Bonners Drive c1960, Millwey Rise
Bonners Drive c1960, Millwey Rise Ref: M169004
Memories of Bonners Drive c1960, Millwey Rise
Bonners Drive Friend
I lived in Millwey Avenue and had a good friend, Christine Taylor, who lived in Bonners Close off Bonners Drive. We worked for a short while together at Boots the chemist in Trinity Square before I left to make a life in London (from which I never came home), we have kept in touch (mainly at Christmas) and have both sadly seen the loss of our parents. The times I do return to Millwey now it is like going into a time warp as the area rarely changes, the only thing is that the adults I meet now are children of the kids I grew up with, which seems very strange. I still have family living in Millwey, sister Carol Long, nee Darke, and sister Norma Johnson, nee Darke. I do not return to Millwey very often, mainly for weddings and funerals, and as I get older it seems to be more of the latter.
Bonners Drive Post 1963
I have lived in Bonners Drive since March 1963, it has changed a lot, all the hedges on the left side of photo have been removed, there is also another 4 houses which have been built on that side as well, built in 2010, our house is out of sight in this photo, as there are 6 semi detached houses round the corner on the right. Millwey has changed a lot since 1960. There are about 420 dwellings here now, plus an industrial site on the Chard side of Millwey. Lots of bungalows have also been built.
Millwey Rise & local memories
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