Carlton In Cleveland, Lyke Wake Walk View Point, Cringle Moor c.1990

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In the 50/60s' my Grandparents used to own The Fox and Hounds Pub in Carlton. Although it's no longer there. I spent many a day, as a child there, whilst my parents helped out in the pub. I remember the Gliders catapulting off the bank and the old bomb craters, full to the brim of water. I even remember the time when a Bull was tethered by the nose on the green outside The Blackwell Ox ...see more

I smile when I remember being appointed Milk Monitor in Carlton & Faceby Primary School at the age of 9.  Milk was compulsory and free for all children at school - adults told us on numerous occasions 'how good it was for you'!  The large crates of small glass bottles of milk, which were one third of a pint, were counted and recorded, enough milk for each and every student, 32 in all throughout the whole ...see more