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    Harry lucas school

    I know this thread seems to have finished but I’ve only just come across it whilst googling Bockleton. I must been in same class as you Peg as Dianne Bennet and all the boys you mention were in my class. Georgina Buckley, Linda Wilson, Lesley Reeves and Mary Caven were also in our class. My name...
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    St. Silas School

    Ha ha yes Mr Mahmood was my dentist too, has many a visit there.... glenda
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    St. Silas School

    I think we're talking about different schools Lyn as Harry Lucas was a senior school down Farm Street towards Joseph Lucas and I must be older than you as I left school in 1964 to go to work at George Lowes in Hospital Street. My friend lived in the maisonettes that were opposite a pub. I used...
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    St. Silas School

    Hi Anthony, yes we must have been in the same year at St Silas as I remember all those names and Linda Buxton & Diane Bennett were in the same stream as me & we were friends in all our years at Harry Lucas. I think Linda Danby lived in St Silas Square & went on to Grammar school. For some...
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    St. Silas School

    Hi lyn, thanks I'll try the search, although did try that to find Brian's post without much luck! I lived in a Brougham Street from 1948 until 1967. I went to Harry Lucas in Farm Street from '59 to '64 & my best friend Georgina Buckley lived in Villa Street in the maisonettes near to Farm...
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    St. Silas School

    Hi Brian, sorry about the loss of your mom...hope her photo collection bring back a lot of happy memories for you. I will sort out any photos of Irene & if you PM me your email address I'll send them to you. Glenda
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    St. Silas School

    Thank you so much for the link Lyn, just had a trip down memory Lane looking at the photos! The old mission hall is where we used to go to a youth club. We spent many a happy hour outside the Crown pub on the corner of Villa street with our Guy Fawkes. Just remembered the family Brian was...
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    St. Silas School

    Hi Lyn The Addleton's lived half way up Villa Street on the right, going from Nursery Road. They were my sister Irene's best friends and I think they were still there in 1958. They also had a brother who was my brother Tony's best friend and the family owned the business next to the WeeWays...
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    St. Silas School

    Hi Brian, It's Glenda Lowe nee Butler here, Irene's sister. Maxwell (Lawson's brother) sent me an email telling me about your post on here but it's taken me ages to get onto the site and find it. You and I did email each other some years back and I promised you a photo of Irene, who sadly...
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