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laurel bank
My mother was born at this house in Dunham Massey in sept 1910.
her uncle who lived also at this house played golf with the earl.
opposite lived quakers
A memory of Dunham Massey contributed by derek robinson
Parrot
Childhood memory, the post office door had an actual brass bell fitted to it, on entering if the post master was in the back their parrot used to scream 'Wipe your feet' followed by 'No stamps today'.
Richard Oxley
A memory of Thelwall contributed by First name Last name
Happy Days
I was known as David Armitage not William I have so many happy memories of Chaigley Mr Goynes was headmaster. I would love to hear from any old boys who remember me especialy Bob Price from Scunthorpe.
A memory of Thelwall contributed by William Armitage
Swimming
I remember the old swimming pool we had back then and I was not allowed to swim because I had a bad ear. We used to sneak in during the long staff meeting sessions. I remember playing on the den site and what a football pitch we had!
A memory of Thelwall contributed by roy meanley
Extracts From Farnworth & Lancashire books
Established on 34
acres of land that had
previously belonged
to the Appleton House
estate, Victoria Park
opened to the
public in 1900.
The gates shown
here were donated
by Widnes Foundry
and actually date
from 1897.
An extract from from"Widnes and Runcorn Photographic Memories".
Not surprisingly this
little cottage has since
been demolished. It was
in Farnworth that the
Farnworth and Appleton
Football Club was formed
in 1873. Two years
afterwards it was renamed
Widnes Football Club and is
now better known as Widnes
Rugby League Football
Club or, to the locals, as ‘the Vikings‘.
An extract from from"Widnes and Runcorn Photographic Memories".
One casualty of the increasing
maturity of the population can be seen
in Wilmslow Opera’s recent problems.
It is extremely difficult for them to
raise a young enough chorus line to
undertake such shows as ‘The Mikado’.
Make-up is not enough to convince an
audience of the youthful innocence of
three little maids when they are played by
a trio of stalwart grandmothers.
An extract from from"Wilmslow & Alderley Edge - A History & Celebration".
St Mary’s Church is an interesting mixture.
The oldest existing part is the 14th century
nave. However, this shows signs of expansion
later, in alterations in the windows in the
clerestory. The south porch is 15th-century,
but there is evidence of it being moved to its
present position when the tower was built
in the early 16th century. This was almost
certainly built by Richard Plat, the mason
who was responsible for Mobberley church
tower, erected at the same time. The chancel
was rebuilt by the Stanleys in the 1850s to
house the tomb of the 1st Lord Stanley, but
it may have replaced an even older 13th-
century structure.
An extract from from"Wilmslow & Alderley Edge - A History & Celebration".
In 1645 old Thomas Wright was ejected
from the living, presumably because of his
known Royalist sympathies and his refusal to
give up using the Anglican Book of Common
Prayer. A Puritan preacher, John Brereton,
probably a relation of the Parliamentary
commander, was put in his place. Apparently
the Puritans demolished the organ, sold the
silver and presented Mr Brereton with a pewter
basin to baptise the congregation. He in his turn
was expelled in 1660, and Thomas Wright came
back, just for one year, as he died in 1661.
An extract from from"Wilmslow & Alderley Edge - A History & Celebration".