gaz 786 Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 Lived on deerlands in 80s loved it 👌 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeG Posted July 26, 2023 Share Posted July 26, 2023 Gloria Davis - about 1965 - I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackhill Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 Lived on Deerlands from 1946 until getting married in 1966. Lived at the top Holgate (Black hill). Almost oppisite park gates. Had some great times with great friends. Unfortunately the house I lived in (among with loads of other houses) has been demolished. Actually drove down Deerlands today whilst on a weekend visit. Live in Blackpool now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyFriendStan Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 1 hour ago, blackhill said: Lived on Deerlands from 1946 until getting married in 1966. Lived at the top Holgate (Black hill). Almost oppisite park gates. Had some great times with great friends. Unfortunately the house I lived in (among with loads of other houses) has been demolished. Actually drove down Deerlands today whilst on a weekend visit. Live in Blackpool now What is or what was Black Hill please?  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackhill Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 Black Hill or proper name Holgate Cres. was a small hill that ran betwwen 194 and 196 Deerlands ave. It was built by Italian POWs, so I was told. the road was black tarmac so as I was always told. Hence the name black Hill. Other theories were that there was no street lights all the way down hence also being called Black Hill becuase when it was dark believe me it was black. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyFriendStan Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 5 hours ago, blackhill said: Black Hill or proper name Holgate Cres. was a small hill that ran betwwen 194 and 196 Deerlands ave. It was built by Italian POWs, so I was told. the road was black tarmac so as I was always told. Hence the name black Hill. Other theories were that there was no street lights all the way down hence also being called Black Hill becuase when it was dark believe me it was black. Thank You Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaz 786 Posted July 29, 2023 Author Share Posted July 29, 2023 15 hours ago, blackhill said: Black Hill or proper name Holgate Cres. was a small hill that ran betwwen 194 and 196 Deerlands ave. It was built by Italian POWs, so I was told. the road was black tarmac so as I was always told. Hence the name black Hill. Other theories were that there was no street lights all the way down hence also being called Black Hill becuase when it was dark believe me it was black. I was told the Italian pows also built the steel houses at top of the 8 foot ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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