Cowplain in The Early 1960's
I lived as a toddler in Kings Road, Cowplain, between 1958 and 1963, in the days when it was a cul-de-sac. These photographs really bring back memories. If I'm not mistaken, the small building on the right of the Spotted Cow was a doctor's or dentist's surgery - I remember trembling there waiting to get injections as a 5 year old.
One shop on the main road I remember was a sweet shop near the corner of Durley Avenue (?) - I believe the owner was a Mr Carter and the shop may have been named after him.
One memory of Kings Road was the ice cream van that came around every afternoon. A small cone cost 4d, a large cone was 7d and on special days you could get a 99 cone for 9d. Between 2p and 4p in today's money! I used to walk to school to Cowplain Infants School on Hartplain Avenue, along with most other kids, in a stream that gradually got bigger as you neared the school... very few kids were dropped off by car in those days.
Regrettably I have no photos to add to the collection but it is great to see these!
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RE: RE: Cowplain in The Early 1960's
David - I too remember Carters' Sweet Shop. I was a regular customer in the early to mid 1970s, when I attended Padnell Infants and then Padnell Junior School. Mr Carter handed it over to his daughter, who I think was called Alison, but the shop eventually closed in the early 1980s.
I also remember the fishmongers van which used to park once a week on the corner of Kings Road in front of what I think was then the Post Office.
And was there a toy shop on the corner of Durley Avenue (near Carters)?
Comment from Meryl Davidson on Monday, 5th January 2009.