Spencer Park

North Side 1954
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I lived in Spencer Park during the 1960s and early 1970s. Our family lived in one of the 3 blocks of maisonettes built along Windmill Road. I lived in the block opposite the common, the second block we called the Blue Flats and the third block we called the Yellow Flats. This was because the front doors were painted that colour. Our gang also went to the secret garden many times during the summer holidays. Not only was there a gate just off Spencer Park but also an entrance opposite the Blue Flats between the gardens. However we preffered the obstacle of the wall in the Yellow Flats car park. We too were always chased out, usually by a dog. There is also a tennis court in there and a gardener's shed which we painted pychadelic without the consent of the owners. We sometimes had bonfires in the frying pan on firework night. There used to be a park keeper who collected the leaves and once the pile was big enough he burnt them. There used to be three enormous trees opposite the school for disabled kids which I think they cut down. We used to climb the trees along the footpath which ran down the middle of the park, our favourite tree/camp we called the rocket tree because we could climb up and sit at the top quite comfortably. That was the place to meet. I could go on but I would probably bore everyone. Happy days.