When they landed early at say 5am in the morning we used to meet him on the docks and we used to knock on the back door of a bakers that made all the bread and hot cakes, we used to buy a hot cake straight from oven with melted butter and bacon it was so nice, bakers was near a big crab factory off Strickland street, when we was small we also used to go Knick crabs from the metal barrels outside.
what year was this? I’m guessing 1960s. My grandad was an ezzle road lad, he was always telling me about the hot cakes
60s and 70s my uncles were also on trawlers they lived boothferry road and wellstead street used to drink in the stricky arms and working man’s club plus a pub called Rayners but think it got changed but they always used to say we are going Rayners.
Found out that my dad used to go drink in a pub called the punch apparently he had a daughter and another son who had something to do with the punch pub they did a lunch thing after his funeral for the wake I never even knew they existed till the funeral my brother went with them, they grew up a mile away and knew about us but we never knew about them till that day so I just ****ed off after the funeral looked at it like if they knew but never bothered all those years I ain’t gonna try now . They were funny in the old days looking Back.
There was bakery's all over 'Ull in those days. We used to go to one at 2am down a street off Cleveland Street on our way home. We used to do the Bev Rd circuit and finish at the Club, then walk home to Preston Rd and stop off for some buttered cakes. Roland Gift used to join us when he was home from London, nice bloke. Edit: Just remembered the Club was Welly Club, couldn't frigging remember the name.
Do you remember the vans that used to drive round selling fresh bread or the vans that sold all types of food in the back of van looked like a little shop inside, we used to buy sweets off it each day.
Yea, used to get all sorts of stuff coming round. I seem to remember a roundabout pulled by a horse coming round on a Sunday, that was different. Then there was the man selling hot carlings with vinegar on.
And the hot chestnut carts and provident knocking on the door for payment or the Granada tv rental company trying to get their telly back that you had to put a coin in for it to work .
It's still there, corner of West Dock Ave. Used to be called Star & Garter but I've only ever known it as Rayners. I always have a quick one in there when I'm in Hull, not often these days, and it's still very Hessle Road although not as prosperous as it was in the 60/70's.
yeah i think we were our dads second or third family. and he had another kid with another woman after us as well. my dad being a sailor really lived out the one in every port saying.
I lived just down a bit on the opposite side of the Road from the Welly Club(100 Beverley Rd,called Grosvenor House now)...Fond memories.
Punch in Carr Lane? I used to quite like it in there, I think it was renovated not that long ago, but I don't do pubs any more, so I've not checked it out.
