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Date Posted: 14:35:50 11/24/13 Sun
Author: Cliff Barlow
Author Host/IP: 176.253.191.66
Subject: 
Speke 1960 - 1970
Having stumbled on the website whilst looking on google for historic images of Speke, I was amazed to find out how many people posted comments which I can relate to.
I was born in 1954 at home in Hale Drive, and lived in Speke until 1973.
I remember the old cottage on the main road which was a sweet shop where the H1 crosville bus used to pass. The woods were opposite where I lived, played lots of sports especially in the summer when the weather always seemed to be hot. Me and my mates spent lots of hours in Austin Rawlinson Baths, I remember the shops in Western Avenue, Jack Allen the newsagents, the Dunnes had the chippy, a barbers shop and hardware shop were my parents would buy paraffin for our heater. Lots and lots of great memories. My friends were Tom Parry, Graham Crompton, Brian Johnson, Ian & Keith Marin, Kevin Keller, the Hamiltons from Western Avenue, the O'Shaunessys from Lovel Road to name but a few.
We also hung around with some girls such as Helen Grieve (my childhood sweetheart ), Joan Tann and Lynn all from Damwood Road.
I also remember the Bimpsons from Hale Drive.
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Re: Speke 1960 - 1970 -- michael bimson, 13:07:00 03/18/14 Tue (86.185.111.217)
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Re: Speke 1960 - 1970 -- gerard wakefield (happy), 04:21:08 02/18/16 Thu (82.132.244.106)
Any old photos of St christopher football team from the ealy sixtys
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Re: Speke 1960 - 1970 -- Norman (williams), 11:28:50 09/28/16 Wed (109.157.240.45)
Who remembers mr kneal
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Re: Speke 1960 - 1970 -- nevillewilson, 10:02:42 09/06/14 Sat (188.29.33.105)
just thought you would like to know Mr Dunne is still alive and kicking and still living in Speke..102 not out
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Re: Speke 1960 - 1970 -- Geoff D'arcy, 13:18:40 10/25/14 Sat (92.239.181.190)
I think the H1 Cliffy refers to would have been called the 120, I remember cliffy very well had many a pint with him in the Peg over the years
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Re: Speke 1960 - 1970 -- Barbara vidamour (Happy), 12:40:14 02/01/15 Sun (86.5.23.61)
Hi. I was born in Speke in 1953 and lived in Harefield road for 20 years. My grandmother lived in hale drive and we new the Bimpsons. The dad was a policeman and they had a daughter called Susan. I move to runcorn in 1980
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Re: Speke 1960 - 1970 -- Kath was Lynch (Happy), 16:57:08 12/22/15 Tue (94.11.42.17)
Hi I lived in Buckley Walk and then Hale Road my sister is married to Kevin Kellers brother I used to play on Damwood Road as well with a lot of the people you mentioned
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Re: Speke 1960 - 1970 -- wendy goulding(was Thompson), 13:48:30 04/19/16 Tue (82.40.39.23)
I have just stumbled on to this site too.I was born at 91 hale drive directly opposite the cottage sweet shop Mr and Mrs Ellison had it.I had 3 brothers ray alan and stuart.The names you mentioned I knew most of those people and the bimpsons, the dad was a policeman.Alan and Keith Martin had a sister June who was a good friend of mine. The kellars were also good friends.I moved out of speke in1966.
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Re: Speke 1960 - 1970 -- Cliff Barlow, 10:11:40 08/20/16 Sat (81.159.99.200)
Ah Wendy Thompson. I was a mate of your brother Stuart, and I remember your brothers as well. Your mum and dad used to go out every Saturday night to a social club just around the corner from your house. Stuart used to invite me around to get up to some high jinx like garden creeping in peoples back gardens.He once got caught in someones garden and told the guy her was looking for his tortoise ! Also remember you getting all dolled up on a Saturday to go out with your friends and Stuart used to torment you. Great days and laughs
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Re: Speke 1960 - 1970 -- Norman (williams), 11:50:30 10/03/16 Mon (86.144.138.58)
Hi did your dad a velocet water cooled engine
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Re: Speke 1960 - 1970 -- Marilyn Penwill (Happy), 18:44:16 08/17/16 Wed (92.29.161.222)
I was born in Hale Drive in 1952
The Easten Avenue end. I remember The Dove and Olive pub was opposite my house. We played in the woods and walked down to "the shore"
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Re: Speke 1960 - 1970 -- Margaret weston, 12:34:38 06/06/17 Tue (81.96.109.183)
Hi, I remember you and Helen, Joan and Lynne., though not in touch with anybody. I remember the starkeys too and Barbara and Elaine Gordon
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Re: Speke 1960 - 1970 -- stephen bimson (happy), 12:56:32 04/10/21 Sat (84.66.23.40)
I am one of the bimsons , sorry I dont remember you , Mrs parry and her daughter susan had a shop in the old cottage ,I too have many happy memories of speke ,not been back for a few years ,have been in north wales since 1980
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