I've very much enjoyed the recalling of Leicester memories - many of them long-forgotten.? Just one or two of my own thoughts: I lived on Melton Road, opposite Halkin Street, and I went 'into'? town with my mother, but 'up' town with my pals.? Cossington Street and North's shop were just down the road - short strolls to the baths and the library.? I was at Mellor Street school about 1945 and 1946 - the headmaster used to park his Rover car in a covered area at the side of the playground. There is a photograph of the school (now long gone) here: http://cdm15407.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/landingpage/collection/p15407coll5 See Page 43. ? [It's titled "School building in Mellor Street" - so it's with the esses not the emms.] Cigarette cards were 'faggies' and we played (sometimes for keeps if we weren't frit of losing some) by flicking them and attempting either to knock down ones that were leant against a convenient wall or partially cover ones that were flat on the ground. Snobs occupied a lot of summer hours - remember 'fly-dobs' and 'double fly-dobs' ? There was an interesting pond in the rear of an infant school on Checkett's Road - occasional opportunities to find newts. We sometimes played "tram hosses" on our way to and from school.? Two stood side by side, linked hands across their backs and trotted off, with high steps, along the causy.? Now where did that game come from, forty years or more after the last horse drawn trams in Leicester? ? Some parents/grandparents with long memories must have have shown their offspring what to do. The icy winter of 1947 and the day-long procession of people, walking along Melton Road wheeling prams and pushchairs laden with precious coke from the gasworks near Abbey Park Road. Vestry Street baths at the end of 'a pudding bag' (cul-de-sac).? We visited them as students from the L.C.A.T. ('The Art and Tech') in the middle '50s. Jack Allen [Apologies for the lack of family history content - I'll get back to it soon, I promise.] -----Original Message----- From: Robert Freeman <[email protected]> To: leicestershire-plus <[email protected]> Sent: Sun, 19 Feb 2012 10:47 Subject: Re: [LEI] Memories the Saturday shopping trip Narborough rd and into Leicester You guys have brought back some great memories for me, of North's on Melton turn, when I was young (in the early 60s) I remember the window had a train layout in it which I watched for what seemed like hours. I think there were buttons one could press to start and stop the trains (may be confusing this with exhibition layouts but Hey! it is 50 years ago!!!). My favourite time was just before bonfire night being taken to North's to buy Fireworks. It felt like the whole shop was full of them!. Just around the corner were Cossington street baths, where I learnt to swim. I remember well the row of changing cubicles down the side of the bath. The mention of Mellor Street school brought back memories of Crusaders (a sort of Free Church Sunday School) which was held at the old Victorian Mellor St. Junior School. The place always stank of cleaning fluids as I think they must have cleaned each weekend before we had to expose ourselves to the toxic fumes! Lol. Thank you so much each of you. Rob. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of fabis Sent: 19 February 2012 10:15 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [LEI] Memories the Saturday shopping trip Narborough rd and into Leicester How interesting Graham its a small world. Fred I think passed away in the early 60's I can't remember which year without looking, signs of getting old. I married in 1966 and came to live in Nottingham. Can you remember Fred's lovely house on Windsor Ave? I was a little upset when the new owners sold the garden off for a housing development, it was such a shame. Margaret On 19/02/2012 01:17, Graham Grant wrote: > Hello Margaret > I worked at North's Toy and Model Store in the early 60 (model > section) at Melton Turn and knew your Uncle Fred and sometimes drove him > around. > I would stand in at the Hinckley Rd branch when the couple who ran it > went on there annual holidays. > Graham Grant > Sydney Australia > > >> North's Toy shop/travel agents was owned and run by my grandmother and >> later by my uncle Fred North, as a child I was allowed to roam around >> the stock room at the back of the shop. They had two shops the other on >> the Melton road in Belgrave, that was the one I spent time in. Hynard >> Hughes was also run by a family member, they also had two shops the one >> my mum went to for the Christmas sherry was next door to North's on >> Melton road. >> >> Margaret >> >> > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2012.0.1913 / Virus Database: 2112/4817 - Release Date: 02/18/12 > > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2012.0.1913 / Virus Database: 2112/4817 - Release Date: 02/18/12 ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message