the thrill of Pilley Hill

I was born on Chaple Street ,Obelisk view
and for the first 8 years of my life
you could say pilley hil was my play ground
the winters in those days were fantastic
what a wonderfull sledge track the better ones could go down the hill un up nearly to the **** INN
another favourite place of mine
i remember on fridays my dad used to come home from work
and i would be waiting at the bottom,to see what goodies he bought for me, i was never disappointed
now my childhood dream ,was to be a bus driver and drive a bus down Pilley hill.in 1936 my Mother died,
then we moved to Rockley avenue,..My dad married again.and my step mother was a ******* to me(thats another story). i left school one friday in 1942,on the following Monday i was down Pilley pit,working with my dad,but not for long i was soon to be a pony driver working at the coal face...the years went by..and in 1949, i said right thats it im off in the ARMY to learn to drive,in 1954, i got a pre releice course at the YTC.there i made it a BUS DRIVER, on my first day and remeber i was only5 2 in heoght asked to sit in the driving seat of the bus, and i could not reach the pedals so they got a box and shoved the seat forward and i was ok,i passed got my licence,and my first trip was on the JUMP CIRCULAR then the years rolled on and one day i was sent to PILLEY PIT,and to return Empty...now here was my chance, i drove that bus down Pilley Hill,where no bus had ever been before, What a Thrill on Pilley Hill........

 

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(zzz)

 

Show some fecking respect, you goon

 

RE: Show some fecking respect, you goon

my that was kwick.

 

sorry about that

my nephew being a little tw*t as usual

 

Rockley Avenue ???

When I was a teenager , I knew a beautiful , wonderful girl from there . Unfortunately , it was a case of unrequited love .

 

It wasn't aimed at you mate

 

my brother lives up that way now. lovely spot .

 

Hiya Bob - happy memories of Pilley Hill - from another Birdweller!!!!

 

RE: It wasn't aimed at you mate

Thanks i noticed that
i raise my full glass to you
cheersn beers

 

Yes, i bet you do...another thing i did was i road a bike up it,...just once tho

 

She was/is really nice

I just couldn't understand why she wanted to date all those obnoxious gits she went out with . Birdwell always seemed to have the best looking girls at High School .
Still , The Boss says I got lucky in the end when she married me !!

 

RE: It wasn't aimed at you mate

All the best mate.

here's to good health

(raiseaglass)

 

Well I don't buddy

She scares the living daylights out of me !!

 

We had a Pilley Hill at Doderth, didnt sledge dahn it tho , Old timer might have been comin tother way in his double decker from snow Hill.

 

Thas reight theer .i dun many a Dodderth wusbra commons.