As late as 1905 what is now referred to as Apedale Road was simply known as Wood Lane. By 1910 the name Apedale Road was established. On the map of 1900, Apedale Road is referred to as Wood Street. All dates in this article refer to records; actual occupancy was usually much longer.

After World War II there was a shortage of housing in the village and several references will be found in the 1950’s to more than one family in a single property.

The United Methodist Free Church

The Reverend E. Skinner gave the address when the foundation stone was laid on 23 September 1871.

(Photograph courtesy of Mr. Albert Harrison)

Inside the United Methodist Free Church

The Church was extended in 1895. The extension is to the right of the building with different style, less ornate windows. The entrance porch was also added at that time as the plaque immediately above the door is marked as 1895. This extension was the Sunday School. Film shows took place in the Sunday School during the 1950’s. The Church was demolished in 1966.

Behind the photographer, on Peggy’s Bank, in the 1950’s was Selwyn Howell’s office and coal wharf. Selwyn used to ride a horse and is remembered as being a very hard employer. He emigrated to America and died of drowning when he had parked near a harbour and the hand brake failed in his car.

(Photograph courtesy of Mr Albert Harrison)

This photo, taken in 1973 in the opposite direction from above, shows the junction of Tomfields with Apedale Road, following the demolition of the chapel and no. 1 Apedale Road. The house is no. 1 Tomfields.

Looking east. No.1 Apedale Road stands at the left on the corner of Tom Fields. Opposite is West View and beyond is no. 8 Apedale Road. The building immediately to the right is no. 2 Apedale Road. This is the ‘Old Police House’. It appears that this area of development around the connection of Tomfields and Apedale Road may have been called Wood View in the late 1800’s.

Fact file: No. 1 Apedale Road

William Turner lived here in 1905 and was still there in 1910 when B.W.Griggs owned the house (See “Grandparents Remembered” in Audley Historian no.7).

In 1933 both Benjamin William Griggs and John Edward Dewhurst and their families lived here. They were still here in 1950.

The large window shows that there must have been a shop here. The house was demolished in 1969.

Fact file: No. 2 Apedale Road

The ‘Old Police House’ now called ‘Sanddon.’

Police Officers known to have occupied the house are:

Constable ‘Bobby’ Hackett

Constable Ryder

Constable Cooper

Constable Colclough in the 1960’s

………………..and stop at the top outside the Old Police House where P.C. Bill

Cooper is about to get onto his big 'sit up and beg' bicycle. He has his cape over

his shoulder and in those days you could easily have had a clip round the ears

with the cape, however we did not have too many vandals or hooligans running

riot round the village then. (Bert Proctor; Wood Lane Newsletter Spring 2008)

The house went out of use as a police house in the 1960’s when the police moved to no. 23.

Fact file: No. 7 Apedale Road

Harry and Elizabeth Morrey lived here in July 1924.

Harry and Elizabeth Morrey lived here in 1929.

Fred and Jessica Howell lived here in 1930. They moved to no. 3 between 1930 and1933.

Percy Durber and his family lived here in 1933.

George and Annie Jane Guest lived here in October 1933.

Bernhard Eva Green lived here in 1950. Bernhard had been in charge of prisoners in the Second World War and could speak German. He was one of the first people in the village to have a television after coming out of the army in 1953. He did the white pointing to no. 102 Apedale Road in 1960.

Fact file: No. 8 Apedale Road

William Jones lived here between 1905 and 1910 when Mrs W. Turner owned the house.

Mary Jane Painter lived here in November 1923.

John William Cooper and his family and Thomas William Stretton (known as Bill) lived here in 1933. John William Cooper (known as Jack) and his family were still there in 1950.

This view shows nos. 9-11 and the school at left. In the middle distance is no. 23. Nearest camera at right is no. 8, where Jack Cooper lived, and beyond is no. 14. No. 8 is remembered as being a very small cottage.

In between nos. 8 and 14 Jabez Henshall built the bungalow that stands there today. Mrs Minshull lived at that bungalow. She was a schoolteacher at Halmerend. She came from the south west and had a very interesting history, having been confirmed in Wells Cathedral.

In the left foreground where the people are standing, partially hidden was an alley that led to nos. 1, 3, 5 and 7 Apedale Road.

Behind the larger double fronted house on the left was an alley that led to a further three houses, nos. 13-15 Apedale Road.

Very little remains in this 2007 view. The hedge immediately on the right belongs to a detached bungalow, which is the ‘new’ no. 8. The mock Tudor property to the right of middle is no. 14. The red brick building slightly left of centre is Wood Lane School.

(Photograph courtesy of Mr Albert Harrison)

A photograph of some the ladies of Wood lane taken in the copse behind ‘Wood View’ in Apedale Road. No. 5 (on the photograph) is Sarah Hodgkinson (née Lee) who lived at no. 4 Apedale Road. No. 6 (on the photograph) is Agnes Hodgkinson (née Lee) who lived at no. 90 Apedale Road. No. 7 (on the photograph) is Eliza Hodgkinson (née Clutton) who lived at no. 6 Apedale Road. No. 9 (on the photograph) is believed to be Mrs. Rowley who lived at no. 36 Apedale Road. No. 10 (on the photograph) is Eliza Griggs who lived at no. 1 Apedale Road. No. 15 (on the photograph) is Annie Rowley who lived at no. 36 Apedale Road. No. 19 (on the photograph) is Lois Hodgkinson (later Harrison, later Edge) who lived at both no. 90 and no. 76 Apedale Road. No. 20 (on the photograph) is Sarah Hodgkinson (later Riley) who lived at no. 90 Apedale Road and Linden Lea.

Fact file: No. 9 Apedale Road

Isaac and Mary Elizabeth Simm lived here in 1920.

Marjory Morrey lived here in December 1923.

John Harold Wade and his family lived here in 1933.

Francis W. Craddock and family lived here in 1950. Frank and Nora Craddock were big Hill Top Chapel people.

(Sketch courtesy of Mr Philip Jepson)

A sketch of the western end of Apedale Road drawn in 1960 by Philip Jepson. The view is looking from the south and locates the occupants of all the properties subsequently demolished. The fronts of the three houses on Tom Fields (Albert Oakden, Joe Howell and Bernhard Green’s) were all to the entry and their backs were on Tom Fields. This accounts for their addresses being in Apedale Road. Intriguingly no. 11 is believed to have been an ‘Old Chapel’.

(Photograph courtesy of Mr Albert Harrison)

This photograph can be dated to February 1970 with workmen starting to remove the public phone kiosk that stood in Apedale Road. In the background the Primitive Chapel remains intact. Of equal interest is that the man with the bag is Mr Frank Craddock who lived at no. 9 Apedale Road.

Fact file: No. 11 Apedale Road

Emma and John Craddock lived here in 1933. John Craddock died at Apedale Road in 1939, he was 75.

Emma Craddock died at Apedale Road in 1948, she was 84.

Ivy Holland and Millicent Jones, the Craddock sisters, lived here in 1950. The family came from near Wem in Shropshire and Millie Craddock was a qualified nurse.

Fact file: No. 14 Apedale Road

Walter Daniels and his family lived here in 1933.

Emma Daniels lived here in April 1936.

Walter Charles Daniels, the Wood Lane diarist, lived here from 1933 to November 1946.

James Minshall and family lived here in 1950. His wife, Lillian (née Daniels), was a schoolteacher.

Fact file: No. 15 Apedale Road

Henry Lomax lived here in1910 when Allen Statham owned the house.

Tom and Jane Goodwin lived here in 1923. They were still there in 1926.

Ernest Ashbrook and his family lived here in 1933.

Arthur Fryer and family and William A. Jackson (known as Bill) lived here in 1950.

Fact file: No. 19 Apedale Road

Allen Statham lived here in 1910 and owned the property. Allen Statham died in May 1922 at the age of 62.

George and Emily Burgess lived here in September 1923.

Harry and Elizabeth Morrey, who were in no. 7 in 1924, were living here in 1933.

Charles Davenport (known as Charlie) and family lived here in 1950.

Fact file: Nos. 20-22 Apedale Road

Known as the ‘Woodlands’

No. 20 Frank Riley lived here and used to be the caretaker at the school. Doreen Riley also lived here.

No. 22 Napthali Statham and his family lived here from 1933 to 1950.

Samuel Jones and family lived here in 1950.

Wood Lane School

The first school in Wood Lane opened in 1858 in what would later become Church Street. In 1904 the headmistress was Mrs Glover of Halmerend with three assistant teachers; Miss Ethel Webb, Miss Eva Webb and Miss Lily Whalley.

The ‘new’ school in Apedale Road was built in 1909. It had two buildings, one for infants and one for juniors and seniors. The juniors’ building was the one nearer the road. In 1928 the seniors were transferred to Ravens Lane.

The heads were as follows:

Junior School

1909 – 1917 Mr. W. E. Stevens

1917 – 1928 Mr. Flamank

1928 – 1947 Mr. W. N. Gardiner: when Miss Edwards, Miss Bailey and Miss

White were also teachers.

1947 – 1950 Mr. William Bradley

1950 – 1961 Mr Roland Tapley (died 1961)

1961 Miss Bailey

1962 - Mr. Graham Heath

Infant School

1909 Mrs. Johnson

?? Miss. A. Barber

?? Miss. Edwards

The school in 2008

Fact file: No. 23 Apedale Road

Thomas Bartlem lived here in 1910 when Sir George Boughey owned the house.

He was still living here in 1933.

Isaac and Caroline Gibson lived here in 1950. Caroline Gibson always wore a man’s flat cap.

The ‘New Police House’ was built on this site, which became the Wood Lane Community Centre in the late 1990’s.

Wood Lane Community Centre in 2008

George Griffiths built the bungalow immediately to the right of this picture about 1970. Before the bungalow was built there was a garage there, which George used for his car hire business. The car was a Humber Super Snipe. Quite some car for Wood Lane in the 1950’s. (Albert Harrison)

Fact file: No. 36 Apedale Road

Emily Rowley lived here in 1910 when Sir George Boughey owned the house.

Arthur Edward and Annie Rowley lived here until 1950 with their nine children. Arthur sold and delivered paraffin by horse and cart. He is described by Philip Jepson as ‘a thin little man with a moustache and a cap’.

Kenneth Henshall was born here in November 1946.

The Tinsleys lived here after the Rowleys and then the Beardsleys.

Fact file: Wood Lane Liberty Workingmen’s Club

Wood Lane Workingmen’s Club just before it was demolished

The club was built in 1920 and first appears in records in 1921 with Reuben Durber as the secretary. In 1936 Wood Lane Liberty Workingmen’s Club and Institute Limited operated from the site with George Brayford as secretary. George Brayford remained secretary in 1940. The original building was wooden up until the 1950’s.

Wood Lane Liberty Workingmen’s’ Club and Institute Limited Committee 1924 (Photograph courtesy of Mr Albert Harrison)

At the back left to right; John William Cooper (who lived at No. 8 Apedale Road), A. Wareham, J. Fowles, J. Horne, S. Moss, A. Hogarth.

Middle Row left to right; D. Brayford, G. Powell, G. Durber (Secretary) Sam Cooper (President) (who lived in Coopers Bungalow) G. Rowley, (Treasurer) R. Freeman, J. Cork.

Front Row, left to right; Edgar Warburton, (who lived at No.78 Apedale Road) E. Joynson, Walter Joynson, (who lived at No. 10 Apedale Road), J. Rhodes.

Ray Buckley built the house partially behind the club and standing back from the road in the 1960’s as a home-cum-studio. (He was an artist)

The ground behind the club was known as the Bowling Green. Was it ever used as such?

Next door to the club was the Band Room, which was built in 1921; previously this had been located in Church Street.

Apedale Road looking west from beyond Church Street. On the left are nos. 76 to no. 82 (nearest camera) and opposite is the Primitive Methodist Chapel. As can be seen here, the old men of the village used to sit on the wall by the Primitive Chapel, taking great joy in telling off misbehaving youngsters.

(Photograph courtesy of Mr Albert Harrison)

Apedale Road looking east and almost the reverse view of the picture immediately above. To the immediate left is the wall of the Primitive Chapel.

Following on the left is Church Street and then the hut/shop of Emily and Moses Barlow. They were greengrocers selling eggs butter and cheese. They also travelled by horse and cart to local markets, including Sandbach and Market Drayton to sell their goods. What time did they used to set out?

To the immediate right, and with ‘Linden Lea’ not yet built, the fence comes right up to no. 76.

Immediately to the left and before the chapel was A.R.P. H/Q shelter for W.W.2

Fact file: ‘Linden Lea’

Built 1953. The young lady on the right in the above photo was Sarah Hodgkinson, later Riley, who had ‘Linden Lea’ built.

(Photograph courtesy of Mr Albert Harrison)

Apedale Road looking west from the garden of Linden Lea. The Wood Lane Liberty Workingmen’s Club and Institute is in the immediate foreground, beyond which house numbers have been marked for reference.

Fact file: No. 78 Apedale Road

Daniel Hogarth both owned the house and lived here in 1910.

Noel Warburton lived here in January 1926.

Edgar Warburton and his family lived here in 1933.

Mr Hemas Broome, a fried fish dealer, was here in 1936.

Reg and Lois Harrison lived here between 1936 and 1939. Albert Harrison was born here in 1938.

John T. Morgan and family lived here in 1950. John used to sing in the choir at the Hill Top Chapel.

Fact file: No. 80 Apedale Road

Also known as ‘Wood View’ and built in 1893. It was the living quarters to no.82.

The post office in Wood Lane opened on or before 1896 and was run by Mrs Elizabeth Statham. Letters were received via Bignall End at 7.30am and despatched at 7.30pm.

In the left hand window were Post Office leaflets and posters. In the right hand window were jars of sweets. On entering, the floor was brown linoleum; to the left was the post office counter. To the right was a sweet counter and straight ahead was the grocery and greengrocery counter with a storeroom behind. There were shelves and drawers all around the room. The refrigerator was very noisy and used to ‘thump’. Philip Jepson recalls that children used to call for a penny (1d.) lollipop on their way home from school.

This was the grocer’s shop of Alfred Statham until his death in 1933.

His wife Hannah continued the business.

It is also recorded as Wood Lane Post Office from 1932 until 1943.

Hannah Statham continued at the post office until 1943. Nellie Statham lived here until Mrs Hancock arrived.

Lois Hancock, William H. Espley, Thomas F. Shemilt and Nellie Shemilt all lived here in 1950, when it was still the Post Office.

Mr Shemilt had a private car hire business. Lois Hancock was a Smemilt.

Harry Espley married Mrs Hancock and then ran the Post Office, followed by a Mr Tudor, A.N. Other, a Scots man and a Mr Wilson.

A similar view to the one above with no. 88 nearest camera

The lady in the road is wearing a flat cap, this may be Mrs Gibson, see the reference to no. 23. Immediately to the right and only just visible is the Barlow’s shop.

Primitive Methodist Chapel

The Reverend E. Pugh gave the address when the chapel opened on 12 April 1862. The chapel was demolished in 1972/73.

Fact file: No. 82 Apedale Road

The same building as no. 80 and now one house but previously known as ‘Wood View’ and built in 1893.

In 1899 Herbert Richardson put his shop up for sale in Wood View, Wood Lane. It was considered to be the best-situated shop in Wood Lane. The shop was still up for sale in May 1900, advertised as a grocer’s house and shop.

In 1902 Herbert Richardson, who was obviously still trading from the premises, advertised that he had become an agent for Horniman’s Tea.

In 1910 no. 82 was recorded as ‘Wood View’ and was occupied and owned by William Clews, who had been a grocer in Wood Lane since at least 1896. William Clews died in Shelton in 1934, aged 87.

Fact file: No. 84 Apedale Road

Joseph Austin lived here in 1910 when Walter Daniels owned the property, which was noted as being a shop.

Reg Harrison had a butchers shop here up until 1939. It was a lock up shop.

This shop had white tiles from floor to ceiling and was always cold.

Doug Banks reopened the shop in the 1950’s. After that Brian Griffiths ran it. Later Mary Manifold ran it.

Fact file: No. 86 Apedale Road

Samuel Durber lived here in 1910.

William Guest was living here from 1933 to 1935.

Amos Hopwood was a lodger here in the 1940’s.

Barbara and Eva Guest lived here in 1950. Barbara Guest married John Hodgkinson.

Fact file: No. 88 Apedale Road

William Hopwood lived here in 1910.

Charles Cork Lived here in May 1927.

Emma Cork died in Apedale Road in 1936, aged 71.

William H. Jones was living here from 1933 to 1950, after this Mrs Lillian Minshull lived here.

Fact file: No. 90 Apedale Road

David Durber both owned the house and lived here in 1910.

Reginald and Lois Harrison lived here in 1935.

Walter and Agnes Hodgkinson lived here from 1933 to December 1962. Walter ran his poultry farm from here from 1936 to 1962.

Bernard K. Riley and his family were also living here in 1950.

(Photograph courtesy of Mr Albert Harrison)

Reginald Harrison’s rent book, from 1935, describing a butcher’s lock up shop in Apedale Road. See no.84.

Fact file: No. 92 Apedale Road

Ralph Johnson both owned the house and lived here from 1910 to 1933.

The Farringtons lived here before the Johnsons.

Fred Johnson and his family lived here in 1950.

After the Johnsons, W. Harvey and his family lived here.

Fact file: No. 94 Apedale Road

David and Martha Bromley both owned the house and lived here from 1910 to 1933.

Martha Bromley died at Apedale Road in 1936, aged 75.

David Bromley died at Apedale Road in 1943, aged 79.

Philip Eric Platt was born here in August 1946.

Arthur Bromley Platt and his family lived here in 1950.

After the Platts, Don Scott and his family lived here.

Fact file: No. 96 Apedale Road

This building had been a shop at some time having a shop front. The property used to jut out into the road and the pavement stopped at it on both sides.

Harry and Edith Garbutt lived here in 1921. They were still here in 1924.

Harriet Proctor was living here in 1933.

The Edwards family lived here in 1950.

No. 108 is immediate left. Four shops are shown in this view. Above the doorway of no. 106 is a sign reading ‘Police’. PC Allen may have lived here.

Just visible in front of the chapel and behind the tree to the right, in this photograph, George Statham owned a small workshop.

Fixed to the wall was a postage style box into which Wood Lane residents put messages for the water man. One November persons unknown placed a firework inside the box and blew the door off. (Albert Harrison 2008)

Fact file: No. 100 Apedale Road

Bill Statham had this house built.

In 1910 this property was a house. Frank Bostock lived here and George Statham, son of Bill, owned it.

In 1932 Mrs Annie Statham was a grocer here.

In 1933 Thomas Harrison and his family lived here.

In 1936 Mrs Florence Harrison was a grocer here.

George Statham and his family lived here from 1944 until 1976, followed by David Jones.

Fact file: ‘Wood End House’ no. 102 Apedale Road

Samuel White had this property built in 1879.

Ezekiel Rogers, a draper and clothier, was here in between 1905 and 1910. The property was noted as being a house and shop.

Miss White lived here in the 1940’s before selling the property to William Jepson in 1943. William and his family lived here from 1944 and Philip Jepson still lives here.

Fact file: No. 104 Apedale Road

In 1910 this property was the house and shop of Samuel White who also owned a smithy in Church Street.

By 1912 this was the Wood Lane Branch of the Butt Lane Industrial Co-operative Society Limited.

In 1936 the Butt Lane Industrial Co-operative Society Limited remained in this property.

In the 1950’s the Co-op was the ‘big one’ selling everything. On Friday I would do the big order, fill a cardboard box with my goods and leave it at the shop with my name on. Later in the day the Co-op bread delivery man on his return journey from Wood Lane would deliver my box free of charge. (Wood Lane Newsletter, Issue 11, April 2003)

In 1940 the Butt Lane Industrial Co-operative Society Limited remained in this property. Emily Wade and Ada Dodd ran it.

The Buckley brothers had this house in the late 1940’s. They hired the shop part of the building for model making.

Luther Jepson and his family lived here in 1950 and ran a radio and electrical repair business. The Buckley Bros hired the shop part of the building for model making.

Fact file: No. 106 Apedale Road

This house was built before no. 102, making it older than 1879.

George Allman lived here in 1910 when Samuel White owned the property, which was noted as being a house and shop.

Watson Oldershaw and his family were living here in 1933.

In 1940 Mrs Janet Moreton is recorded here as a shopkeeper. In the above photograph, taken in the early 1900’s, the building was a police house.

This was the chip shop which had tiled walls and an ‘L’ shaped counter, complete with chipper machine. Salt and vinegar containers were on the counter together with the essential newspaper wrappings. The chip pan had ornate tiles on it and was made by Stotts of Oldham.

Frank Durber and his family lived here from around 1944.

Fact file: No. 108 Apedale Road

Harriet Alkins lived in and owned the property in 1910.

Joseph Ernest Butler and his wife lived here in October 1918.

Richard William Barter and his family lived here in 1933.

The Breeze family lived here from before 1944 and their daughter Kath married a Proctor and continued to live here.

This was the location of the ‘New Co-op’, recently demolished.

(Photograph courtesy of Mr Albert Harrison)

The Butt Lane Co-operative Society Building is seen immediately to the right with no. 118 behind. Ethel and Doreen Dale worked here and Arthur Forster bought the land. The shop had a black and white marble floor.

In 1944 Harold Burgess from Audley was the manager, followed by George Poole then Arthur Simms.

Jack Stocker worked here for a while as an assistant, as did Ernie Pointon who was the husband of Carol (see no. 3 Apedale Road).

The houses in the row from no.118 onwards were built about 1900 by Mr. Jack Platt from Accrington Red Brick.

Fact file: No. 118 Apedale Road

Elijah Johnson, an ironmonger, was here from 1896 until 1916.

Sarah Johnson lived here until September 1922 when she died aged 72.

George Howell and his family lived here in 1933.

Arthur Forster and his family and Thomas Forster lived here in 1950. They had a firewood making business and Thomas was a chimney sweep and window cleaner.

(Photograph courtesy of Mr Albert Harrison)

The Forster family outside No.118

Fact file: No. 130 Apedale Road

Caleb Johnson and Moses Barlow and their families lived here in 1933. Moses Barlow died at Apedale Road in 1938, he was 60. Moses Barlow owned a little shop on the corner of Church Street. He married Caleb Johnson’s daughter, May.

Caleb Johnson and his family still lived here in 1950. Caleb and family moved to Roggin Row and died there.

Harry Rainbow who married Gladys Durber lived here after Caleb Johnson.

Fact file: No. 136 Apedale Road

Alfred Williams and his family lived here in 1933.

The Williams family still lived here in 1950.

Alfred Williams died in Apedale Road in 1952.

Alf was my grandfather and Fred my uncle. They lived at 36, Apedale Road, Wood Lane. There were three more brothers whose names were Bernard, Spencer and Kenneth and also a sister named Laura. My grandfather Alf Williams eventually moved to Chesterton … I have fond memories of 36, Apedale Road. (J. Williams: Audley Community Newsletter Issue 6, December 2004) [Note: The address should have read no.136]

Fact file: Woodhouse Farm

Woodhouse Farm (formerly Wood Farm) at the end of Apedale Road. The lane leading to this farm was the original Wood Lane (the present day Apedale Road and Peggy’s Bank from its junction with Boon Hill).

Aaron Platt lived at the farm in 1910 when the Midland Coal, Coke and Iron Company Limited owned it. At that time the farm amounted to 78 acres.

The farmers (as with the houses these dates relate to the dates in records, the actual occupancy was often much longer):

1552 – 1591 John Eardley

1601 – 1620 ‘Eardley’

1620 – 1691 John Middleton

1691 – 1700 Thomas Dale

1733 Thomas Eaton

1783 – 1794 Thomas Simms

1834 John Shufflebotham

1850 – 1881 Arthur Tomkinson

1884 – 1888 Edward Henshall

1892 Joseph Statham

1901 – 1912 Aaron Platt

1921 – 1960 George Platt

As a young boy in 1940 I worked as a milk boy, delivering milk in the village of Wood Lane, for more than ten years for a Mr George Platt. I only worked on a Saturday and Sunday as I was just a young school boy at the time.

We delivered milk in those days by the use of a churn which sat on two wheels, having to pull the cart as we went along our way. The milk was then measured out with either a half pint or a full pint measure, into jugs provided by the customer. As the churn started to empty it would be topped up when we reached the bottom of High Street Wood Lane and then again at the Old Post Office in Apedale Road Wood Lane.

I have many happy memories of Woodhouse Farm when helping around the farm, especially at harvest time when we were collecting the Hay and Corn harvest. I can still smell the aroma from the hay as it was gathered to be stored in the barn, our treat of the day was to be allowed to ride the working horses, as there were no tractors and very little machinery for farm use. (John Brayford, Audley Community News Issue 15, March 2007)

George Platt sold up on 27 October 1960. Of the 27 Ayrshire cows everyone was named individually with their gallonage in the last 200+ days.

Woodhouse farm in 2008

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Additional information and recollections about any of the buildings and businesses would be greatly appreciated, as would any photographs of individual buildings or occupiers, which could be incorporated into the article. Please email the society with any information.

Several of the old photographs are reproduced from the Thomas Warham Collection by kind permission. The colour photographs, except where stated, are by Clive Millington. Other photographs have been kindly donated.

Many thanks to all concerned for the information and photographs received for insertion into this article.

Yvonne Carol Pointon lived here in December 1957.

George Hodgkinson lived here in 1910.

Fact file: No. 8 Apedale Road

Wood Lane School

Also known as ‘Wood View’ and built in 1893. It was the living quarters to no.82.

Samuel White had this property built in 1879.

In 1910 this property was the house and shop of Samuel White who also owned a smithy in Church Street.