Helen I have early memories of the old lady (Mrs McCardle I think) yelling at the lorry drivers as they warmed up their lorries on a cold winters morning " I'll get the west Cheshire council onto you, Roebuck !!" Poor old dear they drove her to distraction. The quarry was quite deep but had an access off quarry road, but it must be quite something to build there. Mrs Millie was a dear old soul always ready to give me sweets when I was a boy and she sold me CHEWING GUM (which I wasn't allowed by dad !!) Also in our row of shops the Barbers (Seth Foster) The Greengrocers Mr ? (cant remember) The Chemist Mr Tunley The Newsagent Mr Stockdale The Electric Shop Mr Jones The Grocers Mr ? The Butchers The Chip Shop Charlie Firth The Pet Shop The Wool shop The Dairy (health food shop later which was a joke cause the guy that ran it looked so poorly) The carpenter Mr Ball And more I have probably forgotten Happy Days Alan Alan Sutton www.ownersinportugal.com -----Original Message----- From: Lavendersblue [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 18 October 2004 20:18 To: Alan Sutton Subject: Re: [BKHD-Wirral] Roll Call. WHARTON,YOUDS,CHATTERTON,WILKINSON,SMITH,DWERRYH... Fancy that! Yes, I remember your mum and dad's wine shop - not that I went in of course! I was always in Millie's sweet shop near the end of the block. You won't remember the time when the a car ended up in The Pantry; I made a good profit that day, when I bet everyone that there was a car in the pantry! Well there was! I think my mum threw a party the day Roebucks was finally flattened. We lived on Irby road, at the junction of Quarry Road East, a beautiful walk, especially after the snow had fallen. I believe the old quarry was built on several years ago. I can't imagine how they did that! I think it was 1984 when I moved over to Birkenhead - my independence! Helen ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alan Sutton" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]>; "'Lavendersblue'" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, October 18, 2004 6:53 PM Subject: RE: [BKHD-Wirral] Roll Call. WHARTON,YOUDS,CHATTERTON,WILKINSON,SMITH,DWERRYH... > Helen > > I imagine you were in Irby/Heswall later than me. My Mum & Dad had the > Pensby Wine Stores from 1959 to 1975 when we moved away after my Dad > retired early. This is close to the junction of Pensby Road and > Whitfield Lane. > > The Harvest Mouse was built on the old transport yard (Roebucks) after > we moved so I think you must have been there later. > > Regards > > Alan > > Alan Sutton > www.ownersinportugal.com > > >