Hello Adele

I think Alec Plant was a cousin of my Dad's. I have just looked at
your Dogsthorpe website, found it very interesting. My father in law,
Victor Weston, lived in Newark Avenue for 64 years ( he passed away 3
years ago aged 91). He used to tell us stories of old Dogsthorpe, a
lot of which is mentioned on your website.
Peter ,my husband ,has memories of the old Showground, going through
the fence , also of fields where Dogsthorpe estate is now. You could
also see the Cathedrals of Ely and Peterborough across the fields in a
straight line.
The Sugar beet factory was mentioned on another message. We lived near
there, the smell used to come in to your house, on to the clothes in
the hall. The smell is not missed!
Brenda



--- In peterborough_memories@..., "Adele Gardner"
<adele@...> wrote:
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> Hi Brenda
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> I lived next door to Mr (Alec?) and Mrs Plant in Garton End Road when I
> was growing up. I think I saw a picture of your dad in the paper and
> thought they must be brothers because they looked so alike.
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> Adele
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> www.dogsthorpe.com <http://www.dogsthorpe.com/>
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> ________________________________
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> From: peterborough_memories@...
> [mailto:peterborough_memories@...] On Behalf Of wesbrencro
> Sent: 25 August 2008 09:59
> To: peterborough_memories@...
> Subject: [peterborough_memories] Re: Peterborough in pictures
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> --Hello
> Re Orchard's fish and chip shop, mentioned by Christine. Ted Orchard
> was a school friend of my Dad's ( my Dad was a builder, originally
> from Paston Lane, Stan Plant ). I and Mum still keep in touch with
> Mrs Orchard.
> We lived in Fulbridge road until 1964, then moved out of Peterborough,
> returned in 1968.
> I also remember the Sages Lane foot crossing, we used to go over there
> to watch the trains.
> My aunt had a bungalow at Marholm, we , as children, used to bike to
> Marholm and past there to Helpston, with a picnic, up and down the
> hils we called 'Devil's Dip'. Yes it is a pity the children can't go
> out in the country on their bikes, now. I also remember Sansby's
> butchers, interesting too re Churhfield road history, I had a school
> friend (also Christine in Churchfield Road)
> Brenda
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> - In peterborough_memories@...
> <mailto:peterborough_memories%40yahoogroups.co.uk> , "Christine
> Chadwick"
> <christine_m_chadwick@> wrote:
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> > --- In peterborough_memories@...
> <mailto:peterborough_memories%40yahoogroups.co.uk> , "Gordon Boughton"
> > <quilletman@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi there Christine.Thank you for the information,and you can tell
> > Ron that although I left Peterborough 60 years ago I am still a Posh
> > supporter much to the disbelief of my Devon friends.I well remember
> > going to the London Rd ground with father in those days.My dads name
> > was Tom.I also watched Posh here in Devon at both Plymouth and Torquay
> > in recent years.I did wonder if the "Revels" remember the Butcher's or
> > the Fish shop I mentioned ?Your whole area has changed unbelievably
> > since we were children,we used to walk to the end of M'S avenue,across
> > Lincoln Rd into Sages lane, over the railway (There was a foot
> > crossing then) it was all fields wonderful for kids.During the war
> > there was a small tented group of soldiers with an anti aircraft gun
> > just over the crossing in the field.I remember them giving us tins of
> > Mconikies ?" Like thick beef soup"For home.Speak to you again.Gordon.
> > ----------------------------------------------------------
> > When I lived in Walton in the early 60's, the fish and chip shop was
> > called 'Orchards'. My brother went to school with Ronnie Orchard. The
> > Fish shop was called 'Orchards' for many years under different
> > ownership. It is now revamped under new management -again- but since
> > last year it is owned by Chinese people who do chinese food as well as
> > fish and chips. (I haven't used the chippy for around 20 years -
> > don't like greasy food!). The butcher's was made into a private
> > dwelling house after the last butcher died a few years ago, but
> > previously to that owned by a Mr Sansby, whose daughter has married
> > one of Mr and Mrs Revel's grandsons.
> >
> > I used to walk over the foot crossing (which was mainly used for farm
> > vehicles I think) at Sages Lane in the 60's, with dogs, over to all
> > the fields and foot paths the other side - which is now Bretton. I
> > think that was closed when the line was electrified, the same time as
> > the road crossing was closed in Marholm Road - now a monstrous
> > concrete foot bridge over.
> >
> > I lament the loss of so much nearby countryside - you need a car to
> > find it these days. Until the age of five, I lived in the Marholm
> > village, which is just outside Bretton. Bretton has swallowed up all
> > the countryside in between. I daresay you could remember more than me.
> > Mr and Mrs Revel can remember when my house wasn't there, and fields
> > through to Paston Church (hence 'Churchfield Road').
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> > Christine
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