Creetown, Cheyne Terrace c.1955

Photo ref: C608003

I lived at 2 Chain Road in the 50's sandwiched between the Loves and the Harveys with my parents and brothers, Jeff and Richard. The Lindsays lived two doors away with Johnny and Gillian. Our neighbour's were great characters especially Mr and Mrs Love who had an open house so we were in and out with Reggie all the time. Gowan and Norma were that much older than us and we used to idolise them along with Doris Harvey ...see more

My husband lived in Creetown, in Loudon Place. His name is Derek Brown, his brother John still lives in Loudon Place. We live in Hereford but visit Creetown often. Derek talks about his childhood a lot and the.

I was born in Harbour Street in 1946 then in 1948; moved to one of the new houses built post war (22 Louden Place). I remember well all the families; Herries, Cronnie, Cowan, Eadie, Hughes, Parker, McCallum, Brown, McDowall, Boyle, Barras, Galloway ,Ross, Longridge, Timony, McGuffie, Coltart, Muir, Gray, Lupton (Dick the coalman), McKie and us - Carter. My family, Burnie (dad), Jean (mum) and myself Alan, ...see more

I have picked 1953 because I was ten then. My father, Willie, was a Hughes and my mother, Ekbery, was a Farrell. There were loads of us in the Ferry. I lived in 9 St John St then we moved the 5 Louden Place when it was built. My father was a shot firer at the quarry until he got blown up and was lucky to survive, after that my mother made him look for another job and he got a post ...see more