katyjay

I worked there 5 1/2 years and I have never seen a badge before.

Not really familiar with Yes. Had to Google them to see what they sang. The only song I recognised is Owner of a Lonely Heart. I do know Jon Anderson did the vocals on a Vangelis album and Rick Wakeman did some weird albums, 2 of which we have still!

That's the photo, CT, thank you. Oakleigh Lodge I believe, I left the Lodge off! My aunt is 2nd on the right, Norah Clarke.

Ben. I finally found the picture. It was Oakleigh Social Club (not railway club).

It was you Ben, I am pretty sure, who pointed out your grandma. I was surprised my aunty was in there as she had nothing to do with railways!

Ben. Somewhere on Facebook there is another Railway Club pic with your grandma and my aunty Norah on there.

76 for the high today. Golfing at noon then high winds all afternoon. Could be interesting.

Alpha. I remember them as 3 storey houses, after reading your post above, I zoomed in on the photo and can see they were 3 storey.

In the black and white picture above, on the right hand side is a row of houses. It's the first time I have seen a picture of these. My friend's aunt Daisy lived in one and I remember visiting her. I believe they were pit houses.

I thought you were going to say the cheese named after you was Philipdelphia!

I was born December 46 and I was told, it was March 47 before I left the house.

We have big cats wanderinf our neighbourhood, as does everyone down here. Bobcats, they are beautful.

Albert's last posting on FB was April last year.

Good looking crowd!

My 3rd story of a coincidence. My hubby went to Hogarth infants and juniors and has a friend on FB who was in his class all through these 2 schools. Tarn is her name, and she often liked something I would post, so I sent her a friend request. She accepted, and me, killing time one day, looked at her friend list to see if I knew anyone on there. I recognized a name, Colin Fryer, and asked her how she knew him? I knew him from my teen years as he was a neighbour of my best friend Pat. She said her husband and Colin grew up together as theyliveda couple of doors apart. So I said, then your husb