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Wonderful photos...it certainly takes me back Linda

Hello I think i remember my Uncle saying that he used to work at the GEC

What a treat all my favourites.......Andy Pandy, Picture Book and I think we will have a full set!!!! Linda

We had to make our cookery aprons. Blue and white check, which we had to embroider at the hem. The stitching on mine was appalling .... sorry' is' appalling . I still use it 48 plus years later!!!! Linda

Re: GEC Works Witton Great photo's Ray. I am fairly sure my father worked in there....i remember him taking me in there in the 1950s.....I can smell it just seeing the photo's Father was Harold Dawson, in case anyone might remember him Linda

Hello Is this site any use to you? https://www.angloboerwar.com/index.htm Linda

I had cousins living in Collingwood Drive in the , by the name of Dawson, I am not sure whether they went to Pheasey school.But does anyone know of them , or where they might be now? Hopefully Linda

Hello Everyone Does anyone who lived in the Yew Tree Road area remember the one armed rag and bone man who used come round in the1950s? Linda

As I have not gone back through all the postings I don't know whether this has been mentioned before, but I used to go to The Metro in Livery Street on a friday evening, that was jazz night. I first went when I was 17 and was worried to death in case any one found out I was Under age!!!! Linda

Oh yes I remember it well ( Good title for a song heehee) Walking across the tip to church or the doctors, I used to live in Yew Tree Road. My father who as I mentioned early was Church Warden used to go to the Tavern for half a pint , with Mr Higgins the other warden......great drinker my...

Strange you should mention Dr Morgan, we have some garden chairs in our garage which belonged to him,my parents bought them,probably from one of the Bring and Buy sales. Do you remember Dr Freshwater before him? Linda

I have to agree that Canon Warman was not the friendliest of clergy. However Rev. Smith who married my husband and myself was a different kettle of fish altogether. I know he had his critics,but I got on really well with him. Linda

Hello Jean Uncle Jim's wife Gwen is on the first of the photos I have just uploaded, she is the face peering through 4th from the right.

Here are another two photos of the Mothers Union/ Young Wives ladies of Aston Parish Church.

My pleasure Astonian, I too was Christened and married at Aston as were my parents, not sure whether you noticed on another of my posts ..my father ( Harold Dawson) was churchwarden there for 13 years along with Mr Higgins and then then Tom Roberts although that was not in the Warmans day. I...

John is my father' s cousins son....I can never work out what cousin he is to me. I met him a couple of weeks ago when I visited my mother, I had not seen him for many years.

No I was not in the guides I was too frightened of Miss Crutchley....was she the commissioner I did she run the guides...I can't remember,but she terrified me!!!!

I do indeed remember the one with the metal loop.....do you remember the Warman's dog Humphrey?

My maiden name was Dawson

The other Weaver sister was Emily