Nostalgic memories of Yew Tree's local history

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For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our web site to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was when the photographs in our archive were taken. From brief one-liners explaining a little bit more about the image depicted, to great, in-depth accounts of a childhood when things were rather different than today (and everything inbetween!). We've had many contributors recognising themselves or loved ones in our photographs.

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My parents had a shop on Maple Drive called Yew Tree Hardware Company. It was no. 24 Maple Drive. When I was a child 'Bentons' was next door. The row of shops had a tobacco/newsagent, (Hobbs) then a green grocer the other side which was Bentons, then a butchers, Daniels, and Gillards had a grocery shop. My Dad, Sid Pymm, managed the ground floor. He sold paraffin, coal and 'proper' hardware- screws, ...see more
I was born in lilac avenue in Feb 1962, we moved around the corner to cherry tree avenue when i was about 2, i attended yew tree infant & junior school before going to manor high school when i was 11, had many fond memories of yte, playing on common, catching stickbacks in cut & vimto & crisps @ Tiger pub, although then we had to stay in car park, maple drive shops Pyms hardwear shop, Daniels ...see more
I went to Fir Tree School in 1970 and remember lots of teachers, Miss Mitton, Miss Pickerill, and then at the junior school Mr McKenzie was headmaster, but the best teacher was Mr Middleton. I remember Red Wood Road shops starting with the Co-Op, Stan's chip shop, butchers, wine shop, wool shop, pet shop, Mapp's grocers, Robinson's, Forbuoys newsagents, Stoke's shoe shop, hairdressers, chemist and mad Dave the barber who I think is still there!