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Hopwas, the Chequers and Cross Roads c1965
Hopwas, the Chequers and Cross Roads c1965 Ref: H413008
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 Hopwas, the Canal c1965 (ref: H413002) |
Year: 1965
Nursery Lane Bridge
I think that the photograph was taken in 1965 as the photo shows me and my brother David Jones fishing from the bottom of the garden of 4 Nursery Lane. I was born in 1955 in Tamworth and we moved to Hopwas in April of 1961 when I was just 8 years old and my brother 5 years old. I think that I look about 12 in the photo? The bungalow was built in part of the house next door's garden which was owned by Len Harper. Mum was disabled and Dad, Leonard Jones, bought the land from the Harpers and had the shell of a bungalow built as she couldn't manage the stairs in our house in Tamworth. His brothers Bob and Peter Jones and brothers in law Harry Harper and George Collins were responsible for the plumbing and the electrics. My Aunt and Uncle, Myra and Harry Harper, lived at the end of the drive in 10 Nursery Lane and many a track was worn with the comings and goings between the two bungalows. Many an afternoon was spent at the bottom of the garden fishing or watching the boats going along the canal. Christmas was particularly exciting as the boats met up at Fradley to celebrate Christmas and the boats would be decorated with a Christmas tree and fairy lights. In many ways our childhood in Hopwas was idyllic with wonderful walks in the woods or up Hints Lane to see the flamingos in the pond at Molly Badham's bungalow at the top of the lane. The playing field was just at the back of the bungalow and we played football and tennis on the tennis court. Thomas Barnes Primary School was a small village school with just two classes. My brother started off in the infant class ruled by Miss Podmore who always wore her hair up on top of her head. I started off in the junior class taught by the Headteacher Mr Hawkins, who I believe once played football for Bristol Rovers. The day always started off with 10 mental maths questions on the black board and our science lessons often led to a walk along the tow path to Hopwas woods. The toilets were outdoors in single brick building that were very cold in the winter and has given me a life-long fear of daddy long legs who seemed to frequent every dark nook. I seem to remember that Father Christmas used to arrive by narrow boat and had a little present for every one of us. Last edited: 11/08/2008 15:50 by Ann Meade |
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 Tamworth, from the Castle 1949 (ref: T157018) |
Year: 1980
Tamworth outdoor swimming pool A memory of Tamworth, Staffordshire I have wonderful memories of visiting 'Tamworth baths' on a Sunday afternoon. I loved swimming underneath the concrete barrier and always had to watch I didn't lift my head up too early! Mum used to take me and she would sunbath and I would swim. Everyone was really friendly and it is such a shame the outdoor 'baths' are no longer there. Posted: 29/06/2008 12:48 by Caroline Kay |
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Tamworth, from the Castle 1949 (ref: T157018) |
Year: 1960
GRANDMAS HOUSE A memory of Tamworth, Staffordshire MY GRANDMA ANNIE MAYCOCK LIVED IN THE HOUSE AT THE BACK OF PEACOCKS IT WAS END OF TERRACE DOWN AN ENTRY AT THE BACK OF BUTLERS BUTCHERS WHEN I VISITED THE SMELLS WERE FANTASTIC AND ON SATURDAYS THE BELLS WOULD RING FROM THE CHURCH FOR WEDDINGS SHE USED TO GIVE ME 6PENCE TO GET SOME BLACK PUMPS FROM WOOLWORTHS ,THE BACK DOOR SQUEAKED WHEN YOU USED IT AND SHE USED TO GO DOWN THE CELLAR FOR COAL EVEN AT 70 YEARS OF AGE THE LOO WAS IN THE BACK YARD THERE WAS A PIANO IN THE FRONT ROOM BUT THEY WERE HAPPY DAYS GRANMA I STILL MISS YOU GOD BLESSXX Posted: 18/11/2007 16:08 by Teresa Wilkin Nee Maycock |
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Where I grew up A memory of Huntworth, Somerset Not many people have heard of Glascote, it's not even on the map. A lot of people get it confused with another area called Glascote Heath, but they are not the same at all. I have lived in Glascote all my life. At one time it was a lovely little village with shops dotted here and there, a grocers shop and convenience stores, and everyone knew each others families and asked about them. But now with changing times, there are fast food shops, hairdressers and a betting shop. Glascote did used to have a pit, along with many other places in the Tamworth area, and my mum was telling me only yesterday, that when she used to sit in the living room of her house on the Main Road (also known as the B5000), with her ear to the floor and she could hear the miners working below. That was probably the major job for men in Glascote, and they also used to use pit ponies. My own grandad had a pit pony and it was called Turpin. The houses are of all different time periods, and one house in particular is quite outstanding. It is a large white house that is on the left hand side as you drive down the B5000, it is a lovely building that is now an icecream factory, but many years ago, it was actually painted black, I'm sure that scared many people, I know it scared my mum!!! Posted: 08/10/2008 14:13 by Jackie Newman |
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Year: 1953
More Foggy Beacon Park A memory of Lichfield, Staffordshire I also remember a foggy Beacon Park, probably 1954. I used to live in the Close, my father being a minor canon, and went to a nursery school (Mrs Allen's) on the other side of the park. I think that one of my parents would bring me to the park gates near the Close and then I would walk across the park to school on my own, yes, at the age of four, but we did that in those days. Later I went to St Christopher's School in Alrewas and would take the bus from outside what used to be the cinema just around from the Market Square. I would travel on my own with a friend, Jason Bell, who lived on Dam St and some "big girls" on the bus would keep an eye on us. We left Lichfield at the end of 1954, when I was just 6. Posted: 08/11/2008 00:47 by Gerald Wilson |
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