From top hat to toe - lucky ladies in Cheshire care home recreate iconic photos from their younger years
21.08.2022 - 16:51
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From top hat to toe - lucky ladies in a Cheshire care home have been given a chance to step back in time and perfectly recreate iconic black and white photographs from their past. Residents at Care UK’s Cranford Grange, in Mobberley, were given five-star treatment – and then looked in the mirror to find that they had been transformed into their younger selves from decades ago.
The incredible makeover came as three ladies from the home shared striking photos from their younger days, and the home got in touch with their families to learn more about these iconic looks. The ladies were treated to a morning of pampering – from hair styling to professional makeovers.
With customised props, no stone was left unturned in recreating their original looks, with the trio suited and booted to look the part. Local photographer, Katie Lucas, captured it all, transporting them back to a key time in their lives.
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Between school and university, 95-year-old resident, Margaret ‘Margot’ Lewis worked on a farm and got stuck into countryside life, as seen in the original photo with Margot driving a hay rake in 1944. Margot said: “I loved sitting outside on the tractor – I wasn’t expecting a real tractor to arrive. It was a very nice day.”
The year 1944 also saw 96-year-old Pamela ‘Paddy’ Keates join the Women’s Reserve Naval Service at the age of 18 as a driver, putting her behind the wheel of a range of vehicles, including lorries. This memorable photograph captures her in uniform, sporting a striking hat with the initials HMS embroidered on a band – that Paddy had kept for over 70 years. She commented: “They had to put bricks on the
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