Hi
Has anyone else comes up with a clear picture of Christ Church Bradford / Beswick yet?
My grandparents (
John William Cash &
Edith Gray) were married there in 1941.
They lived on the corner of Old Mill Street and School Street in Beswick / Bradford (just along from St Bridgets RC Church). They had three children -
John Robert (aka Bob)
; Harold and
Christine.
My Gran's mother ran a grocery or greengrocers somewhere in the area, but I don't know where. My father mentioned that whenever he took an apple to school for lunch, his school mate would wait around to eat the left over core. He also told me that at the weekend, he and his mates would 'go play with the heavy machinery and operate the overhead cranes in the factories near by'.
I think this is 'tresspassing' if not 'breaking and entering'
My Grandfather was a pasionate supporter of Man City. When his daughter (my Auntie Christine) was planning her wedding, he told her she could pick any day except when Man City were not playing at home. When this 'condition' was ignored / forgotten, my Grandad missed the wedding by insisting on watching his team play at Maine Road. He returned later in time for the 'Reception.'
When the whole area was demolished in the 1970s (save for the church which was demolished in 1995), they moved to a new 'Council' house in Ramage Walk near (Ashton New Road). Several relatives and neighbours were also rehoused nearby - including a nice lady called Ave and also Great Auntie
Nellie (Sutton nee Cash). She lived with (& looked after) my great grandmother
(Mary Cash nee Hargreaves), who I recall visiitng as a young child. She lived long enough to recieve a 100th Birthday 'telegram' from HM the Queen on 15 July 1980.
Granddad was a 'bevan boy' at Bradford Colliery during WW2 and after the war, he was employed at Johnson Bros Wire Works until his retirement. Gran was a skilled seamstress and I think worked near Grey Mare Lane. They died in 1980 and 1997 respectively and their ashes were scattered (over the same rose bed) at Buckenfield.
All my grandparents siblings have passed away now except (I believe) for the youngest. Hopefully I am correct in saying that Great Aunt
Ruth (Mcdonald nee Cash) will be celebrating her 100th birthday sometime this year.