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Longshoot, 1950s.
Longshoot, 1950s.
Photo: Anthony Highton
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Item #: 896
Longshoot, 1950s. The little boy on the step is either Barry or John Grindley and the little girl is May Blan, who owns the photo, both now of Marsh Green.

Comment by: BIG AL on 9th July 2007 at 18:33

big brothers i wuznt even dreamt of by then

Comment by: ozzyhurst on 2nd February 2009 at 07:15

Might be a silly question, but any ideas what the numbers of the houses are?? I had family live on the street for many many years. Wouldn't ne surprised if they still occupoed one of the houses at the time of the photo!

Comment by: Roy on 4th March 2009 at 19:35

The houses on the right are even numbers,my mother Lily Myers was born and lived at 31a which is one of the houses top left, I used to visit my relatives there in the 40s.

Comment by: JUNE fleetwood ASHURST on 5th December 2011 at 15:55

my mother and her brother billy Horrocks wereborn at 21 LongshootIspent a lot of time at myGrandma Tizzys andGrandad Jem ,s
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Comment by: Kathleen woosey on 15th October 2013 at 21:58

Mrs bithell was my grandma she lived at 14 and my uncle neddy bithell lived at 18 his daughters name is jean Mary blah was her aunts

Comment by: christine on 2nd February 2015 at 14:37

i was born in the houses on the left down near the park the house with the stone steps, in 1946. wow

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