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Thank you enormously for those nostalgic posts. That’s the first photo of the houses I’ve seen. Gosh it evokes so many memories. It is possible we played together, although we had a big garden and we’re not allowed to play on the street. I remember playing in the back yard where the block of...

I was born in 1953. I looked at the 2 photos posted but don't recall any familiar faces. We moved to Paddington St in 1957/8 I think and left in 1963. Was there a bombed building site opposite our houses? Jen

Thank you for the tips Lyn. What a small world this is turning out to be. Do you remember the shop in Guildford Street, opposite the top of Paddington Street? I think it was Highley's.

Hi Lyn. I'm new to this forum so may miss some information. That's amazing that your great aunt baked us those delicious apple pies. We were the Walkers. Four children by the time we left in 1963. I still have my school reports from William Cowper.

In response to your question Dave, we lived at 5 back of 14. A delightful elderly woman lived in the front house, used to make us apple pies & leave them by the entry. We had a back garden but no indoor toilet facilities. We shared a toilet which was in a yard, with several families!

Hi Gina Hoping you are fully recovered from COVID 19. I was given your book recently by a friend who attended one of your talks earlier this year. I would like to say a big thank you for the memories recorded in the book, of growing up in Hockley. I lived in a 'back to back' in Paddington Street...