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Evocative smells.
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From absolutely nowhere, this morning, I a smell came to me that took me right back to the pet shop just down from "Coopers" - was it called "Lally's"? I think it probably sold gardening bits and pieces as well as pet food - I know we used to get long canes there, to use as fishing rods up at the Rake Ends ponds...
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Mrs Wilsons chippie,little Neston
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I still reckon they were the best chips i ever had when i used to go there if i was at my grandads on bull hill in the seventies.Sometimes i used to take over newspapers that they wrapped the chips in and mrs wilson would give me a greaseproof bag with all the bits of batter out of the fryer in
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Help dating this picture
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This picture was taken looking up the high street towards the cross but i haven't got a date on it if anyone can help,thanks
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Old School on Bushell Road, Little Neston
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http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ARed_brick_building_on_Bushell_Road%2C_Neston_(3).JPG Found this photo on Google, absolutely love it! In approximately 1961 I remember going there as a child, there was a partition which divided the inside into two classrooms. There used to...
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The Cottage hospital Little Neston
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This hospital was on the left hand side of the green in Little Neston as you looked up Lees lane,it was knocked down in the 1960's which i think was architectural vandalism
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ness holt school
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Anyone any photos of this old school. I was there from 1960. Have googled but no photos. Have lovely memories, and still remember my first day at school!
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New Neston history site
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A great new site with many interesting stories and pictures, worth a browse http://www.nestonpast.com/
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Willow tree?
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is that willow tree, still on that path in little neston's park, there was gardens on each side of it, the tree was huge when i was a child. also that path towards the old school, has it now trees on either side. i receive the neston news email, however the pictures do not have any text indicating were t...
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Ladies Club Thursday 4th June
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Don't forget its the 201st Ladies Club day in Neston on Thursday, there will be a parade at 2.30 through the centre of Neston and the centre is closed of until 6pm with street entertainment going on, the fair is there as well, a great day out for all the family
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Brickworks opposite the bottom of Bull Hill Little Neston
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This is a postcard looking along Burton road with Bull hill on the right were the children are standing and the chimney on the left is the brickworks that used to be at the top of what is now called Marshlands road
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Bottom of Lees lane Little Neston
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This is from the early 1900's taken on the edge of the green in front of the Royal oak pub, you can still see the thatched cottages that used to be there
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laundry?
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I remember, it would be the early to mid 1960's a derelict laundry there were lots of sinks. I don't remember much of a roof on it. It was somewhere in neston. Any insight would be appreciated. Thank you
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Neston ladies club bi-centenary Thursday the 5th of June
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On the 5th of June it will be the 200th year of the Neston female society ladies club day.There will be the usual procession through the centre of town and the fairground in the car park but there will be all sorts of entertainment going on in the town centre.If you are not doing anything on that day it will...
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Ladies club next week Thursday 5th June 2014
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Dont miss it because its going to be a great day.I've put a link below to a local website where there is lots of info on it.A must for old yousers from Neston http://www.aboutmyarea.co.uk/Cheshire/Neston/CH64
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Pubs and shops in neston c1905-20
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Shown are the Greenland Fisheries Hotel c1920,the Shrewsbury Arms c1905,parkgate road in neston looking towards the cross c1906,J McDonnel jewellers parkgate road c1920 and my favourite the thatched Royal Oak in Little Neston c1890.The oak burned down not long after this was taken and was rebui...
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New Neston pictorial website
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Heres a new website set out like a tour with old photos.Does Neston,Parkgate & Raby etc http://monologues.co.uk/Neston/
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Anyone any photos of this old school. I was there from 1960. Have googled but no photos. Have lovely memories, and still remember my first day at school!
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memories
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I lived in little neston from 1959 or 1960 till I was 12 years old in 1968. Lived at 41 bendee road. Went to ness holt school then another school with just two classes in, sort of on the way to the park. Then went to the school near neston and went onto secondary school in neston, left in 1968. Always will r...
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Centre of Neston c1890
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This is the centre of Neston c1890 the White Horse pub still has a thatched roof and the well wheel is still there in the centre
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Antique shop at the bottom of Neston
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The two pictures show the antique shop at the bottom of Neston about 1980.The second photo shows what was there in 1880
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Neston-Parkgate memories
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I've put a link to a new group on facebook that has a lot of great old photo's from Neston and Parkgate http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/neston.parkgate
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Ladies Walk Thursday 7th June
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Its ladies club walk day on thursday 7th of june this year,the fair will be there and this year the cross is closed of to traffic in the afternoon to allow street entertainment to take place.I've attached a picture of what it looked like a century ago
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Albert Jellicoe or descendants
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Whilst walking to Mold from Flint 30 years or so ago, I found a medal in the gutter at the side of the road. Have kept it all these years - dont know why - and maybe its time to see it it can be returned to someone who may want it back? It has "The Great War For Civilisation 1914-1919" on the back. Arou...
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Reminder of Neston Ladies club day(3rd of june)
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I have written a piece about this before and this note is just a reminder that the 196th ladies day walk will take place on the 3rd june (thursday).The procession starts at 2pm ish outside the Malt Shovel pub and winds its way down to st marys and st helens church.There is a fair for the kids which this year...
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Burton Road
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The priory boys school,leighton road,neston
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This is one of my oldest pictures of the priory boys school on leighton road in neston.The photo was taken from the top of mill lane,the building no longer exists and is now the site of the priory road cul de sac and to the right is where the telephone exchange was built about 1926.To the left of the photog...
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Ladies club day in Neston
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On the first thursday in june since 1814 (bar the war years) the neston female friendly society has had a procession down through Neston to the church.I think it is the only female friendly society still going in the uk.The thursday and friday are booked off every year in my diary,the thursday to get dr...
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1911 coronation day in Neston
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King George the V coronation celebrations in Neston (any excuse for a party )
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