Hi Mike, I'm the daughter of a Middleton junction lass and I'm going to send mum your lovely walk down memory lane. She will enjoy this, thank you ! Angela Cyprus researching Clayton, Pendlebury, Hartley ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Morris" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, September 08, 2003 7:51 PM Subject: [ENG-LAN-MIDDLETON-L] A note of appreciation to a good friend to the list > Hi Doreen, > I still keep the Middleton list open although my family is not from > Middleton. I consider myself a Middletonian having lived their in the early > days of 1950 through to 1963. I enjoy it when people ask about the various > buildings that are no longer in existence such as the 'Old Vic' the bug hut > at the bottom of Wood street. And I can remember the odd church building in > the Middleton area and also that there was one half way up Wood street. > Alkrington hall was a place back in those early days where they held dances > during the winter months. Or who remembers the swimming pool in Middleton, > where they covered the floor in winter with wood so we could dance away the > winter months. The market place in the pouring rain , the rain running down > your neck from the canopies covering the stalls. The fresh tomatoes from > Blackpool. 'Tommies' Fish and chips. The biggest store in Middleton was > Woolworth's and next to that was the Coop. The store next to the Britannia > pub that use to have sides of bacon hanging up and they would slice them > while you waited. > > I was a nice feeling to arrive in the early hours of the morning on an all > night bus from Piccadilly Manchester having just been given a short leave > before leaving to go overseas with the forces. The walk up Wood street in a > slight mist, you could see the orange street lights in the hills up the road > to Oldham. It was always damp in Middleton, I guess because it was in a > valley. > > I remembered you said you lived near the Middleton Junction. In the 1950's > there was a railway station at the Junction. I use to catch the bus to work > at a local cigarette manufacturers by the name of Senior Service cigarettes. > I was laughing at the bus conductor one Friday night, he was complaining > about the smells on the bus. We had tobacco, mixed with fish from a fish > processing company, plus rubber and chemicals from Vita foam. Eeh! life were > grand in them days....... :)) > > Thanks for being there Doreen you are a blessing to a lot of list members. > > All my best > > Mike > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "doreen EL-AHWANY" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, September 08, 2003 12:07 PM > Subject: Re: [ENG-LAN-MIDDLETON-L] A list of names I am researching. > > > Hi Mike, > > Glad to see you are still on the list!!! > > Haven`t any Lancashire names to submit - sorry! (I just happen to live in > Middleton). > > P.S. Theres a list of local churches currently being indexed - just click > below and look under "projects". Needs updating/revising when I have a few > spare minutes. > > Doreen. > > http://mysite.freeserve.com/localresearch2 > > > > > ==== ENG-LAN-MIDDLETON Mailing List ==== > Check out the Middleton site for up-dates http://www.vmims.com/middleton.htm >

Angela, there was an old Middleton saying....... 'You can take the lad/lass out of Middleton, but you cannot take Middleton out of the lad/lass' I think it was an old Cotton mill saying and it applied to most of the small towns around the area . Oldham, Heywood, Rochdale and Bury etc. I know this is not genealogy and we would get our wrists slapped on the Lancs and Manchester list for bringing up these topics. But I have always found the Middleton List to be receptive to the odd little story about the small town and its folk. Ask your Mom if she remembers in the centre of Middleton, at the bottom of Wood street, there was a chap who sold a Saturday evening Football paper, it might have been called the 'Football Pink'. People can be so cruel, they use to call him 'daft Jimmy'. He was just one of the many characters that lived in Middleton in the 1950's. He was a lovable character. Best wishes Mike ----- Original Message ----- From: "Angela & Kostas Nicolaou" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2003 1:41 AM Subject: Re: [ENG-LAN-MIDDLETON-L] A note of appreciation to a good friend to the list Hi Mike, I'm the daughter of a Middleton junction lass and I'm going to send mum your lovely walk down memory lane. She will enjoy this, thank you ! Angela Cyprus

Mike Morris wrote: >I know this is not genealogy and we would get our wrists slapped on the >Lancs and Manchester list for bringing up these topics. But I have always >found the Middleton List to be receptive to the odd little story about the >small town and its folk. > But this topic would be more than welcomed on the LancsLife list, Mike. Lynne

Dear List 1881 census 18 Church St Middleton in Oldham Edwin LEES 32 b. Manchester, coachman Alice LEES (nee WRIGHT)31, b.Levenshulme James LEES 7, b swinton Daniel Pearson LEES 5 b.Swinton Silas WRIGHT boarder(also Alice's brother) 28 b. Levenshulme Coachman Is anyone else researching this family?? Best wishes Louise Lancashire Surnames FISHWICK - Leigh/Atherton /Turton LONSDALE - Wavertree EDWARDS - Wavertree LEES - Pendlebury, Worsley, Swinton, Middleton HIGNETT - Toxteth, Wavertree BURGESS - West Derby GRUNDY - Leigh, Atherton ROYLE - Pendleton, Worsley, Swinton TURNER - Toxteth LEATHER - Toxteth BRADLEY - Newton HEATON - Leigh, Atherton WRIGHT - Levenshulme, Middleton GREENHALGH - Pendlebury (&???Bolton) ROGERS - Eccles, Worsley WALLWORK - Ringley, Leigh, Clifton