Maindy And Canada Road In The 1950s/60s

hi again andy, its lyndon dyer ,hope your well, do you want to start a message each other thing going , I would like to if your happy ,maybe we could encourage others to chat to us as well be good ,let me know what you think okay cheers lyndon.

hi andy, yes I did receive your message thanks, nice to hear from somebody from my old stomping ground , did you know Stephen ham from new zealand road (hammy) lived near Cathays high ,also did you know the coles family from newfoundland road lee coles ,denise coles Lynda coles, did you used to drink in the heath pub ,we used to go there and the maindy in the maindy it was mostly the lounge ,I used to hang around mostly with alan Stanley and brother graham we all went to allensbank ,I went to allensbank after I left vj school in mynachdy road , which school did you go to ,and where did you work when you left school , be good to hear back from you ,speak soon lyndon.

Greetings again Lyndon: none of the people in your post ring a bell and I suspect that chronologically we may have missed each other by a few years, which can make a difference to our reminiscences. Here's a potted history of yours truly, then you can respond in kind. I was born in 1945 in Canada Rd and resided there until I left for pastures new (Ninian Rd) in 1967. I was "Brought up" by my grandparents (I guess my mother took one look and thought..."stuff this"). My Granny a professional alcoholic spent every night for at least 50 years in the Maindy, dutifully followed by me in the early 60s! I went to St Joseph's and at 11 passed the scholarship and was assigned to St Illtyd's in Splott. A war damaged hell-hole that was contaminated by the so called Christian Brothers who were a reprehensible bunch of perverted Irish detritus, who thankfully turned me off religion for life. As stated in my original post my two best friends were Peter Mansfield and Chris Doble and together we stalked the back lanes around the colony streets (Canada, Australia etc) and most of our time was spent in Maindy Park, tormenting the "Parkies"...Mr Rees with his spiked litter stick was the most memorable. Aged 15 I discovered the Regal billiard hall at the top of Western Avenue (Pre Flyover) and the female of the species simultaneously. Some notable names at that time were, Les Watson, Ray Irwin, Graham Rathkey R.I.P., Terry Rumbelow, Jimmy Hollyman, Eddy Turner, Jeff Arnold, Jeff Murray and last but most definitely not least, Janet Ford from the Gabalfa Estate (Where are you now Janet?). Moved from flat to bedsit, married at 24, three gorgeous daughters, still curious, still searching and forever questioning the proverbial and often incorrect status quo.Born with an unquenchable curiosity and a never ending desire to recreate my roots I'm often found relaxing at the Whitchurch Rd end of Canada Rd....where the council have thoughtfully installed a couple of benches, sitting, sipping a can of alcoholic delight and mentally time-travelling...ergo..."I remember that shop on the other side, it was the wet fish shop, next to that was Halewoods shoe shop, then came the Cabin sweet shop, et al. Memories, that's all that's left of you...was that Joni Mitchell? Anyway Lyndon, enough for now and over to you.
All the blessings
Andy

Hello Lyndon and Andy Noce to meet you
I was born in 1935 in the house next door to the Maindy Hotel Allensbank was the only school I went to from the age of five
Maindy park was then called The Tennis CourtMy brothers and sisters were Betty,Albert,Phyllis and Jackie My best friends were Len Walker from Cross Street,Brian Clarke from Flint Street and Teddy Lavington from Parkfield Place and of course many more
Across North Road opposite the Maindy pub was Ludgates sweetshop, Corkes shoe repair and Hollies the chemist
I past my exam to go High School but the cost of a school uniform and losing my school friends well you know