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Old Heath House
When my parents came over from Ireland in the 1940s we lived for a time in Old Heath House, on the Stafford Road. My older sister and I used to walk to Coven School, no cars to take us to school in those days. In the very bad winter of 1947, we couldn't get to school for 6 weeks.
Is Old Heath House still there? Has anyone got any memories of Coven School, or Old Heath House ?
Coven Heath School in The 1880s
I didn't go to the school but my great-great-auntie did. I have a letter of hers that I have been transcribing. She says.. "I went to a one roomed school on Coven Heath. I was 3. A young lady was the teacher who called for each of the children on the way, thre was only 8 of us. I got on well and at 6 years old was able to go to Byshbury school 2 miles walk along the high hedged lanes." This would have been in 1886. I just wondered if anyone had any pictures of the school or the area that they could send to me. My email is: hindes57@supanet.com Thanks in advance, Jo
Coven School
I have been told by my mum, that she went to Coven School in the 1920s. She lived for a while with her Grannie Key, who lived in Paradise Lane. They used to go to market on a Saturday by pony and trap, to sell eggs, chickens and fruit.
The Patch
I remember playing on 'The Patch' at the top end of Filey Road. It was mostly long grass in those days, except where the lads had trod it down in the middle playing footie. Every year all us kids would collect wood for a huge fire on bonfire night, it was a real community and everyone got involved. We played for hours after school on the patch, ball, kiss chase..Ha! and tic. Our moms always knew where to find us, so we were able to stay out later. I know my friends won't mind me mentioning them, Linda Jones, Lynn Starkey, Jennie Jones, Rosalind Hill, Sharron Head (just a few of us), we had a ball. It's still there today, I've driven past once or twice, it's concrete now, a park. If anyone can tell us some stories about Filey Road or The Patch etc, it would be lovely to hear from you. Julie Rowley
THE BAG WASH IN WEDNESFIELD .W.TON
There was an old bag wash where people could bring their dirty washing to be cleaned around New Street/North Street not far from the police station that was on the main Wolverhampton road. The police station was opposite J. Folks coal merchants. Can anyone recall where it was and are there any maps showing the old Bag Wash?
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