anybody from firth park liveing around downham rd ? from 1964/1983 when we left there i used to go to hucklow rd infants/juniors then on to earl marshal (all me mates went to hinde house) wonder ow many people still live there ? how as the area changed remember longley park swimming baths ,fire fairies ,used to be run at the church does anyone remember that ?

i used to do a paper round in that area and also went to earl marshal. areas not changed only the people. baths have long gone and most of the pubs in the area.

firth park used to be nice

yeah the people have changed alright I hate goin there now

Grew up living on Merlin Way in the seventies and eighties. Many happy memories. Enjoyed reading all the posts on here about old shops such as Kenyons on Bellhouse Road.

i ad a friend livein on merlin way that wer nr the steps wernt it did u go to hucklow rd school

i ad a friend livein on merlin way that wer nr the steps wernt it did u go to hucklow rd school

Left Hucklow in 1985. Then on to Hinde House.

I had a friend lived on merlin was surname was shearn

I remember Speights, Elvins and Higginbottoms. I went to Hucklow Road school, then to Hindehouse.

I left the area in 1976.

hi im a speight (well i was) tracey higginbottom an carol elvin wer my mates

i lived on merlin way, went to hucklow then hinde house, lived at merlin way 1978 til 1996, we got burgled alot

anybody from firth park liveing around downham rd ? from 1964/1983 when we left there i used to go to hucklow rd infants/juniors then on to earl marshal (all me mates went to hinde house) wonder ow many people still live there ? how as the area changed remember longley park swimming baths ,fire fairies ,used to be run at the church does anyone remember that ?

i used to go to longley swimming baths, god , that was some years ago.

i lived on merlin way, went to hucklow then hinde house, lived at merlin way 1978 til 1996, we got burgled alot

Do you remember any of the teachers at Hucklow?

i was born on horninglow rd 1943 went to hucklow rd school, then hinde house lived there 17yrs then moved to shiregreen to live with my sister,anyone one here fromthat time?:hihi:

hi im a speight (well i was) tracey higginbottom an carol elvin wer my mates are you sandra ?

are you sandra ?

no sorry, names ralph west:D

hi ricgem do i know you ?

i remember miss cornthwaite ,mrs boyson wat was the head called cant remember i recall im bein big fat grey hair lol bt e was nice dint his wife work ther aswell ?

i remember miss cornthwaite ,mrs boyson wat was the head called cant remember i recall im bein big fat grey hair lol bt e was nice dint his wife work ther aswell ?

Mr and Mrs Bradley.

thats it mr+mrs bradley, god i loved going to that school i remember when we left i cried lol what a good school it was then

Head teacher was Mr Garrett(Lesley Garrett dad) when i was their.
You might have know my sister, she would have been at Hucklow road around that time, Helen Barker.

is the helen b ?arker whos married to micheal fitton

i remember miss cornthwaite ,mrs boyson wat was the head called cant remember i recall im bein big fat grey hair lol bt e was nice dint his wife work ther aswell ?

I remember Mrs Boyson, the music teacher and also Mr Bell, and Mr Howe the deputy head.

Reading another thread on here reminded me of the French teacher, Miss Paramore

I lived on The Oval in the late 50s and early 60s. We moved to Downham Road (number 31 at the corner of Tideswell Road) next door to George Falkener who had a snooker hall in town near to the City Hall. Had a great time there. Great neighbourly spirit. Went to Hucklow Road school until 1959. I remember the head, Mr Gambol who had tin legs and Mr Cisk. There was a police station at the end of Ribble Way and I used to get regularly caught riding my motorbike without tax/license/insurance/mudguards/silencers etc etc. Strangely I never finished up in court.
Longley Park Baths was where we seemed to live during the hot summers, only coming home to feed.
Sad to see on my last visit that the council had pulled down my old grammar school and replaced it with something odd??

Hi i use to go to hucklow rd school, started there in 1964. left in 1969. Its horrible at firthfark now. I can remember it use to be great.

barb

What about Miss Toes? Mrs Martin was the headmistress in the late 50's

Hi i use to go to hucklow rd school, started there in 1964. left in 1969. Its horrible at firthfark now. I can remember it use to be great.

barb

firth park as an area is still fine. but the people.

Head teacher was Mr Garrett(Lesley Garrett dad) when i was their.
You might have know my sister, she would have been at Hucklow road around that time, Helen Barker.

I am a Helen Barker ,,, but not related to you as far as I know or am I :loopy:... I was from shiregreen just up from firth park ..... my father and mother divorced and father went on to have several more kids


Do any of you know Wurzel ??

hi im a speight (well i was) tracey higginbottom an carol elvin wer my mates

Hello - You're not Valerie by any chance?

I also remember from Firth Park, Woodrows, Acasters, Carruthers, and Revills (not the sweet shop but a family who lived on the corner of the Oval.

i lived on tideswell rd from the early 60s then i moved to shiregreen about 1980 my dad still lived there till 3 yrs ago then he died firth park was a good place to live in those days but im afraid its gone down mainly cos of the people that have moved there

Hello - You're not Valerie by any chance?

no im sandra valeries my eldest sister

I lived on Tideswell Road in the 50's and 60's (until 1970). I remember a Graham Speight as well, Bernard Bamforth, the Leggitts, the Thompsons, the Taylors (an old couple then), the Dumpletons?? Monica who lived on The Oval, Christopher Evans from the Oval, the Simpsons from Horninglow Road around the Green, Trevor somebody from the corner of Horninglow Rd and Tideswell.

I remember flower faries at Firth Park Church and long hot summers spent in Longley Baths, isn't it funny how the six weeks holiday always seeemed to be sunny then. I lived just up from Firth Park and went to Hinde House school, leaving in 1974.

I've just remembered something else, does anyone remember the play scheme in Firth Park during the school holidays, they organised all sorts of thing, bowling, stilts, huge games of rounders and cricket it was great fun at the time:D

I lived on Tideswell road with my brother and three sisters from 1961 to 1969, I went to Hucklow road school then onto Hinde House. Firth park was a great place to live in those days, we had Longley park for football and then sledging in the winter and the Swiming baths in the summer. Firth parks park itself was great it had the playground area and the steep hills for sliding down on with my sheet of cardboard. I had a paper round that took in Merlin way, the Oval Horninglow road etc, wot happy days. I made friends with alan and andrew fergus, dennis shepherd, mick beckett, polly? les gladwin, peter wells, jonathan gilbert,susan howells, Susan Arundel (I still love her) john reeves, johnny leybourne. The Glovers, the cockings, the cutts and lots more. I remember the old Sarsparilla shop in firth park, the youth club, that was run by a guy called Elgin and his wife, and Brian who used to take us camping to Castleton. We used to go to Longley park on a sunday afternoon, play some football then listen to the radio all afternoon. We had Round the Horne, with kenneth williams then listen to the top 20 on the new Radio One channel. Happy days

I remember Miss James and Mrs Gaunt at Hucklow. Mrs Boyson - wasn't she the music teacher? Playing two balls against the wall round the corner by the girls toilets, and french skipping.

My sister went out with one of the Speights. There were the Grettons and the Burnhams on Downham and we used to play by the street lamp at the corner of downham road and tideswell road. It had 'arms' that were good for throwing tyres and ropes over to mess about on.

Spent half the summer down the donkey hill, grass sledging and stuff - yes, the holidays always seemed sunny then. Used to be out all day and go home for tea. My children have never had as much freedom as we had then.

I went to Hucklow Rd between 1954 and 1961. Only one person has mentioned Miss Toes, I remember one year she gave everyone in her class a little diary, I think it must have been a Christmas present, just remember getting it, paperback in pale green....how on earth can I remember that when I cant remember what I'm looking for half the time!! Went to chess club and reading circle at Firth Park library and became a library helper...I'm not like that now :-)

I went to Hucklow Rd between 1954 and 1961. Only one person has mentioned Miss Toes, I remember one year she gave everyone in her class a little diary, I think it must have been a Christmas present, just remember getting it, paperback in pale green....how on earth can I remember that when I cant remember what I'm looking for half the time!! Went to chess club and reading circle at Firth Park library and became a library helper...I'm not like that now :-)
I remember going to the reading circle, such a happy and interesting place/thing to be involved with.I lived on the brushes estate from 1949-69. great place to live as a youngster, lots to do, lots to aspire to. (everybody had a job)
I went back a year or two back, my old house looked like it had squatters in it
and the garden had all but vanished under a sea of mud and scrap metal. Where did it all go wrong!!!:confused::confused:

I went to Hucklow Rd between 1954 and 1961. Only one person has mentioned Miss Toes, I remember one year she gave everyone in her class a little diary, I think it must have been a Christmas present, just remember getting it, paperback in pale green....how on earth can I remember that when I cant remember what I'm looking for half the time!! Went to chess club and reading circle at Firth Park library and became a library helper...I'm not like that now :-)

I remember Miss Carding-Wells, she was a cracker . . . . I think ? My memories not what it used to be, and another thing, my memories not what it used to be.

I lived on Downham Road 1976 for two years; went to Hucklow then Firth Park. I was bullied for having a different accent (Lincolnshire) and that made me very quiet, so I was bullied more. I was in Mrs Gaunt's class then Mrs Tiffen's. There was a horrid teacher called Mr Hyde and a nice teacher called Mrs Wardle. Miss Paramore taught us French. My family have lived on Downham Road 1920's to '78 ie my dad with his mum and brother/ sister, then us.
Packs of dogs used to run about. The boy next door used to jump from his bedroom window into the privet, and when his dog's puppies died he chucked them in our garden.

Hi
I lived on Downham Road in 60s at the corner of Tideswell Road. Before that I lived on The Oval. Also I went to Hucklow Road and left in 1959. I did a paper round for Fred Reville next to Wild's Fish Shop. Have some great memoroes of my time there. I left in 1972 when I got married.

Darryl Nugent

Hi Darrell Nugen Hi worked for FRED in the late 40,s morning papers were collected from his mothers house on Wheldrake Rd. The Star from the corner of Bellhouse /F/P/Rd outside the Yorkshire Bank were his brother Harry had a pitch. I had the round for the Star rear of clock tower down Hinde house Lane and all the Prefabs which was on the estate right down to Upwell St . FRED lived on. Lloyd St at that time . Is brother HARRY lived on Horinglow Rd about no 80 . on Sunday,s after delivering paper,s I got the job of collecting the paper money from the houses and it was nearly 1/o/clock when I finished at Lloyd Street. I left after some 3 yrs when I left school and it was sometime after this that he bought the shop I do not know what became of him and Harry later on

I went to Firth Park yesterday.

I went along Downham Road and up Tideswell Road. What a difference from when I lived there. The houses have brick walls and new railings.

The biggest difference was old Dr. Damms house on the corner of Tideswell Rd and Barnsley Road. It has gone and been replaced by a block of flats and 3 or 4 houses.

I went to Firth Park yesterday.

I went along Downham Road and up Tideswell Road. What a difference from when I lived there. The houses have brick walls and new railings.

The biggest difference was old Dr. Damms house on the corner of Tideswell Rd and Barnsley Road. It has gone and been replaced by a block of flats and 3 or 4 houses.

I used to play and hide in their garden when we wagged school, I remember the big stone built building in the garden, it was like a gazebo or something. We used to jump off it and sit in it when it rained. The funny thing was no one ever came out and told us off, it was as if the house was always empty. :loopy:

I used to play and hide in their garden when we wagged school, I remember the big stone built building in the garden, it was like a gazebo or something. We used to jump off it and sit in it when it rained. The funny thing was no one ever came out and told us off, it was as if the house was always empty. :loopy:

Do you also remember the gateway I seem to remember it was an arch. I was always scared of their garden. It always looked dark and creepy to me as an 11 year old. Needless to say I never went in it:) I'd rather jump the wall into Firth Park school which was supposedly haunted.:hihi: :hihi:

Do you also remember the gateway I seem to remember it was an arch. I was always scared of their garden. It always looked dark and creepy to me as an 11 year old. Needless to say I never went in it:) I'd rather jump the wall into Firth Park school which was supposedly haunted.:hihi: :hihi:

I used to go with my sister and brother to play in there on the way home from Hucklow road school, we called it the "Munsters" house cos it did look creepy, this was the early sixties, 61/62. We lived on Tideswell road, our back garden wall overlooked Firth park Grammar school. It was a boys only school then and we used to hide behind the wall and shoot our pea shooters at the boys as they changed classes. Where did you live jane, do you remember any one from there.

I used to go with my sister and brother to play in there on the way home from Hucklow road school, we called it the "Munsters" house cos it did look creepy, this was the early sixties, 61/62. We lived on Tideswell road, our back garden wall overlooked Firth park Grammar school. It was a boys only school then and we used to hide behind the wall and shoot our pea shooters at the boys as they changed classes. Where did you live jane, do you remember any one from there.

I also lived on Tideswell Road and the bottom of our garden was the wall to Firth Park School. I was there later than you harleyman. I was born in 64 and moved in 76. I remember the Leggits, Wilkes, and old Mr and Mrs Revill that lived at no 1. They had loads of cats and sold cigarettes. Mum used to send me there for them instead of going down to the vending machine outside the drinks shop on Stubbin.

I also lived on Tideswell Road and the bottom of our garden was the wall to Firth Park School. I was there later than you harleyman. I was born in 64 and moved in 76. I remember the Leggits, Wilkes, and old Mr and Mrs Revill that lived at no 1. They had loads of cats and sold cigarettes. Mum used to send me there for them instead of going down to the vending machine outside the drinks shop on Stubbin.

what number did you live at, we lived at No 15. I remember fetching cigs for me mam from old mrs revill too. wot a small world. We moved when I was 17 I loved it at firth park tho, Long hot summers in Longley park, cold snowy winters were the snow came over the tops of me wellies and froze me feet, Running up to the Esseldo picture house, and the other one at top of Herries road. Going to Hinde house school, watching the Star Walk at the top of Longley lane and Barnsley road, oh happy days

I remember Miss James and Mrs Gaunt at Hucklow. Mrs Boyson - wasn't she the music teacher? Playing two balls against the wall round the corner by the girls toilets, and french skipping.

My sister went out with one of the Speights. There were the Grettons and the Burnhams on Downham and we used to play by the street lamp at the corner of downham road and tideswell road. It had 'arms' that were good for throwing tyres and ropes over to mess about on.

Spent half the summer down the donkey hill, grass sledging and stuff - yes, the holidays always seemed sunny then. Used to be out all day and go home for tea. My children have never had as much freedom as we had then.

Jenny you're right about the freedom back then. Wher were the donkey hills, name rings a bell but can't place them.

Donkey hills were in Firth Park park, we used to slide down them on pieces of old cardboard.

Shooter the donkey hill was in firth park rear of top tennis court down ti the rivergood for cardboard an sledging in the winter another sledge run you might have seen but whent when the flats where built was from the corner of the doctors surgery at Rolliston rd down what was known as devils elbo , sharpe left before the wall on to Barnsley Rd and stopping before hitting the air raid shelter where the bottom flats are now if you missed this and did not stop you finished up across stubbin Lane and down Ribble Way many a tram driver had to do quiet a few quick stops . a another run was rear of Longley Park keeper house on the triangle shaped hill only problem was Parky kept stopping us as it was damaging his grass

Does anyone remember the Irvings of The Oval. I used to work with Sue at Firth Park Bowling Alley. Thanks.

Does anyone remember the Irvings of The Oval. I used to work with Sue at Firth Park Bowling Alley. Thanks.

What years are you talking about here, neilf?

Hi Jane I worked at the Bowling Alley 1980 to 1986 Sue left about 1985. They lived on the Oval in 70s and 80s Dave was Manager in Bowling Alley Bar then went on to run The Horseshoe.

Remember the Ingrossos on Horndean Road.

I remember them Sue works at a sandwich shop accross from The Foundry Arms now

I went to both Hucklow and Hinde House,i left Hinde House in 1991.My parents lived and still do opposite what was Dr Damns bungalow.Yes firth park has changed ,i remember cardboard sliding down the donkey hill in firth park,and walking up that stream,meaney council planted trees so furture generations couldnt break limbs on it.I remember Mrs Boyson as the best teacher and Mr Liquirce as the worst .

I lived on Tideswell Road in the 50's and 60's (until 1970). I remember a Graham Speight as well, Bernard Bamforth, the Leggitts, the Thompsons, the Taylors (an old couple then), the Dumpletons?? Monica who lived on The Oval, Christopher Evans from the Oval, the Simpsons from Horninglow Road around the Green, Trevor somebody from the corner of Horninglow Rd and Tideswell.

hi,just found this site,i lived on tideswell road(no 59).we had a huge conker tree in our front garden,i went to shiregreen school then onto hinde house.

I lived on Tideswell road with my brother and three sisters from 1961 to 1969, I went to Hucklow road school then onto Hinde House. Firth park was a great place to live in those days, we had Longley park for football and then sledging in the winter and the Swiming baths in the summer. Firth parks park itself was great it had the playground area and the steep hills for sliding down on with my sheet of cardboard. I had a paper round that took in Merlin way, the Oval Horninglow road etc, wot happy days. I made friends with alan and andrew fergus, dennis shepherd, mick beckett, polly? les gladwin, peter wells, jonathan gilbert,susan howells, Susan Arundel (I still love her) john reeves, johnny leybourne. The Glovers, the cockings, the cutts and lots more. I remember the old Sarsparilla shop in firth park, the youth club, that was run by a guy called Elgin and his wife, and Brian who used to take us camping to Castleton. We used to go to Longley park on a sunday afternoon, play some football then listen to the radio all afternoon. We had Round the Horne, with kenneth williams then listen to the top 20 on the new Radio One channel. Happy days
hi,i lived on tideswell road,i went to shiregreen school and then onto hinde house,i had two older brothers and an older sister,i have happy memories of growing up in firth park

Does anyone remember the Irvings of The Oval. I used to work with Sue at Firth Park Bowling Alley. Thanks.

yeah i still go for a pint or 2 with archie :)

Hi I lived on the Oval and my Grandparents lived at No1 Tideswell Road. They were called Eddie and Elsie Lee my uncle Wayne also lived there. Wayne attended Hucklow and Hindehouse along with my sister Heather. My Grandad sold cigarettes, you could even buy one if you were short of cash. He kept a pile of change by the side of his chair.

Hi I lived on the Oval and my Grandparents lived at No1 Tideswell Road. They were called Eddie and Elsie Lee my uncle Wayne also lived there. Wayne attended Hucklow and Hindehouse along with my sister Heather. My Grandad sold cigarettes, you could even buy one if you were short of cash. He kept a pile of change by the side of his chair.

I remember your Grandparents, Mum used to send me for cigarettes. I also remember that they owned quite a few cats.

I used to live on the Oval, number 21 opposite Maun Way. What number were you at?

Alan

Hi Darrell Nugen Hi worked for FRED in the late 40,s morning papers were collected from his mothers house on Wheldrake Rd. The Star from the corner of Bellhouse /F/P/Rd outside the Yorkshire Bank were his brother Harry had a pitch. I had the round for the Star rear of clock tower down Hinde house Lane and all the Prefabs which was on the estate right down to Upwell St . FRED lived on. Lloyd St at that time . Is brother HARRY lived on Horinglow Rd about no 80 . on Sunday,s after delivering paper,s I got the job of collecting the paper money from the houses and it was nearly 1/o/clock when I finished at Lloyd Street. I left after some 3 yrs when I left school and it was sometime after this that he bought the shop I do not know what became of him and Harry later on
do you remember his sister she was a rtght cow i used to deliver papers for them in 1941
she always siad you were short wnen you collected paper money on a sunday morning

Does anyone remember the Irvings of The Oval. I used to work with Sue at Firth Park Bowling Alley. Thanks.

Yes, I remember Dave and Sue- I did a lot of drinking at the bowling alley in the early seventies-we had a team in the Monday trios. The beer was Youngers, and not up to much, but we had good times there.

do you remember his sister she was a rtght cow i used to deliver papers for them in 1941
she always siad you were short wnen you collected paper money on a sunday morning

I worked for Fred and he was a right tight old sod. He used to lay our papers out on the fridge and we stuffed lollies and ice creams into our paperbags when he wasn't looking!!

I used to live on the Oval, number 21 opposite Maun Way. What number were you at?

Alan

What years were you there?

I lived at 21 the Oval from 1956 until 1966. Anyone out there who remembers me?

Alan

I was born there in '64.

what number did you live at, we lived at No 15. I remember fetching cigs for me mam from old mrs revill too. wot a small world. We moved when I was 17 I loved it at firth park tho, Long hot summers in Longley park, cold snowy winters were the snow came over the tops of me wellies and froze me feet, Running up to the Esseldo picture house, and the other one at top of Herries road. Going to Hinde house school, watching the Star Walk at the top of Longley lane and Barnsley road, oh happy days


I lived at 31 and went to Hucklow from 57 to 64? think you lived next door to the Dumpletons? (or something like that) I remember the Leggitts at 27, the Thompsons at 33 and Bernard? who lived at 39? A girl called Tina lived at No 3 in the 50's/60's and went to High Storrs school.

I lived at 31 and went to Hucklow from 57 to 64? think you lived next door to the Dumpletons? (or something like that) I remember the Leggitts at 27, the Thompsons at 33 and Bernard? who lived at 39? A girl called Tina lived at No 3 in the 50's/60's and went to High Storrs school.

Could that be Dimberlines?

Hi, I lived next door to the "Dudley's" I also remember the Dimberlines. Do you remember ?

I lived at 31 and went to Hucklow from 57 to 64? think you lived next door to the Dumpletons? (or something like that) I remember the Leggitts at 27, the Thompsons at 33 and Bernard? who lived at 39? A girl called Tina lived at No 3 in the 50's/60's and went to High Storrs school.

I think you mean the Dudley's, if in doubt ask Jane.

I think you mean the Dudley's, if in doubt ask Jane.

Hi, he is right if it is Dimberlines.

Nice to talk to you again

Hi, he is right if it is Dimberlines.

Nice to talk to you again

You too Jane, I hope all is well, give my regards to your mum.

I certainly will, me, O/H and daughter will be at hers tomorrow for dinner.

I certainly will, me, O/H and daughter will be at hers tomorrow for dinner.
Hi All,

I lived in Firth Park all my life, does any one remember hanging out on the job centre, Pete ball, Alison Weston, Michelle Cocker, Egbert, Cockins, Moira Wilson, and can any one remember Gordons Chineese chippy on Bellhouse, he had some doggy food, the Parigen chip Shop, and we use go go on a bus ride, catch the 47 all the way round back to Firth Park,can any one remember Sue the pools woman, i have so many memories, all good.

Hi, he is right if it is Dimberlines.

Nice to talk to you again

It was the Dimberlines!!! Karen perhaps?

It was the Dimberlines!!! Karen perhaps?

That's right, and her brother Stephen. They are my cousins.