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My Time at the Acacias
Howard Self shares his memories of the Acacias school from 1959 - 1965, describing his teachers, their subjects and lessons; the school routine; the school building and its environs; trips to the swimming baths and beyond; and his contemporaries,…
My aunt and uncle about 1906
Boys wore dresses until they were "breeched until they were about 4 years old.
Leonora Nelson - Mother and Father's Bike Ride & Rural Burnage
Leonora's parents moved to Burnage from Ardwick, riding on bicycles down Burnage Lane; perhaps they saw the houses being built then? She also describes how Burnage remained on the edge of open country while she was growing up.
Leonora Nelson - Moving to Briarfield Road
Leonora describes her house being built in 1926: her father worked on the railways chose a house by Burnage railway station, registering for while it was being built.
Leonora Nelson - Brayside Road - Gardens and Allotment
Leonora describes the large allotment and adjoining garden at their house at Brayside Road.
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Acacia Days
Carole describes her time at the Acacias school in Burnage, detailing her journeys there, memories of the old house in which lessons were taken, school dinners, teachers and old friends.