Milford, Sherbrook Valley c.1955
Photo ref:
M293007
Photo ref:
M293007
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In 1698 the traveller Celia Fiennes noted that there was a considerable industry of cutting and burning the bracken on Cannock Chase. This provided ashes which were made into balls to be used for washing and scouring, many of which were sent to London for use there.
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A Selection of Memories from Milford
For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Milford
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I was born in Milford in 1945 and lived at Stafford Lodge, Milford until in my early twenties. My maiden name was Susan Evans. The lodge was, and still is, the entrance to Shugborough Hall. My childhood was a very happy one as I was able to play in the woods and grounds surrounding the Hall.
My mother was Eva Evans, nee Mould, and my father was Harold Evans. I used to play with Mavis Douglas ...see more
I was born in Stafford to parents who settled there after the war and came from Aberdeen and Newcastle-up-on-Tyne. My family often went to Milford and flew kites that we made or just explored and played hide and seek with each other, with an ice cream from the shop across the road. We emigrated to Australia in 1958.
I was evacuated to Milford in 1942 and lived with my parents at a bungalow called KENCOT. Father was a teacher at Stafford secondary school.
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