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The swimming pool someone asked was next to the Canch and I think the other side of the memorial garden. and across from The Priory. . I was born and grew up in Worksop and my father was a dentist on Newcastle street. My parents built the house which was also the surgery when I was young.
I was born in 1941, we lived in an old Army hut, opposite 'Burraper' Mill. Strictly speaking this was in Sherborne St. John, being the other side of the Beau Brook and the Iron Bridge, but Bramley was a lot nearer.
Burraper Mill was still in occasional use, grinding Sugar Beet and other things. It was driven by a water turbine. A Mr. Steele was the miller. The Mill House was owned by Mrs. Roberts, ...see more
Tony Stafford. I lived in Gateshead from 1954 to 1961. For several years my friends and I attended Shipcote Baths most Saturday mornings, we learned to swim, dive, socialise, etc. Abiding memory is of staying in until, teeth chattering with cold, getting dried and hurrying over the road to a small cafe - where for twopence you could buy a bap filled with hot gravy.
I also learned lifesaving there and took the various badges at swimming classes organised by the Royal Lifesaving Society.
During 1956 I passed the 11+, and went to Stanley Grammar School. Few of us from my village managed this- and I’d like to know what became of the ones I travelled with on the bus. Names I remember are- John Biggs, John Laycock, Clifford Stubbs, Terry Wiles, are any of you still out there? I was Judith Jefferson!
Can anyone remember the night the tar beds caught fire. I remember my parents waking me up and carrying me along to the bottom of the pit bank to watch. It was in the fifties as we lived in Moor Street until I was five.
Yes name was Norah Cleghorn, and we lived next to her mother in Burrs Road in the early 1950s. Nora was well known for bringing the Donkies along West Road from Jaywick for their daily ride home by the now Martello Restaurant. The children used to run along with the donkies every day, and some helping with the rides. Nora died a few years ago.
I remember leapfrogging over the safety bollards outside the pub, opposite Cobbs the shop, I must have been about 8 or 9 (about 1955), the last one I became hooked up by my skirt. Can't remember how I got down, but I didn't do it again in a skirt.
I started Kelvin Grove school in Kindy in 1952 and left in 1958. I was in Mrs Doubleday's class of about 50 students-not at all surprising she was very strict. I especially remember Mr Cousins a very firm but fair teacher. I now live in Australia and still have fond memories of Kelvin Grove. I lived in Sydenham and walked to school with my sister and other children in my street.
Hi Penny,
I was born and grew up in Perivale, and loved the bread and cakes from your fathers bakery, my aunt Vi Brown worked there probably 1970 ish, I remember you too, but just the name! Not sure how old you are, I will be 61 soon, I do not have any family in Perivale now. I live in Suffolk, but still have dreams of Bilton Rd!! Nice to share with you Rebecca (House)
Rock House in chipstead lane i think. I, Tony Renwick, lived in marlborough crescent went to amherst primary school in the 1960s. I remember an amusing boy fred and another girl from rock house orphanage(?) in the class and teachers Miss Nunnerley, MIss Parsons, and Mr Reynolds, Mr Poole was the head. Rock house was in chipstead lane i believe.
I moved out in about 1981 and the ...see more
Does anyone have any knowlege of any bevan boys in burnhope during world war 2.I have memories of a chap i called Chapa i think his name was Chapman?I have a feeling about music on a piano on sundays around 1945/1946? This man probably worked with my father at Burnhope colliery George Hughes.Ihave tried the Bevan Boys organisation without any success. Please help anyone.
I remember being at a convalescent home in Broadstairs at this time. I was 9 years old. However I cannot remember the name of it. I do remember helping to shell hundreds of pea pods whilst sitting on a upstairs balcony. I also remember it had a small school room which I sometimes went to. I also remember going on a trip to the beach where I was bitten on the finger by a sand mouse which I found in the crevice at the base of the cliffs. I had to have an injection.
my dad worked in the old brickwork in glenboig for 50 years until he retired.good old place many a laugh all his brothers worked there aswell.all my dad spoke about the old ball mill and the jokes they used to play on each other.
Sat Jan 13th 2018, at 11:26 am
jinxymoomoo1967 commented:
my mum lived in Portmanmoor Road she grew up there i believe her door number was in the 200s maybe 244. her maiden name was Williams. my grumpy was known as one eyed jack and my nan Eddie Williams was always in with the illegal gamblers lol or so i'm told . mum speaks of hard times there but the best of her life as everyone looked after each other. she said that ...see more
I lived my first 11 years at 5 Mary Street 1954-65. I also went to junior off the square, at that time Mr Mitchell was headmaster and Mr Borrat was there too, he used to make a point of coming up to me during lunch in the hall and saying "you know that custard is not Birds don't you?( My surname was Larke') my teacher in 11 plus year was Mrs Knight, very strict and handy with a ruler! She also taught my mother and ...see more
During my time at the National school , a couple of children in my class said they had stomach ache , so the teacher told thenm to sit outside on a chair till home time, my friends and I thought that sounds good as it was a lovely summer day. So we put our hands up and complained that we too had stomach ache . So we joined several others sitting outside in the sun till Home time. ...see more
Lived in Lansdowne road from early 1940s for 30 years and remember going to the Criterion bakery for a bag of stales, and the smell of Tottenham Pudding when walking to Down Lane School.
Also remember looking after parked cars at Spurs home games, had lots of mates in Lansdowne Road who went to Parkhurst School, Another highlight was when I had enough money going to Elseys toy shop to buy Dinky cars
We went summers to South beach staying in one of the converted, beached trawlers. 75 now but back then I was 5 to 10. All went with the flood. Searching for pictures of the old houseboats.
I have fond memories of both upper and lower schools. Mr Nutting was headmaster of the Junior School and Mr Quinn the secondary School, both very different in their character. Mrs Cooke, Miss Anderson, Miss Barton and Mr Davies were among my favourites at Junior School and I used to visit for many years after I had left school and moved away. I was at Secondary school between 1964 and 1970 ...see more
Can anyone help or remember, when was the allotment started, what year? Also I am trying to find out about a sandstone "pot" quite largish that was in the allotment in approximately 1966/67. The story is ...... My grandfather George Hunt had a plot in the allotment, although I can not remember exactly which plot. I would go there when I was little in the 1960, but where his "plot " was, there was a sand ...see more
I lived in Welwyn Avenue from August 1939 until the mid-sixties.
I have written a biography of my father (the Lapidary) which contains many early memories (and characters) of those days in Bedfont.
If you are at all interested it is available on Amazon.co.uk (£9.99).
I moved to sedgemoor road in 1958 and stayed there or nearby until 1992 before moving to sully, my absolute best memories were made living in that street. as boys we used to play hoops flicking a byciycle tyre over the lamposts . in the summer evenings all us kids played mob ,kerb ball until it was dark, or our mothers called us in. we also made bogies , basicly a plank of wood with pram wheels ...see more
I was born in Aldershot in June 1946. I believe the event was at the General Hospital at the top end of St.Georges Road. For the first year or so I lived with my parents and older brother at the bottom end of Victoria Road. We then moved to Highland Close in North Town end of Aldershot. This area was all single dwelling prefabs as was Bellvue Close nearby. I attended the National School primary at the ...see more
I was just checking out Northolt history and came across this site...looking through it ,I have seen a few names I remember, so thought I would check it out ! My name is Jacky, surname was Burns, lived in Martin Drive from 1953 to 1970. Attended Islip Manor infants and junior school, then Vincent. Kids in my street I grew up with were Teresa Smith,Denise Lavender,Annette Seward, Eileen ...see more
I was there in the 80s shared a downstairs room with lots of different people the room next door were for babies and there was a school there aswell have fond memories although i was very home sick
does anyone remember MR BLEZZARD the head at wellington school in the late sixties early seventies?
I can still remember my first day at the infants side, walked to school with mum , got to the entrance near the wreck and proceeded to have it on me toes . needless to say mum caught me and took me in and I ended up in class 1g with MRS GROCOTT, good times
I was born at home in Waterloo Road in 1956. My mum and dad Olive and George Pharo took over running the Liberal club on the high St. dead opposite the football ground in 1960 I can remember being on the flat roof and being able to see football matches being played. I went to the school on Redan hill which I have found out from reading on this site was called National infant and primary school. My mum has dementia and ...see more
If it is the same Harry hargreavs I remember I use to knock about with him and he worked at the slaughter house that was on the Corner just where the mancunan way starts now, thats how ne came to be in the butcher game.
.I lived in pine street and worked at t&a Royles bakery and I went to Halton bank school.and if it is him his father had a cafe on broad street right where the bus terminus was and all the bus drivers ...see more
Lived at No. 99, house backed onto school. Earliest memory of Miss Bjork as headteacher. Remember Sainsburys in high street which became Woolworths. Edward Adams, Tudor Library and Buckinghams. Drove through Selsdon recently. Not the same place but where is. Dad used to collect pools money and I would accompany him. Anyone remember me?
Can anyone tell me where Ackrill corner is located in Little Sandhurst as it is named after my great great grandfather Ackrill and my grandfather George Ackrill would be very proud that a street was named after him. It is no longer listed and the only photo of it showing Ackrills corner is from 1955 so it must have been re named since then. I would like to know where exactly it is located in Little Sandhurst. Hoping someone can help me.
I remember perks lovley shop in chingford hatch sold broken biscuits there was a lovley proper butchers the lady there gave me a beautiful China doll went there with my nan Betty sharp in the 1960s always walked home eating a raw sausage you could not do that now but we all survived I remember the old Mano pub before the horseless cartridge . there was a hairdressers as well the man there had two little dogs who ...see more
My mother and I had many happy summer days at Ovingdean in the 1960's. It was easy to catch a bus there from central Brighton, disembarking near St Dunstan's home, walking by underpass beneath the busy main road, then taking the stairs down to the Undercliff Walk. There was a kiosk and some beach huts there, and it was a very pleasant spot to enjoy a few hours by the sea.
It was a joy to read the comments about SHGS. I was there from 9/54 to 2/60. I remember nearly all the teachers, good and bad. One of the good ones was Mr Rudd who was our form master in 1R. I have it in my memory that he came from the west country but can believe otherwise."Max" Faulkner was the other PE master and was the complete opposite to Mr Rudd."Loopy" Lloyd was our sports master looking after us at both ...see more
I lived in a prefab at 234 Goodenough Way during the 1950's then moved to 102 Ellis Road. Nee Searle.
I have meny memory’s of this place was there as a child for3 years my best frind there was Susan
Iwas6 or five at time onlysaw pernets At weekends used to cry when thydespaired l rember dance teacher wehad she was nice l also sheredaroom with6 other girls my best frind there was Susan lwas vary shy myname then was linda Dyer lrember Sunday walks down tosee the big black house and down to beach and picknet on the beach do you rember fireworks in the kitten garden l stoped in one night ...see more
Yes i remember crossing the black bridge on the planks with trains crossing. Scary shit!
Live in Canada now but remember it like it was yesterday!
During the Second World War I was in two boarding schools in (I believe East Mosely - certainly walking distance across the bridge to Hampton Court. I was 5-6 years old, so my memories are pretty hazy!!!!). I wonder if anyone can shed a light on these memories? Many thanks, regards, Eddie Greatrex
I lived as a child in Kenton between 1949 and 1957, but returned frequently to visit my aunts and uncles who lived there until they died in the mid nineties. I have the fondest memories of playing in Kenton ' rec ' and as a pupil at Priestmead school where there were still air raid shelters in the grounds in the early fifties. I remember Saturday morning pictures at the old Odeon cinema and the toy shop across the road ...see more
Mine isn't actually a memory of Flat 53b because I was much too young to remember the place but, wait for it, I am the baby sister who was born there in 1946. Yes, that is amazingly true and I still have the picture that my sister Hazel sent to me boxed away with other photographs and memories. The funniest thing is that Hazel didn't ever tell me in any of her correspondences that she had posted this to the site and ...see more
I have many memories of Seaham Harbour in the 1970's from going down the old stone steps to the fishing boats on a Sunday morning to watch the fishermen unload the crabs to getting to the top of the Featherbed Rock.The rock was as sharp as hell on my bare feet but it was great. I have tried loads of sites to find a photo of it in the 1970's but all I see is even older ones or newer ones (which are great but not as I ...see more
I was also born in Wimbledon and have such fond memories. I was born at 33 Compton Road in 1947. I had five brothers and sisters, I was the second to last child. We all attended Old Central School, Camp Road on the common, the Headmaster at the was Mr Henning. My older brothers and sisters all went on to attend Queens Road girls and boys school. I attended Pelham Girls school, Rutlish Road. ...see more
This village has the very first Rural Council Houses in England,- not pictured in your photographs,- but situated in Stow Road. They were built by the Thingoe R.D.C. following a lengthy argument and legal demands by the Ixworth Labourer's Association supported by Sydney Stern, the local M.P who went on to become Lord Wandsworth..
Pakenham...The only village in England with both a windmill and a watermill ! My daughter was born in Pakenham in the worst snowstorm in living memory. She was Christened at the Parish Church which stands next to the Vicarage which has a picture of a gentleman at a desk on a blocked up window said to have been painted by Whistler.
We used to eat at the Fox Inn on a regular basis in the 1960's. Mrs Armstrong, the owner and chef, made the best ox tail I've ever eaten . You couldn't beat Yorkshire food at it's best Great food and beer. Norman Robinson owned the newsagents next door, where I'd buy my papers
My name is Ian Bullett. I was born in Mexborough 1951 I can remember going to the Empire cinema with my elder brother David in the late 50's.It was a regular Saturday visit to watch Zorro and others.On one occasion we arrived to find not the usual film but a world record being attempted.It was Syncopating Sandy ( I kid you not)who was attempting to play the piano none stop for over 100 ...see more
In the 50's there was two way traffic in Abbeygate Street with T.H.Nice's Garage half way down with petrol pumps which swung over the road.I bought my first car, a prewar Ford 8 from him for £100,- which was the new price in 1938 !
This is a picture of 'The Lodge', the gate house for the Westcliffe estate. In 1966 it was home to Mr & Mrs Reg Black, he was a painter and decorator at the hall, I worked for him as a trainee. In the summer we did the outside and in the winter the inside jobs; everything from complete re-paint of rooms to replacing tap washers and mending leaking roofs. One job was painting the word "HOTEL" on the ...see more
We moved into no 76 in 1958. Mum still lives there. It was when there were allotments behind the houses that you could walk through (as long as you weren't caught), then cross a ditch before the Ashton.You could walk across the Ashton to the river Roding and walk to Luxborough Lane. We used to make dens along the ditch and climb trees. They've all gone now. I was called Sue Stone then ( now Slater).
I was born in 1947 in a farm cottage opposite the farm house at Cold Harbour (near Swinhope). My Dad (Harry) was a farm worker and we moved to Kelstern before I started school and lived in the semi-detached house opposite the triangular green in the village. My brother, Peter was a year and a half younger than me.
As John Appleton says, Mr & Mrs Peacock lived on the other side of our house. At the ...see more
My Grandfather was Henry Robson .The owner of the original business.I am the oldest of his six grandchildren.His partner was Gordon Porteous.I lived as a child at my grandparents house in Regent Road Gosforth.My father was Alan Robson the eldest son.I remember the lovely smell of the dough and baked bread fresh from the oven.My fathers brother Tony had 3 sons.
i used to go to Brid every year in the early 50s - early 60s . One of the highlights was going on the boats in the small boating lake - although we weren't supposed to 'bump' we often did although unintentionally - there was also a small ride-on railway next to it - many happy hours over the years i spent on both those rides - and a machine nearby where you could print out your name etc. on a strip of aluminum - such simple pleasures but treasured memories of my now deceased parents
Xmas started Xmas eve. Everybody went to the pub at lunchtime and it was serious drinking. I worked in Turriff House on the Geat West Road and the pub was the Kings Arms by Brentford railway station. Around closing time we headed back to work and had a coffee before being told to go home. On Xmas day there was sometimes a party and I remember getting home around one oclock unable to eat Xmas ...see more
I went to the old school just down the road from the new one; A teacher that I remember was called John Satterly. And a friend of mine lived opposite the headmasters school house he was called Tommy Rice. His father was an officer at Mildehall air base . Tommy had a sister but I cant remember her name. I lived in Burley House Wellington Street Almost adjacent to Moons bicycle shop. We often went to the park ...see more
Hi i am pauline margaret coleman. i used to live in ardwick in legh place until the were demolished. i move to glossop for 40 years but i now live in cleveleys..i used to go to ardwick secondary girls school in the early fifties..it would be so lovely if anybody remembers me, please get in touch..i remember diane rigby, pauline wood, sandra maloy and sylvia bowker..as time went on i used to goto the devenshire public house
I have found an old cardboard box with a sticker of the above company on stating '2d Cocktail Drink with straw' there were 48 in a box (which is small) and I would love to know if anyone could enlighten me with what they were or anything about the company.
i remember growing up on herne street ..local mace shop/butchers ran by a Mr and Mrs woodhouse and a chap called graham..now a café on eastfield side.. playing on the "piece" as we called it as kids, bridgettes hairdressers !!! used to fetch mum a bottle of laquer on a Saturday for her hair..also a nursery there... ran by a Mrs Giles..susan and angela were daughters son called steven (sure he joined the police) ...see more
hey new at this game, have traveled the world,both with the army and as a security adviser to many arab and african nations but i was born and grew up on the bombed out streets of wear tyne and tees streets, the town moor was our playground, my brothers and lads on the corner, the cornerboys look after the street, mobray park is where we saw trees , the docks were the place where we made a tanner selling fish ...see more
A family home where friends and family loved to gather lovely memories of cousins and man aunts and uncles waiting for nanny Mabel to come back from shops with special treats there was always a family member or friend there and of course noisy Concorde!!! Picking apples from the tree learning to cook and muck in fantastic memories of a real family home
Sometime around the late 1950s my uncle was at the docks and was killed when a tractor was being loaded onto a ship.
A cable broke and the tractor fell and killed him.
Does anyone have any memories of this?
My dad was in the RAF at Calshot and I attended Fawley school, and later Hardley secondary, in 1950-53.
I have recently found a photo of myself and two other boys, standing in a pond holding jam jars of (presumably) tadpoles or the like. It was taken by Mudge the Fawley Photograper, but has no date or any other information on it. I would dearly like to find out who the other two boys are. If anyone has any ...see more
I remember the old house called "Restville" 101 Greensward Lane. Thee old ladies lived there from the 1930's to about 1960 when it was knocked down to build three new houses. It was next door to the first Doctors and I used to go to the post box on the corner to post letters. Had to get the bus from across the road to Rayleigh church where we used the old hall (now a restaurant) as a classroom before ...see more
No stranger to Friday bath night (did we really only bathe once a week?), where the tin bath was hauled into the kitchen in summer & in front of the fire in winter & filled by kettle. As I got older my dad would take me down to the public wash baths where I could luxuriate in a 'real bath' in a real bathroom. My dad actually knew the man that ran the baths for the council & instead of the fixed amount of ...see more
My grandparents moved from Plaistow to Rylands estate during the war after being bombed out. Their name was Harris and they lived at 192 oval road north. My mother was married from there at old Dagenham church.my fathers name was Simpson and his mother lived I think in second avenue. She was widowed and married the next door neighbor who's name was Colman. I lived with my grandparents till I was eleven, next door ...see more
In the sixties Hitchin market was a "proper" market where local traders brought their produce and goods, all assembled and displayed on trestle tables in the open area alongside the duck stream and church. There were many regular traders who sold their goods each market weekday with their cry's of Three fer-a-pand" and "Over ere madam " for your quality towels and bedding from "Jonnie" a favourite with the ladies. ...see more
How nice to read about Drayton. My parents moved here in 1953 and my father owned the chemists shop on the north side of Havant road opposite Lower Drayton lane. In the early 60s,I played in local groups (The Highlanders) and played at the Institute many times.No alcohol,just lemonade and crisps! Other hobbies included carting on the hill and going to the Methodist youth club. Anyone remember ...see more
My name was cook and we lived in durham building. I remember schooling bakery in plough road next to St Peters church, across the road was len's secondhand shop where my mum used to buy some of our clothes, also there was a sweet shop owned by germans I think which used to make sweets on the premises, as sugar was still on ration they used to give half a pound of sweets for 2 pound of sugar. in lavender ...see more
Previously known as The Cotteridge.
I wonder what happened to Terence White from number 72. He became a teacher I know and went to live in the midlands. Used to go to Saturday morning pictures in Ealing, ABC Minors.
Geez Sutton has changed since my time..went to school 1940 1951..left in 1954 when I joined the army and never looked back, later switched to the Canadian Airforce became Flight Engineer attended two wars.....Some good memories some bad only teacher I can remember was a Mr Bishop and a Mrs Armstrong. but no school mates. I lived on Alfred Rd.....Gav Bowman....
In WW2 the father of my uncle Ken Edwards was the "Billeting officer" Mr Sydney Edwards, who was an ex police inspector with a manner which was very stern and he soon sorted out the children who were playing pranks with the supplies provided for defensive means. The author Michael Edwards included this incident in a book he wrote about Perranporth (Cornwall) and it was printed by Penwartha Press.
On 8th September 1946 at Stockwell Congregational Church Stockwell Green, Kenneth Sydney Edwards a Commercial Clerk of Perranporth Cornwall married Widow Nellie Kathleen Drake of 26 Bellesfields road Brixton. He was the son of Sydney Herbert Edwards a Police Inspector who had served in Rhodesia. She was the daughter of deceased Hotel Chef William Edwin Greenfield and ...see more
Where the present Tulse Hill Tesco Shop and Esso Petrol station stands today, was the home of my grandfather Alfred John Thomas from the 1920's to the 1950's. Through the 1960's & 70's his daughter Julie Thomas ran the Petrol Station. The Station was in front of their home, a large victorian building (no 109), which had been some sort of club, called ...see more
At 26 Bellesfields road Brixton lived James Greenfield a Police Constable, who lived with his mother Florence Sarah nee Tyler, at this address before he married Dorothy Thomas at Holy Trinity Church Tulse Hill on August the 3rd 1940.
I was born in 1950 and lived the first twenty years of my life in Acklam Road, off the Portobello Road, North Kensington. Although a deprived area, we were always happy and never ill. Does anyone else have fond (or otherwise) memories of North Kensington during this period? The last time I revisted Portobello Road was with my late mum, in the 1980s. I adapted ...see more
The caption in the Francis Frith book 'Paignton', by Peggy Parnell (p.46), reads: 'With his powerful business aptitude, Mr Dendy quickly installed the most important tourist commodity, bathing machines; those for the ladies were installed on Paignton beach, those for the gentlemen on Preston beach.' I found it interesting to read of the enactment of these strict, now ...see more
Would like to hear from any of my old classmates. I now live in Bognor Regis.
I am always thinking of my first 20 years in Hoddesdon - the war years, the Vi's and V2's, my years at Burford St. School. Hope someone will remember me. Stuart Jenkins
Lesley I keep trying to email you but without success. Please contact me on Rod@ rodknight.com
I remember vividly the Silver Jubilee on Milton Road. In the thick of things was the wonderful Aunty Maureen, a constant source of light in W7, still to this day I hasten to add. They certainly don't make them like that anymore. At one time Hanwell was the jewel in West London, fully of friendly people and parks galore.
In the years leading up to World War 2, I recall visiting my Father's parents who lived in what I remember was a rather splendid house named Willowbrook, on the Rayleigh Road.
I would have been about nine in 1938 and I have many pleasant memories of playing in the Orchard and woodland surrounding the house. I have recently been researching my ancestry connections with my Grandparents Mr and ...see more