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Quarry Rd Stables

Posted by Stan Wears on 26/8/2024, 12:10:25

Can anyone remember the stables? I lived in the last house and still recall most of the people there. a Mr. Fielding from Hall Rd kept his car and caravan there but one Sunday the whole lot went up in flames. Tony Fissaro the Ice-cream man kept his horse there too and Brian Mc Dougal and I would go to the cemetery on the cart to get the grass for his horse. Brian Gallagher kept pigs there and other stables were used by Ben Towell, Mr. Peary who lived in the quarry houses. Later came Barnes Fish merchant. Wards coal merchants at the back of the pot and the familiar sound of Norman Smith who made logs and chopped bundles of sticks! The noise of his circular saw was part of life up there. Bob Hudson on Station Rd used to sell the sell bundles of sticks and logs for 3d each! He also lived in Hall Rd. Greater days and will always be remembered!

Re: Quarry Rd Stables

Posted by Stan Wears on 26/8/2024, 12:12:30, in reply to "Quarry Rd Stables"

It was Norman Smith who lived in Hall Rd and Bob Hudson lived in Victoria Rd.

Re: Quarry Rd Stables

Posted by Alan Young on 26/8/2024, 12:57:26, in reply to "Re: Quarry Rd Stables"

You mention a Brian McDougal - I remember going to Newtown school with Robert McDougal - were they brothers?

Re: Quarry Rd Stables

Posted by Stan Wears on 26/8/2024, 14:34:49, in reply to "Re: Quarry Rd Stables"

Yes Alan they were and they lived in No 54 Quarry Rd and both were in the scouts at St

Re: Quarry Rd Stables

Posted by Joseph on 26/8/2024, 15:11:39, in reply to "Re: Quarry Rd Stables"

One of the highlights for me was going up to Bob Hudsons every night, getting the chronicle for my mother and reading the adventures of bumble bee on the back page,couldn't wait for the next episode, (no radio no tv just the bloody bumble bee.)

Re: Quarry Rd Stables

Posted by Stan Wears on 26/8/2024, 18:08:13, in reply to "Re: Quarry Rd Stables"

Joseph the Chronicle had many uses didn't it? The sixe of it enables a lot of chip papers and then put over the shovel as a blazer for the fire, then cut into squares for the back of the toilet cistern!Well worth it's money Joseph!...

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