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| Mary Annes Lane was renamed Old Maryland Lane and was named after the old Moreton resident 'Mary Anne'. Mary Anne lived in a house which was three cottages that had been renovated and made into one large building. The house at one time had been white washed with thick paint and my great aunt also seems to remember that the cottage may have had a thatched roof in the early days. Mary Annes house was situated in a small lane running between Chapel Lane(now Barnston Lane) and Station Road (now Pasture Road). Mary Ann was described a nice and pleasant lady but rather stern and short tempered in her demolished in 1932 when Pasture Road was widened. Brick built houses and Moreton Chapel now occupy the old site although some of the remains of walls, bricks and stones still occupy the surrounding area. I am looking for further information on Mary Anne and would be grateful to receive any information or photographs that you may have. |
| 1909 Mary Annes Lane in 1909, the cottage can just be made out on the left Mary Anne who is just stepping through the door way on the far left. |
| 2007 The present day side of Mary Annes cottage. Houses now stand on the site and the remains of the foundations can be seen in the grounds of Moreton Chapel behind. Much of the stone walls around the lane are still there. |
| Above: The pictures above to the right shows present day Old Mary Annes Lane, taken facing towards Pasture Road. The building at the bottom of the road is where the left hand photograph was taken from in 1909. Mary Anne is the lady in the white apron. |
| Right: The picture shows present day Moreton Chapel. The date stone can be seen above the door way showing 1933. The first fountain stone was laid for the Chapel a year after Mary Annes cottage was demolished in 1932. |
Left:
A snow covered photograph of Mary
Anne's Lane. Two young boys play
weather. At the top of Mary Anne's
Lane, people would walk round the
corner to the top of Barnston lane
where it would frequently flood and
freeze up. During these times the
locals would go ice skating and
sledging on the ice using tin trays.
A snow covered photograph of Mary
Anne's Lane. Two young boys play
weather. At the top of Mary Anne's
Lane, people would walk round the
corner to the top of Barnston lane
where it would frequently flood and
freeze up. During these times the
locals would go ice skating and
sledging on the ice using tin trays.
| Right: house outlined in a red circle below. Note the large size of the plot of land owned by the family at that time. Also it is interesting to note that her lane is the main route onto Station road (now Pasture road). This shows that the main flow of traffic has been diverted over the years with the new addition of Maryland Lane taking its place leaving Old Maryland Lane a faceless back alley. |
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