Woodseats History

[IanG]

A few names I recognize on here, mostly be your young uns I know

 

My Dad and Uncle Grew up round there as well (Keith & Phillip) and grandparents Joe and Beryl liked the odd shandy

[Billam]

Did anyone used to live on Oliver Road,Wood seats? All the houses at the bottom were demolished, where did everyone go?

[or-b-son]

Hi Presume you mean Olivet Road.

[oldiegirl]

Hi my grandma and family come from number 14 Olivet Rd. When grandma died my cousins stayed in the house until it was demolished. They finished up living at Hollinsend.

As children we used to go to grandma's on Christmas eve and go around carol singing to the neighbours while aunties and uncles exchanged their presents for us. Happy memories.

[Billam]

Hi my grandma and family come from number 14 Olivet Rd. When grandma died my cousins stayed in the house until it was demolished. They finished up living at Hollinsend.

As children we used to go to grandma's on Christmas eve and go around carol singing to the neighbours while aunties and uncles exchanged their presents for us. Happy memories.

Hi, I used to live at 87 in a two up two down. I can,t recall where 14 was situated, was it after the off licence? There were a lot of back to back houses, I knew a lot of children from there, I left home in 1973 to get married.

[hillsbro]

...I can,t recall where 14 was situated, was it after the off licence?...

This scan from the 1959 Kelly's Directory gives an idea of where the various houses were situated, and here is a 1950s map. Edited May 13, 2016 by hillsbro

[oldiegirl]

Hi, I used to live at 87 in a two up two down. I can,t recall where 14 was situated, was it after the off licence? There were a lot of back to back houses, I knew a lot of children from there, I left home in 1973 to get married.

 

Hi number 14 was after the off license coming down toward the main Rd

also Mrs Amy Shaw was my grandma from the 1959 directory. granddad had died in 1947

[Billam]

This scan from the 1959 Kelly's Directory gives an idea of where the various houses were situated, and here is a 1950s map.

Thanks for that, very interesting.

[Billam]

Can anyone remember living there prior to demolition, I had lots of playmates from there.

[Arthur Bell]

Anybody remember the Bell family who lived on Tadcaster Road ? William (Arthur) Bell was a civil engineer who had an office on there. I am distantly related to them but am not in touch at all.