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OLD MILLERS LANE
OLD MILLERS LANE
Photo: JOHN BAILEY
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Item #: 16383
MY DAD TOMMY BAILEY PAINTING THE BEDROOM WINDOW AT 25 MILLERS LANE ABOUT 1950 SEE THE OLD VICARAGE IN THE BACK GROUND.ME AND MR.BROOKES USED TO FLOG VICKER DEANS APPLES AND PEARS BEFORE WE WENT TO SUNDAY SCHOOL,

Comment by: JOHN BAILEY on 22nd November 2010 at 12:40

JUST TO MAKE IT CLEAR WHEN I SAID MR.BROOKS I MEANT ERNIE NOT HIS DAD,

Comment by: ste shirley on 23rd November 2010 at 09:17

hi john is this the row of houses were the was a bookies on the end. if so this house was next to the end faceing frank fallons wood yard

Comment by: maggie on 23rd November 2010 at 11:04

John, we more or less grew up together, I lived at no.22, Millers Lane - opposite. We were registered with your Mum for eggs during the war.

Comment by: ste on 23rd November 2010 at 12:34

hi maggie my parents used live at number 30 millers lane shirleys

Comment by: maggie on 23rd November 2010 at 18:27

ste: I left in 1954 although my parents stayed on until my dad died in 1976. I cannot remember the name of the couple who lived at no 30, the man was a lamplighter when we had gas street lights.

Comment by: frank on 23rd November 2010 at 21:16

I was born in millers lane across from the baldwin family derek was in a skiffle group we had in the 1950s maggie the name of lamplighter was joe hart also known as rabbit joe because of his prize rabbits

Comment by: john bailey on 24th November 2010 at 16:58

HI FRANK LIPTROT HAVE YOU STILL GOT YOUR MOTOR BIKE,ME AND TERRANCE BALDWIN WENT TO SEE YOUR SKIFFLE GROUP IN A CONTEST AT THE RITZ ABOUT 1955, DEREK BALDWIN PLAYED A TEA CHEST WITH A PIECE OF STRING AND A BRUSH STEEL, I DONT THINK YOU WON,

Comment by: frank on 24th November 2010 at 22:05

Hi john nice to reminiace lL eft platt bridge 1964 alan forshaw WAS ON BASS WE WERE AT THE ALBION AT PEMBERTON A LONG TIME GROUP BROKE UP IN 1959 4 HAPPY YRS

Comment by: BB on 27th November 2010 at 14:11

Great photo but there'snNo need to shout 8^)

Comment by: Terry Baldwin on 30th November 2010 at 17:09

Hi John Drop me a line Terry

Comment by: Terry Baldwin on 30th November 2010 at 17:19

Sorry John my email adress is t.baldwin07@btinternet.com
Terry

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