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    Westfield Avenue Maypole

    Girls just about younger than you by the sound of it. Good reading your recollections. Used to do the daily walk from Nafford Grove to Grendon Road School from approx 58 to 63 via the gulley in the Sladepool Farm Road dip.
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    Westfield Avenue Maypole

    Maybe Maureen or Christine Mosley.
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    Westfield Avenue Maypole

    Thank you. Turns out to be W H Doherty as mentioned on a previous post. There is a one liner on the W H Doherty website confirming the firm starte Peter & Terry by any chance?
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    Westfield Avenue Maypole

    https://www.dohertygroup.com/our-company/history/1934-1953/ Bit more of the history of W H Doherty
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    Westfield Avenue Maypole

    Thank you. Turns out to be W H Doherty as mentioned on a previous post. There is a one liner on the W H Doherty website confirming the firm moved to Maypole Lane in 1953. There is also a mention on the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust website. They hold plans by an architect, Robert Harvey, of...
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    Westfield Avenue Maypole

    Hi Used to visit a relative who lived in Westfield Avenue opposite Daisy Farm Park during late 50's early 60's. There was a factory opposite which had a very distinctive hooter for breaks. Anyone remember it's name? Now built on and is where Mortimer Close stands. Thanks.
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