Parkend, The Square
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Parkend, The Square
On
the back of the card, the following was written: "Approx 1898, Parkend
Square, my grandmother outside No 12 where her family were born.This
photograph belongs to Mrs Doris Turner ..."
These
buildings were built to provide housing for employees of the tinplate
works in 1851. The Square was prone to flooding by the Cannop Brook.
All of these houses have long gone.
Sally Brown added (July 2006) My Dad, Maurice Brown lived in one of
these houses, his mum and dad were called Frank and Dorothy, he had an older
brother, Cecil, and a younger brother Bernard. Can anyone tell me which
house he lived in please? . (click the "i" button below if you can help
please)
A site visitor added (Apr 2009): "Frank and Dorothy Brown finally lived in Number 24 (the last house on the right)".
Geraldine Sandford added "Thomas and Elizabeth Bowery lived in one of these houses"
Paul Gwynne added (June 2009): "I believe my great great grandparents Thomas & Harriet Gwynne & their family also lived in the Square, would anyone know where in the Square they lived?".
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