Old Friends From 1947 By John Bashford

remember krauses shop;dents;coblers;colliers dairy;snaiths shop and of course robinsons fishshop dover street and the red ruin pub more to follow john bashfoed

I was born in 38 Chester Street (Krauses used to be on the top corner of the street).
M Bainbridge (Spike) is in our family.
One of Hornigolds used to be my cousins friend (Wally Pursey). Apparently he emigrated to Sydney, Australia as cousin caught up with him (not sure if he stayed though). Cousin lives in Wollongong, NSW.
Massinghams are our family (married into Wilson family).
There's a photograph of Robinsons fish shop, before it got pulled down, in a Cargo Fleet group on Facebook, posted by one of the daughters.

my aunt was married to Kenneth scurr she lived in Elmstreet they had a son named keith , ken was my uncle and he was in the navy

there where 2 familys of scurs in cargo fleet norman scur, and at n08 cargofleet lane elsie,jimmy.billy and mary

The Co-op was at the end of Dover Street, saw dust floors for the meat and ‘don’t forget the stamps’
I remember crying ‘cos Mom left me thruppence for supper and chips had gone up so I didn’t eat that night.