station in Acton Road in 1967 - the site is now a wooded traffic island.
Yet until the 16th century it was just a chapel of ease for nearby Acton church, which was considered to be far more important.
A grave near the fence commemorates Harold and Mary Worth, killed by enemy action on 23 December 1940 at Acton Farm.
The castle at Acton Burnell was built at the end of the 13th century by Robert Burnell, Bishop of Bath and Wells and Lord Chancellor of England.
Its many buildings were gradually taken over by other businesses: during the General Strike of 1926 the wood mill supplied 500 police batons; later it became Oxley's Mineral Water factory, and in 1943
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