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Yes Paul, a new pair of shoes or a pair without a hole in was a luxury.

Hi all i remember my dad repairing my shoes when a hole appeared he would cut up a cardboard box and slip a piece inside.

I worked for a chap who got a contract from the council to do certain repairs to houses in Varna road. It was 1964 and these repairs had to be done so there was quite a few buiders ect with these contracts. We went into one house where the floors had to be relayed (they where concrete floors)...

Hi Fatfingers yes i think your right, it was more an electrical shop than a tv shop i think......

Hi i worked in Varna road doing property repairs for the council in the early 60s. The thing i most remember of the place were the rats, every house we went into there was signs of them. I was really scared of going to work.

Did they have a shop on the cov road in hay mills corner of redhill road in the 50s

Hi all does anyone remember these books? i bought one every year through the 50s and early 60s. they were full of interesting facts (if you were a football supporter) and i spent hours reading them. There was another book done by the sports argus which i thought was even better than this one i...

We had a rag and bone woman who used an old pram to collect with, it was always full to over flowing.

Hi all, does anyone remember the coal yard in Haymills? I think it was in Deakins road, but i can't place where. I remember having to fetch coal in an old pram when we ran out unexpectedly,and that always seemed to happen when the snow was on the ground.

When it's cold and damp and the nights are drawing in, get the PIKELETS out and have a feast

Hi just got back from a short holiday in the lake district. Yes even though the houses were old and a bit run down the kids always had there sunday best to wear and there homes were kept neat and tidy in the main.

What a great photo

Hi all. I had this drawing done from my memory two years ago.It is a drawing of redhill and arthur terrace as i remember it in the early fifties,it's not quite right but it's pretty close. I must say what a great thread this is, the pics are great thanks a lot for all those that have posted.

Hi Astonian I lived in Arthur terrace for about nine years, i went to redhill school then on to bierton road. I have been searching for photos of the terrace but up till now i only have the two i think cameras were a luxury when i was a kid.

Hi Redhill terrace Hay mills a long time ago, the photo was sent to me by a friend via friends re united.

Yes Wendy it is a Brill thread long may it go on

When i was a kid jonnie walker was the wisky every one seemed to buy.It was on the optics in the pubs but it suddenly disappeared dont know why.

Hi dont know if ive done this right, hope so. this is a photo of some of us kids taken in 1952 in arthur terrace Hay Mills. Its the only photo i have of my time living there, i wonder if any one else has photos of arthur or redhill terrace?

Hi Do they still make cadburys chocolate biscuits the ones with the ripples my mothers favourites?

I worked at the Kings road factory from 1964 to his eventual closure in 1994. We made turned parts in this factory on the single spindle and multi spindle auto's in the 60s and most of the 70s. These auto ran day and night, turning out thousands of nuts bolts rivets bushes shafts and screws...