Moore, The Canal Bridge c.1955
Photo ref:
M240008
Photo ref:
M240008
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A Moore resident keeps a look out for a rare commercial barge making its leisurely way along the Bridgewater Canal. Since this tranquil image was captured by Frith, only pleasure boats ply the canal and tie at up Moore to stock up at the village shop.
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A Selection of Memories from Moore
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 Moore
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i was born and brought up in Moore this is a picture of the old post office that was run by my aunt and uncle Jim and Josie Woods ,the little boy is there son Maurice who is my cousin Margaret Evans is with the dog and i believe the other little girl is Linda Callon , my grandmother lived three doors down from the post office where my aunty still lives I have lots of memories of a charmed childhood My maiden ...see more
I recently discovered during the 1911 census; my grandmother, Elizabeth Lennon Wear, was living & working at the Post Office in Moore. She was twenty three & was a postal telegraph clerk.
Elizabeth had travelled from Liverpool to take up this position but by 1914 she had returned to Liverpool & had married. I could not help but think what a lovely area for her to have lived in, even for such a short time, after being born & brought up in a very suburban area.
I spent many an evening waiting outside this building . I came to live in Moore in 1970 and by that time the new school on Runcorn Rd had opened. The old school in the photo was bought by Moore Scouts. My son Toby went to both Cubs and Scouts here . I walked out of here very proudly one evening after my son had recieved his Chief Scouts award!! Happy Days.
Ah the memories this invokes in me! We used to come here every week for hay and straw for our goats. Jean and Fred lived here with their two sons. They were really lovely people.
One day we went as usual and Fred told me there was a compulsory purchase order on the farm and all the land surrounding it. I remember being absolutely devastated that all that wonderfull farmland was going to disappear to make way for ...see more
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