SNICKERED
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Thanks to the post the other day about this book.Got me thinking about my dad who is 88, and grew up around there,I only knew bits and pieces about his past.
I decided to give him a bell and talk to him about it. We talked like we haven't in years. Schooled in Denmark St, lived on Cannon St, Marsh rd Grenville st ,usually in a rented room with his mum.Whilst in Dundas Mews he slept through the bombing of the railway station In 1942 whilst his mum was in the underground shelter near Clinkards. Remembers the Cannon St riots, we discussed kids born out of wedlock, being sent to Blaydon Remand home, nicking off the buses,knife fights and general grinding poverty. Managed to carve out a decent living working at Acklam steel works, Dorman Long, and ICI,and bring up a family now has 8 grandkids and 4 great grand kids.....needless to say I will buy the book for him.
I decided to give him a bell and talk to him about it. We talked like we haven't in years. Schooled in Denmark St, lived on Cannon St, Marsh rd Grenville st ,usually in a rented room with his mum.Whilst in Dundas Mews he slept through the bombing of the railway station In 1942 whilst his mum was in the underground shelter near Clinkards. Remembers the Cannon St riots, we discussed kids born out of wedlock, being sent to Blaydon Remand home, nicking off the buses,knife fights and general grinding poverty. Managed to carve out a decent living working at Acklam steel works, Dorman Long, and ICI,and bring up a family now has 8 grandkids and 4 great grand kids.....needless to say I will buy the book for him.
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