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 Davenham, the Village c1965 (ref: D152019) |
Year: 1965
The off licence
The old meeting place, sitting on the wall after youth club in the church hall, or on any other occasion. Birt Price, the shop where you could buy almost anything from a child's bycicle to tools and hardware. Last edited: 28/01/2007 19:58 by Peter Herreaman |
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 Davenham, War Memorial and School c1955 (ref: D152001) |
Year: 1953
A hot summers day.
My name is Paul.D.Dean. I am the little boy in the photograph. I was eight years old at the time. The year was 1953, Coronation year. It was a hot day in the school summer holidays. My house can be seen in the background to the left of the School. My mother had sent me to take down passing car numbers to keep me occupied and out of her way while she did her housework. No sense of danger in 1953. Little car traffic passed through the village in 1953 mostly cycles of I.C.I. workers going to work and home after work. I was sitting on the other side of the memorial (London Road) and when the photographer arrived he moved me to the place in the photograph I suppose to add interest. My father was the Headmaster of the Primary school. As regards the caption, I was not playing truant as is said in the caption, my father being the Headmaster would have severely punished me if I had played truant. My mother bought a dozen cards from Frank Moore the newsagent. I still have six. The photo is a a later copy of the original. I do have a copy taken 1910 without the war memorial from the same vantage point. It is a memory of a quiet village and happy childhood when one could roam free without fear. Last edited: 10/01/2007 16:00 by Paul Dean |
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Davenham, War Memorial and School c1955 (ref: D152001) |
Year: 1945
my first school
This photo shows my first school where I went from 1945. My father worked in the bakery, which was also a grocers shop. Last edited: 17/08/2006 16:12 by Keith Williams |
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