Welcome to Nanette Hooker's Personal Webpage

This page has some photos of my childhood days around Moore and Daresbury.  I attended Daresbury Primary School between about 1958 and 1964.  During my teenage years, from about 1967 to 1970, I owned a pony which was pastured in fields in Moore.  During the early 1970s I worked as a stock control clerk for Du Pont (UK) Limited who had a warehouse on Birchwood Lane, Moore (Acton Grange Distribution Centre).  In 1972 I left for the bright lights of London.  I recently did a search on the web for things related to Daresbury and Moore and found Lachlan Cranswick's Personal Homepage in Melbourne, Australia who has some wonderful photos of the area and in particular of wildflowers.  This is also of great interest to me since I am a botanist.  I also pinched his web page design because it was so good.

Photos of me, my family and some of my childhood haunts

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mum & dad 1948
  1. Wedding photo of my mum (Margaret Wood) and dad (Albert Hooker) taken in 1948 Luton, Bedfordshire.

dad 1966Laporte News 1966
  1. My dad worked for Laporte's in Warrington. We lived in a work's house in Baronet Road, Lower Walton.
  2. Article about my dad from Laporte's News 1966.

me at about aged 2 yearslittle me & brother Jon c1957
  1. Me at about 2 years old.
  2. Little me with older brother Jon in garden at Baronet Road.

Daresbury School 1960sDaresbury Schoolchildren c1963
  1. Daresbury Primary School in the 1960s.
  2. Daresbury Schoolchildren c1963 - that's me on the right with the X above my head.

Drummer in garden c1969Me & Drummer in garden c1969
  1. My pony, Drummer in our garden in Baronet Road c1969.
  2. Me with Drummer c1969.

Mum & pets in Moore c1969Drummer in Lapwing Lane c1969Me riding drummer c1970
  1. My mum with Drummer and our dog, Patch.  In the background is Birch Wood Lane, Moore, at the crossroads where Lapwing Lane changes into Moore Lane c1969.
  2. Drummer in Lapwing Lane, Moore c1969.
  3. Me riding Drummer outside Du Pont's Acton Grange warehouse, Birch Wood Lane, Moore c1970.

Plan of 26 Runcorn Rd, Moore

In 1971 my parents purchased a house in Moore - Fern Bank, 26 Runcorn Road.  This is a plan of the house and neighbour's house.

Me & my son Doug in Warrington 1996

In 1979 I left UK and came to live in Australia.  In 1996 I went back for a holiday.  This is my son Doug and myself outside the Barley Mow, Warrington during my holiday.

 

The following set of photos are from Lachlan Cranswick's Personal Homepage in Melbourne, Australia. These photos were taken in 2000 as part of Lachlan's rambles around the countryside in and around Moore and Daresbury.

Moore Church 2000Runcorn Road, Moore 2000
  1. The church in Moore, which is next door to Fern Bank on Runcorn Road.
  2. Runcorn Road looking towards the Corner Store (which is 2 doors down from Fern Bank).

Red Lion Hotel, Moore 2000Outside Red Lion, Moore 2000
  1. Red Lion Pub, Moore.
  2. Bus stop near Red Lion Pub, Moore.

Path to Daresbury Firs 2000Daresbury Firs 2000

Daresbury Firs.  The schoolchildren of Daresbury school used this area for nature studies.  I remember walking to the wood from the back of the school along a footpath - the motorway wasn't built when I went to the school (c1958-c1964).  I also remember the wildflowers such as the bluebells in spring, and the rocky outcrops which provided a natural playground for the schoolchildren. 

The following photos are from the web page of The Thursday Group walk - Jan 24th 2002 Moore

Moore Lane Swing Bridge 2002Moore Nature Reserve 2002
  1. Moore Lane Swing Bridge.
  2. Moore Nature Reserve.

 If you want to comment on this page, send me an email: nanette.hooker@jcu.edu.au