Lovely story Carliol, I have a coloured version of your picture. You might like the other photo which shows the shop, kindly posted by a member on another thread.
View attachment 166308View attachment 166309I moved into Blackham Drive (up on the right) in 1969 and I wondered if you remembered the white house which stood a couple of doors up from the entrance to the sports ground? It was a beautiful property and was demolished in the early '70's to be replaced by two sets of semis.