jalowe
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Shops in Langley Mill
replied on: 10/24/2004 7:54:53 PM
I was born in November 1942 at what was then, and 11 Cromford Road, a greengrocers managed by my grandfather Walter Whitworth and wife Emily. Lionel Botthamley was an assistant there. My mother Bessie and Aunt Grace also lived at No. 11 (my Father was away in the Army), and worked at the hairdressers No 12, next door on the corner of Bridge Steet. The two properties had been made into one dwelling internally. I left Langley Mill in 1946 aged 3 and a half, but I can remember quite a bit. I have old pictures of the shops, and a newspaper article, if anyone is interested. (Also some photos taken about 1973). The co-op was later built on the site, and the road was renumbered. Blacksmith Pearson's daughter Fanny Foden remained in contact with my parent(s) until 2001 when my Father passed away.
Regards, J. Alan Lowe
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