Recent content by photosym

I've taken Mort's excellent clean up and enlarged it and put it through some enhancement software that makes everything sharper.

Or blur the background, giving greater emphasis on the sign and making the house unrecognisable.

I lived in Hawkes Street from 1948 to 1970. I remember the Dutton's, Dunn's, Carters, Allen's, Plant's, Jenkins', Meadows', George's two Horne families, (not related). My name is Symonds and I lived in one of the two houses between Browns' Garage and the Sweet warehouse whose name escapes me.

I lived in Hawkes Street, (next street along from Baker Street). I remember there was strafing marks on this pubs walls. My Father told me that these were caused when German bombers attacked the adjacent Butlers factory. He also told me that the, "Gaffer" of the Nelson lost his legs in one of...