Aston Fire Station

This is the modern fire station that serves most of the towns in the J31 area. Other, smaller fire stations in places like Kiveton were closed years ago. It is just off the A57 on the Aston side of the M1/Junction 31 roundabout.

Features

• Aston hompage

• Aston map 1905

• Swallownest Hight Street 1920/2001

• Old Aston, new Aston
• Blue Bell & Yellow Lion pubs
• Aston Hall Cricket team 1895
• Aston Hall Garden Party 1910
• Aston Hall historical
• Aston Hall (hotel)
• Aston Fire station
• Aston All Saints church, started c 1100 A.D.
• The history of All Saints and Aston, circa 1100 - 1948 (booklet by Mary E Layne 1950)
• Aughton main road+Black Bull pub
• Aughton main road+Robin Hood pub
• The Warren, Aston (nr Yellow Lion) 1928 and 2002
• Other pubs: Oak Inn, Rosegarth, Swallownest, Wetherby
• New housing in Swallownest\Aston
• Swallownest bottom
• Swallownest crossroads
• Local Schools
• Woodhouse Grammar school, 1950s (intake from Aston, Kiveton, Dinnington etc.)
• Memories of Swallownest School - 1940 to 1946 (essay by Jon Layne)
• Memories of Aston and Swallownest 1940-1955 (essay by Jon Layne)
• Shops and businesses in Aston\Swall\Aughton 1940-1960 (essay by Jon Layne)
• Aston Primary School, 1950s (essay and photos by Jon Layne)
• Aston Church Hall 1950/60s (dramatic soc., bonfire, Xmas fair etc.) Jon Layne
• Memories of Schneider/Wright's, Swallownest - 1940s to 1980s (essay by John Wright)
• Daytrip to Roche Abbey photo circa 1900 and Fence cricket and pushball teams
• Aston Carnival maypole dancing circa 1920
• Ulley Pond watershed (incldes Aston/Aughton in 1905)
• Fence opencast and new factory

See also

• Railway map 1915

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