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Brown/Billingham - Gladstone Street Langley Mill replied on: 11/10/2004 11:07:41 PM I lived on Bank St Langley Mill from 1940's to late 60's-my parents lived there longer and my grandparents lived there from 1921-when they moved from 9 Gladstone St. Description of the Street-Cromford Road is one of the main roads thro L Mill-shops and then Smiths Flour Mill-just after this are four streets-Queen St, Gladstone St, Campbell St and Argyle St-running across the top of them (parallell to Cromford Road) is Bank Street-behind Bank St is a recreation ground(locally "the rec").From abt 1910-21 my grandparents lived 9 Gladstone St-the top house leading onto the corner of Bank St-I remember a few people who lived there from 40's to 70's-no 3 or 5 were the James family-father was welsh-had 2 daughters and one son-they were in Salvation Army-Mrs James used to sell underwear on heanor market-next door was Lily? (who lived with her elderly mother) she never married and worked at Aristoc(local hosiery factory)-across the road were the Blood family-2 families living next door to each other then there were the Truebloods who had 2 sons(and relatives on Bank St) -i know other families-I'll just have to think for a while! At the Cromford Rd end of Gladstone St was Frank Sisson and son -Builders-his works went thro to Argyle St-then at the bottom of the Street was the Central Methodist Chapel(which most of the children in that St attended)-the superintendant in the 50's was Mr Teagle(from Campbell St)-now the chapel is a light fitting warehouse!!. The houses were terraced and 2 families would share one garden ("yard")-they had a very small front garden-but never used the front door -always back door-accessible via a covered passageway("entry")The houses were 3 bedroomed, small living room and a "best room"(parlour)-the back door led into a small one storey kitchen-joined on to this was the coalhouse and the outside toilet. Most houses had a tin bath hung on the outside wall which would be brought inside on Fridays for "bath night"-the water was heated in a "copper" in the kichen-there was also a "pantry" or larder which was converted into a bathroom as the houses were modernised! It really was a great community to grow up in-everyone knew each other. Opposite the chapel was the corner shop (Owned by the Smith family -run in 50's -Mabel Smith ran it)which sold groceries, knitting wool-but best of all sweets!!!-What years did your gran live there? Would she be interested to hear about people I remember from the other Streets mentioned?- The history society produced a very good book of photographs of Langley Mill a couple of yrs ago-maybe Richard could fill you in on this if you are interested

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