Wednesbury As A Lad

A Memory of Wednesbury.

I have too many memories to many to go into - apprentice Elec; at Patent Shaft steelworks, left Wednesbury aged 20 for 2 years RAF National Service, lived in south Yorkshire since 1954 - think about standing with fire watchers top of air-raid shelter Dangerfield Lane low side of No 92.
Aged 12 in 1942 when parachute mines fell next to old-park works Kings Hill, I ended up bottom of steps, 4 firewatchers on top of me.
Playing football for Holyhead Road Senier school, first 2 games to be staged 1n 1944 against St Barts - on Bilston Rd playing fields - we won 6-1 first match and drew 0-0, second - does anyone care about who remembers these games? Hours of football played on "top of the hill", Wednesbury Park, with lads from Hardy Road, cousins George and Geoff Dawes, Gorden Richards, Walter Russon, Frankie Lloyd, Beardsmore brothers, Professer Lilac? and several more - keeping an eye out for the park keeper who may have turned a blind eye.
Happy days... Best wishes to all who remember those days.