Recent content by Roger 73 Albert Rd

We left in 1958 for a new council flat in Warstock Just four houses, two on each side of the road about 2/3 of the way down were destroyed by bombs in the war. The bomb site on the LH side going down was redeveloped with new houses in the late 1940s The bomb site on the RH side of the road...

The Cresswells lived further up Albert Road more or less opposite the Ansells off licence - Next door to them on the other side of the passage lived another friend - Paul Vance, whose family were Glaswegians

There were two shops next door to each other (one called West's), two off licences, one Ansell's and the other M&B, and a grocer's. There was only one car owned in the street (a taxi business) No 73 was the end of a terrace of four nearest the school with long entry and front gardens It was...

I lived at 73 Albert Rd from 1952 until 1958, next door to Winchester's coal merchant and attended Wheeler's Lane Junior School - Head was Mr Flavell who caned loads of kids Remember Mr Gent who ran gardening club - Played with all the kids in Albert Road and Alfred Street especially Philip...