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Memories of Fazakerley
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Lazy Summers
I remember the summer club run by mothers at Formosa Drive School. We used to meet up on the school field with lunch and spend the afternoon chatting with friends and playing rounders. I remember being in Miss Jackson's class sucking polos we use to pass around and drinking warm milk.
New Hall Baths
I remember before leaving Fazakerley Comprehensive School I was learning to swim and the teachers took us to New Hall baths, I remember one day I had my swimming lesson and had to return to school in a wet swimming costume as someone had decided to look in my bag and nick my undergarment. I was easily embarrassed them and sat with a red face for the rest of the school day. I loved going the swimming baths and now it's closed down I miss it as I uld escape to the warmth of the pool away from everyday life. I even went once and found a cockroach swimming towards me.
Merseyside memories
The Old Roan Estate, From The Start.
My mum and dad were the first people in the Old Roan estate in 1936, living in 18 Bradfield Ave. The cost of the house? It was a through room, and cost £425! The houses with a front and a rear room cost £450! And if you were very well off, then you might have been able to afford one of the houses on Ormskirk Road, at a cost of £475.00, wow! All the houses on the Old Roan were built by Sammy Bleasedale, and he gave all the houses on the left of Altway, from Bradfield Ave to Winchester Ave, to his wife, and she rented them out. She was later killed in the Henderson's fire in Church Street, Liverpool in the early 1960s. Their son Colin Bleasedale formed the Sefton Building Co. and this was sited on the land were the Old Roan British Legion is today, the Legion being a large tin hut on the site of B&Q. The only shops at the Old Roan were the... Read more
Davenhill Sschool
I used to live in Aintree Lane, by St Giles's Church in the only council houses. I'm one of twelve children - the Ferrie's, and everyone knew at least one of us. I remember playing in Aintree race course, skating around the old race track, and going down the Old Roan bridge on carts and skates. The park, peapicking at Martland Farm, walking along the canal, to Maghull, the little shop by the Anchor bridge, the Holy Rosery School being built, and walking along Melling road to get fish. My sister remembers going for bricetts, walking to the tweny one houses and Birchells to get homemade cakes for when my Gran came.
Growing up 'on The Green'
I was born and raised at 3 Carr Lane in April 1940, and went to St 'Tessies'. Never enough hours in the day, playing football, cricket or kick the can and British bulldog or headers in our side garden. The focal point was the triangle of grass in front of our house forever known as 'the green', which was the scene of some great sporting moments and central staging point for VE and VJ celebrations and annual Bonfire Night gatherings. Do any old faces remember those days? The Ryans, Tippings, Huggards, Keegans, Borrows, Dixons, Moss', Walls all joined our mob in endless activities and the odd bit of scallywagging.
Ellergreen And St Tessies
I went to Ellergreen in the mid 1950's, and well remember chucking stones and snow-ball fights with the kids of St Tessies, who used to call us 'College Puddings'. I remember there was a great chippie on the corner of Carr Lane, where we all used to go at lunchtime and stuff the chips into half a 'Vienna' loaf. DEE-licious...!!! Much better than the school nosh. I often got the cane for it - but those chips were worth it...!!!
Married Here 2nd Time ...
Mom & dad married here in 60's ... my wife and I remarried :-) here ... victor was receovering from being mugged .. our cars were broken into during the service .. the church stood during the bombing, it also remaind standing after my wifes request to play country music during our service LOL :-) pics here at http://picasaweb.google.com/gisteacher/Church
