meadows/broxtowe gel 0 Posted May 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 1, 2012 I remember someone called Bill Tatt used the cocked hat he was a friend of my mum and dads Fred and Sally Foster there .were some right characters down there . Does any one remember horace (used to wear his trousers up to his chest) and his wife Nell. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jackson 301 Posted May 1, 2012 Report Share Posted May 1, 2012 Hi Med/Bro Gel, was hoping you'd get back. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Michael Booth 7,364 Posted May 1, 2012 Report Share Posted May 1, 2012 meadows/broxtowe gel, I thought it was only Simon Cowell who wore his trousers up to his chest.....lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Deeps 68 Posted May 1, 2012 Report Share Posted May 1, 2012 Hi MB Gel welcome. I was at london road infant/primary at the same time as you 52/58 Remember Mr Hutcheson the Head Mr Skinner, Mrs Raven, Miss Bradley.I lived on Grainger St Meadow Lane. We must have lots of mutual acquaintances Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mudgie49 401 Posted May 1, 2012 Report Share Posted May 1, 2012 Hi M/Bgel, a very warm welcome to you. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
meadows/broxtowe gel 0 Posted May 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 1, 2012 Hi Deeps Cant remember those names it was a long time ago,as Ive said Bbefore i lived off waterway st. shaftesbury terrace,do you recall the beer off on waterway st, I used to fetch my grandma her jug of ale even though i was a child! and also Hildas chippy and we used to have lunch occasionly in Bridgeway Hall. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
meadows/broxtowe gel 0 Posted May 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 1, 2012 Welcome MB Gel, jackson and I weren't but a stones throw from you, down Deepdene Way. Let's hear all about your growing up etc. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
meadows/broxtowe gel 0 Posted May 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 1, 2012 yea i lived in lindfield rd it was nice round there then ,went to players school who were in rivalry with william crane used to court a lad from that school melvyn archer. used to knock around with my mates lynda and cousin sue round hyson green basford and radford Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jackson 301 Posted May 1, 2012 Report Share Posted May 1, 2012 MB Gel, it was all lovely round there back then, Bells Lane and Broxtowe. Did you ever venture down on to Amesbury Circus Park?; I know sometimes when we kids were on there playing, the occasional 'strangers' would show up - these were mostly from Broxtowe. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
piggy and babs 544 Posted May 1, 2012 Report Share Posted May 1, 2012 yes m\bgel bill was known as bill tat a big friend of my mum and dads we often would come to broxtowe in the fifties and sixties and go to cocked hat bear gardens for a drink or two and us kids to play as you say jackson always lots of kids in the gardens on nice summer nightsespecially at the weekends. bill was a real charecter too a small thin man and he loved to entre all the fancy dress and easter bonnet contests always made a bonnet for himself as well as the kids,he had a caravan on golden sands site in mablethorpe and i often would stay with them when we were all down there remember him once dressing as a baby white towel as a nappy made a baby bonnet to fit a bear bottle with a teat on and a large dummyon a blue ribbon round his neck. also remember him doing a vicar once turned his white shirt wrongway round black suite and a bile but it was the expresions on hi face i remember even more he was a great gurner too. my dad was known as little wemmie and know a lot of the blokes in the cocked hat so he may have known your dad too. specially if he was friends withe bill tatmy dad would often come to broxtowe on his own and stay the night at bill and violets Quote Link to post Share on other sites
meadows/broxtowe gel 0 Posted May 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 1, 2012 hi Jackson dont know that place,I to hang about Strelley had a good mate there Gill Hobbs and there was some lovely countryside round Strelley I am sure it has all changed for the worse now.Its like Lindfield Rd used to be quite posh most people kept the gardens really nice,but I think it has cnow.hanged a lot Quote Link to post Share on other sites
piggy and babs 544 Posted May 1, 2012 Report Share Posted May 1, 2012 i worked at broxtowe adventure playground on westliegh rd for about 3 years late 90s your wright its nothing like i remember it when i was young. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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