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Happy Days
I lived at 13 Westfield Close, from 1951 until 1965 when sadly my father died and we all moved to Weston. My memories of living there are very happy. I went to Backwell C of E School and the head, I think, was Mr Branch who kept bees in the top of the infants' playground. The houses in Rodney Road were not there then and all the local children spend many hours out playing in the fields all around. We would cycle to the common and as long as we were home before dark our parents never worried. At 11 years old I went to Backwell Secondary Modern School which I loved. From what I remember Mum telling me, before we moved into our house we lived in a nissan hut at Brockley Coombe, I was born there in 1951, though I have no memory of being there, maybe someone reading this will know something about them. My grandfather was a ganger on Nailsea and Backwell station, he had a... Read more
Childhood Memories of Nailsea in The 1960s
I was brought up in Nailsea. My parents owned a toy and gift shop on Station Road rented from Bob Vance, later we moved to Noah's Ark Cottage. Built in 1666, it had all the original features intact, the stone walls, roses in the garden cultivated since 1666, and I also remember finding Green Nailsea and Bristol Blue glass when planting conifers. I remember the smell of freshly made buns at Parsons the bakers, Hewitts Spar on the corner of Clevedon Road and the local village policeman, Mr Genge. My school was Seven Oaks. The school dinners were served up by jolly cooks. I also remember the dentist Mr Scull, Reynolds sweet shop on Silver Street, Mr Aish the building merchant. I have so many happy memories of Nailsea and would love to hear from anybody else who remembers Nailsea in the good old days.
Nailsea Memories
My Grandfather was the late Robert (Bob) Dunlop Vance who owned and ran the old Post Office and who built the shops alongside. They previously lived at Westcroft on the other end of Station Road, and later moved to Hillcrest Road.
Brockley Hall
I believe that my great grandfather Robert Landeman Jones owned Brockley Hall but I am unsure of the date, I am guessing it was the 1870s. I think that he later moved to Weston-super-Mare. My brother and I have a photo of the old house. I also have a diary that my great grandfather kept for the years 1896 and 1905 which has fascinating detail about his accounts.
Beautiful Brockley Hall
I used to live at Brockley Hall, I had my first born son John at Brockley, followed by four more children, I have the most wonderful memories at Brockley, walking through the gardens, It is a beautiful place, so many precious memories.. xx
YMCA Agricultural Training Centre Ham Green Pill
In February 1949, my husband Derek travelled from London to start agricultural training at the YMCA Agricultural Training Centre at Ham Green, Pill, on a scheme known as 'British Boys for British Farms'. He arrived at Temple Meads Station, and caught a small train which in those days ran from Bristol to Portishead. Although born in London, he hated the idea of city life, so chose to study farming. One special memory of his time there is of seeing the Severn Bore. He subsequently obtained work at a farm in North Dorset.
Derek would be interested to hear from any other ex-training centre boys. Tel: 01590 681972
Pill Bicycle Shop
My maternal grandfather, Allan Henry Ball, had a bicycle shop in Pill prior to the Second World War. My mother had a photo of herself as a child outside the shop (in the 1920s). I believe that both my grandfather and his wife were born and bred in the area of Pill and Nailsea The window had whitewash advertisedments stating new bicycles at 10/6p. Unfortunately all the family photos disappeared on my mother's death. The family moved to Downend, Bristol at the Second World War and I believe my grandfather worked as an engineer at Parnells, Yate on Spitfire production. I know my mother, Irene Eleanor Ball, worked there also for a time. My uncle, Allan Ball, served in the REME for the war and later lived in Iron Acton until his death. His wife, Grace, died shortly after. They had no children. Another daughter was Roma who lived in Birmingham and was married to Cyril Rowley, I am not sure of their existence now, I do know they... Read more
