Christine Jenkinson and Martin Bartholomew interviewed some Middleton residents for our oral history project. Here’s their write-up:
Our first interviewee told us that in 1957 she had lived with her in-laws in Acre Road and then moved to the Newhalls and onto Motorola’s Avenue. Her father was in the building trade and her mother was cleaning in places in Middleton.
She remembered shops in Middleton such as the Co-op, Frank Almond greengrocer and Paynes Bakery. This lady worked at the Post Office, also at a private institution suppliers (hospitals, schools etc). Continue reading
Middleton Life 