Memories of Layton

[Hockaday’s Quiff]

I remember that being filmed, Janey and her family lived over the road at the time and she was really excited about it. She really was a class above at footy.

If you were ‘over the road’ you must have been on Blairway same time as moi. Was at 18

 

[gazbentham]

Anybody out there grow up around Bardsway Avenue/Torsway Avenue area?

Me nethway AVE, 65/79, yes I'm old

 

[gazbentham]

Does anyone remember the ‘Playschemes’ on the Flashings c.1980?
Organised fun days with the first bouncy castle things we’d ever seen?
We did a coach trip one year to either Lancaster or Morecambe on an invite from their play scheme group and our older lads kicked off.

I remember, sue hitchmough ran it for a while.

 

[gordy29]

My dentist was in Layton.

Not the happiest of memories

Birtwhistle??

 

[Mexboroseasider]

Birtwhistle??

No George Frost

 

[tommytwojags]

Thanks for reviving this thread Gaz. It's like a comfy old jumper that makes me feel good relaxing in it.

 

[Skye Charlie]

I remember Maguires running the chippy. Their boy was the footballer wasn’t he?

Mick maguire.played school footy for Grange Park juniors.ended up chairman of the pfa or something of that ilk.

 

[Macseasider]

Wow forgot about this old thread. Some ace posts on it.

 

[Skye Charlie]

Mick maguire.played school footy for Grange Park juniors.ended up chairman of the pfa or something of that ilk.

Think I spelled his surname wrong.

 

[PdxTangerine]

Really interesting thread, I have never lived in Layton myself but have a lot of family history there, most of my family pre 1970 or so is buried in the cemetery there starting with my great grandad who died during WW1 in his early 20s.

My Aunt and cousins lived near the center and my uncle lived in the institute.

 

[1966_and_all_that]

You poor sole, should have stayed in South Shore

Or the sea, as you seem to be a fish.

 

[spudgun]

Yep, great thread.

Knew Jane Mottram (was married to a teammate of mine) and I briefly played in a team with her brother, Chris.

She was indeed a very good footballer who would probably have been a pro in this day and age. She was watching her husband (who was a pal of mine at Layton Institute FC) playing one time and the ball was hoofed out of play, and she brought it under instant control without moving, like Glen Hoddle in his prime.

On a personal note I have happy memories of once scoring all 8 goals in a 8-0 win against Layton Comets in the early 70`s in an Under12 game. The lad who played up front with me that day went on to be a pro- Brian Morley. At least 4 of the goals were from his shots just hitting me on the way in...

 

[Seaside Aggro]

I also remember four fish and chip shops in Layton when I lived there:
One on Westcliffe Drive on the corner, one on Onslow Road, one on Layton Road and one on Talbot Road on a corner near the Queens Pub. It may have been called the Queens Chippy.
I know the one on Westcliffe Drive is still there as I visited it a few years ago, not sure about the others..

Don’t forget Rex’s on Torsway.

 

[bfcpete]

My Dad knew one of the construction engineers who was working on building the Layton high rise towers in the 1960s and took me to the top of one of the towers before they were completed. It was quite scary for a 5 year old, but a fantastic view. Coincidently, I was back in Blackpool at the time of their demolition saw them disappear into pile of rubble and a cloud of dust. One of my grandmother's cousins lived in one of the towers for many years.