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crowning of our lady by maria marcroft
crowning of our lady by maria marcroft
Photo: louise rasburn
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Item #: 9200
this is my mum maria marcroft crowning our lady. she attended our ladys in aspull were my gran was caretaker for many years. my gran didnt have much money but made sure my mum looked lovely and so she did.

Comment by: june on 11th February 2009 at 11:04

the little boy carrying the cushion his my cousin John Whistlecroft

Comment by: Vee Atherton on 13th November 2009 at 18:26

Maria was my best friend at our ladys we used to play together after school, the girl on the right is Kathleen Mullany

Comment by: Margaret Kirkham ( was Mitchinson ) on 15th March 2010 at 23:26

I remember Maria Marcroft - I was at Our Ladys on Haigh Road until 1969. I too crowned the statue of Our Ladies and my attendants were James Hank, Sharon Robinson and Mary Unsworth. It was a lovely ceremony, and such a pity it is not done the same way now.

Comment by: una haughton hindley on 9th June 2010 at 21:08

i remember that day very well also mrs marcroft and the white lilies which we all carried which if i remember came from france

Comment by: danny dewhurst on 21st June 2010 at 11:33

fond memories,i was in our crowning day groupon this day,living in australia now. But cherish those golden days of innocence and fun times.

Comment by: una haughton on 28th June 2010 at 21:51

hi louise iremember your mum and your gran from all those years ago

Comment by: una haughton hindley on 1st July 2010 at 22:12

hi vera would you be the same vers woosnem xx

Comment by: louise on 27th September 2010 at 10:27

can you please e mail me with any memories you have of my gran not checked this post for a long time and glad i have done now

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