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Hi thank you for posting your lovely photo's. The houses in Witton Lane were not back to backs as that was my newspaper round and were quite large compared with some in the area.
Will more than likely be on one of the trains with our family too Annie. x Let us know when and will look out for you?. Will be wearing my BHF badge Mike Gee delivered by hand.
Both my mom and Pete's took us out of the surgery after they heard us crying (at different times) but my mom took me to a six ways dentist who said I didn't need a filling at all. It was awful Lyn and has scarred quite a few people for life. I have overcome my fears and prefer the dentist to...
One of my twin sons broke his front tooth and as it was a bank holiday had to go to the old dental hospital. They were brilliant with him and also fitted a temporary silver tooth. The twins are identical and the teachers could never tell the difference. They asked me to embroider a P for...
Hi Raz I went to that hell hole as a child and so did Pete my husband. They used to put straps round your wrist fixed to the arms of the chair. They were vile. The small dentist was German we think and the taller one was Matron like. My mom took me home when they tried drilling my teeth...
Hi Geoff I remember you well. You lived a few doors away in Holte road Lorraine Nixon was a few doors up from us too. I too went to Yew Tree road school. My name was Jean Lyndon.