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Post by hughes on Feb 28, 2011 12:39:03 GMT -5
Hello Ken. Lovely to read all the memories of Gateacre, my wife worked in the Coop, she was an assistant there along with Dougie Gannon,he now works for Tesco,s she lived in Churchfield rd, he lived in Widmore road, Doug, Barry woods, E mc intosh and myself were in a band together the, Cavemen,,I worked in Bear Brand Woolton for a couple of years keeping the old place together, George Tipping was the joiner .....Harry Peppin the boss?
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Post by paulbrooks on Aug 15, 2011 17:44:46 GMT -5
Hi,I have great memories of growing up in Gateacre,regents garage next to naylors bridge,long cycle rides to huyton passing rimmers farm.The cricket field and the quaint railway station.Unfortunately all the development lead to gangs,Lee park,Netherley,halewood,the nook and speke.I had to move smartly through the nook to the cricket field as the new estate lads looked on it as their territory and acted like highway men. The early seventies Woolton village on friday night could be a battle ground.Being from Gateacre you were viewed as posh,fortunately I could stand my ground but you got fed up the constant abuse from passing knuckle heads.
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Post by paulbrooks on Sept 5, 2011 4:06:29 GMT -5
Hi Ken and All, do you remember the Brazil national side staying at the Gateacre hall Hotel in 1966 for the world cup,I managed to get some autographs.Also I remember the first house on Belle Vale Road after the garage towards the village.The owner was an elderly gent who spent hours tending his garden on his hands and knees,he would hand cut all the hedges in the row for uniformity.His garden lawn was like a billiard table.Unfortunately he either died or moved and the new owners concreted over the lawn,erected a concrete slab garage and took part of the hedge out.Bet he turned in his grave.Bye-for-now.
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Post by paulbrooks on Sept 5, 2011 5:58:23 GMT -5
Sorry me again,duff gen,it was the portugal national side not brazil who stayed at the Gateacre Hall Hotel in 1966.
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Post by lynnfromgateacre1 on Sept 5, 2011 16:48:46 GMT -5
Hi how amazing. Just found you all by accident. I went to CofE school and the comp. Lots of memories - my form teacher was Mr. Gilliott. We lived at the top of Lee Park in Martland Road off Lee Vale Road. My mum still lived in the same old house until she passed away a few years ago aged 90. We moved into Lee Park in 1958 and previously lived in Lineside Close in a prefab for 11 years before moving. I was brought up with all the stories of the prefabs. My daughter now lives in my mums old house. I moved back to Gateacre 10 years ago. A lot of my mums old neighbours are still there. Do you remember the Cricket Field with the sports days in the summer holidays - sand pits; bean bags and stilts!! Running through the nook with the old myth of the ghost "the grey lady" - it was quite spooky and you ran all the way through. It was the main thoroughfare if you lived in Lee Park and wanted a short cut to the baths or the cinema in Woolton - going past Gateacre Hall Hotel; over the strawberry field and up Out Lane. When we were young we used to go to the swings in Lineside Close and play for hours. I remember Mrs. Fox in the sweet shop and our doctor was there - Dr. O'Driscoll. We never moved doctors - I think it was because my mum could catch up with old neighbours. Do you remember going into Wambo lane to the Corporation yard to pick up new grates for the coal fires? I also remember the Moore family - they lived next door to Schofields. I went to school with both families. We would all play out for hours and when the Blue Van (Ronnie) came round at 7.30pm most kids had to be indoors after his visit. Pepe the ice cream man was a lovely man. The main excitment as kids was every four years when the corpy painted your house - guessing which colour it was going to be!! Love the site and will be back with more memories. Lynn
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Post by paulbrooks on Sept 23, 2011 5:12:39 GMT -5
Hi All, One of our neighbours in belfort road was on the verge of commiting suicide.He and his wife moved there in 1940 to retire.it was to be their place in the country,then they were surrounded by prefabs,Lee park estate was then built and the railway closed.It is called progress and people have to have somewhere to live but whoever allowed the Gateacre hall and Nook to be demolited needs putting down.
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Post by duchess208 on Oct 23, 2011 18:51:56 GMT -5
Hi Just found this site whilst looking for information about the Childwall Valley Residents Association. What a fantastic journey i have had reading these blogs. I lived on Hartsbourne Avenue, most of whic has been demolished.I now live on the Isle of Man. I went to Gateacre Comp a bit later than most of you (1970). Although i can't remeber much, reading these memories does nudge my memory blocks a bit. Mr Hughes the Headmaster retired here to the Isle of Man.Mrs Lloyd deputy head sent for me when i started the school - she threatened me with the cane as she had seen me picking apples in Gateacre Brow with friends in the summer holidays (i woulnd't mind - the tree branches were over onto the pavement) Not sure what i said but she did not cane me!!!!. I also remember Mrs Bradshaw my science teacher - absolutely loved her and her lessons. Mr Guilliot RE teacher - really didn't like me as I used to ask loads of questions about religion and ethics. I remember Mr Horrocks - we were doing some art thing for the school and i had to learn the poem "th Dance -by Tarenteller. He was so funny trying to teach me the rhythm of this thing (i think thats why i can still remember it!!)but he kept ging on about how he has given up smoking and that he has had to buy a new wardrobe as all his other clothes 'stink', so don't smoke! - he was a man before his time. I had another RE teacher called Mr Wild - he used to make fun of my surname during the register, calling the wrong name out "benty" "bendy" "twisted" to make the class laugh and like him . I hated going to his class and he used to laugh if i said anything (until my mother got hold of him!!!) He was nice just niave. He did apologise tome and we got on after that.I can't remeber the arts teacher I had for form class but on the last day of term he bought all these sweets and stuff to the class and chatted about things. this was unusual for him as he was usualy really qiuet when we returned to school we found out he had hanged himself - it was qiute distressing. I loved PE and was in the swimming team, netball team, rounders team. I hated hockey as i always ended up Goalie could not do crosscountry as i used to suffer shin splints. I used to be in the school orchestra playing violin i think the teachers name was Mr Craig. One memory of Gateacre that i will never forget and forever cherish was staying in the flat". As part of our Home Economics exams we had to spend a week in "the flat" we were given a weeks budget and had to provide a breakfast, morning coffee a lunch, afternoon tea and evening meal on different days and inviting friends and teachers to various things. we had to budget for everything. Also aving to clean the flat (hoovering rug cleaning, bathcleaning kitchen cleaning) doing laundry including woll, cotton,silk, starching linen..I shared the flat with a girl called Shelia Craine (he dad was a teacher at Criaghurst) It was a fantastic experience and such fun, its a pity they don't do this now to teach the younger generation some skills on how to look after themselves. I can see lots of teachers and a lot more of the people in my classess and years. but names i can not remember - i will have to search for my pictues. On a last note - i was in the Belle Vale a few weeks ago and the new Gateacre super school is well on its way to being finished - but just shows you - its on the site of the our lady's of the assumption senoir school?? Should have taken pictues but will when next over in november xxx Sorry for going on but you have provoked so many thoughts and happy times
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Post by merseymouse on Jul 10, 2012 8:36:28 GMT -5
:DHi i lived in Gateacre from when I was born until I was 16 and left to live in Childwall, not far I know. We lived in Orient Drive before the bungalows and newer house were built. I am talking 1945 til 1961. I remember Mrs Guy, Mr Davenport's shop. You could buy, I think flour but not bread on a Sunday and he would wrap it up so the police did not see it. The clinic in Stellamore Road where all the the dentists I think were female and absolute butchers and cows. We changed to Mr. Tatham ,what a lovely man.on Halewood Road. I also remember a girl called Bernadette Hampson from the prefabs in Lineside Road. I would love to catch up with her if she ever reads this. I also remember Rex Clegg who married Violet Dykins from Orient Drive. He owned the 'flock factory' where I took suitcases of old clothes and got a shilling a pound for wool and sixpence for cotton. In the Gateacre and Belle Vale book there is a photograph on the back of girls dancing around the maypole circa1953.I am convinced I am the girl to the right of the pole, I would be 8 about then. We had a Rose Queen fete on the 'Cricket Field' every year. Remember St Gregory's on Halewood Road and used to go there often to see the priests and brothers of the Divine Missionary's. A Mrs.Twist who lived opposite them I think cooked or something for them and she was a friend of my Mum. Gosh so many memories too many to talk abot here. Trust someone will recognise some of my diatribe and HOPEFULLY Benadette Hampson will read this and contact me somehow would love to hear from you
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Post by donmaddox on Dec 12, 2012 13:10:20 GMT -5
Hi Ken I grew up in the prefabs and have very fond memories of both Gateacre and Belle Vale our prefab was right by Joseph Williams in Sunnyfield road I lived there till some time after leaving school which in those days for most of us was at 15 Don
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Post by andrew on Feb 11, 2013 3:22:53 GMT -5
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Post by ianconnolly on Mar 7, 2013 15:37:32 GMT -5
hi gang - anyone remember my grandparents from Cranleigh road gladys and bill plows. Bill was the postie in the woolton and gatacre area back in the seventies. I'll put some memories to text when i get a quiet five mins.
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Post by chrisyoung on Mar 11, 2013 11:04:06 GMT -5
I do indeed remember your grandfather, not least because he also served in the Regiment which I later joined. I hope you still have his medals, never seen so many on one chest.
I was also friendly with one(?) of his sons during my school days, I can't remember his first name though, possibly Mick. That was when they lived on Hedgefield Road I think.
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Post by gyrussxp on Apr 4, 2013 16:24:40 GMT -5
Hi Duchess208 I also went the Comp 1964-71 - I remember the flat in the Lower Building - Made Dainty sandwiches!! The Art Teacher next door was called Mr Winchester - he had a bushy beard and had no control over his pupils - he was always telling them to SHUT UP!!! - was always humming tunes whilst he constantly sharpened his pencils - he was on another planet. I remember Mrs Bradshaw - she taught Biology - very nice lady and Mrs Bradbrook - Needlework on the top floor (D). The PE Teachers were Mrs Harrold, Miss Innes and Miss Roberts - I loved PE - Netball, Rounders, Tennis, Athletics on the top field, Swimming too - I never went home..... Happy Days at the Comp:) Bye for now
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Post by gyrussxp on Apr 4, 2013 16:33:47 GMT -5
Hi Chris Its been a while since I've visited the site - I hope to write more memories of Bridgefield Road ...for example....remember the Walls Ice Cream Trolley on a Sunday Afternoon....by the time he got to our front doors there was very little left to buy:( The rag and bone man shouting ANY OL RAGS!!!! - and all we got was a goldfish or a cup and saucer!!! Will write again soon:)
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Post by chrisyoung on Apr 12, 2013 2:13:20 GMT -5
Yes indeed, happy days.
The Wall's Ice Cream guy was actually our cousin, Terry Horne from Speke. he used to have a cup of tea with Mum and aswell as an Ice Cream for us two he would leave a big Raspberry Ripple orNeapolitan for after tea.
Do you also remember Jimmy cain who came round once a week with an old Army furniture wagon selling his fruit and veg? He came all the way from Maghull to cover the estate - a journey of biblical proportions to us kids in those days.
Do you also remember collecting jam jars to take to Wambo Lane in exchange for enough money to got to the baths or buy sweets?
How well I also remember Barbara and my sister getting caught pinching peas from Rimmer's farm and when the police left my sister revealed she had still got a stack of them stuffed down her drawers!!!!
Do you also remember the "Adams Family" who moved into the Tinman's house? They got the name because of all the banging at night, we decided they must be making coffins. Their likeness to Gomez and Morticia didn't really help matters.
Oh happy days. The nice thing is that we all seem to have blacked out any unpleasant memories. Nowhere and nobody was perfect so there must have been a few.
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