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    Things I Remember!

    When I visited my gran in Vulcan St, there would be a man with a cart shouting out "rags, bottles and ?????" can't remember what the last word was. Everyone would run out with old coats and bottles...
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    That was a familiar scene when I was a kid living...

    That was a familiar scene when I was a kid living in the Tennie's (Speke Rd Gdns) there used to be convoys of them being towed to Speke Airport.
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    Norm, It was really great to see the Queen....

    Norm,
    It was really great to see the Queen. Getting through the traffic was a nightmare but when I got to see her---it was worth it!
    Everybody here is amazed how she walked up those 40 steps to the...
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    Tremendous Welcome for the Queen.

    Have been waiting around all day and finally got a glimpse of Qeen Elizabeth at the Capitol here in Richmond, Virginia. Most of the streets where closed off (security issues) and thousands of people...
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    Banks Rd

    Banks Road. Miss Lacy was the headmistress. After Banks Rd School was bombed we had teachers come out and teach us for 2 to 3 hours per day at different homes in the neighbourhood. After almost 2...
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    King Street Garston 1930s to 1970s

    Kev,
    Worked in the Bobbin works for about three years, 1947 through 1949. The name Burgess sounds very familiar. What department did your nan work in?
    Have been reading all the posts, they bring...
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    King Street Garston 1930s to 1970s

    Hi Norm NZ

    It has been 53 years since I left home (it will always be home to me.) Yes I do live in Richmond, Virginia. Maybe there is a chance that I know you.
    You lived in the "tennies" the same...
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    King Street Garston 1930s to 1970s

    Hi,
    Just found this site a few hours ago. Seems like I recall the coal incident, it would be in 1947 or 1948. Do not know the reason why there was the coal shortage at the time. My grandmother lived...
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