Wheatley Hill, Peter Lee Cottages c.1950

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My dad Ronald Peel was born in Wheatley Hill in 1932. He had very happy memories as a child growing up there He sadly passed January 28th 2022 I have done a lot of family research on my dads family since I last posted on this site finding out most of his family history. Only thing I couldn’t find out is how Hannah Robson was connected to our family? My grandmother was Frances E Peel nee Robson grt grandmother ...see more

my mams older brother john stogdale also went to stoke on trent to work at the pit ,I also can remember the name Thompson did they live opposite the cemetery .

my grandparents lived in 32 wordsworth avenue, the names were jim and libby stogdale my mother was their daughter iris she had a older brother john younger sister ellen and younger brother jim.mam was born 1932 sadly passed away,i have many happy memories of visiting my grandparents house in wich my older brother and sister were both born,and many memories of visiting baldersaras sweet shop on the way home.people ...see more

I remember the Queen riding through Wheatly Hill and the flag waving. It was 1960 so I was 4 at the time. I remember trudging through the snow along a main street to go to school - this must have been Wheatley Hill school and I remember the name Mrs Hartnell ?? Perhaps she was my teacher. I also remember sitting in the school hall, I think listening to 'watch with mother"? So many memories have been ...see more