Roads and Streets We Remember - Grange Lane

It's strange the things we remember easily and others that we just as easily forget. 

As we have been posting our memories of Maltby, one picture and one question can set off a whole lot of memories. The conversation goes from one thing to another and we find that we have accumulated information on things that we weren't even thinking about in the first place. 

This happened with the question " Does this look like 56 Grange Lane and does anyone recognise the people in the photo?

First we discussed the hair styles and clothes to figure out what date it was taken. Most of us remember that our mother or sister or brother had hair like that or a jumper like that and the picture or occasion can usually be dated in this way.

We then wondered if we could check the windows as they are today to see if they are the same size and the air grate on the wall.  Of course, windows are renewed over time and though some remember sash windows, we think they were changed to small paned ones at some point.
Sheila Thornhill remembers her parents moved into 56 Grange Lane around 1975. They did a lot of alterations to the house but she doesn't remember them being like this. 

The right window which was the kitchen is now the back door, which used to be in the gennel and the left window is much lower than it shows on here a little lower than the other window. She is sure they only replaced them and did not have them lowered. Maybe they were changed prior to this, or maybe this is not number 56 !

Many people remember their Grandparents living on Grange Lane - Nan, Mrs Tittensor and cousin David at number 59, Grandma & Grandad Cheetham and Arthur - possibly number 23, and Grandma and Grandad Madin. Nan and Grandad Stan and Frances Daffin lived at no 60 for many years. Grandad worked on Maltby Pit top and brother George drove the pit bus ). Stan and Frances were Uncle and Auntie to Anne who remembers visiting them every week, usually after a visit to the cemetery.

Jade's Great Grandmother "Granny Ainsworth" lived at number 49 and her dad Bob Chant was born there. Chris White remembers her well. She had a black labrador and lived next door to his Grandma, Lucy Rutherford at number 47.
Keith Parker's parents lived at No.64 when his dad was Undermanager at the pit in the mid 1950's before he moved to Thurcroft as Manager. Fred Jerram, (NUM Sec) and Rob's dad lived next door at number 66.
 Lynn Oglesby remembers the people opposite her Nans, relatives of David Hattersley and Mrs Foster on the corner who sold eggs. They went to her caravan for holidays every year.

Obviously our memories are spread over many years and not all those remembered lived on the street at the same time. Nathan Smith reckons there's only one building that had sliding sashes and metallic bricks and that's The Queen's.
Maybe this picture is not even Grange Lane, let alone number 56, but one thing is certain, as at January 2013, it is the home of Lisa Hibbert Jackson !