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Too Old for Oranges - Memories of Growing up in the Burnage area during World War 2
Sarah Gammond recounts her experiences of the Second World War as a child in Burnage. Described are accounts of her schooling, her family's membership of civil defence organisations, rationing, air raids, the Burnage Rose Queen parade and her…
Memories of Wartime Burnage
Pauline Butterworth (nee Lister) describes the air raids over Burnage, the wartime shelters in use, hunting for shrapnel, American soldiers in Burnage, VE Day, the shops on Burnage Lane and her family's servicemen.
When the Americans came to Burnage
First is a scanned letter from an American doctor billeted in Burnage, who thanked the Lister family for their hospitality, hoping to return the complement in Tennessee. A full transcription of the letter is contained in the document below.
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Memories of School (Acacias)
Pauline Butterworth (nee Lister) recounts her days at the Acacias Primary School, including her journeys there, the subjects covered, memorable teachers, and her education after primary school.
Memories of Errwood (Cringle) Park
Dorothy recalls Errwood (Cringle) Park, including the paddling and swimming pools, the tennis club, bowls, Whit walks, the railings surrounding the park, Cringle Fields across Crossley Road and allotments bordering Avon Road.
Green End Junior School- Standard 2A- June 1964
School photograph from Green End School, taken in June 1964, showing class Standard 2A.
Green End Junior School- Standard 4A- Mrs. Heap's Class
School photograph taken of class Standard 4A, Mrs Heap's class.
Brook House, Duchess of York Hospital
Christmas Party (Pauline Lister as staff nurser on far left) at Brook House,Duchess of York Hospital on Burnage Lane
Butterfly Guild
Pauline Lister (third on right bottom row) attendant to Butterfly Queen at Butterfly Guild outside Brook House, Duchess of York Hospital
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Cringle fields Burnage mid 1970,s
Cringle fields mid 1970,S , the old football changing rooms clearly dates the picture on the top left, and the large chimney at fairies engineering which I remember a few years later being hit by a thunder bolt of lightning!