WiltsTiger I remember the shops on Quadrant very well sweets would be from Buckley's and there was Medlow's (Broken biscuits), Welburn's (butchers), The Co-op, Arthur Fish (fruit & veg), and the Post Offices, went to same school as you but 4 years older
We were obviously in the same year. I used to get the bus every morning with Nicky (do'nt know what he's doing now) and Mark ( He is a Cricket Manager for Sussex). Small World. With my other posts on this thread, have you got any clue who I might be ?
Thats why Im so happy to be still in Skirlaugh, so hopefuly my girls can experience some of what I did growing up in a village - but they will be banned from Goldie Woods dont want them experimenting with boys Who did you hang around with in the village
I was born on Hessle road, in a flat on top of Nobby Clarks betting office (between Coltman and Bean St). went to Daltry St Infants. I remember seeing Smith and Nephews blow up from the playground. Moved to Humber Buildings down Madely St for a year. My dad used drive for Mchonocies fish house and I used to love going to work with him on a saturday morning, driving down fish dock to the Ice shoot, to ice the kits of fish on the back of the wagon. My comic of choice was the Sparky. We used to play on fish dock, and on the bombies which were scattered around road. Moved to O.P.E when I was 10, and Started Court Park Jnrs. I remember all the shops that have been talked about on Endyke lane, especially Briggsies pet shop as he used to sell a small selection of fishing gear hooks, floats and catgut fishing line in the window which I used to buy then onto to Barmy drain to fish for tench. The gang of lads I knocked about with would walk everywhere, Cott drain to catch sticklebacks, then mess about in the wood yard there on a sunday if no one was about. We used to go scrambling on stripped down motor bikes on blundells field oposite Jet garage, in summer we used to doss out on there always upto no good. Skidby chalk pit was another place to walk to during summer holidays to have brick fights with so many in the tin hut at the bottom of the pit, and the other half lobbing big clumps of chalk rocks at them from above. They were always long hot days and you,d get back home knackered have your tea then play football, re-alio, murder ball. There was always a season or other to keep you amused, conker season, bird egging season (with a mute swans egg being the goal) and with it the art of blowing eggs, fire raiding from the other bonnies, dutch arrows, todd balling which was brilliant, home made kites out of garden canes and plasic sheet Then at 13 started Sir leo Shultz, that place was mental, but brilliant, the rivalry with the Cooper lads, Freds youth ctr on a dinner time, twaggin as many lessons as you could get away with. I once got caught because I was wearing a white pair of crepes that they could see from top of the science block, I was over two miles away walking across a feild to seggy bridge. Happy days and I wouldnt swap my childhood/teen years, good and bad for anything in the world.
And I thought youd still be there every night trying to experiment with girls (love the phrase "experiment with" it could mean practicing your kissing or seeing which chemical burns most) Who did you hang around with in the village?
Ken Harrison actually lived opposite the 17th tee, on Wolfreton Road, my Dad knew Ken and I also played with him a few times. I mainly played with his son Tony who was a good golfer, who did go up to Kirkella more or less the same time as I joined Hessle. I played a lot with Mick Milner, who was in the fish trade the same as myself, and also with Paul Feasey before he died a few months ago. I also knew Jack Major when he was at Hornsea, and played against him in the scratch league Springhead v Hornsea.
one of the best threads ever I was brought up on Walmsley street off Spring Bank until aged 9. To be honest it was a slum and we were very very poor but as a kid it was just a massive playground and I had no real concept of being poor, it was just normal for us. Alot of the houses were damaged in the war and not repaired and there was also a large flour mill that burnt down and this became the new play area. It was a great time to be a kid. Went to Clifton Street Primary School and have very happy memories of that time. Then moved to Bilsdale Grove off Southcoates Lane and went to both Southcoates Primary and Junior schools, mixing with the Preston road boys. I did a paper round on a Sunday morning in the Preston Road area and I was once chased down the street by a gang of lads with hammers, bricks and sticks trying to steal the papers off me...this was at 7 in the morning! Used to "play out" all the time and disappear for hours on this adventure or look for mischeif or just play football. When aged 12 we moved to North Bransholme. I thought that NB was fine and quite liked it but I visit from time to time and it is sad how much the place has declined over the years. I have not been for a few years so I hope that it has managed to improve. This is the move that really sent me off the rails for a few years. I never really settled and became the class joker and my grades suffered both here and at Bransholme High. I got into alot of trouble and left home when I was 16 as my mother wanted me top go back to school and I wanted to get out into the world. Did a few stupid things but eventually ended up homless for a short period of time. But I would not change a single second of my time as this was a process to becomeing the adult I am today. It made me grow up and realise I needed to do something else or I was heading for a prison or face down in a gutter, so I moved away. The reason I mentioned all this is that alot was self-inficted (not all) and the kindness shown to me during the worst times by the people of Hull will stay with me. I left when I was 16 and I will always defend Hull with a passion as I belive Hull people are really the most generous and kind hearted people I have ever met and I have lived all over the country. it is a city that should be proud of itsself and the people should be proud of who they are
OK Mick still has the chippy/come fresh fish shop there then, I wondered whether he was still going, nice to know he is still on the go.
Good story stockbroker, good to hear it had a nice ending. I second your thoughts about Hull people, I have lived and worked many places but non as warm as Hull (not in a weather way)
I was there a bit after your time, 79-82, France house, though to be fair I hardly went for the last 2 years, far to busy getting up to no good to waste my time at school.
darryl's sister's son played at the city academy for many years till he was released last season. according to darryl he is hoping to get a 'sarcarrr' scholarship/internship at a us university from september next year
Well I certainly had not heard that Mussie, if he did I am surprised as he can't have been that old. I just googled his name and it says he is 73, but does not mention that he had passed away.
John ,did you ever play for Springhead in the yearly home and away games with Templenewsam(Leeds) it used to be great golfing day out with a fantastic after match cabaret .Templenewsam had a few semi pro entertainers and singers who could always put on a great show.
