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We lived in bridge St West from 1959 to about 1966 I can't remember the number I know it was something something backa something!! There was a shop on the corner of summer Lane and bsw and we lived about 6 houses up from the shop opposite the police station. My dad was friendly with the police...

I remember the house that Jack built had my 1st pair of cinderella 'high heels' glittery shoes with 2 straps of elastic across the feet I thought I was so grown up , at 5 or 6 you would ! I also went to cowper St school we lived in back to back houses in Bridge St West opposite the police...

Did anyone love it when you had a loose milk tooth? Dad used to tie some cotton round it attach it to the door handle and push the door shut! You'd put the tooth under your pillow and that night the tooth fairy would come and leave you a 'tanner' it was great but in this PC society now you'd...

Reading about the jam, dripping pieces brings it all back we used to have sugar pieces or cocoa pieces and we always shared our rocks one would have a few sucks then pass it to the next one! Remember a new chip shop opening on summer lane that wrapped its chips in a clear cellophane and white...

I lived in bridge st west opposite the police station from 1959 to 1966 and there was a bomb peck at the top of the street my brother and I used to play there all the time he fell through a sheet of glass one day the muscle of his calf hanging out but he thought it was great as we walked back...