There was a sheep in the chip shop up here earlier!

T'was a battering ram!

 

I considered

a "b-dum tishhhh" but I couldn't muster the enthusiasm!

 

On a completely different line...

If you ever go near Chaucer Road, would you take a photo from the bottom of the road of the left hand side of the street and PM it to me, please? It's my only memory of Mexborough (30 years ago!).

 

RE: On a completely different line...

Chaucer, which end? End near spar or the clean side?

 

I was only about 8 at the most at the time!!

Don't think there was a "Spar"!!! OR a "clean" side!!!!

 

RE: I was only about 8 at the most at the time!!



Well, the side nearest to Windhill, or the end nearer to The Star pub?

 

Don't suppose you could do both ends....

and I'll work it out????!!!!

 

RE: Don't suppose you could do both ends....

Well your in luck. I've got to go out with a disposable camera and take pictures for my art coursework so I'll take one. Good job its only a disposable one if im going down there.



They're all new council houses now.

 

"They're all new council houses now"!

:'( :'(

Don't waste your disposable camera shots on new council houses!!!

That's a depressing thought.....

My last memory of Mexborough was having 'flu and being taken to Chaucer Road from the reception of a family wedding in Swinton to be looked after by my Gran and her friend Hilda.

Saw my first adder in the garden next door! Don't suppose there's much non-human wildlife round there anymore!

 

RE: "They're all new council houses now"!

Might be the odd one or two old ones on there, the owned ones.

S)

 

Where did you live?

?

 

Can't remember the number (27?)

Didn't live there but stayed there when we were visiting my Dad's family. Next door neighbours were Geoff Salmons' parents (he was a Blunt at the time, but was nice enough to sign his football picture card, so partial forgiveness is in order!). My Dad was born in the "Fever Hospital" in Mexborough. Bet that's a f**kin' Tesco or summat now.

 

RE: Can't remember the number (27?)

27 Chaucer Road? Where was the hospital, just infront of cemetry on Park Road?

 

And..

Geoff Salmon owns family pubs these days. Used to have one down Pastures.

 

Now we're in the dimmest recesses of my memory....

so dim, in fact, that, although I can still picture the building, I have no othe rreference points! I don't even know if the "Fever Hospital" was part of the General Hospital or separate!

I'd better hit the sack - work soon!!

Good night and thank you, memories of childhood are flooding back just now!

 

RE: Now we're in the dimmest recesses of my memory....

No problem, I'll pm you my msn if you feel the need to know owt' else.

Night!

(zzz)