Woodcroft. A 1950's childhood.

A blog of childhood memories from the 1950's of the Woodcroft area of Rossendale, Lancashire.

Thursday, 22 March 2012

Woodcroft Revisited. The DVD is ready.........

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Contact: ken-stott@ntlworld.com Proceeds to Rossendale Hospice. 
Wednesday, 1 February 2012

"Swealing" ........burning off the old pasture grass in the fields at the beginning of spring.

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Me in the fields in 1970 I dreamed about the Rossendale Valley the other evening.Stephen and I were standing looking at the old fami...
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Saturday, 7 January 2012

Up the Clarets!!!!

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Alastair Campbell, Matthew and the signed Burnley FC shirt. This child sized Burnley football club shirt of our Matt's  has a very ...
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Wednesday, 4 January 2012

When the girls ruled the roost!!

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In this picture, the top of East Street can just be seen on the right, it's gable end appearing off white. To the left of the chimney ar...
Tuesday, 3 January 2012

Friday night was bath night!!

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I remember when we lived up East Street, having a bath in front of the open fire, complete with it's fireguard of course. It felt scratc...
Friday, 9 December 2011

Story about the Tippler toilet and the clouds of ash! (taken from my old blog written in April 2010)

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The story of the Tippler toilet and the clouds of ash! The street in the photo is the one where I was born. East Street,...
Sunday, 4 December 2011

Woodcroft. Church "Walking Days" and Rose Queens........'50's and 60's.

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Sunnyside Baptist procession passing the Globe Slipper works. 1935 This is me outside No 12 East Street ready to go to the St Paul'...
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