Grimesthorpe Part 3

[St Petre]

17 hours ago, beezerboy said:

 

 

stpetre

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Posted November 19, 2017

 

          Yes they did, I worked there as a delivery lad 1961-62 at Gowers & Burgons-Lyons Street/Petre Street in Pitsmoor.

 

    I've just found this on the Gower & Burgon site. 

    Guess what , I did that there for two years and left in August / 60. Did you still have a van for the Friday deliveries. I used to have about twenty five orders and made more in tips that night than I got for the full week. The divers name was Len I think. 

 

They had a delivery van on Thursdays and Fridays, one of the drivers was called Ronnie. We used to make deliveries to Grimesthorpe too, Margate Drive. Hunsley Street and Botham Street if I recall.

 

 

Edited January 19, 2021 by St Petre

[beezerboy]

5 hours ago, St Petre said:

 

One drop off was to a family called Richards at Margate St & Grimesthorpe Rd,  that was always a interesting event

[St Petre]

18 hours ago, beezerboy said:

One drop off was to a family called Richards at Margate St & Grimesthorpe Rd,  that was always a interesting event

Yes, I recall that family (very pretty daughter), once when making a delivery I knocked on the door and after hearing 'Come in' I entered and the mother was in the tin bath tub which made me freeze still for a few seconds, 'The money's on the table' uttered the unperturbed lady.

[beezerboy]

9 hours ago, St Petre said:

Yes, I recall that family (very pretty daughter), once when making a delivery I knocked on the door and after hearing 'Come in' I entered and the mother was in the tin bath tub which made me freeze still for a few seconds, 'The money's on the table' uttered the unperturbed lady.

You as well! My driver offered to drop them off next time. Many times I had to go back the next day to get the money , once her  husband shouted upstairs that "Burgons was here". The reply was tell him to F--- --f. 

The daughter was a nice girl, lived close by with her Grandma I believe.

Edited January 21, 2021 by beezerboy
added info

[Cornish cream]

On 20/01/2021 at 14:29, St Petre said:

Yes, I recall that family (very pretty daughter), once when making a delivery I knocked on the door and after hearing 'Come in' I entered and the mother was in the tin bath tub which made me freeze still for a few seconds, 'The money's on the table' uttered the unperturbed lady.

Margate Drive?

[St Petre]

I think it was Margate STREET (the old houses) that ran from Grimesthorpe Road to Cyclops Street.

[beezerboy]

On 27/01/2021 at 09:35, St Petre said:

I think it was Margate STREET (the old houses) that ran from Grimesthorpe Road to Cyclops Street.

We 've got it right,

[St Petre]

43 minutes ago, beezerboy said:

We 've got it right,

Yes and I think the Richards' daughters name was Pauline.

[Bygum]

The Richards also had two sons one called Willie known as gong and one called John he had a disability in his back Nellie Richards and her mother used to go into town on the p... at night though used to catch the last bus from town nobody would sit with them when they get off the bus the sets would be wet and there  be a river running down the bus this was in the 60s v

[beezerboy]

20 hours ago, Bygum said:

The Richards also had two sons one called Willie known as gong and one called John he had a disability in his back Nellie Richards and her mother used to go into town on the p... at night though used to catch the last bus from town nobody would sit with them when they get off the bus the sets would be wet and there  be a river running down the bus this was in the 60s v

Mid 60's

 

The mother was getting off (between the two corner shops on Ludlow St, top of Moss St) where the clock was as I was getting on to go towards town. She was in a state of undress with eyes that could no see.         Not a pretty sight before bedtime

Edited January 29, 2021 by beezerboy