Dalelands
The car in this picture is parked outside my old home. I wonder, was it my Dad's car? Not many of us had cars then. I spent many hours under the lamp-post as it got dark, before I got called in. We were pretty safe to play out in those days. There was a hill to the right of that car, and we sped down it on our bikes. Once I lost my brakes and shot into the fence at the bottom on the other side of the road! I skinned quite a few bits of me that day! Dianne Howells
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RE: RE: Dalelands
Hi Dianne, the car was a Ford or an Austin, I had an Austin 7, speedy car 40 miles per hour, ha ha. John
Comment from WILFRED Tomlinson on Thursday, 28th July 2011.
RE: RE: Dalelands
Weren't they little smashers, those cars, John. When we moved further up the road, Dad changed his car to a Hillman Hunter. What fun I had in the garage with him, grinding in valves. I was quite a little grease monkey, for a girl! Dianne
Comment from Dianne Lam on Thursday, 28th July 2011.
RE: RE: Dalelands
John, that SHOULD have read 'Smashers'.
On reflection even that sound like some sort of impact... LOL!
Dianne
Comment from Dianne Lam on Thursday, 28th July 2011.
RE: RE: Dalelands
I lived at 1,Clifford Road.
Comment from Allen Warrender on Friday, 29th July 2011.
RE: RE: Dalelands
When I see this photograph it reminds me of just how steep that bank is that leads from lower (not social) Dalelands to upper - going up or down it is pretty foreboding! I think it was a `planning office blunder` - both estates were built, then someone realised just how much difference there was in the land level - a quick and relatively cheap solution - make a bank - doesn`t matter if it's a bit steep - the locals will never question it (we never did!!). I once came down this bank on my pushbike and the brakes failed - I ended up in someone's front garden and the rather irate resident came out and 'shooed' me off (he was more concerned about his flora then whether I was OK or not!!).
Comment from Allen Warrender on Sunday, 1st January 2012.