Wallasey Village
I remember Wallasey Village before the arrival of St Mary's College. Strong's Dairy, where my mother used to buy me a carton of fresh cream. Hoylands Butchers. Peggy Rogers and all her chickens. My grandads grocers shop - YORKS STORES. And all those glace cherries I used to eat. I remember Big Yard before it mysteriously dissapeared because of St Mary's College. Quayles Chemist and Hamiltons bakery - I went to school with Jimmy Hamilton. The Sparks market garden family. Going down Sandy Lane on roller skates. Sledging at night in Harrison Park. Leaving the back door open all day. The Phoenix matinees - and playing flash Gordon on the way home. ADRIENNE RIDE my childhood friend - WHERE ARE YOU NOW? Now what have we got ST MARY'S VILLAGE, and they call it progress !!! What were the circumstances for the loss of BIG YARD. Why did we lose it? How did it happen? Why couldn't a "Stopping Up Order" be found in the records?
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RE: RE: Wallasey Village
I well remember Yorks shop. Going in for 1/2 lb bacon on number 4 was a regular occasion!! Staff were always very friendly and my mother shopped there all the time.
Comment from George Barrow on Thursday, 7th April 2011.
RE: RE: Wallasey Village
I remember Mr York well and often was sent on errands to his shop. And I remember big Billy Rogers, who never wore socks, and regularly wheezed his way along past Sparks, Mrs Povals, and the Cosmo garage for his regular at the Farmers arms.
And I can remember the old Coliseum picture theatre which was bombed during the war, and later rebuilt as the Phoenix. The Saturday morning serial which was showing before it got bombed was "Gene Autry and the Thunderriders" and we never got to see the end. But I was in London in the 50's sometime, and a Tatler News Theatre was showing the entire serial so sat through the whole lot.
Comment from Bill Howard on Saturday, 17th September 2011.
RE: RE: Wallasey Village
i remember big yard. We lived in Upton but used to visit my grandma, Annie Carlile, who lived at no. 5 I think. My aunt and uncle, Irene and Peter Cross, also lived there.
Comment from Maureen Long on Sunday, 2nd October 2011.