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 Slough, Slough Trading Estate, Cippenham 1961 (ref: S256051) |
Year: 1955
Slough, Bucks and Denham Middlesex
I was born in Slough in 1938. It was in Buckinghamshire then. I eventually lived in Denham, Buckinghamshire (see my posting for Memories of Denham in the Middlesex listing). Since I left England in 1959, the changes seem to have been significant - my birth city and home village have changed counties, the currency has changed but life has moved on and the whole world has changed it seems. My last visit to Slough was in 1996 and even some of the streets and roadways have been re-routed and changed in my 30 years away. My school, Slough Technical, was once called Tonman Mosely and now that has gone and a new, doubtless better school has replaced it. The face of Slough and its population was so very different that I was in somewhat of a shock to see how the town had changed so much. I think I prefer the old Slough and Farnham Common where I spent my very early years before we moved to Iver. Now in my 70's, it is doubtful I will visit Slough again but the memories I have of my school days there will always be good and will stay with me for ever. William (Bill) Michael Smith Posted: 18/11/2008 15:15 by First Name Last Name |
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Slough, Slough Trading Estate, Cippenham 1961 (ref: S256051) |
Year: 1960
Maingate
This photograph is of the entrance to the Slough Trading Estate at Cippenham, taken from in front of the Berlei factory. Last edited: 14/08/2008 09:39 by Dave Hill |
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 Slough, High Street 1961 (ref: S256069) |
Year: 1960
Taking a tumble in 1960
Seeing this photo bought back painful memories! The year before this photo was taken I was in my usual rush to get from Slough Technical School to my home in Langley. This meant changing buses in Slough and if you were very lucky you could get off one bus and straight onto another. This day however, I saw a number 81 bus picking up riders at the Crown corner in the centre of town. I leapt off my bus and made a mad dash across the road, no doubt giving some drivers a bit of a scare in the process, and made a wild grab for the handle at the back of the bus as it pulled away. Unfortunately I just didn't have the strength to make that last jump onto the platform and had to let go. That was when my foot caught in a paving stone and I must have made a spectaular sight as I rolled over and over down the pavement. What hurt the most was the damage to my dignity as I attempted to nonchantly dust myself off and repair to the ABC (which you can see in the bottom left corner of the photo) for a cup of tea! It's been a long time since I was in Slough, as my wife and I have lived in Canada for over 30 years. I bet I wouldn't recognise it, but I hope by now they have fixed that paving stone! Cheers, Bill and Margaret Burrows Last edited: 03/09/2006 19:32 by Bill Burrows |
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