Angel Lane

Dear Gary your name seem a very familiar? My name is Desmond Blake I am 57 and I come from a big black (West Indian) family we was brought up in Stratford just off West Ham Lane the bottom of Mark or Victoria street my turning was called cross street it was a dead end so not many people came down there unless they live there! I went to SalWay Grove School as did most of my brothers and sisters) Went on to Rokbey high School. For many years now I've been searching for someone he went to my primary school I have basically given up, even if you do not know me or my family it was great hearing your story please keep in touch as I have many stories and fond memories of the area. Kind regards, Des or Blaikie (it was my nick name)

Please accept my apologies for the misspellings of words, it wasn't until I was in my 40s that I was diagnosed with Dyslexia!

Des

My name is Michael lock, I went to Water Lane Boys School, played football for the Water Lane Old Boys, lived in Mortham Street, drinking hole was The Two Puddings on the wk end got married, lived in Salway Rd, my mum went to salway place schl. new Harry Short 1964 up to present.

I was in Desmons class at Salway Road school and have a few photos of me playing in the playground with his 2 little sisters, think one of them was Jennifer, they both had little plaits in their hair. Sorry to hear John Aymer died last year , he was also in our class. I remember Steven Cockley he was like a rugby player with thick red hair . Remember the big white dog at the pub, spent a lot of time stroking it. Of course the fire at the co - op at the back of our school and was present when Grove school was demolished by builders. Terry Moore

Desmond - go to Friends Reunited and go into Grove county primary school and the year you left and you can see all of our class/memories etc Terry Moore

hello
i,m harry short
my dad had the lion in the 60's and i was about 3-4 years old when he had the pub, sadly dad's passed on, i remember bits and pieces about the lion and wonderd if anyone had any old pictures of the pub.

thanks
harry

Hi Harry
I haven't seen any photos of the pub but I have a DVD of Sparrows Can't Sing, and some of the film was shot in Angel Lane, there's a good shot of the pub about 10 mins. Into the film with Mums with their prams standing outside. I remember your Dad, the pub and your lovely Pyrenean Mountain Dog, like a giant white bear, which I used to pass chips to under the gates and loved it if your Dad had the gates open and I would rush over to stroke your lovely dog. T