morpeth

Hi bobo great to hear from you alan is now living in crosspool im sure he would love to hear from you he often talks about all his old friends

Yes stuart glover was a great footballer he used to be one of the stars on the red muck at the end of morpeth street where the shell garage is.My brother alan used to say glover should have made it but i think he found beer an women,but stuart was a great lad.I think he is a bricklayer and still see him now and again.

Does anyone remember botts fishing tackle shop on the corner of morpeth street and netherthorpe street there was also the vinegar brewery on the corner of bonvill street and the old stables on netherthorpe street opposite morpeth street im sure they were for dray horses delivering beer they were derilict when i was a kid.I am also sure potty edwards had a shop on the corner of netherthorpe street and port mahon.Jimmy peacock was a fruit and veg man and when he came round all the kids used to feed his horse.I remember there used to be a chap who came round sharpening knives and a bloke who came round on a bike selling onions im sure he wore a beret.we were the last to move out in the slum clearences on morpeth street and they were demolishing houses around us when one of the galble ends fell on our house nearly killing my mom does anyone recall this

Hello everyone i have just found this website and i am new to this. I was born on bethel street in 1954 but moved to 89 Morpeth street soon after. mom and dad were george and florence smith alan was my older brother and pam my older sister. I used to hang around with young wilf croft, phil glover, chris bradley to name just a few.I remember bodo he was our alans best man i have some great memories of the best time of my life growing up in morpeth street.I used to deliver papers for joe and ray hudson,they knew everyone, also old wilf croft used to be like the local historian I have found this forum realy interesting and look foreward to contributing with the memories i have.