Biography



I was born on October 29th 1942 in Stoke-on-Trent; a city of terraced-houses, factories & coal mines, strange shaped chimneys and, in those days lots of smoke. Not so different from Huddersgate really.

			And this is Huddersgate, where Stanley Bagshaw lives
This is Stoke, where I was brought up This photo was taken in 1920 but it was just as smokey when I was a lad. Quite often in Winter the school bus didn’t turn up because it had got lost in ‘The Smog’.			And this is Huddersgate, where Stanley Bagshaw lives


But I was luckier than most. Our house was on the outskirts of the city. There were woods & fields nearby, and that was where I spent most of my time.I was happy at home with my Mum & Dad and two sisters - but my Gran’s house was much more interesting.Gran lived not far away in an old wooden bungalow on the edge of Wetley Moor.

Gran's bunaglow
Gran's bunaglow			Gran kept chickens & pigs, and boiled her potatoes in a big black pot on the open fire.I never saw much of my Grandad. At the time I thought he must be a hard working gardener. But like Stanley, I was a bit naive. Finney Gardens’ was the name of the local pub.

	Me and my Gran
	Me and my Gran		Stan and his Gran
			Stan and his Gran

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