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Comments from around the World : cont'd
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(18 April 2006) : June Frost (nee Kay) writes from Lytham St Annes
I have just discovered the Memories of Little Hulton site. My name was originally Kay and the James Kay who owned the 'chara's' was my Great Grandfather. The names of them were 'Lady Peggy and Peggy's Mate'. I have a picture of Peggy's Mate with my Uncle Jim driving it but I am now more interested in the one shown of Lady Peggy because I am 99% certain the driver is my father William Thomas Kay and I don't ever remember seeing this photo. I would love a copy to place in my family history photo book. Please can you put me in touch with whoever owns the same. I now live in Lytham St. Annes but I lived in Hilton Street, Little Hulton from 1936 to 1966 and attended St. Paul's (Peel) Church and the infant and junior schools as did my father before me. Looking forward to hearing from you
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(5 Feb 2006) : Philip Crompton writes from Blackburn :
I attended Hilton Lane County Primary on Madams Wood Road during the early 1960's before moving to Joseph Eastham Secondary Modern in 1966. Shortly after leaving school and starting work i moved to Kearsley (then Bury & Blackburn where i now live) but never really came back.I lived at the lower end of Hilton Lane just past the railway bridge/farm from birth (1955) until 1972.
Your picture of the "new" precinct at Little Hulton on the web site has brought back memories. I had forgotten about the cafe within the building as you came in to the precinct from the main road.
My earliest memory was my parents calling at the precinct shops on our way back from visiting relatives in Farnworth. As a treat we used to go to the pet shop to look at the owners caged monkey which was quite a rarity. I seem to recall that it was stolen for a period at one point but was later returned to the shop.
I also remember builders constructing the old peoples bungalows opposite Hilton Lane Primary when i first started at the school. Also we used to raise money for a swimming pool which was constructed within the school and opened the year after i left. Teachers names from Hilton Lane in the 1960's that i can recall are Mr.Hough (Headmaster), Mr.Fifer and Mr.Grace.
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(11 Jan 06) : Clive Hilton writes from London
I am afraid I have no memories of Little Hulton as my family, which had lived in Little Hulton, Tyldesley or Farnworth from at least the late 1700’s, moved south to London when I was less than a year old (1955).
My father Thomas Hilton was born in Little Hulton in November 1912 and attended Farnworth Grammar School before joining what was then the Union Bank of Manchester (subsequently through takeover Barclays Bank). I still have the school cap, with its FGS enamel badge, that he wore when he started at school in 1922 or 1923. My Fathers sister Marie married a Scottish dentist during WW2 and went to live in Largs in Ayrshire.
Sadly my Father died in 1990 after 12 months of cancer treatment.
My Grandfather Alfred Hilton was born at Gillibrand’s Farm on Moseley Common which had been lived in by his Grandfather and possibly other ancestors as well. Alfred Hilton was a Draper with a shop in Bradshawgate, Bolton and possibly others as well.
I think the concept of your site is brilliant and hope that it goes from strength to strength; I have no pictures of the place where I was born and my ancestors lived their lives because of the numerous house moves during the 1960’s 70’s and 80’s so it is very interesting to see Little Hulton on your website.
If anyone reading this remembers my family in the area – ending in Broadway, Walkden or knows anything about the shop I would be grateful if they could share their recollections with me.
Good luck and I wish I could add something to the memories rather than just enjoying the pictures.
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(6 Dec 05) : Ted Makin writes from New Zealand
Hi Maggie ~ We moved to L/H around 1968 as part of the Salford overspill move, to a near new council house in Thornfield Cres at the top end of Captainfold. My first school was St Josephs until we moved to Carrfield Ave, I then went to Our Lady and the Lancashire Martyrs (The picture is one of me at Lancashire Martyrs - I’m 7th from the left in the back row) I think this picture was taken around 74 or 75) After juniors I went to St Georges in Walkden.
All my childhood memories revolved around L/H. Your website shows Madams Wood and as a child I spent many hours playing in the woods and building swings etc. Many kids of my age will remember the "Slackies" which are the large mountains of old slag from the pits behind the old Lucozade factory, again many hours were spent exploring and playing there.
After leaving school I joined the RAF and spent 7 great years in Norfolk, North and South Wales and Oxford. I then worked for BAe in Saudi Arabia for 6 years and met my wife who is a "Kiwi". I now have three lovely children and enjoy New Zealand immensely. I recently returned to L/H after a gap of 7 years to see my parents who still live in Carrfeild Ave. Not much has altered except the shops have all but closed down - no more launderette, butchers, or newsagents and the flats behind are now sadly a burnt out shell.
I will always think of L/H as my home but I’m glad I have had the chance to travel and live in some amazing places. Regards from the land of the long white cloud.
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(12 Oct 05) : Louise Jackson writes from Queensland, Australia
We moved to Little Hulton in 1959, I was seven and we had been "relocated" from Salford. We lived at 85 Seddon Street, which was the last house on the street, and I think we had the biggest garden!! The houses were all new and considered at the time quite "posh".
I loved it, when the street filled up we had loads of children to play with and did we play! It was perfectly safe as we all stuck together. I remember that some families didn't lock their doors, there was no need to, we all knew each other.
Everybody seemed to go to St Joseph's RC School on Old Lane and then after school we went into the fields surrounding it looking for tadpoles ~ that was until the "new" estate was built and spoiled our fun! Peel park, frozen jubilees in the summer, bikes, friend and good neighbours, those are my best memories.
I will keep reading the website as I would love to hear everybody else’s memories.
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