I Lived at Nells Point
I lived at the Navy station Nells Point around 1943 to 1947. I went to school at Clive road and attended sunday school at st Johns. I remember the army camp,and at the end of the war the squatters moved in the huts.I allso remember the U.S army giving us children lovelypartiesand eating my first donut. the one with the hole in. Pat Perring nee Nurse
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RE: RE: I Lived at Nells Point
Hello, I remember an Angela Perrin up at the Coastguard station and a Mrs Perrin who was very nice to my mother when we lived there. I have photos of us all at the beach. The steps up to the coastguard house were worn from use. Had tea there and remember a lovely picture on the wall.
Deirdre O'Rourke.
Comment from Deirdre Flynn on Monday, 5th January 2009.
RE: RE: I Lived at Nells Point
Thankyou to Deirdre Flynn for your memory. The year that I was at Nells Point was during the war. The signal station was about three stories high, navy on the top then the marines and bottom the army. I used to take my father's can of tea up to him after school when he gave the signal. The names that I remember were, Barbara and John Chair, Mr May, and ourselves, PO Nurse, our dad, sister Margaret and me. Do you remember the prisoners of war at the bottom of the station?
Pat Perring
Comment from Patricia Perring on Tuesday, 6th January 2009.
RE: RE: I Lived at Nells Point
Hello. I am interested in researching the life and times in post war Barry Island. Does anyone have any information / details of families who squatted in the army huts when the war ended please. If so , I would love to hear from you.
Comment from Trish Walker on Saturday, 20th February 2010.
RE: RE: I Lived at Nell's Point
I lived in the old Army huts from 1953 - 56 ... we weren't squatters we paid rent to the Council. I was friendly with a girl who lived at Nell's Point, but I can't remember her name. She had a playhouse in the garden. Our time at the camp (Forest Drive) was great, We had the run of Jackson's Bay, Whitmore Bay, the fields with the horses and the Fairground, which we played in, in Winter, going up the helter skelter and pushing the rides around, etc. Lorraine (Davies )
Comment from Lorraine Cleves on Tuesday, 6th March 2012.