Our Stories

4 stories
 

The first time I had ever felt loss

As a child, my mother would often take me through what remained of the grounds in my buggy, walking our lurcher and jack russel dogs. I remember the archway, and some steps and a ... read more.
25th June 2008


All was not natural beauty

Quite a bit of my childhood was spent exploring the woods. We would walk up to the site of the house, past a large holly tree. Sometimes we'd explore into the woods and ... read more.
25th June 2008


If only he could have seen it in its full glory

When my friends and I where young we were never aloud to go down to the manor but always did. It was an amazing place to go and being from North Clippens in Linwood ... read more.
25th June 2008


The ghostly monk who was said to haunt the grounds

I had wonderful times as a child playing hide and seek with friends at the house and swimming in the river at the bridge into the grounds from the oilfields estate. I used to ... read more.
25th June 2008


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Hello, I'm Michael Hopcroft.

I grew up in Craigends (1982-2001).

Please get in touch if you have any memories, stories or photos of Craigends that you'd be willing to share.

I look forward to hearing from you!