Cowplain In The Early 1960's

A Memory of Cowplain.

I lived as a toddler in Kings Road, Cowplain, between 1958 and 1963, in the days when it was a cul-de-sac. These photographs really bring back memories. If I'm not mistaken, the small building on the right of the Spotted Cow was a doctor's or dentist's surgery - I remember trembling there waiting to get injections as a 5 year old.

One shop on the main road I remember was a sweet shop near the corner of Durley Avenue (?) - I believe the owner was a Mr Carter and the shop may have been named after him.

One memory of Kings Road was the ice cream van that came around every afternoon. A small cone cost 4d, a large cone was 7d and on special days you could get a 99 cone for 9d. Between 2p and 4p in today's money! I used to walk to school to Cowplain Infants School on Hartplain Avenue, along with most other kids, in a stream that gradually got bigger as you neared the school... very few kids were dropped off by car in those days.

Regrettably I have no photos to add to the collection but it is great to see these!