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Restored version of photo from Legion North Ashton
Restored version of photo from Legion North Ashton
Photo: Janice Ryder
Views: 3,137
Item #: 10460
Photo showing the men from the Legion North Ashton.

Comment by: Janice Ryder on 15th April 2009 at 20:43

Hi Dave you asked if you could have a copy of this photo when i had restored it, so i have put it back on here you are welcome to take a copy.

Comment by: Dave Lewis on 15th April 2009 at 23:17

That's brilliant thanks janice.

Comment by: june on 16th April 2009 at 10:49

great photo thats my brother harry heywood middle row forth from the left used to live in birch grove

Comment by: june nee heywood on 16th April 2009 at 11:15

great photo nice to see my late brother harry heywood middle row fourth from the left used to live 58 birch grove

Comment by: Dave Lewis on 16th April 2009 at 14:44

Hi june, was harry any relation to johnny heywood who also lived in birch grove.

Comment by: june on 17th April 2009 at 10:47

yes johnny was also my brother i remember your family

Comment by: Dave Lewis on 18th April 2009 at 00:54

Thanks June, there was a lot of good families come of birch grove in my younger years i could name them all, i possibly still can lovely estate at the time with great people.

Comment by: shirley roberts on 19th April 2009 at 20:57

hi june,i remember johnny and lotty heywood what great people they were and your'e right david it was a great estate back then i loved growing up there

Comment by: bert on 20th April 2009 at 16:33

hi Janice brill job on the photo.i dont know how you did it but thanks a lot .hi June there is ap hoto of your Jonny on one of the other photos on here somewhere in his ambulance uniform.i am peggy and ethel thompsons bro

Comment by: shirley on 20th April 2009 at 19:51

hi june,if u click on to street scenes birch grove u will see ur johnny on a pic of me my sister kath put on

Comment by: june on 23rd April 2009 at 13:36

hi shirley i have seen the other photos you was quite small when i left birch grove 1960 my nephew kenny horn from warrington still remembers you he used to stay at my mums a lot when he was small. Bert i used to mate with your ethel did you marry elaine of landgate? And Dave knew your dad and uncle Maurice,your grandad used to play the piano accordion outside his house on sunday afternoons great place Downall green

Comment by: shirley on 23rd April 2009 at 19:58

hi june,you will have to say hello to kenny for me,i remember his brother reggie aswell hope the both well,got a lot of great memories of birch grove x

Comment by: bert on 28th April 2009 at 18:35

hi june its our ethels golden wedding this sat.yes i married elaine how do you know her.ynsas

Comment by: june on 29th April 2009 at 18:31

HI bert I celebrate my golden wedding next year. I used to live opposite elaine in Dovedale rd .My daughter Pauline was friends with denise.

Comment by: Janice on 3rd May 2009 at 22:39

Hi Bert, glad you liked the photo i did it using adobe photoshop.

Comment by: bert on 4th May 2009 at 09:19

hi june did you marry brian if so elaine remembers you well .i remember you from downall green.had a surprise party for ethel and kev they was over the moon.t

Comment by: john hill on 1st December 2010 at 15:33

hi june Your harry used to mate with my brother jimmy sadly no longer with us. Always be in s&s club. Good old days.

Comment by: whups on 14th August 2022 at 12:28

harold haywood & jonny lived 2 doors away from me . i lived at no-62 . inbetween us was shaun regan at no-60 .i remember all of them .

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