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
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RE: RE: Taking A Tumble in 1960
Yes, Slough has changed greatly in just the time I have been here, sad to say, but for the worst. My family have lived in Slough for years. I hear the stories of how nice it was and I can believe it as it was a lot nicer when I was a kid. If its nice where you are I'd stay there and just keep the memories of Slough. To be honest if you came here you would reconise the place from a view old landmarks but most would have changed, it's dirty and really busy now. Sorry to be negative, just wish we could turn the clock back lol. P.S you done the right thing and got out years ago .
Comment from Formidable Power on Sunday, 7th August 2011.
RE: RE: Taking A Tumble in 1960
I grew up in Slough until I married in 1969, what a great place to grow up in! It had everything and the 1960s were very special, dancing at the Carlton on Sundays and the Adelphi on Tuesdays. I have got so many good memories of living in the prefabs, Trenches Farm scrumping, all the good pubs, swimming at the community centre or Baylis during the summer, fishing down the canal.
Comment from Barry Morris on Monday, 24th October 2011.