Nostalgic memories of Market Drayton's local history
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Displaying Memories 1 - 10 of 44 in total
This once sleepy hamlet was first home to me,
a better place for childhood there could not be.
Little Drayton church and it`s `olde` Sunday school.
fishing excursions with Uncle to Buntingsdale pool,
Dalelands West; lucky dipbags, Reardon`s supplies,
Monday morning washdays, roller skates, blue skies.
With my `Dan Dare interplanetary telecommunications set,
boyhood dreams of space missions ...see more
My father, William Tom Stallard, was manager here 1946 to 1958.He was previously manager at the Btooklands Hotel, Sale, Manchester 1937 (?) to 1941.~ The youngest in the company.
He married in 1938.
He enlisted in the RASC as a Captain in 1941.
I am his eldest son, born 1941.
The family managed various hotels when their managers were on holiday.
i.e.'The Swan' at Leighton Buzzard. The Fox ...see more
1964 - Mortimer Road, Buntingsdale Park, Market Drayton.
I lived briefly in Mortimer Road as a toddler with my parents and older brother. My father was a Flight Lieutenant stationed at RAF Tern Hill from sometime between late 1962 or 1963. On March 25th, 1964, he was instructing a trainee helicopter pilot. One of the helicopter's rotor blades failed and it crashed to the ground killing my ...see more
My father worked in the officers mess at Buntingsdale and every Christmas they used to hold a Christmas party for the workers children..They were great parties and I have good memories of Buntingsdale lake and woods as I used to go from Dalelands West and go fishing in the lake.. they were good days .
My great grandfather, Edwin Croome, worked at the Hall from 1905 until he retired and lived at The Buntingsdale Lodge. He had several jobs; carriage driver valet (RAF) and laterley as a gardner. My grandfather Thomas Croome was born at the Lodge.
I lived at Betton Hall from 1940 - 1943, with my three brothers. As wartime evacuees from Manchester, we lived with the Crompton family who had three sons in the RAF; two were killed and the surviving son, who was a Lancaster bomber pilot, flew 60 missions.
We rafted on the lake in the summer when we spent long lazy hours fishing. It was idyllic, and in the winter when it froze to a ...see more
A trip to Market Drayton swimming pool was a massive treat for me and my cousins. We loved the feeling of the sun on our backs whilst we swam and the wonderful rural surroundings, with the church clock chiming on the hour.
Mum used to pack a picnic and we would get hot tea or ice cream from the green tea hut. As the day drew to a close we never wanted to leave.
To this day I still love to swim ...see more
My grandfather, John Green, lived in Market Drayton and was a conjuror, entertainer, guitarist, ventriloquist and artist. My grandmother was Annie Caroline Green and they had 7 children. Does anyone have any memories of the family.
The Miss Georges were relatives of my husband, Allen George. We believe they died in the 1970's when they were in their eighties. Allen remembers them in the 1950's, they lived in the cottages, St Mary's Cottage and St Martha's Cottage on Great Hales Street. He remembers there were bill boards at the Railway Station, by the cinema and on Phoenix Bank where the Ladies used to stick their ...see more
This swimming pool was a major part of my life. As a child of the sixties, the main event was queueing for your "Contract" for 5 shillings for the season and trying to get number 1!!!! Loved the slide, fountain, paddling pool and diving boards. We used to swim underneath people floating on airbeds and let the air out!!!! For many years I was an instructor for the swimming club and became known as the ...see more