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1. Lifting the lid
Middleton Guardian, Thursday 27 November 2008RECENTLY my thoughts turned to the late craftsman gardener Harry Greenhalgh upon viewing a photograph loaned to Bygone days by Hollin resident Mary Crossley.
2. Wife was nearly up in smoke
Middleton Guardian, Thursday 20 November 2008RETIRED butcher Bob Chapman is keen to acquire old photographs of Rhodes. Born and bred in the village he has made it his hobby to collect old photographs of the area so they can be enjoyed for future generations.
3. Lest we forget - part 2
Middleton Guardian, Thursday 13 November 2008IN THIS, our second feature marking the 90th anniversary of the signing of the Armistice, we have unearthed copies of the actual letters sent from the Western Front from our brave servicemen. They were mainly written on the battlefield.
4. Lest we forget - part 1
Middleton Guardian, Thursday 6 November 2008TO COMMEMMORATE the 90th anniversary of the final days of the First World War, Bygone Days is publishing a two-part special based on personal experiences and the contents of letters sent from the Western Front written by our brave soldiers.
5. Where have all the smokestacks gone?
Middleton Guardian, Thursday 30 October 2008THERE was once a slogan, ‘The Nation’s bread hangs by Lancashire thread,’ conveying the value of the regions cotton trade.
6. New to you
Middleton Guardian, Thursday 23 October 2008I WAS delighted recently when a town ‘native’ with a haul of history got in contact
7. Hall or nothing
Middleton Guardian, Thursday 16 October 2008A FEW years ago I was invited by Captain Norman Wolstencroft to view the interior of his home, Tonge Hall.
8. On yer bike
Middleton Guardian, Thursday 9 October 2008A COLLECTION of 16 Lancashire postcards which had spent years gathering dust in an Ipswich drawer have now been liberated.
9. They're the class of '61
Middleton Guardian, Thursday 25 September 2008FOR sometime now I have had a photograph taken by the late Edwin Driver during the construction of Langley Estate in 1955.
10. A miniature masterpiece
Middleton Guardian, Thursday 18 September 2008A NUMBER of readers have asked about the availability of Middleton related postcards.