Comments on: Friday Photo: Houghs Timber Yard

By: Fire At Houghs | Hoylake Junction

Fire At Houghs | Hoylake Junction — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 08:21:12 +0000

[...] Many thanks to Dave Cowderoy for sending me this 1970 press cutting about a fire at the old Hough’s Timber yard. You’ll recall that we had a good discussion about Hough’s in this post. [...]

By: Syd Bird

Syd Bird — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 21:07:29 +0000

Hi Richard,
yes I lived at No.5 Chapel Road from 1941 until 1965. Our house was nearer to Market Street than it was to Ferndale Road. My sister Jennifer vaguely remembers your wife Gillian ,my sisters best friend Judith Griffiths lived at No.36 Ferndale Road. I also has a couple of school pals living there in the early 1950`s ,George Shone and Teddy Owen ,unfortunately I can`t remember their house numbers.

My sister was also at the V E street party in Chapel Road although we have not been able to spot her on any of the photos we have seen .

By: Richard McIntyre

Richard McIntyre — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 00:17:21 +0000

This is directd to Syd Bird,you mentioned you lived on Chapel Rd. near Ferndale Rd., my wife lived at 58 Ferndale Rd. She was born in 1941, she and her mother lived with her gandmother, and uncle Charley until the war endsd, an again in 1952 before moving to London On.. Her name was Gillian Barret, she also helped with the ponies and donkey, in 1952, One of her friends was JIlly Watson. The are both in a couple of V E Day party pictures from Chapel Rd.

By: Carol Boshell

Carol Boshell — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 18:13:57 +0000

Hi Judith
Am doing family tree research and came across your post by accident, don’t even know whether you’ll check back.
Were your grandad Tom Shakeshaft’s parents James and Sarah? If so we’re related.
Kind regards
Carol

By: Syd Bird

Syd Bird — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 22:21:18 +0000

Hi Ruth,
I remember you very well from our early days living in Chapel Road ,if my memory serves me correctly your house was near the top end of the road, close to the junction with Ferndale Road but on the same side as ours . Do you remember the air raid shelter that used to be there?.

I asked Jennifer about the Storks but she can`t remember anything about them,

Nice to see your name after all these years

regards,
Syd

By: Ruth Treece (Rowlands)

Ruth Treece (Rowlands) — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 18:09:21 +0000

I also lived in Chapel Road. I remember Syd, but he was just a baby when I knew him. I used to play with his sister Jennifer. I would love to know if Jennifer remembers the Storks that used to nest on the roof of the house (in Ferndale Road) that faced down Chapel Road.

By: michael william broster

michael william broster — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:00:52 +0000

The Broster family lived in the centre house being demolished.. number 121 Market Street from 1955 to 1963 (Dad..Robert William (Bill), Mum Joyce and myself Michael). During that time the Cowin family lived on the side nearest School Lane and the Page family nearest Houghs Timber Yard. The cats were kept at Houghs in order to keep the rodent population down (due to how timber was stored at the yard). However, I can still remember the problems the mice caused and how they ran so quick along the tops of the yard wall at night…The cats must have been fed too much during the day.

By: Mike Scott

Mike Scott — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 23:55:16 +0000

Judith,

You comment about Ted being evacuated and being placed with the Shipman family. Some place on the internet I came across an article written by Ted a mini bio of how he came to be in Hoylake, School and growing up etc. Unfortunately I cannot remember what site it was on, although I have a feeling it may have been the BBC.

By: judith irvine

judith irvine — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 22:15:26 +0000

I`ll remind my Mum of the wedding. Did you know Ted met Dorothy when he was evacuated to Hoylake from Liverpool and was placed with the Shipman family.

By: Syd Bird

Syd Bird — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 21:34:00 +0000

Hi Judith,
I have put a couple of photo`s in the post, hopefully they will be with you early next week ( postal strike permitting!) I do remember Mrs Parr living at No.16 I was friendly with her sons Billy and John ,Mrs Parr`s husband Steve had a butchers shop on the corner of Melrose Avenue for many years and I think after he passed away Mrs Parr moved to Chapel Road.
regards
Syd