Pauline B

Hello Colin. Would you let me know where my message inbox is please? I've not found it yet.

Hello Colin Your memory is excellent. You remember a lot of detail. There are now only 2 of us. Harold died after an accident 6 years ago. We lost Olive 2 years ago. Peter is not at all well. I haven't moved very far. Just to the other side of the common. I meant to check. Did you say your grandad worked the signal box at the bottom of St Alban's Road.? My Grandad Jelf worked there but it was a long time ago. He moved to Nottingham after he left the army some time in the 1890s. He must have been on reserve because he had to go off to the Boer War in 1

I'm glad you remembered me and my family Col. I knew Pam best as she was nearest my age but I remember all 3 of you well. Your mother was always very kind. I spent a long time in hospital in the mid 60s. Your mother and Mrs Smith went all the way - 2 buses each way - to visit me on my 21st birthday. I always felt I belonged to most of the families on our bit of Southglade.

Thank you for your welcome. I had an older sister and brother and a younger brother. His name was Harold.

Hello. I found this forum and read it from beginning to end as I lived on Bestwood Estate from 1948 when I was nearly 4 until 1970. I lived on Southglade Road. I have only found one member I can remember up until now. There was a little lad 3 doors away from us at the other end of the block. As he remembers., it was a good place to grow up in. Not only were there children in every house but the mothers all seemed to care about all of us. Also, I thought it was a wonderful place as not long after we moved there, while the hedge was still not very high, we woke up one Sunday to fi