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Smiles family - My great grandmother is Sally Smiles who appears in your archive photographs on the steps of her 'caravan shop' which, I have been told was located near the entrance to the pit. Her son , Peter Smiles... Read more
Smiles family - My great grandmother is Sally Smiles who appears in your archive photographs on the steps of her 'caravan shop' which, I have been told was located near the entrance to the pit. Her son , Peter Smiles ( my grandad ) married Barbara Hall and together they had five daughters - Betty , Gladys, Sally (my mum ) , Isobel & Florence. The Smiles family lived on Wheatley Terrace ( 31 or 35 ? ). It is comforting looking at the old photos which remind me of my childhood. I will sift through my phot album and let you have copies of family photos including my parents weding. The site is fascinating & I must say a visit to the Heritage Centre five years ago brought my mum much happiness and she often talked of it before she died in 2007. Susan Ward... Collapse