Lewis_Winthorpe
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Gordon is a big Blackpool fan. Recently hung up his scissors and his daughter has next door still. Lovely bloke
Didn't he use a candle wax taper.As a kid it was either Gordon or my dad’s barber - ‘Fast Ted’.
It was a no-brainier!
The tennis court was a great place to play football and cricket. I remember seeing the burnt out hut next to it with all the tennis equipment in itonly just seen this and you are correct. You lived at the back of the Institue bowling green,Granby Avenue. I've just remembered there used to be a disused tennis court on Pelham Avenue we used to play on
Remember teleradio we used to rent our TV from there back in ghe 70s.The tennis court was a great place to play football and cricket. I remember seeing the burnt out hut next to it with all the tennis equipment in it
Anyone remember Kendon shop? I think Michael Days dad had an interest. Also Fullerton's sweet shop near cemetery / Annesley Ave.
Choice of 22/23 bus to Bloomfield rd from the square.
85 that's fantastic!CAGU, I don't mind revealing my age.
85. I'll forget about the 'half'.
Actually the half is on Sunday.
kendons unit 5....everything summat and a half pence!The tennis court was a great place to play football and cricket. I remember seeing the burnt out hut next to it with all the tennis equipment in it
Anyone remember Kendon shop? I think Michael Days dad had an interest. Also Fullerton's sweet shop near cemetery / Annesley Ave.
Choice of 22/23 bus to Bloomfield rd from the square.
Fullertons was next to the bank on the corner of Annesley. Went there for a Jubbly and a mixed bag of black Jacks and Fruit Salad sweetsAnyone remember Kendon shop? I think Michael Days dad had an interest. Also Fullerton's sweet shop near cemetery / Annesley Ave.
Choice of 22/23 bus to Bloomfield rd from the square.
I was born at 6 Leaford Avenue in 1961. I went to Layton Primary School. Birtwistle was my dentist and I remember Williams the bakers, Iddons chemist and Halsall newsagents all on Westcliffe Drive.I was born on Leaford ave off Mansfield road in 63. Went to Layton primary remember the old windmill pub and the dentists, he used to give kids a bar of chocolate.
We lived at number 3 right opposite you. 3 boys and left in 1972.I was born at 6 Leaford Avenue in 1961. I went to Layton Primary School. Birtwistle was my dentist and I remember Williams the bakers, Iddons chemist and Halsall newsagents all on Westcliffe Drive.
Yes I remember Hibbert and Mrs Mather, other teachers from Layton Primary I remember Mr Eaton, Mr Corbishly, Mr Blakey the headmaster, Mr Stott the music teacher, some more fondly than others!Yes, I remember Partridge, headmaster at Layton Primary. Hibbert and I'll never forget Padmore for continually striking me hard on the back because I didn't draw a graph large enough. I didn't think he was going to stop. Whack after whack after whack! Had me in tears. He then balled at me to stop crying! That was 50 years ago but trauma like that you never forget. What a way to 'teach'!
I also remember Mrs Mather. She used to pull my curls at the front and it hurt! Why were teachers so vindictive back then? It me off schooling, can I be blamed for that?
I knew Big June Brown back in the eighties who was a contemporary with many of those mentioned. She was a great laugh. Ian Stott always looked like he was still teaching in the early 70s with his corduroy and beige open shirt and sandals fashions.Yes I remember Hibbert and Mrs Mather, other teachers from Layton Primary I remember Mr Eaton, Mr Corbishly, Mr Blakey the headmaster, Mr Stott the music teacher, some more fondly than others!
Oh and how can I forget Mr Proud the caretaker.
It seems every other garden is getting taken out and being replaced with imprinted concrete drive in spaces.It's sad to see the weeds taking over the roads of Layton now and that every terraced house has one or two cars outside. Bit of a mess I'm afraid to say.
Remember going to a show 70s I think maybe 80s Paul Shane was compered absolutely brilliantI waited on at Leyton Institute for a while.
Got more money in tips that wages
Busy every night of the week and some decent (if not well known) acts as well.
Good memories.
I wouldnt class the Victory as in Layton either, anything east of devy rd between st Wallburgers and north of Caunce st upto warbreck rd is LaytonTo be honest, I wasn't sure that the Victory was even in Layton but although not born near there, I grew up very nearby and am proud to accept my "Laytonism" or whatever it is you are offering.
I will be getting behind 20's in his quest to be the mayor and I will certainly be putting an "x" next to his name if I am still entitled to a vote after moving elsewhere in the town.
I’ve just remembered her name , she was called Anita !What was his wife called? Did he have kids? I think my mother worked for them
Judith Hodgson is my cousin!I don't remember the teachers you mention but you mentioned Mr Stott which reminded me of a fellow pupil Reynold Stott, along with Jamie Duggan, Michael Scholey, Neil Cragie, Joe Davidson, Elaine Tandy, Anne Valentine, Judith Hodgson and others.
I also remember the late Kenny Brown who drowned off the coast in Blackpool while still a schoolboy.
I started in Coleridge Road in 51, considered my manor to be centered on George St.*dries eyes*
Great thread and a superb observation and hopefully we'll be getting our own mayor soon-you could be in the running for that along with @20togo .
Just had an update from the BASIL (real) community committee, and they've updated the criteria for lifetime membership based on London's 'Bow Bells' principle.
Anyone born or grew up within the sound of the cellarman's keys at the Victory on Caunce St is a true Laytonian, which would include @Big bertha2 's mate who lives in Watford.
*this may also include anyone catching the no:9 bus to the shops in town too.
I had Miss Brown, maybe year 4.I moved to Layton in Year 3 from St Cuthbert's and Miss Brown was my teacher. I remember going to Wigan Pier on a school trip and being traumatised by the victorian school teacher that they had there.
Miss Brown was lovely to me and I got to sit outside with her.
One of my best mates growing up lived i the next to last house on the left (No.78 I think.Lived on Broughton Ave all my childhood, my nan lived on Onslow Rd just a few doors down from one of the best chippies in Blackpool.
We lived 74 Broughton, the flashings was my gardenOne of my best mates growing up lived i the next to last house on the left (No.78 I think.
Jimmy Davenport, sadly no longer with us.
Friend of mine David Mann lived at 72 Broughton. I lived 13 Campbell AveWe lived 74 Broughton, the flashings was my garden
Good thread. I lived in Layton Road and my nan lived on St Walburga's which then became Onslow Rd and totally confused me. Played football on the Flashings & later for the Institute as well as playing snooker there. I worked there when Paul Shane was on and he was a lovely bloke; it was in the mid-70s. The concert room was packed every night. They had a top snooker team and when they played in the Lancashire cups took a couple of coach loads of spectators with them. The small clubs & pubs in places like Nelson didn't know what hit them.They only shut the bar when they ran out of alcohol. They probably got a couple of months takings in one night. Great atmosphere and community.Remember going to a show 70s I think maybe 80s Paul Shane was compered absolutely brilliant
I lived in Layton in the sixties.We all know that Layton is the true beating heart of Blackpool don't we?
An absolute treat in today's Gazette for those old enough to remember, although I have to say I don't recall Bunnock Hall.
In pictures: How one Blackpool district looked in days gone by
Heritage chiefs are looking into creating a conservation area in Layton. Memory Lane looks back at the area's history in pictures...www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk
Lived on Broughton Ave all my childhood, my nan lived on Onslow Rd just a few doors down from one of the best chippies in Blackpool.
That used to be a great chippie on Onslow RdI also Iived on St. Walburgas and then it became Onslow Road
I hung around melrose and onslow in the early 90s a bit - playing football on the big field - layton school... football cricket golf even!Born in Layton on Melrose in the 90's. Lots of happy memories playing with friends on Onslow and the surrounding streets. Memories which will never be forgotten.
Yep, spent many a summer in the 60's on the Flashings. Happy daysGrew up living on Ingleway. Layton always felt special, the flashings for football as a kid.
Everyone knew each other and it always felt safe.
Happy memories.
I lived in Brockway Ave off Torsway. Used to walk up to nearly Newton Drive to get the school bus to Devy Rd school when I was 4 years oldI grew up around Torsway Ave.
It was a great area for kids - the Flashings, Stanley Park, Woodland Gardens and the Lakeway/Torsway allotments all within spitting distance.
Mr Partridge wasn't a teacher at Devy school before becoming headmaster? Bald head and glasses?Yes, I remember Partridge, headmaster at Layton Primary. Hibbert and I'll never forget Padmore for continually striking me hard on the back because I didn't draw a graph large enough. I didn't think he was going to stop. Whack after whack after whack! Had me in tears. He then balled at me to stop crying! That was 50 years ago but trauma like that you never forget. What a way to 'teach'!
I also remember Mrs Mather. She used to pull my curls at the front and it hurt! Why were teachers so vindictive back then? It me off schooling, can I be blamed for that?