Nostalgic memories of Widnes's local history
Share your own memories of Widnes and read what others have said
For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our web site to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was when the photographs in our archive were taken. From brief one-liners explaining a little bit more about the image depicted, to great, in-depth accounts of a childhood when things were rather different than today (and everything inbetween!). We've had many contributors recognising themselves or loved ones in our photographs.
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Displaying Memories 11 - 20 of 47 in total
I was born in major cross st in 1947,then in1953 lived in Smith rd and stated at st Maries .
I would like to see any photos from that time at st Maries i did have some but now long gone.
This was where I was born in 1953 I lived there in a two bed terrace with my mum and dad 5 sisters and 1 brother also my nan and grandad we stayed there till my dad won the pool's in 1960 50.000 pounds I went to simms cross school and then Kingsway secondary I had then moved to Milton road I left school in 1968 and started working at the babylining for£4.11 a week after a. Year I got £5.01 at 17 I started at the sugar factory on shift work for. Just under £10 a week
born in 1940, and fond memories of schooldays at ditton primary ,in Liverpool road before moving on to simms cross, teachers were Miss Hartles Mr jones Eric Williams, Ankers Sammy Butterworth ,and not forgetting the formidable Dick Barton headmaster Then moved on to Fairfield secondry, teachers I remember Jimmy Wendt., Yozzer Hughes, and head, the one and only Cog Roberts Worked at ICI The Widnes weekly ...see more
I do not have a memory to share, but hoping you may share some with me. I am researching my family tree and I had a lot of family members from Widnes.
My grandfather Timothy Mitchell - born Galway, Ireland 1866
In 1881 he lived on Back Lane, Cuerdley, with his brothers Thomas and John. The were all Farm Labourers.
In 1891, he was married to Ellen Brown from Widnes and lived on Walmsley St, Widnes. He was a ...see more
I was born at the maternity home high field road 1939
Lived in Elliott Street
As children we used to go up to
Pex Hill anyone remember that
I used to ride across the river with my Dad on the transporter and was scared it would drop in, but Dad said don't worry there is cork underneath it will float
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JoanDownes(nee Carr)
I was born in 1958 and lived in the flats in Bancroft Road. From around 1963 to 1966 I went to Warrington Road Infants School . I remember it as being a big dark gothic looking place that even then seemed hundreds of years old . Does anyone else have any memories or pictures ? The headmistress of the infants was called Mrs Roberts I think , she was very tall ( I was only five though ! ) and always wore a blue smock that seemed very shiny . My name is Kevin Bradley.
I was born in widnes in 1949, my dad taught at St Maries so we all went there to school. My best friend for a long time was Valerie Casey, she lived on Bancroft Rd and we spent a lot of time playing on the 'bongs'!
Val seems to have disappeared from sight, no one at the Friends reunited knows where she is, we were in touch through Broughton Hall til we both left then I think she went to Manchester ...see more
Practising for the Town Sports on the front lawn of school, I was 'doing javelin' My class-mate Ardrie Van der Wall (Dutch) was 'doing discus'
I threw my javelin, and went to retrieve it, whilst Ardrie prepared to throw her discus.
I tood up straight to pull my javelin out of the turf, as Ardrie let her discus fly....straight and true into the back of my head!
The next I knew, I was ...see more
I too was dragged to Widnes Swimming Baths once a week when I attended Wade Deacon Grammar School, accompanied by Miss Lewis, a tiny, wiry lady in her grey skirted shorts, white tee shirt and a whistle permanently hanging around her neck on a blue tape.
To my shame I was, and still am terrified of water, and a non-swimmer. Miss Lewis pushed me into the deep end and kept bashing my fingers with her stick whenever I reached ...see more
