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| RMMee Moderator Quote | Reply | This message was updated on 5/26/2008 12:04:11 PM by RMMee | Forgotten Place Names posted on: 5/26/2008 12:03:11 PM I've had an enquiry which has left me a bit puzzled. Can anyone help? "My granddad's family I think are from Aldecar. My mum lived at Tinsley Rd, New Eastwood, and we used to go to a place every day in the summer called "The Gudgen". It was a narrow deep trail of fast water and we loved it. I am sure I can also remember a lock there. Recently I tried to visit Tinsley Rd, but its all blocked off. Could you kindly tell me if The Gudgen is still there and how can I get to it? I'm also trying to find out where 11 Mansons Fields, Langley Mill, was. It's where my grandmas family the Oxleys used to live." I'm afraid I've never heard of The Gudgen or Mansons Fields. |
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stanley
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replied on: 5/26/2008 11:51:59 PM I think you mean the gudgeon hole against the canal near new eastwood.The gudgeon is a small type of fish/ |
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stanley
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replied on: 5/27/2008 12:02:41 AM Mansons fields was on the way to the canal from church street |
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RMMee
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replied on: 5/27/2008 12:15:05 AM Stanley I thought it might be Gudgeon rather than Gudgen. But tell me more - what was the "gudgeon hole against the canal" - was this part of the river or part of the canal? Was t a particularly good place for catching gudgeon? And (if you know) is it still there? |
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Peter Chamberlain
Researcher Quote | Reply | This message was updated on 5/27/2008 8:07:38 AM by Peter Chamberlain |
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replied on: 5/27/2008 7:54:40 AM The Purpose of the Gudgeon Hole was to remove the water from the higher level and with the use of Sluice Gates fill the lower level to lift the Barge I recall the one at New Eastwood you could walk over the Co-op fields to it from Milnhay Road.Think Gudgeon was a local name for it. Search for "Canal Locks how do they operate" Hi Stan hope your ok Peter |
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replied on: 5/27/2008 12:58:53 PM Robert.my wife lily remembers the houses on mansons fields they were below chambers farm,she thinks there was a small front room shop there at one time |
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stanley
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replied on: 5/27/2008 2:51:41 PM Peter still going strong.we celebrated our golden wedding last june,I think the kids in new eastwood used the gudgeon hole for swimming |
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stanley
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replied on: 5/27/2008 3:03:35 PM PETER.shows iam getting old it was our diamond wedding |
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replied on: 5/27/2008 4:27:39 PM Lily thank you for your message.What do you remember?my grandma was edith oxley from mansons fields ,she was born 1907.she had 2 brothers edgar and albert,2 sisters olive and emma who died in 1910 age 6. i remember my grandma saying she used to go to mevils shop with a farthing.is that the shop you mean?do you remember mrs.chambers and jonny from the farm.look forward to your reply. vicky. |
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replied on: 5/28/2008 7:29:14 AM Vicky I knew mrs.chambers and johnny i used to deliver milk there and on to bridge terrace.Lily had to jog my memory of mansons fields im not as young as i used to be so the names dont ring any bells |
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