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Eccleshill Fruit Stores
My parents had Eccleshill Fruit Stores around 1951 to 1957 and Hutton school was my very first school up until we moved around 1957. I remember the trolley bus terminus used to be opposite the shop. In those days that was a lovely little village and everyone knew everyone else. Happy memories of a young boy, I also had an older brother and sister. I'd love to hear from anyone who has similar memories or remembers my family
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Happy Time Long Past.
The little shop in the far right of the photo was selling a tinplate model of the Airship R101 for which I had saved up for ages.Just when I was able to buy it the airship crashed in France. I did not buy it; for in my childs mind who would have a thing that was no good. I was also a choir boy at the church for years when I lived in Meadow Road.Greengates picture house was always a temple of adventure to me in which I spent many an hour. My memories of youth this area are priceles to me.
A.P
4 Gallaway Road, Greengates
I remember buying fish and chips in Gallaway Road, Greengates 1955+. Unknown to me at that time this fish shop used to a greengrocer's shop owned by my grandfather Lister Carter around 1935/40. My father was born at number 4 Gallaway Road in 1910, 10 yards from the fish shop (now a private home). No 4 is now a beautifully renovated stone cottage which I visited in 2005. All this only 50 yards from the great Albion Hotel/Pub, gee they must have had a great life, the old folks. And Garnets Mill down the hill near the canal and River Ayre where the oldies could earn extra money... Life wasn't easy though, I guess. They died so young then...
Not Greengates But Gods Green Acre
I was born in Bradford 1947 and grew up at Redcar Road. I remember Glovers the newsagents on the corner of this photo and across the road in New Line just down from the Roebuck pub my mum took me on the bus every day to the nursery. My parents have now passed away but I am drawn to my birthplace and go back as often as I can to re live some of the best memories of my childhood. Alas, time moves on and the Pastry shop is gone along with Stevensons provision shop. The old picture house where I can still see my dad and I waiting in the queue to see 'The Dambusters'. My mum worked most of her life at Garnets Mill and I would walk down Apperley Bridge to meet her after school. Unless you have experienced it you cannot imagine the sight of hundreds of mill workers rushing out all at the same time when the hooter went. Just yesterday I walked along the... Read more
Greengates Was The Place to Live
I was born in and brought up in Greengates in 1949 at Redcar Road. I have many great memories of happy times. I went to Undercliff Girls School. I remember the picture house very well and used to go to the matinee every Saturday. I also remember Glovers newsagents, we had a newspaper delivered from them every day. I used to play in the woods opposite. I remember Mrs Dawson's hut at the end of the woods where I often went for sweets, or spice as they called it. I moved away to Nottingham when I was twenty but I've always missed Greengates as that's where my roots are. My mum had MS which made life difficult and she died when I was 22. My dad was an engineer and he used to cycle to Farsley to work but had to give it up to look after my mother. My brother Keith Barrett born 1946 moved to Colne in Lancashire and my older brother Tony born 1943 emigrated to Australia... Read more
Greengates Past 1955
The Seven Stars pub & Mr Kiplings across the road, just before the dip into Apperley Bridge.
That Was The Year 1949
I lived on Rimswell Holt in 1949 my first school was at Brookfield on Redcar Road. I always remember Greengates old picture house when we used to pay a tanner for Saturday matinee. My first job was at Fishers old mill up in Idle. I still think of old times when I used to go into Greengates woods playing cowboys, I was only a kid, not that I do it now. My dad was a postman and my mam she was always busy getting me off to school, not that I stopped there, I was always sneaking out, that's when I was at Greengates School. I didn't like Mr. Stead. I used to go into Glovers shop a lot and I got a job as a paper boy. I don't live in Bradford now, I'm in the West Midlands, by heck I do miss Bradford. My son is still in Bradford, he tells me to live with him. My memories are still with me, the TOP TWENTY CLUB in Idle, all the fun... Read more
