Craven man

Lived on fairfax road went to standhouse school then Prince Edward's

Lived on Fairfax road went to Standhouse school then Prince Edward Secondary Modern remember some of the kids on our road John Duggen Lenard Jacklin Darry Cropper Terry Robuck And quite few more used to go to Bridlington for our holidays every year mum brought a carrier bag full of rock for the kids on the road

At Prince Edwards from 1954 to 1958 Hancock headmaster one arm his cane really hurt mister Birk science teacher with two canes one black one white first lesson in his class he said who likes Blackpool rock or cleethorpes Rock if anybody misbehaves they will receive one of these other teachers miss Flanagan miss fletcher Mr March mr Gratton Mr White miss Butler she used cane the girls. Mr Goodlad mr March lads I remember Freddie Lonsdale big mate at the time John Pickering lasses Janet barker connie Stevens

I worked at Howells as an apprentice fitter under foreman George Bowers other foremen I remember are Smith machine shop king draw bench maintenance foreman Pheasey. engineer Hatton personnel manager my father also worked there all his working life father was in Howells luck and vanish squad Barry apprentice welder lived in Wincobank family had a cobblers shop I used to buy my girl friends handbags from there she is now my wife of 50 years