Kingswood memories
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The Cordy Family
Does anyone have any memories of the Cordy family who it seems came from Pucklechurch ?
Characters of Kingswood
As a young child growing up up in Kingswood in the 1960's I would like to see if anyone remembers Dennis the paper seller on the corner of Downend Road? He used to sell the evening post and the Green'un. We lived in Downend Road and my dad used to ask me to walk up the road and get a paper off of Dennis , which I used to do and usually take the dog with me for a walk, he used to shout out a sales cry but we never understood a word of what he was saying!! On a sadder note I remember the poor sad lady who carried a faded photo around with her of a long lost son and went up to people shopping in Kingswood asking if they had seen him, bless her, let's hope they have now been reunited up there. Does anyone remember John and sheila's chip shop in Soundwell Road? Oh! Those scumps and fried pasties! By the way my maiden name was... Read more
Memories of Avon
Ellacombe Road - Williams Close.
The earliest memories of the shops on Ellacombe Road was a Co-op at the top of the rank of shops a kiosk then Ron the off licence, wool shop, butchers and greengrocers at the bottom, these all closed when Asda arrived. Opposite the bottom of Ellacombe Road on Bath Road there was The Golden Fryer chip shop, me and my friends used to get free scrumps but only if we pestered them long enough! On the corner of Shellards Road and Bath Road was Pomroys (now Tesco). I used to play in Williams Close playground a lot and broke my arm twice due to falling off the climbing frame and landing on the concrete floor beneath it, I see it's much safer today. Behind the park was 'the horses field' as children we used to play a lot in the bushes/brambles and make dens and be out all day and only went home when hungry (probably the last generation to ever do that). At the bottom of the horses field... Read more
SHOPPING IN LONGWELL GREEN
I spent my childhood in Longwell Green/Cadbury Heath. My grandparents lived in Shellards Road (and their house had been built by my great-grandfather). When I was a small child the 'Wimpey estate' (Ellacombe Road etc) had not been completed. The main village and shops were situated on Bath Road. There was the pub,The Crown - as a treat we were allowed to take empties back to the 'off licence' cubicle and get a few pence. Nearby there were some very old shops - including a wool shop/haberdashers, which was stacked to the ceiling with wool etc. Behind the garage there were also cottages and after the garage there was a newsagents, then a nursery/market garden and fruit shop (Gibbs). I can always remember the excitement of having my first ripe peach each summer. Opposite the garage - next to the church (where the shop selling sheds/conservatories is) - was a butchers (Mr Painter) and fishmongers. I recall having to ask for your meat, then going to a separate booth to... Read more
Pig Sty Peache Road
I'm not sure of the year, but a pig sty used to stand where there are now flats on the left hand side of Peache Road on the corner going towards Downend. I used to hear the pigs squealing when I was quite young and did not like walking past. Does anyone else remember this?
I used to live in Burley Grove from the age of about five and moved away at fifteen to Cornwall. Happy days at both Downend Primary and Stockwell Hill, I also remember disco's at Badminton Road Youth Club.
Remembering Downend
Yes, I too remember the pig sty slaughter house that was there on the corner. It seems a long time ago. I too went to Downend County and I lived in Burley Grove 1953 to 1968. I was with the church lads' brigade in Downend. We would march through Downend to Christ Church. Downend cricket club was one of the best looking cricket grounds in the country. I live in Davenport in Florida now. I miss home but life here is good.
Memories of The Queen's Head Willsbridge
At the bottom of Willsbridge and Brockham hills, on a busy Bath to Bristol road, stands an unassuming little building called The Queen's Head public house.
Unlike other pubs in the vicinity, The Queen's Head has never been wrapped up in all the usual alehouse folklore of highwaymen, cut-throats, and kings, and very little, by way of fact, or fiction, has ever been written about it. What follows is fact, and research reveals a fascinating history that tells the story of an establishment that not only served up ale, but which performed a whole variety of other hamlet, and old Bitton Parish functions.
EARLIEST DAYS
Willsbridge hamlet before The Queen's Head - The name 'Willsbridge' means 'the spring, (or well), by the bridge', and is Anglo Saxon in origin. In those days it was known as 'Wylsbrugge'. Now much extended, the original settlement was a hamlet at the Mill Clack Brook (now called Siston Brook) bridge - in other words the little bridge and immediate surrounding area... Read more
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