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Hi. It looks like we came in too late for most of this discussion and I'm over a year after you! I thought, however, that I would say hello. I was born and brought up on Upper Hanover Street near St Silas . I later moved to nearby Clarke Street. I may have known members of your family. The discussion about the houses in the area is interesting. I remember rows of back to backs and the magnificent houses in the Collegiate Crescent area too. I could ramble on but won't in case the discussion has been completely abandoned by everyone else.

My goodness! I had just logged on to write to you! I have just come off the phone after speaking to my mother and you are correct - your dad Gordon was the person my parents were fond of. My mother also remembers you and your brother as nice little polite boys. Patricia is my first name but for some reason only known to my parents they always called me by my middle name - Joy. Just as well as ar neighbour of yours - about 5 or 6 doors down - was called Patricia Joyce. She had a sister called Barbara. Somewhere along that row of houses lived a little boy called Felix. Best wishes Joy

[/color] Hello Mickeyr I remember the co-op and the houses by it.One of my father's friends lived there but I cannot remember his name. I shall ask my mother - 95 and still going strong with an amazing memory! I don't remember the area as quiet? The Upper Hanover Street I remember was a busy main road. Do you remember "Brown's" shop - a general store next door to the off license and "Pinders" - a very good bakery shop. Both Brown's and Pinder's had massive built in bread ovens in the back rooms of their shops. Further down on your side of the road was a big laundry. I remember that the post office was reported as burgled twice when I lived on Upper Hanover Street. On one occasion the burglar had broken into the empty flat above the post office, made a hole in the floor , lowered a plank so that he could get down in to the post office. He got caught because he couldn't get back up his plank. On the other occasion I remember vaguely that the post office manager faked a break in and tied himself up!

Hi Carol I was there and I was in the same class as Angela Bull and Sandra Chapman. We must have met before but I am useless with names in general - always have been so hopefully it is not the onset of dementia I do remember Susan Howard, Gillian Ellis, Linda Phoenix, Pamela Cooper, Jennifer Staff, Margaret Doughty, Ann Swift, Hilary Barsbe , Beverley Young, Mary Anderson, Marie Arnold and Susan Hinchsliffe. Do any of those names ring a bell? Regards Joy (nee Laxen)

This thread is 6 years old but you never know - someone might answer. I was at King Ecgbert school till 1968. My reports were not too bad from most teachers but Miss Garrison - PE- once commented "Apathetic and lethargic". Acceptable. I would love to know what happened to others after 1968. So hard to trace . Some names I remember - Susan Howard, Angela Bull, Sandra Chapman, Gillian Winskill, Anne Swift, Hilary Barsbe, Margaret Doughty, Mary Anderson, Jennifer Staff .......

Hi I was at King Ecgbert Scholl at the same time. I was in the same classes as Angela Bull and Sandra Chapman for most of the time.It seemed that many of our year left to go on to teacher training so school must have seemed good! I remember Mary Anderson, Anne Swift, Jennifer Staff, Susan Howard, Pamela Còoper, Hilary Barsbe, Margaret Doughty and Susan Hinchcliffe amongst many others. Did you go on the visit to Stratford upon Avon and Warwick? I remember the first school trip too - we travelled to Newcastle to go to a museum but the museum was closed so the massive group of first years all waited on the railway station for the journey back - I bet the teacher who organised that was popular with her helpers!

Hi I was interested in your post because it brought back many memories and included me! Joy Laxen Regards Joy

Gosh I'd forgotten all about this thread until the reminder because of rosannagale's post popped up in my e-mail. I remember the cat's home on Gell Street was run in the 50/60's by the aunt of a school friend called Elaine Elliott. At that time we could have also done with a home for dogs. Many dogs used to roam the streets and a dog fight was quite a usual sight! I think Michael Naylor- mentioned in an earlier post - was in my class at school.

Ah - I love this thread. I've just remembered someone else who lived on / near Broomhall Street - Geoffrey Beatson. I remember we carefully planned how we could sit together when we went on our visit to Springfield Junior prior to moving up from the infants Don't think the plot worked. I once got the ruler across my hand from Miss Hall for sneezing. Aberdeen Street and Monmouth Street were all tiny back to back houses with shared courtyards, outside toilets and washrooms. There was a cat shelter in the area - I think it was on Gell Street. There was a chip shop at the top of Aberdeen Street - opposite a pub.

Good bit of detective work there!

Hi HARTLES Would the pub you mention have been "The Broomhall Tavern" ?

Hi John Habs I tried to reply to your direct message but failed because I have not posted the regulation 5 messages minimum on the open forum yet. I can't remember Noreen's sister's name either. Mind you I have trouble these days remembering the names of people I was introduced to 2 minutes ago! I remember the following people in my class at school- Elaine Elliot (still have photos of when she was May Queen when we were in Mrs Sicora's class), Gillian Smith. Pat Joyce, Kenneth Powell. Teachers I remember are Mr and Mrs Philbech plus Miss Hall who wore two pairs of specs at the same time.

Hi I can't remember the name of the pub but I remember Monmouth street really well. Some of the houses still had bunting from the Coronation celebrations hanging years after the event. I lived on Upper Hanover Street and went to Springfield School in the 50's. I remember Ibbotson's shop near the school - I was friends with Noreen Ibbotson. Do you remember Hanover Square - behind St. Silas Church? There was a green area area in the middle of the square with trees and bushes to climb and hide in. The Collinson family ran a dance school in one of the huge houses on the square. Opposite the church was Webster's newsagent and a laundry. I remember a cobblers, Fred Higgins' grocery shop and a shop selling pots and pans. On Upper Hanover Street there was Pinders bakery.