Willaston, The Green And Nags Head Inn c.1965
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Photo of Willaston, The Green And Nags Head Inn c.1965

More about this scene

This is a scene that we seldom come across these days – a traffic jam caused by a lorry meeting a herd of cows walking to, or perhaps from, their milking parlour. The pub is the Nag's Head Inn. Traditionally pubs of this name were places where you could hire a horse; such animals would obviously be 'nags', as no-one would hire out good quality horses to all and sundry.

A Selection of Memories from Willaston

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Willaston

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Owned by my grandmother , Mary Wilkinson and my aunt Brenda, enjoyed many great times there as a child.
This was owned by a Mother and Daughter; the daughter is still alive and lives next to my sister on Wallcroft, off Hadlow Road. I remember a cafe as you walked in right in front of the door, and on the right was a little tuck shop where you could get sweets. It was like going back the 18th century. I cannot remember their names, I will have to call my sister to ask her. Wonderful times. My father and myself and my sisters were all born in Willaston. My father was John Thomas Sumner.
This is Hadlow Road, looking towards the village over the old railway line.