People: Holmes, Lilian

People: Holmes, Lilian

  • Holmes family

    Holmes family

    Taken behind the houses on Kingsway.
    This row of 4 was built privately by Parrott. The backdoor on balcony; cellar ground level at back. They were built on concrete raft. ( Council wouldn’t build there because land bad) Had to conform in style to the Council houses.Father Holmes was out of work for a while , then beacame a postman in about 1934. (had 30 mile roundup in the hills – Saltesford etc.)

  • Homes family

    Homes family

    Early 1930’s. Holmes family moved from Bollington Cross to ‘the Faught’ (old houses by chip shop)

  • Lilian Holmes & family

    Lilian Holmes & family

    May Hamson is Lilian Holmes niece.
    Lilian Holmes nee Hopper
    could be 1922