BigDaveC

Shades was on Eccleshall Road, right hand side - somewhere just above the right turn onto Greystones Road.

Brilliant read -- especially as I had family in that area and even remember parts from my very early !! years.

Hi Phil -- Just a few I can rmember -- Tony Horsefield - Steve Purcell - Paul Maw - Rob Lancaster - Stewart ? Wragg (I think) -- Mick Wheatley I've mentioned -- Seem to recall a Stevenson and a Thacker too in amongst there !!

There used to be a place near the bottom of Eccleshall Road, somewhere near the old "Wards" ? brewery, back in the late 50's, when I lived in a little row of terraced houses down there !!! For "Sarsaparilla" -- try looking at Mawsons -- do a search - its the real stuff !

I was there three years I think it was -- left in 1967 - posted a pic on friends reunited - but only got one reply !! I remember Mr Greenough but he took us for geography -- remember Mr Turton, and the head at the time was, I think, Mr Egerton -- can't remember the deputy but seem to recall he was ex army with some kind of plate on his chest that he used to beat on !! Had a real good mate called Mick Wheatley, but not been in touch since my early 20's -- OOPS