I used the Aston Hotel as I was always in Witton, was born in Witton Road between the ICI gates and Holdford drive, also used the phone boxes to phone my girlfriend who lived in Colchester, later to become my wife, I live in Ireland now but always visit Witton when we come back, not the same as when I was a kid though.My parents used that TSB branch in the photo and I spent many a night hanging around the Aston Hotel in the other picture and indeed Witton Circle itself. I also used those phone-box's lots of times!
Hi. I know this is an old thread but thought I’d reply anyway! Richard Gamwell is my great uncle. My grandad Doug owned the engineering firm. One of his sons (my dad) was the solicitor who worked out of the office there.Re: Photo No 1 on Post 163, I was at Canterbury Road Infants with one of the Gamwell family who owned the engineering and ironwork company. If memory is correct I think his name was Richard. There was also, I believe, a solicitor who was a member of the Gamwell family and whose office was on the same site. May have mentioned this before, but just past the bank to the left of the Gamwells is the entrance to a firm of tea-chest and shipping container manufacturers owned by a Mr Shorthouse, a good friend of my father's.
All these photos of Witton Square bring back some very distant, but still vivid, memories.
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Yes I remember Mrs Spittle, she had a dog cannot remember it’s name but very friendl. ACNot quite Witton Square, but close. I made a visit to my aunt who was born in Manor Road.
Does anyone remember a corner shop with a Mrs Spittle, and an air raid shelter in the small church at the junction with Station Road.
Are the any old pictures of Manor Road?