1901 Botteslow Farm and cottage

[hepburn]

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The only bit I've found of Botteslow street. When carried on walking to the bottom,crossed the road,you wern't far off the farm.

[queenswood 1]

Hi Welly- yes all those memories ring so true with me too- I was born in 1955 and as a young child, Mum and Dad used to take us to visit family in Tunstall and Hanley- we lived on the south coast- and the toilets at the bottom of the back yard, oatcakes, stout- and all such lovely folks. They had a really tough life- I know my mother always counted herself so lucky to have escaped the smoke and the grime when she married dad and moved to Dorset with his work- but she always asked for oatcakes - and loved them with cheese and  bacon too! Well it is quite likely that my great grandparents and my Nanna visited your family shop in Botteslow Street- and interesting to know that Botteslow Farm was not so far beyond the end of Botteslow Street- that would make sense. Thank you so much for all your help.
Caroline

[hepburn]

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Botteslow street..At the bottom beyond the hedges would have been the farm.There's still quite a bit of greenery..You've probably seen this on your travels

[queenswood 1]

Thank you for the wonderful picture! That now completes my research and I will be taking the car down to have a look myself in the next couple of weeks xxxxxx Once again - thank you all so very much.
Caroline

[John Sheldon]

If you haven't visited yet the following might help. The south end of Botteslow Street meets Leek Road where if you turn right for 50 yards you will see Trentmill Road on the opposite side. The name gives a clue to it's past, as at the bottom of the road was on old flint mill (now demolished) powered by the River Trent. The river here is more of a stream than a river. At the bottom of Trentmill Road there is an unmade track which goes over the river bridge, then under the railway bridge, before climbing a hill. The land on the left was part of the farm, and at the top of the track there is a T junction and the farmhouse entrance was located to the left. I believe that the farm originally formed part of the Berryhill Colliery estate prior to nationalisation in 1947. The colliery closed in 1962 and the site is now an industrial estate. I guess that the farmhouse was demolished in the 1970's when it was occupied by 2 unmarried brothers whose surname was Shufflebottom.

[hepburn]

Welcome to RootsChat John...Are you from that neck of the woods?

[John Sheldon]

I don't know if you are familiar with the oldmaps online website but if you access the site and enter Bucknall, Stoke-on-Trent you will see a current map of the area and a choice of ordnance survey maps. The 1898 map shows both the flint mill and Botteslow Farm.

[hepburn]

I don't think I know it.

[hepburn]

I've tried but I can't fathom it!