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David’s story this time starts with 1950’s & 60’s haircuts in Goldenhill, how times have changed. David also reminds us of the emergency services when the vehicles had bells ringing, how we forget the good old days. Anyway, David’s story starts by saying, I used to have my haircut at Bill Eardley’s, for the little […] David Wood’s Story comes to an end in Christmas 2011 with children and choirs walking through the streets from the Methodist Chapel in 1950s Goldenhill. David’s story goes like this, Methodist Church in Alice Street (to left) and fronting on Andrew Street Every year on the first Sunday in June the Methodist chapel […] An unusual beginning to David Wood’s story this week because it starts at the church with Father Craig riding his twin speed bike, which shook the establishment back in the 50’s. David’s story continues like this. 1950's Triumph Speed Twin Motorcycle Reverend Bowdler, the Church of England vicar of St John’s, was a […] Continuing with David Wood’s stories of the High Street in Goldenhill, we can start at Heathside Lane where at the back of the Red Lion they had a really good bowling green and further down was the British Legion club. Garage stores from Heathside Lane in 1967 The Goldenhill Secondary Modern School was […] Here are more of David Wood’s recollections of village life in Goldenhill and Sandyford in the 1950s and early 1960s. Woolrich’s chip was next door to the Jolly Collier pub and on the corner of Drummond Street was Eric Parker’s electrical business. Dutton’s ice cream manufactory was situated there at the top of the street. […] These are David Wood’s recollections of village life in Goldenhill and Sandyford in the 1950s and early 1960s. His story starts in 1946 and will continue on with more episodes of interesting facts over the coming months. David says, I was born in 1946 and lived in Alice Street, Goldenhill until I was 19. I […] David Wood takes us through a history lesson of what it was like to be a pupil in 1950s Goldenhill. David says in his own words, My education began in 1950 when I was 4 years old. It was the nursery class in Heathside Lane and the building is still standing. At that time the […] |
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