Shaw, Chamber Road c.1950
Photo ref: S747006X
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A Selection of Memories from Shaw

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The two houses shown here are 100 (Holmes family and 102 (Russell family. I lived at 106 (Evans). I have the picture in my old family album
hi diane i too lived around duchess street & began my working life at 87 duchess st the butchers & greengrocers owned by geof n kath garlick around 1974ish i also remember we would go digging for antique bottles at the back of the shop,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,HAPPY DAYS
I think to reminisce is great. At 76, I find myself doing this quite often and am drawn back to Shaw, and to High Crompton, where I was born. The house I was born in on Rochdale Road, near the Bull's Head Pub, is still standing. Just like cars, houses were built out of solid materials in those days!. Later on, when I was 11, we moved into Shaw, but went to Crompton House School. I do have very happy ...see more
I grew up in chadderton born in 1945 mellow street then moves to Leslie ave bus driver with Oldham Corp then to Canada played drums in a oldham band in the 60s toured with the Hollies Kinks Moody Blues as a back up group they where The Deltas trying to find Bob Higgins our bass player plus looking for a EP we made also played with D&TheDa,s played in the Bulls Head in Oldham looking for ...see more