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Limavady has no happy memories for me. I was there for just 15 months in 1957 and our first daughter was born in Roe Mill Road Hospital. It was a lonely period of my life although I found the countryside to be very pretty. I have never returned.
Sowerby holds many happy memories for me. I was born there in April 1935 and left for pastures new in 1957. Over the years I have made many visits back to my homeland from Australia. The village has changed very little apart from looking more prosperous than in my childhood, and alas most of the people I once knew have died or moved on.
I am interested in the history behind Cowick Grange, such as when it was built and who were the families that owned it. Internet search engines are proving fruitless and just wondered if anyone knew something about the building's past?
My sisters Rita, Susan and me all attended Ightham Primary School, the headmaster was Mr Foster, he travelled every day from Maidstone by car, Mrs Kath Gordon, Miss Tomkins being the other teachers, Mrs Hussey replacing Miss Tomkins upon her retirement. We first lived in a very small bungalow near Burton's Button Factory, which at one time had been a chicken canning factory, mid-way along Fen (also spelt as Phen) ...see more
There is a long line of us 'Bartrams' living and working in Cromer. I myself was born in East Runton 1956, although at the time my parents Bernard and Mary lived in Gas Works Cottage, Cromer. We moved to Lynwood Road, Cromer in 1957. My father, Bernard William Bartram, was at the time in the RAF. When he left he joined the railway as a signalman. My grandfather Ernest Bartram was also a signalman and lived at 7 Central ...see more
My only memory of Rostherne lives through my ancestors memories of their life their. My gr gr gr gr grandfather George Sheldon Robinson and his wife Mary (White) robinson christened several of their children there before going to Canada sometime around 1838 or shortly after. They left before the 1841 census evidently. Was hoping to find if Sheldon was born there or did him and ...see more
I am trying to gather memories of St Joseph's college in Upholland for some research that I am doing. I am looking for anything at all that people remember about the place, the people, the routines, rules and stories. Ghost stories would be good too. I would really appreciate any comments. Thankyou
About 1953 onwards. I wrote this out a while ago and somehow it got lost, I know Rob Blackburn read it as he left a comment, so I will try and recall as much again. In Millfield we only had a couple of house shops one was Meggie Gribbles who took over from her parents and the other was Sewells which was run by Mrs Vietch who lived over the road in Albert Terrace, she had a daughter called Ann who was friend of mine as ...see more
My Gt Gran lived Oxford Road Ealing (I think Ealing Common or Ealing Broadway) she went under the name of Annie Crump although she should have been Annie Smart. She was a Boarding House Keeper. I cannot find any more information on her as I don't know which name she used, she was (maiden name) Annie Watkins, she married a Crump and had some little Crumps, her husband died and she married the man who was my gt granddad, ...see more
I come from Poland. I met L.T. Williams (Uncle Bill for me) when he was visiting Poland some years earlier. To be honest, he made me learn English, he invited me and my brother to Kirby then his son David and his wife Elizabeth invited me to Maidenhead. It all seemed like a fairy tale as Poland was a diiferent country then. Now it`s slowly reaching the state your country was in when I ...see more
This is where my family is from in the 1700-1800 period. Familes of blacksmiths and agricultural people and miners. Names also include Gummow-Gummoe-Nancarrow-Harris-Rounsaval spelled other ways. My 3rd ggf left Cornwall in 1832 for America by way of Canada. No documents to support, just word of mouths. My 3rd ggf is John Gummow Sr and Jennifer Jane Rounsaval
I was 5 and my dad was sent to Abbots Ripton to be the local policeman. We lived in the policehouse down Moat Lane next door to Mrs Bielby and I was friendly with Julie Stewart who had 4 sisters and 1 brother. We had great times climbing trees and going on picnics. We were also the first pupils in the new school!
My family moved Nant in 1948. I was only about a year old then, so I don't really remember much of those early years. I do however recall spending many days playing on the beach with my older brothers and sisters. I also remember playing on the shipwreck of 'Amy Summerfield' which was beached in a violent storm. We lived in Plas-y-Nant and I recall playing with our next door neighbour George Scott who was about the same ...see more
This is an approximate date, my brother was placed in a boarding school when he was very young. We would travel there at weekends. The pond was very near the big white building he was staying in.
I grew up in Eltham but one of my fondest memories was being a member of the backstage team at Eltham Little Theatre. We had a lot of fun backstage especially during the Pantomime season! I also spent a lot of my childhood at Eltham Baths showing off my diving prowess to my patient parents! My maiden name was Maggs. Happy days
I'm sorry to hear of Malcolm's death - I had tried to get in touch with him for many years. Do you have any more memories of early(for me) Braintree days. I seem to have lost touch with all those that I knew.
I never knew my dad's parents, as they had both died by the time i was a baby. I enjoyed my time there as i often had friends calling in. I also had friends in the neighbouring streets [Wardle st, Muriel St & Oswald Terrace.] I quite often spent time with my grandparents, especially granddad Ernie, as i lived within 30 yards of them for 20 years. I lived in the bottom bungalow on the front with my elder brother ...see more
My father, Dudley Darrell was born at Bramley Grange 13th November 1909. He was the youngest son of fred and Jennie Darrell who had bought the estate a couple of years prior only to lose the property in 1911 during the recession at that timevand the loss of his diamond mining interests in South Africa, due in part to his opposition to Cecil Rhodes. they moved to Henley on Thames where my father grew up. We have ...see more
This picture must have been taken when the former 'Peculiar People' chapel visible on the right of the photograph (one of the few buildings then on that side) was built. It has just celebrated its centenary. Now 'Cressing Evangelical Church' it was opened in August 1909, and is very much still in use for regular worship. I live nearby, in Braintree, and my late father came as Pastor there in 1968. If you ...see more
Because of the grounds of Horeham Manor virtually all the shops were on the side of the road that is to the right in the photograph entitled "Horam, Main Road c1955". One exception can be seen in this picture, and I believe is still there now. It was a wooden structure, built (so I understand) by my late father and his brother (the latter died in 1955, before I was born). The two began selling produce from ground ...see more
Mr Kimblin was the headmaster at Bredbury County Primary. I also remember Miss Littlebotem, Mrs Guyton, Mrs Lambert, Mrs Lydiard, Mr Hume and Mr and Mrs Garlic; have any info on those teachers please. There is a Mrs Garlic that teaches at Bredbury Green Primary but I don't think it could be the same one. Can anyone tell me when they knocked down Bredbury County Primary School and if you know of anyone that can give me any more information on the school in the 50s and early 60s.
My parents squatted in the ex-army barracks in Chickenhall Lane. We lived there for about 5 years before moving to the relative luxury of the prefabs in Eastleigh, known as The Hundred.
My uncle, Arnold Spencer, was the superintendant at the pool for many years. His wife Gladys used to make hot drinks of Oxo to sell to the children. He retired when they built the new pool at Fleming Park. He is sadly now in Residential Care in Dovercout, Essex. He loved his time at the pool. Does anyone remember him?
I was born at my nan and grandad's house 11 Wilson Drive, and lived in Lawrence Avenue then Weaver Road and eventually 1 Barlow Road, where my parents have lived for 50 years. My memories are playing marbles on the corner of Barlow Road, and skipping, we were out all day, then Miss Leak would come round and sing a hymn on the corner, she frightened us sometimes because she was always ...see more
My grandfather's parents had an inn on 5 and 6 Church Street, West Hartlepool. His name was Thomas Watson, he was married to Ann Elizabeth and he was a Baker, Confectioner and Restaurant keeper. Does anyone know the name of the Restaurant or Inn or have a photo?
Isn't it funny how some things stick in your mind forever. Washford 391 was the phone number. The Beeches Camping and Caravan Site was the place and the time was the early 1950s. Bob Bosley was the owner and his brother Geoff ran the farm further up the road towards Watchet. We normally camped at the Beeches, but once we camped at the farm. We could go down in the morning and get milk still warm from the cows. As a ...see more
All my life I have lived minutes away from the famous Liverpool and Manchester railroad, opened 1830 by the Duke of Wellington, Prime Minister, fifteen years after Waterloo, and have daily heard the trains travelling along the Roby embankment, north of historic Bowring Park in Roby, which was gifted in 1906 by William Benjamin Bowring, first elected Lord Mayor of Liverpool. I cannot recall them ever not running! Decades ...see more
My parents owned the Horseshoe Cafe, 146 Barking Road, and we lived in the apartment above. Next door on the corner was a bakery and next door on the other side was a 'removal' company. I also remember a tobacconist and further down a place where I would spend my pocket money buying a small bag of assorted beads. You never knew what beads would be in the bag, and it was so exciting to ...see more
Hi, I am trying to find any info on my family history in Frimley, does anyone know of brothers Edward George Parker (born 1902), Frederick William Parker (born 1900), and cousin William Parker (born 1910)? They lived in the Potteries Mytchett / 2 Station Cottages.
Thanks,
Dave Parker
thedaveparker@hotmail.com
On the extreme right, you can just make out the showrooms of the Folkestone Motor Co., main Austin dealers. This became Henlys, and I worked there for a few years from around 1968 to 1977. Across the road was a nice tearooms - think it was called the Frogmore, and a smart Italian restaurant, called the Portofino. Next door to the car showrooms was a smashing bakery, and every morning, when the bread ...see more
I remember the Acropolis too, and I dated Noel Redding for a short while, when I was at school, in the year above his sister Vicky. Mostly, we used the Caprice coffee bar, opposite Folkestone Library in Grace Hill, almost next door to Tofts dance hall, and opposite the Hillside club and the Empress Ballroom - where Noel used to play with his first band, the Lonely Ones
That pub is the County Members. We lived just round the corner, in the Street, which leads to the Castle. Between us and the pub, was an old farmhouse, which became the Castle Tea Rooms for a short while. My mum cleaned at the pub, which was three old cottages knocked into one, resulting in the living accommodation being at the top of one flight of stairs, but going to bed, meant you had to go downstairs, through the ...see more
That plane was bright blue! As far as I can remember, the pilot was Polish - left over from the war. He used to keep the plane at the airport, and give stunning free acrobatic displays on bright sunny days. For special events, like the village fete, he would give short flights. My mum paid for me and my brother to have one once - first time I'd ever flown. When we first moved to Lympne (very near the ...see more
I was a patient at the RLCH Heswall in the 1940s . Although my family came from Liverpool I was sent to the hospital with what we knew as a diseaesed hip bone which I later heard referred to as Perthe's Disease. I guess my age was about 9 or 10 and I was resident for about 18 months during wich time I contracted Scarlet Fever and was temporarily transferred to another hospital (unknown). I recall being ...see more
I was born in Fleetwood in1939 and lived in Adelaide Street; opposite the market at no 19. I remember Tommy Butler (daft Tommy) digging great holes on Ferry beach. I used to help Frank Brown (market superintendant) to set up the stalls on Tuesday and Fridays (market days). A couple of doors down was the Queens Palace Theatre which was closed during the Second World War, and at the end of the war the ...see more
This is how the shopping centre looked when I was growing up in the 1970s. The Hind also had a pub that had no windows and smelt of stale beer. Next door was Mrs Gilchrist's paint shop, she had big ankles and always had her scottie dog with her. Next to that was a bakery where you wasted you dinner money on a big cream cake called a special. Then there was a menswear shop, I think it was called Tonys. Next ...see more
My Father Wilfred Buttle and my mother Kathleen Buttle moved to Stondon Massey in the 1930s after being burnt out at Nineashes. We rented a house called Fredelpha House which was owned by the farmer Mr Stiff and Mrs Smith opposite the Bricklayers Arms, in 1940 my sister Janet was born and we lived there until 1969. I remember David Lawler and his family well, in fact I am still in contact with ...see more
My name is Peter Marshall and I was at a Home / School called Whiteness Manor. To get to our School there was two ways from the Captain Digby, first way was as you come out of the Captain Digby turn right and go up Whiteness Road when you get to the stone wall on the right that was Whiteness Manor School boundy, the second way was to take the secret tunnel that ran from Whiteness Manor to the Captain Digby. Now I wondered what they used that for!!!
Before moving to Australia in 1964, my parents took a nostalgic trip back to Oxborough, where Mum was born. Mum's maiden name was English and we managed to find heaps of old gravestones in the cemetry. Around 1998, my sister and self returned to Oxborough for an overnight stay during holidays in the UK. We asked at the local pub if there was anyone around the area who may have known the English family of yore. Lo ...see more
I was born in Bowlby Street in 1953 and have seen all the changes made since then, I still live in Houghton now. One of my fond memories was going to the ice-cream parlour which is now the old Woolworth's site to buy an ice-cream cone for my older brother, but the weather was very warm and before I got home, well the ice was melting. I couldn't let it go to waste now could I? He just laughed and said it was for ...see more
My mother was born in Abergwynfi, her name was Avril Morris, she had sisters Mary, Betty and Jean, also brothers Jackie and Gwyn. We lived in the north east of England, but always visited Nan Florrie, she lived in the flats and I remember the climb up the steps to the shops, mostly the Co-op, what a hike! My mum is 90 this year but can still tell stories of the poverty suffered, but there were lots of good times too.
I live in Tiverton but only recently discovered that our town hosted the US 4th Infantry Division in the later stages of the 2nd World War. I have been helping the veterans of this Division (The Ivy Division) with plans to restore and replant a memorial stone and memorial tree in our Peoples Park. This prompted me to find out more about their stay and I learned that their Regimental Command ...see more
This view is close to the Fisheries Quay and the area now known as Sutton Harbour. I visited with my family on a cold wet Easter Saturday to give my granddaughter Anna a day long tour of the National Marine Aquarium. The rain and hail poured down outside and we were glad to get into the cosy warmth indoors where we spent an entire day touring the exhibits. We stood at the panoramic ...see more
My grandfather Francis Sidney Morgan was born here in the 70s. At the turn of the century he left to take up employment in Llanelli as a rollerman in tinplate works, as did lots of people from this area. We had relatives in Lydbrook and Lydney too. I remember going to visit them and going to Coleford and Cinderford.
is there anyone else that can relate to my family? It would be glad to hear from them.
Penybont Carnival Display Band mid 1970''s Growing up in Aberkenfig was good fun. I attended Tondu infants and Junior schools, later on Ynysawdre comprehensive school. Along with quite a few of my friends, I was a member of Penybont Carnival display Band. Our jazzband went to a good many places I wouldn't have had the chance to vist otherwise. We even competed in the world championships in ...see more
Growing up in Aberkenfig was good fun. I attended Tondu infants and Junior schools, later on Ynysawdre comprehensive school. Along with quite a few of my friends, I was a member of Penybont Carnival display Band. Our jazzband went to a good many places I wouldn't have had the chance to vist otherwise. We even competed in the world championships in London! We practised in St. Roberts church hall ...see more
My mother was Evelyn Escolme. She was married to Reuben Escolme of Laurel Bank...he was the son of Titus. My mother worked for Seriah Butler. She was put into service at the age of 13, left her home in Barrow and worked on Seriah's farm and looked after their daughter Dorothy. My dad went to work on the railway so we left Yealand when I was little, but I spent all my school holidays at ...see more
I was born in Flixton before moving with my parents to Stockton Road Chorlton-Cum-Hardy. At the time my dad was working at Metrovicks in Trafford Park before getting a job working for the MOD at The Royal Ordinance Factory - Patricroft - Eccles. I was one of eight children consisting of 6 boys and 2 girls, and I was born in 1941. My dad's parents lived just around the corner from Stockton Road in York Road ...see more
I was 4 years old when I was placed in St Michael's home for children in Chislehurst.
My brother and I lived at St Michael's for 6 years. I remember St Nicholas School, the church, our Sunday walks and the beautiful home. In those days Mr and Mrs North were in charge and I can honestly say they were some of the happiest days of my life. We had the freedom to explore the commons and the surrounding ...see more
I remember going over the Pandy for a picnic with all the family on a`Sunday afternoon. We would paddle in the stream and play hide and seek. On the way home we would stop and make daisy chains, it was wonderful.
Does anyone remember the corset shop, did you work in the shop or use it?
I am preparing a book on foundation wear and peoples relationship with foundations
corselette / girdle etc so any info would be great, no matter how small.
They also had a shop in Stoke - City Corset Salon? So I would like any info about that also.
Contact via this site or
corsetiere@corset.ndo.co.uk
If this info is not put down now it will be lost for ever,
SO PLEASE CONTACT.
Yours
Geoffrey
Did anyone use or work in the Robson's Corset Shop? I need you to contact me I am producing a book on Foundation Wear and peoples relationship with foundations, corselettes / girdles etc any info no matter how small is required.
If this information is not put down now it will be lost for ever.
Please contact me either via the site or via
corsetiere@corset.ndo.co.uk
Yours
Geoffrey
Yes, Susan and Margaret both lived in Stenbury Drive all their lives. Susan passed away about 3 years ago and sadly Margaret died in January. She is sorely missed by all in the village.
I have fond memories of a garden fete held in the church grounds in 1982. I was staying at the farm camp nearby, picking fruit etc during the summer. Since me and a friend had such a wonderful time, we came back and spent the glorious summer of 1983 again at the farm camp at Leverington. I remember meeting a very kind lady called Mrs Plum on the way in to Wisbech. Someday I'll visit the area again.
S McKinney, Belfast
I remember cycling to Matching Green from Harlow in the early Seventies, as a 16 year old, exploring with friends one summer evening and coming across a cottage garden filled with strange but delightful 'art works' made out of domestic ironmongery. There were lots of metal people and devils, all brightly painted standing amid the overgrown garden among the flowers. It was very magical. Someone told us they ...see more
My family moved to Bramford in 1935 when I was 5 years old when my father became the Station Master there, and we lived in the station house which is still there. My mum and Dad had two boys and two girls, although after a year my brother Ernest was away in the army [7th HUSSARS]. I have many happy memeries there.
Across the road was the Station Garage where my best friend Bertie lived, Mr ...see more
I spent 8 years in Splott, in Enid Street, off Portmanmoor Road. Like the first contributor, we were really poor, perhaps poorer than most, and we got picked on for that. I agree with Lavinia though. Our first black family came to live in Enid Street, and our parents all told us to ignore them - although they were clean and tidy, and much more religious than many of the Catholics on our street. They had to ...see more
I was born in Queen Street, off Wallgate Street, in 1949 and lived in Queen Street till late 1959. I remember going to see Wigan rugby play Workington at Wembley 1958 and in 1959 beating Hull. I attended the Wesleyan Methodist school in Dickinson Street before going onto Gidlow Secondary Modern School in Buckly Street, leaving in 1964. I remember the girls with their clogs making a noise on the cobbled street ...see more
Hi, these are my memories of Newburgh. My mum used to work at Mug House Farm, which was farmed by the Webster family, as housekeeper to John Billy and also looked after Mary up to her final days. In the evening my mum whose name was Mrs Mildred Charnock did cooking for a number of years at the Parakuwn (not sure if that's spelled right) owned by Jean and Tom Phillips who in their ...see more
I was born at 37, Ravenshill Road in 1955. I can remember a man on a bike sharpening knives and scissors on a grinding wheel attached to the front, also a man with a pony and trap would take you for a ride round the block for a penny. My friends at the time were Eric Rawson and Ian Bracken, I wonder where they are now. There was a burn that used to run down the back of the houses, my mam used to go mad if we played ...see more
My father was born in Bodorgan in 1930, known as Jack Cefn Crin. I spent many happy times staying with my grandparents Thomas Lewis Hughes and Margaret Hughes. Such a beautiful place and still remember the taste of the carrots and broad beans straight from the ground, playing with the calves - my mum used to be horrified by the state of me but just thinking about those wonderful times brings tears of joy to my ...see more
Although I have put 1961 for this shared memory, any year between 1959 and 1966 would fit the bill, because I used to be there most days from early morning till late, from early May till early September when the pool shut.
I went to New Road School and was in Mr Hethrington's class, I hated it, then went on to Wellington Ave (Welly Boots), where I made friends with so many girls, I wish I could get in touch with ...see more
My earliest memory of Culdees was going out through the rhododendrons with my grandfather and coming back with a honeycomb from the beehives he tended, he worked on the estate as Gamekeeper / Driver and my grandmother ( known by the Gardiners as 'Mickey') worked in the castle. My sister and myself spent every summer there for around 11 - 12 years, my sister was born in the outbuilding that was home to my grandparents in ...see more
I recall Miss Bubbers, in fact I wrote a poem about her in recent years, recalling the way she strode through the corridors with her gown flowing behind her, and her beady eyes ready to spot anything wrong or out of the ordinary. I also recall Miss Garthwaite the history teacher,who was as dry as dust, although she made some sort of joke when I went into a laughing fit in class,and apologised by saying that I had ...see more
My great-grandmother Mahala Willmott was born at a place called Scarlett Withies. Does anyone know where it was? The Willmotts lived on Church Street and later on Long Street.
I'm trying to find any info on a E.J. Elsbury who was living at Highfield , Moles Hill Oxshott in 1957. Looking on Google Earth I can see Moles Hill, but does Highfield still exist? If not what kind of property was it? Does anyone know who E.J. Elsbury was?
I have happy memories of the Harris orphanage. My two brothers and I spent 18 months there. We livd in no 7 and our foster parents were Mr and Mrs Perkins, who was a first rate cook. The govenor was a retired police Superintendany by the name of Mr Howarth, ably assisted by his wife whom we called Matron. The teacher in my class (11 to 15 year olds)was a Mr Bridge(a very kind man)who was also ...see more
Mabel and Harold Hunt were my great aunt and uncle. They lived in the row of thatched cottages in the village. I have many memories of visiting their cottage with the black lead grate that had a fire both summer and winter. That was their means of cooking and heating. They had a pony called Peter that was stabled at the other end of the village in the orchard. Harold kept ...see more
My mother, daughter of Dr. Oliver B. Pratt and Catharine Rose Winckley Pratt, operated a small primary school on her father's property prior to and during the Second World War. She and I have visited a few times in years past. I am trying to determine the exact name of her school. I also need to find out the name of the teacher's college she attended. This information will be used ...see more
I was evacuated to Walsingham and stayed with Mr & Mrs Nelson in Mount Pleasant. I attended the local school and then moved on to the school in Wells. Our neighbours were the son and his wife and a son called Charlie. The son worked on a farm and had an allotment. He had a pony and trap and kept a large pig which I remember taking to Market. Mr Nelson, known locally as Hobo, died while I was there, I ...see more
I well remember the name as I lived to the rear of the Albert Terrace, at number 11, and the Thistlewoods lived on the front on the Britannia Road. Elsie, Harry and Bob, I am sure those were the names. I often made unannounced visits as I did to several houses on the block, most times being made very welcome with the odd treat coming my way...jam tart, a bit of bread and drippin maybe...eee ...see more
My name is Amy Welton. I live in WV, USA. My family as far as I can tell came from this place. The name may have been de Whelton originally. My direct ancestor is John Welton who came to this country in the early 1700s. Any information anyone has concerning the history of either the family or the place Welton would be greatly appreciated.
I lived in West Horndon at 22 Cadogan Avenue when I was about 12 or 13 years old. I can remember it was such a lovely time, all the kids knew each other, we were always over the rec or in the bluebell woods( are they still there?). We had a big newt pond at the bottom of our garden, us kids used to love it fishing for newts. I can also remember the old village hall which was also a library, it ...see more
Like Adam in the post before this, Talace holds very dear memories for me. Mum and Dad bought a caravan in 1960, after we had stayed in an assortment of bungalows in Tyn-y-Morfa on the Warren during the 1950s (where the original bakehouse was by the way). Point of Ayr Caravan Park was 'Taylor's field, with 6 caravans, ours was one of the 6 and we knew Talbot and June Taylor very well. We got our ...see more
I worked as an electrician on the installation of all the electrical services in conjunction with RCA and others. I lived in a residential caravan at the Flask Inn, on the coast road, with my wife and at that time our two baby sons. We spent two very happy years there and the experience of the 1963 winter was extraordinary though sometimes scary at the time. I wrote a little family book for my ...see more
One headmaster, a small Welshman, used to encourage all the pupils to write in itallics. I remember, one day, another teacher coming into the class to tell Mr Evans that King George had died. Still, to this day, I remember what he said: "I suppose we'll have to do it ourselves now"! Strange how we remember little snippets from our childhood.
My twin brother (Roy) and I lived at the Water Tower Cottage, just a ...see more
I was born at Killiechonich and lived there until I was 11. Remember walking down through the wood to Johnny and Morag McColl (a brother and sister who lived at the croft - they were from Skye). Then we would walk to Alec Fletchers for our milk - the Fletchers lived at Barnacarry. Also remember Cruachan who ran the post office - we used to go there to post letters. Eddie at the shop, where we used ...see more
Hi,
We moved into a cottage in Chapel Street about 1952. The building was on a sharp bend at the top of the lane that led down to the mere. Many a motorcyclist came to grief on the corner and it would not be unusual to find a motorcycle propped up against the gate post of Tom Banham's field on a Sunday morning. We lived there until 1966 when we moved to Attleborough. My father took a job with a house working ...see more
RE: The Eclipse Pub
My dad was never out off the Eclipse pub on Saturdays and Sundays and most nights in the 1960s.
I remember standing outside as a small boy for about 2 hours for him to come out and take him home. His name was Charlie Crewe, and his nick name was 'Wagy'.
I was born in the village of Jacksdale in the year 1937. I went to Jacksdale Primary School and later went to Matthew Holland School at Selston. I then served an apprenticship at Stanton Ironworks at their Riddings Works, and I am an electrician.
My wife was also born in 1940 also in Jacksdale, we met in Scarborough and married in 1960.
We now live in N.S.W, Australia and have lived here for over 40 ...see more