Wollaston, High Park Avenue c.1955
Photo ref:
W239004
Photo ref:
W239004
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Just 100 years ago Wollaston was a rural community. That began to change in the first half of the 20th century, but it was only after 1950 that the real housing boom began, resulting in massive residential estates. High Park Avenue and High Park Estate are named after the farm they supplanted, previously one of the largest in the district.
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A Selection of Memories from Wollaston
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 Wollaston
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My name George Conquest, I lived at 12a King Street before it was rebuilt. I used to play in Mary Stephens Park, and the swan pool, the 'rec', and the sand pit at the top of King Street where C&V coaches were based. I went to Wollaston school then on to Brook Street (now Woodlands). I have revisited the home town and it has changed beyond all recollection, nothing like the old Wollaston where I grew up.
Lovely to find a photo of the road in which I lived as a young boy. I lived at the Fruit and Vegetable shop (owned by my Uncle Norman Evans) which stood on the corner of Cobden Street and Bridgnorth Road. It can be seen about halfway along the right-hand side of the photo titled Wollaston, Bridgnorth Road 1968. Cobden Street is the turning on the right. I remember opposite Cobden Street ...see more
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