Three Houses in Sipson

I have lived at three houses in Sipson. The first was 44 Sipson Way. My mother, brother and I moved in there in about 1956. I went to the old Heathrow School on the Bath Road a nice little school though old fashioned. I remember the desks were joined to the seats and if you lifted your desk up your neighbours went up also. They had a May Ball and celebrated Empire Day. My friend was Bob Chaterton, his father owned the grocery shop in Sipson Way. Next house was 27 Blunts Avenue. This was about 1958. I got a job delivering papers for the newsagents next to Chatertons. My round was Sipson Way and Blunts Avenue. This was a lot of papers, I had to reload when I passed the shop and both times the bag was full. For this I go ten shillings, for a severn day week. The next shop along was Nelson Fox's Ironmongers. Next to that was a Fish and Chip Shop, I think there was a greengrocers stall on the end. My brother now owns these four shops The next residence was 265 Sipson Road. New flats neer the Plough Pub. This was about 1963 and I had a garage, number 3. I used to buy old cars from the auctions and sell them from the bit of spare ground by the road at the front of the garages. The Plough was a ale house only. I don't think they even had pumps. The barrels were on racks behind the counter. At the William the fouth pub on Sunday afternoons the landlord would play old 78 records for his pals and a lock-in. In 1968 I got married from this flat and moved away.