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Message: Emoticon Listing HTML Help	[quote]Just a little bit more about Sparrow Row and Jake Eyre FRIDAY 20TH AUGUST 1976 THE LANGLEY MILL STORY Our recent story about the history of Langley Mill continues to revive interest, and one never ceases to wonder at the long and retentive memories of some of our older readers. During the past week we have been interested to receive a long account from an old Langley Mill reader, who wishes to be known by the name of "Millite". It is the story of Langley Mill as he remembered it more than 70 years ago. In an invitation to readers to walk down “Memory Lane” he suggests making a start at the Bailey Brook on the boarders of Langley Mill. He continues that the cottage at the side was the home of Tom Abbott, next to the old Horse and Jockey, tenanted then by the Glazebrooks. The cottages at the side were known as Smith’s Row and belonged to Sir William Smith, and were tenanted by Tom Marriott and the Crosses. Over to the right was Willmotts, Monumental mason’s, whose son Frank was reputed to be able to hold three billiard balls in one of his large hands. Then came Langley Mill C. of E. Boy’s school, the head master being Tom Horsley, with his favorite maxim, “Work never brings weariness for work itself is loved”. Again on the left was Hartleys, the butchers. Passing over to the right again was the police Station, in charge of Supt. Daybell, who could regularly be seen on horseback, and many is the time he would line his men up in Aldreds Lane for inspection. Langley Mill cricket ground brings to mind the four Pynegars who played for the club. Again on the left were the Davis family who were stalwarts of the Baptist Church, and Brindley’s, the coal merchants. Passing Sedgwick Street we had the surgery of Dr Rose, the “Derby House” then tenanted by the Holle family and two families in the next row were the Britts and Devonports. The old cottages at the bottom of the Baptist churchyard was tenanted by the Hawksley family and later become the first Young Men’s Institute. Across the road were the families of Newtons and Lillies, and a row of cottages, occupied by the Marriotts, Neals and Booth families, and past the chapel on the left were Wilsons Cycle shop, who sold the original Langley ware, Mother Beaton’s shop, Albert Carvers, hair-dresses, Thomas Fancourt’s grocery shop and the Erewash Hotel under mine host, Mr. Bell. Just round the corner was the “Old Coffee Tavern,” which became VMT. The surrounding streets later became known as Packmans Puzzle, and in case your readers wonder what Packman was, he was a man who traveled from door to door with his pack of various wares. The puzzle was that when he called for his money he would find the book and money inside the house on the window ledge, with the door locked! The off license and general shop was again in the hands of a Glazebrook, and over the road was the yard of Samuel Towson another mason. The large house lower down was known as Bank House, and occupied by the Wenhams. At the railway station, Mr. Wain was stationmaster, Mr. Shipley in the Signal box, Tom Burrage, was head porter, and there was a Mr. Fogg. Returning over the road, we had the old Langley Mill to Ripley line. The first train to Heanor on Monday morning was known as Sharman’s special, named after Mr. Sharman, a pawnbroker at High Street, Heanor. I must make reference to the South African war memorial, the unveiling of which I can just remember, but the area of which has now fallen into a dilapidated condition, as is the monument. Passing under the railway bridge, we come to Milnhay, where as a boy I used to deliver newspapers. Meeting the 6.0 a.m. train at Eastwood Great Northern station, my first call was at the Anchor Inn, Bailey Grove, on the side of the canal, then over the fields to Milnhay House, the home of Mr. Hardwick Smith, and to Edistone House, home of Mr. Albert Lovatt. I must also mention the cooks, of Milnhay, also Sparrow Row, and the well-known Eyre family, Jake Eyre, a familiar Langley Mill cricket, also the Beswicks, Harry Allen, John Cripps, and the Frosts, who had a large house at the top of Elnor Street. Returning to Station Road, we were soon aware of the Potteries, with their four salt glaze kilns, pouring dense smoke over the nearby houses. Here again, I feel I must mention a few of the well-known names, in the Ashers, Slaters, Pollards, Mortons, Purdys, Hatleys, and Wards, not forgetting the Dunstans, and the sweet shop. Further along the road, we come to Elnor Street and the Infants School, the Mission, better known at the Tabernacle, and the Sunday school, which was in the charge of the late Mr. Robert Marriott. On the further corner was the old Railway Tavern, and mine hosts, the Hendersons, at the side of which stood an old cottage, tenanted by the late Ben Brindley. [/quote]
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Just a little bit more about Sparrow Row and Jake Eyre

FRIDAY 20TH AUGUST 1976
THE LANGLEY MILL STORY
Our recent story about the history of Langley Mill continues to revive interest, and one never ceases to wonder at the long and retentive memories of some of our older readers. During the past week we have been interested to receive a long account from an old Langley Mill reader, who wishes to be known by the name of "Millite". It is the story of Langley Mill as he remembered it more than 70 years ago.

In an invitation to readers to walk down “Memory Lane” he suggests making a start at the Bailey Brook on the boarders of Langley Mill. He continues that the cottage at the side was the home of Tom Abbott, next to the old Horse and Jockey, tenanted then by the Glazebrooks. The cottages at the side were known as Smith’s Row and belonged to Sir William Smith, and were tenanted by Tom Marriott and the Crosses. Over to the right was Willmotts, Monumental mason’s, whose son Frank was reputed to be able to hold three billiard balls in one of his large hands.

Then came Langley Mill C. of E. Boy’s school, the head master being Tom Horsley, with his favorite maxim, “Work never brings weariness for work itself is loved”. Again on the left was Hartleys, the butchers. Passing over to the right again was the police Station, in charge of Supt. Daybell, who could regularly be seen on horseback, and many is the time he would line his men up in Aldreds Lane for inspection.

Langley Mill cricket ground brings to mind the four Pynegars who played for the club. Again on the left were the Davis family who were stalwarts of the Baptist Church, and Brindley’s, the coal merchants. Passing Sedgwick Street we had the surgery of Dr Rose, the “Derby House” then tenanted by the Holle family and two families in the next row were the Britts and Devonports. The old cottages at the bottom of the Baptist churchyard was tenanted by the Hawksley family and later become the first Young Men’s Institute.
Across the road were the families of Newtons and Lillies, and a row of cottages, occupied by the Marriotts, Neals and Booth families, and past the chapel on the left were Wilsons Cycle shop, who sold the original Langley ware, Mother Beaton’s shop, Albert Carvers, hair-dresses, Thomas Fancourt’s grocery shop and the Erewash Hotel under mine host, Mr. Bell.

Just round the corner was the “Old Coffee Tavern,” which became VMT. The surrounding streets later became known as Packmans Puzzle, and in case your readers wonder what Packman was, he was a man who traveled from door to door with his pack of various wares. The puzzle was that when he called for his money he would find the book and money inside the house on the window ledge, with the door locked!

The off license and general shop was again in the hands of a Glazebrook, and over the road was the yard of Samuel Towson another mason. The large house lower down was known as Bank House, and occupied by the Wenhams. At the railway station, Mr. Wain was stationmaster, Mr. Shipley in the Signal box, Tom Burrage, was head porter, and there was a Mr. Fogg. Returning over the road, we had the old Langley Mill to Ripley line. The first train to Heanor on Monday morning was known as Sharman’s special, named after Mr. Sharman, a pawnbroker at High Street, Heanor.

I must make reference to the South African war memorial, the unveiling of which I can just remember, but the area of which has now fallen into a dilapidated condition, as is the monument. Passing under the railway bridge, we come to Milnhay, where as a boy I used to deliver newspapers. Meeting the 6.0 a.m. train at Eastwood Great Northern station, my first call was at the Anchor Inn, Bailey Grove, on the side of the canal, then over the fields to Milnhay House, the home of Mr. Hardwick Smith, and to Edistone House, home of Mr. Albert Lovatt.

I must also mention the cooks, of Milnhay, also Sparrow Row, and the well-known Eyre family, Jake Eyre, a familiar Langley Mill cricket, also the Beswicks, Harry Allen, John Cripps, and the Frosts, who had a large house at the top of Elnor Street.

Returning to Station Road, we were soon aware of the Potteries, with their four salt glaze kilns, pouring dense smoke over the nearby houses. Here again, I feel I must mention a few of the well-known names, in the Ashers, Slaters, Pollards, Mortons, Purdys, Hatleys, and Wards, not forgetting the Dunstans, and the sweet shop. Further along the road, we come to Elnor Street and the Infants School, the Mission, better known at the Tabernacle, and the Sunday school, which was in the charge of the late Mr. Robert Marriott. On the further corner was the old Railway Tavern, and mine hosts, the Hendersons, at the side of which stood an old cottage, tenanted by the late Ben Brindley.

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