Hi Janet, I may be well off the mark here, but I'll send my thoughts anyway. There may be a place near Middleton that I don't know called Healds Green. However, the only place that I know that has a similar name is Heald Green (without the s) in Cheshire (quite close to Manchester Airport). I lived a few miles away from there from being a small baby in the 1950s until my early 20s. I do remember that there was a large dairy called 'Healds' in the area. I don't know if this has any relevance. Regards Trish ----- Original Message ----- From: Janet C <janetcee52@hotmail.com> To: <ENG-LAN-MIDDLETON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, October 01, 2005 4:19 PM Subject: [ENG-LAN-MIDDLETON-L] Healds Green, Chadderton postcard > I've just added another photo postcard from my collection to my blog site > http://sharejansphotos.blogspot.com/ > and if any of you know anything that might help identify either the people > or the place, I would be delighted to hear from you. > There is a torn-off label on the bottom of the card, which says 'Healds' and > I'm presuming this is Healds Green. The adddressee, Miss E A BENTLEY, was > my husband's grandmother, who was born in Tonge, Middleton, in January 1890. > > Regards > Janet Curran > > _________________________________________________________________ > The new MSN Search Toolbar now includes Desktop search! > http://toolbar.msn.co.uk/ > > > ==== ENG-LAN-MIDDLETON Mailing List ==== > If you are having trouble unsubscribing please contact the list owner Joan White emmap@virtualmechanics.com >

Hi Trish Thanks for your response, but Healds Green and Heald Green are two entirely different places. By coincidence, I live about 2 miles from Heald Green near Manchester Airport! (There's still a dairy there, or at least a milk-distribution depot, but it's no longer called Healds). Healds Green is on the mid-1850s map on http://www.old-maps.co.uk site, it's just to the north of Chadderton. Thanks for the interest anyway, Janet >From: "Trisha Roberts" <trisharoberts@tesco.net> >I may be well off the mark here, but I'll send my thoughts anyway. There >may be a place near Middleton that I don't know called Healds Green. >However, the only place that I know that has a similar name is Heald Green >(without the s) in Cheshire (quite close to Manchester Airport). > >I lived a few miles away from there from being a small baby in the 1950s >until my early 20s. I do remember that there was a large dairy called >'Healds' in the area. I don't know if this has any relevance. > >Regards >Trish > _________________________________________________________________ MSN Messenger 7.5 is now out. Download it for FREE here. http://messenger.msn.co.uk