Recent content by spitfire 65

I went to St Peters from 1956 to 1960 when I moved house to Worcestershire. I remember Miss Clements as head of the juniors and Mrs McIntyre head of the infant school. When Miss Clements left, Mr Vallely took over. He was from Scotland and he brought the tawse with him, a thick leather strap...

I've seen the photo before, it is a Phyllis Nicklin image from 1953. The one you posted is the right way round though I have seen the reversed version. I have happy memories of my schooldays at St Peter's, also made my first Communion at the church in 1958......how time flies!

My gt gt grandmother lived at number 89 according to the 1901 census. Winnie /Winefred Gormley.

It was beautiful inside. I was baptised there and attended the school next door. The altar was white marble as were the altars on either side. The ceiling was painted blue with gold stars and the white dove in the centre. The walls in the 50s were pale blue, cream and gold. So sad that it was...

The story of Spud giving the landlord the car is, sadly, not true. Dad would have been delighted if that were the case!

I used to live in the pub.. (The Albion) in the 1950's. If its the big American car I recall, it was a vile pink colour with lots of chrome. It belonged to a man called Spud Baker. He did win the pools as I've been told and although he certainly did spend a lot of time in the pub, he didn't...