Comments on: Friday Photo: Gasometer

By: Stu Rankin

Stu Rankin — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 23:34:17 +0000

Mike :- That all makes sense , I remember I met Vic a few times , thanks .

By: Mike Wilson

Mike Wilson — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 11:27:19 +0000

Hello Stu,
My brother Victor was the first child born on May 8th 1945 in Clatterbridge Hospital on that day, VE Day, hence his name, chosen by the nurses. He was supposed to be called David.
He was a postman in West Kirby for many years, and lived in Lake Road, Hoylake. He now lives in Meols. He could well be a friend of your brother John. He went to Hoylake Primary school before going on to the Parade.

By: Lyndsey Gordon

Lyndsey Gordon — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 22:19:18 +0000

Carol that would be wonderful! It would be a lovely suprise for my mum. You are welcome to email me at lyndsey_gordon@hotmail.com.
Regards
Lyndsey

By: Stu Rankin

Stu Rankin — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 19:53:38 +0000

MIKE :- A ‘ long-shot ‘ perhaps , but would your ” sibling Vic ” be Victor (Vikky) Wilson born around 1945 who was a school friend of my brother John ?

By: Mike Wilson

Mike Wilson — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 15:59:15 +0000

Hello Carol,
I don’t remember the little shop ever being a school, but I can recall seeing milk crates in the yard of No. 1, which had access to the back of the shop. I can’t remember if there was a house between the shop and where Phil Sandalls lived. Their garden went down to Grosvenor Road. They later moved to No. 9 Grosvenor Road.

By: Carol Tipping

Carol Tipping — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 15:06:23 +0000

Hello Mike

You are right in saying
“and the little shop on the corner opposite your house was a dairy. I’m not sure if it didn’t belong to old Mr. Harrop, who lived in the first house which backed onto Charles Road. ”

I live in that first house that backs on to Charles Rd. Mr Harrop owned it and I believe the house and little shop were once one house. I know it was a dairy – also a school but have no info re the dates. I was told that the corner shop was adjoined both sides by what are now 1 Grosvenor Rd and 3 Cable Rd

By: Mike Wilson

Mike Wilson — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 14:24:35 +0000

Hello Helen,
I have just picked up on this thread, and you have stirred more memories in the back of my brain.
Are your sisters named Carol and Babs, and your mother Nellie? Margery and Gillian Pringle lived next door to you, and Tony Parry lived a few doors further down. Phil and Ernie Sandalls lived on the other side of the road, and the little shop on the corner opposite your house was a dairy. I’m not sure if it didn’t belong to old Mr. Harrop, who lived in the first house which backed onto Charles Road. Your sisters may have played with my younger siblings, Vic, Jenny and Barbara.
I well remember going to the gasworks on Saturdays with an old pram to collect a sack of coke, after doing my paid Saturday job of delivering the meat for Dewhursts butchers, which was near Maisies sweet shop, but I could only start that after delivering the papers down Stanley Road for Austins newsagents.
Saturdays were all go in those days.

By: Carol Tipping

Carol Tipping — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 11:53:44 +0000

Hi Lyndsey
Sorry I haven’t looked at this post or a while- unfortunately I can’t find Elsie’s fudge recipe but I have a piece of paper on which she wore down 3 recipes- Easter Biscuits, Shrewsbury Biscuits and Fruit cake. I photographed it but I can’t upload it on my iPad will try again from computer.
Lyndsey you are very welcome to have this piece of paper with her recipes- let me know

Elsie’s Fruit Cake

1 cup sugar
1cup cold water
2 cups mixed fruit
2 cups SR flour
Quarter lb butter or marg
1 or 2 teaspoons mixed spice

Method
Warm together in pan, water, marg ,sugar and fruit.
Leave to cool. Stir in flour and spice.
Bake in large tin for 1 to 1.5 hours
Gas mark 3

By: Lyndsey Gordon

Lyndsey Gordon — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 14:50:00 +0000

Carol,
The lady you have been describing is Elsie Pringle. Although many children called her Aunty, she was my mother’s sister and her baking was a treat I looked forward to every week. I would love a copy of her fudge recipe if you have it. I would love to make it for my mum (Gill Pringle).

By: Barney

Barney — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 20:06:16 +0000

I remember the strong smell of the gasworks in the 1950s, when I used to visit my grandmother, aunt and uncle in Curzon Road. Being taken to watch the trains go over the level crossing was one of my great pleasures as a young boy.