the gateacre, belle vale book

[jackanory]

:has anybody seen the book yet, ive just bought it and thought it was very well done, makes you realise what has been lost, all the lovely old houses that have been destroyed for the sake of progress.the worst being in my opinion has to be the Nook and the gateacre hall hotel, but i thank god for mrs sylvia lewis who started the gateacre society and got a lot of properties saved from destruction. I have been to see the cleggs factory and was very impressed with what was being done, the house no42 which i believe dates from 1829D >:(looks fantastic from the outside, and the whole project seems to be done sympathetically within listed building status. some of the old pictures of the village make it seem like a ghost town, especially the centre of the village, with no traffic, and also no litter, the book has woken me up to what has been lost and being a gateacre resident of the late forties it has reminded me of my very happy childhood.

[carol]

Hi
where can one find a copy of this book? Is it available over the internet? I live in Canada, but would love to read it. My grandmother was born there, and lived there until she married. Family still live in the area and I am trying to locate them all.

Even if the book doesn't help - it is sure to be interesting. I remember visiting gateacre in the 1950's.

Carol

[jackanory]

hi carol, I got my copy from amazon, i tried to source it locally, but they had sold out, you should be able to get it from amazon, as they are a big company, it was actually cheaper than buying it locally, hope when you get your copy it will bring back happy memories, from jackanory.

[carol]

Many thanks. I have ordered it and arranged for it to go to my Dad. He was a boy growing up there in the 20's and 30's so I am sure he will enjoy it too. Thankfully he doesn't seem to know anything of the changes that have happened over the years.
Carol

[mike]

Hello All,

You can read all about the book - which is called Gateacre & Belle Vale (‘Britain in Old Photographs’ series) by Beryl Plent and Mike Chitty, ISBN 978 0 7524 5069 8 - on the special section of our website at
www.liverpool.ndo.co.uk/gatsoc/books/index.html

If you follow the 'View the Contents List' link, you'll find a list of all the buildings and people featured in the book. Or follow the 'Buy the Book' link for a list of stockists.

Regards,

Mike

[riga]

Hello all
Dont forget that you can order a book from the local library.
Thats what you pay all those costs for.

[merseymouse]

I have just purchased the book from Tesco, cost me £12.99 which I thought a bit steep. But it is worth it and has brought back so many memories and I alsofound the Chat Site. Excellent

[jeremy1960]

hi , I am probably in the wrong section to be mentioning this , however my name is Jeremy Roylance I too along with my Grandmother (Irene Gardner ) , my Grandfather (Jesse Gardner) , my Mother (Sandra Roylance) , and my sister (Samantha Roylance ) , also lived at 32 Lineside Road . We moved to Hough Green in Widnes in 1969 as they had started to demolish the Prefabs , I cannot remember the date we moved into the area , I also went to Belle Vale School .

[jeremy1960]

hi , I am probably in the wrong section to be mentioning this , however my name is Jeremy Roylance I too along with my Grandmother (Irene Gardner ) , my Grandfather (Jesse Gardner) , my Mother (Sandra Roylance) , and my sister (Samantha Roylance ) , also lived at 32 Lineside Road . We moved to Hough Green in Widnes in 1969 as they had started to demolish the Prefabs , I cannot remember the date we moved into the area , I also went to Belle Vale School .