Jane Laughton’s father with the Dutch army in Congleton Mill
Categories 2: World War II
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Three young men evacuated from London to Bollington
Alf Smith, centre,was the youngest employee to be evacuated with Friedlands(makers of doorchimes etc) from london to Lowerhouse Mills in 1940. The lads are posing on an old banger without an engine.
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King family
The King family were from Dover. They stayed at the shop opposite the Meridian pub on Palmerston Street during WWII. Went back after the war.
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Firemen at Clarence mill during World War II
L to R: Arthur Blower, Fred Dunning, Alan Wright, John Nolan, Tom Marsden
