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Riley family

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grandma and grandma
grandma and grandma
Photo: norma champkin
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Item #: 4317
my grandad and grandma riley in the drum and monkey club as it was known bryn road, i think one of the people was my dads uncle harold.

Comment by: Nutty Tart on 14th November 2007 at 01:18

Norma is that Peter Riley? Was Maggie related to you?

Comment by: norma champkin on 14th November 2007 at 20:19

peter was my grandad and maggie was my grandma, we spent many a day in bryn road in the school hols with them

Comment by: Nutty Tart on 14th November 2007 at 21:21

I can remember them very well though i wasn't very old.
They lived opposite the hospital didn't they?
I recognised Peter straight away.
A great photo. Thank you for sharing it, it brought back some nice memories.

Comment by: norma champkin on 14th November 2007 at 22:04

yes they lived in the end house in front of the bus stop, sadly they have both passed on now, but they both still together hopefully, your welcome, there is a pic of the road they lived on somewere on here, i will see if i can find it and will let you know ok

Comment by: Tony Topping on 14th November 2007 at 22:26

I think the man in the middle is my grandad Joe Topping. Can you confirm this?

Comment by: norma champkin on 15th November 2007 at 10:10

the man in the middle is my grandad peter riley and hes next to my grandma maggie and his brother is on the end harold i think, now i dont know the lady and man at the other end, so perhaps maybe sorry

Comment by: Judith Robinson on 2nd August 2020 at 19:57

Were they relative Pat Riley & Tom Riley? Pat is my third cousin lives in Wigan.

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