I was looked after as a small child during school holidays by my grandmother, Gladys Hindley at number 5 Birkin Avenue.
Visiting the site recently all of the houses backing onto the school have been demolished sadly.
The area now appears td be very much smaller than I remember! There were toilets in the yard and a cafe known locally
as 'Dirty Dick's' that sold items like Kellog's corn flakes. Opposite was a grocer's shop that cut slices of ham on one of
those deadly looking machines! I recall buying 'sweet' cigarettes from that shop. Anyone out there recall life in Birki
