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Old Times. - I was born in Wheatley Hill in 1934 and for many years lived in Jack Lawson Terrace. My father, Alf, was an engineer at the colliery and later had a bike shop in the old 'Tin Shop'... Read more
Old Times. - I was born in Wheatley Hill in 1934 and for many years lived in Jack Lawson Terrace. My father, Alf, was an engineer at the colliery and later had a bike shop in the old 'Tin Shop' next to the Royalty Cinema. I went to school there and passed the old Scholarship exam, getting a place at Welfield Grammar School in 1946. We moved to Wingate a couple of years later where my father ran Wingate Garage. I remember happy times despite the war - playing down the 'Gassy Gutter';|sledging down Cain Terrace in winter (a great sledge run); 'Tatie Picking' on Gregory's farm; blackberrying in the old quarry - happy days. I wonder if there are any of my old friends still out there. Like to hear from you if there are.... Collapse