Hessle, Ferriby Road c.1965

Photo ref: H467014

They were happy years of playing in the street with pals (not many cars then), playing down the foreshore and in the many parks nearby. Itlings Lane was a fun place to go bramble picking, scrumping, making hideouts and rope swings over the ditch (covered over now). Another place to go to was little Switzerland - woodland, open fields and a chalk quarry. It was a young ...see more

I remember going there on many occasions in the late 50’s and early 60’s. Catching the bus from Hessle Road (we lived in Bean Street) and this was a great day out for kids “in the country” The method we used of getting to the quarry was to go under a low, dingy and usually muddy tunnel/bridge actually under the railway line. The “pond” in the quarry was full of newts and collecting brambles and eating them was ...see more

My grandmother ran the candy store on Prestongate for many years. Many happy memories. There was Audreys next door and Pillings TV rental on the corner.

Fishing for eels here, especially during the school holidays. Loved watching the ships built by Dunstons being side-launched into the water - huge waves! Also saw the 'Winston Churchill' being built and eventually launched after it blew over during construction.