Birkenhead

A Memory of Birkenhead.

Who remembers Hursts Bakery on the corner of Parkfield Avenue and Claughton Road? It was still there when we went back around 2006. And the Sayers cake shops, the curry and chips that every chippie sold and all the good old English lollies and chocolate bars. My parents ran The Angel Inn in Beckwith Street, just off Conway Street, for many years. My wife went to Conway Street School and I to Hamilton Secondary. We were married at 16, came to Australia at 21 and had 4 children by 24. They weren't good old days but Birkenhead still was my childhood.


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I remember Hursts Bakery very well. I lived in Rhyl Street from 1941 to 1962. I now live near Bedford. I remember the Angel Inn . I walked up Beckwith St to primary school Trinity St. St Lawrences church was very near and McGuinesses paper and sweet shop. My brother went to Hamilton Secondary. Peggy King nee Butterworth
Hi i just read your interesting comments. I too went to Hamilton Set school and left about 1960. One of my best mates lived next door to the Angel (32 Camden Street). His name was Brian Hulmstone and he had an elder brother Ronny.

Brian and I had another mate who also went to Hemmy, named Vic Dowler.
Vic emigrated to Australia too.
I was in the army at the time so I lost touch with them..

Regards Dave cropper
Hi lived in Ellon street 57 ..had a great time with my mates playing football on the field back of Cathcart street annex ..my cousin Phil McKinley ..next door neighbor Paul Lewis ,Paul goulson ..Ian woods .ken hanaghan ..Richie berry . ..it was in late 60s good old days going to Birkenhead park stopping off at Bob martins for a drink of ginger beer and cream soda and other drinks ...I went to trinity street primary then Hamilton secondary school left 1970 ...house I lived in had no bath so had to go to my aunties in eldon gardens for a bath 2 s a week now I have 2 bath rooms haha ..I remember running to go to put a bet on for my dad it wasn't a proper bookies it was jus a house on the corner of Marion street I got knocked over by a car never did get bet on ...cars were very few and far between them days and I got hit by one haha ..I got a job in George Thompson paper shop delivering papers ...great memories
Geoff Forrester

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