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Alton, the Ideal Cafe, Lower Village c1955
Alton, the Ideal Cafe, Lower Village c1955 Ref: A285008
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Year: 2007
Better Late Than Never. A memory of Tean, Staffordshire I met my wife Dorothy in Northampton. She came from Cheadle. Incidentally I was born at Ryton-on-Tyne. One day Dorothy asked me if I would like to move to Cheadle so I got a map out and what caught my eye was a place called Upper Tean which was about 3 mile from Cheadle. Within 4 weeks we were living in Upper Tean and it's a beautiful place to live in. From the kitchen window to the horizon one can see many woods, old-fashioned stone walls and hedges. At this moment in the distance there is a farmer at work in the field. Actually I like a game of chess, but moving to Upper Tean was the best move I ever made. Last edited: 20/06/2008 16:20 by James Atkinson |
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Park Hill Farm, Stramshall Parish A memory of Stramshall, Staffordshire My grandfather was enlightened in many ways. He permitted the children from the western side of the town, to bathe and swim, at The Pipe, boundary with campbells, The Basin, near to stramshall footpath, subject to no litter, and interference with animals. This was permitted long after his death by my family, until 1972, when the farm was sold, due to the deaths of my aunts. Posted: 29/04/2008 17:33 by John Mellor |
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Growing Up With All My Relatives Living In Stramshall Parish A memory of Stramshall, Staffordshire I was born in 1928, to John James and Olive Mellor, my grandfather was Percival Jackson Mellor, my grandmother Mary Ellen Mellor. They built with help Park Hill Farm, New Road, Uttoxeter, paying tithes to Stramshall Parish. All the family went to Stramshall Church, all my parents, uncles, and grandparents are buried in Stramshall Church. The first Vicar I remember was the Rev Charlon, an Anglican churchman of the old school. My great uncle, Thomas, lives with his wife Selina at Hill top Farm(Cottages). I spent my youth between the two farms and the surrounding fields. With the River Tean running between, it was an exciting place to grow up. Last edited: 21/04/2008 09:58 by John Mellor |
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 Uttoxeter, High Street c1955 (ref: U29005) |
Year: 1960
Uttoxeter, Stone Road A memory of Uttoxeter, Staffordshire Has anyone got a photograph of Stone Road before the flats were built in the 1970s? My grandmother Mrs Elizabeth Foster lived at 21 Stone Road from about 1910 until they were demolished in the late 1970s and she watched them being demolished from a flat across the road. She was a widow from 1918 when her husband Thomas died as a result of the First Wordl War. I remember Highland cattle at the top of the road (where the swimming pool is now), and the stonemasons and Morin's on the corner (ice cream!). I remember Mr and Mrs Challinor who lived next door. Lovely terraced houses, no bathrooms, outside toilet, 2 rooms downstairs and 3 bedrooms upstairs. At one time Gran had 4 step-children and 5 children in that house. Last edited: 08/12/2008 11:16 |
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Uttoxeter, High Street c1955 (ref: U29005) |
Pitts Place Garage A memory of Uttoxeter, Staffordshire The gap between Woolworth's and the next building was known as Pitts Place where Bert Mellor (my grandfather) ran a garage workshop where he maintained the vans for Devilles, the butchers, and the Uttoxeter racecource ambulance, which was an old WWII canvas sided vehicle. Posted: 03/12/2006 10:23 by Alan Vosper |
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