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Park Road Hockley

Glassman said:
Do you remember the Power Petrol building opposite the Railway Tavern (if I ever get time I will change the pub to how it looked in 1950) - is the attached anything like it ? I only have vauge memories of an "Art Deco" type facade with an aerial structure on its roof - radio contact with other depots or even their road tankers !!!
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Hi David,

I remember the "Power Petrol" building it self, however, I don't recall it's use or what it was called ie "Power Petrol".
The Railway Tavern, as you have drawn it is very much how I remember it. It is of course still there and apart from a paint job I don't think it's changed much, see attached present day pic.

Phil
 
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sorry folks i cant seperate the thumnail images as they are all on one page but if you save them you will be able to enlarge them...


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Maggie found a couple for you of Park Road but not sure how far you want up Park Road. I am looking for around 170 Park Road there was a little shop by there run by a Mrs Kelly if anyone has anything around that number. Thanks

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nice pics carolina....i think maggie should already have these which i posted 4 years back but would have got lost due to the hacking so will post them again for those who may not have seen them...

lyn

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Lyn thanks a lot, you wouldnt have the one thats 125 Park Road on a separate photo so I could blow it up a bit. Thanks Carol
 
hi carolina..i also have these 4 pics..dont know if any of these shops are your mrs kellys...


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Lynn sorry - not that far up (lol). Mrs Kellys was at the side of an entry. If we came from All Saints school instead of going down Lodge Road we could cross over the road down (not sure if it was Abbey or Goode Street) and just run left and her shop was there.
 
Hi everyone,
Please see attached photos. I posted these some time ago but they disappeared along with many others in a mass deletion.
They are based on Astoness posting.
I think the woman walking up the street, in her apron, could quite possibly be my Mum.
Phil
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hi irene phil who used to live in inkerman st has posted you some pics...they are under the inkerman st vauxhall thread..

lyn
 
Anyone remember the Mann family who lived on Abbey Street around 1950 ? Gladys and Harold Mann had 3 sons. Derek, Trevor and Graham. They went to All Saints School. Would be lovely to hear any news.
 
Back of 204-210 Park Road (Corner of Abbey Street)

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Yes carol it was on the corner and it was a cafe, what year do you have for that pic,as it became the jelfs cafe
Owned by one of the brothers for years whom are my family tree my mothers fathers brothers they also had one around on the flat
I should have a picture some where of it being the cafe long before the hacker got it Astonian,,,,
 
sorry carolina i missed those snippets you posted...adds a nice bit of history to park road and you never know rellies of those brave men may come to light on here..

thanks for the pic pedrocut...how strange that orford road was actually a terrace...

lyn
 
Looking down Park Rd towards the Flat, sometime in the 60's. I think the house on the extreme right is No 114.
 

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thats a cracker terry...cant say as i have seen that one before...thanks for posting it

lyn
 
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