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Photo: hilda
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from left to right sid hilda barney from ainscow street 1952

Comment by: Roland Middleton on 25th February 2010 at 15:42

Hi, Hilda
Did you also have a brother Alf. there was an Alf Berry in my class at school.

Comment by: al on 25th February 2010 at 16:45

i used to work with the berry bros at smiths newspapers at wallgate i think sid was also a milk man

Comment by: hilda on 25th February 2010 at 16:49

yes he now lives in hindley green

Comment by: Evelyn Porter was Parkinson on 25th February 2010 at 19:18

Good times, nice memories, thanks for the photo Hilda.

Comment by: sim on 25th February 2010 at 23:33

hi hilda where was (or is) ainscow street ?

Comment by: hida on 26th February 2010 at 10:39

ainscow street as long gone, it was on left as you come over the old railway bridge in spring view on left was ST. MARYS church just passed was a turning to left then first right. today if you turn left at new island for new estate then first left it was about there

Comment by: Roland on 26th February 2010 at 15:16

Hilda,
Did you see my entry above, Alf was a milkman and he came from Hindley Green, I think he was in partnership with Sid, when they sold the business they worked in the mine until they were made reduntant??

Comment by: hilda on 26th February 2010 at 16:22

ROLAND alf was a milkman he was in partnership with bill and sid worked with them all three worked in the mines at some time. alf and bill worked at plank lane and parkside.

Comment by: Danielle Berry on 4th June 2015 at 01:18

these are my Grandads brother and sister, his name was William (Bill) does anyone know if there are any photos of Bill anywhere?

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