Old Manor Estate Residents

[budweiser189]

i know the Eastwoods on Desmond

[jamesh2o]

Does anyone remember my Sister-In-Law Christine Dixon living on Payler Close???

[manorboxing]

Hi all you true manor people,i am one of the trainers at the manor boxing gym based in pipworth school,i was born on the manor went to pipworth and waltheof and used this gym when i was at waltheof,mr ranson use to bring us across in the mini bus to do gymnastics,so this gym holds big memories for me...in march it was robbed for all the scrap metal and they left the place flooded and smashed to bits...the manor needs a boxing gym for all the young people with nothing to do and who are full of aggresion breaking the law,smoking drinking and genrally up to no good,we open from 4.30pm till 6.30pm monday to friday and everyone is welcome,just 1 more thing..... a young manor lad called dale hutchinson who lived just outside the gates of waltheof school was a nuisance and a drinker from 12years old came in the gym and as the years have passed he turned proffesional in the sport and now a very clean living and respectable 23year old man has a full time job as well as his boxing well on the 22nd of september he will fight for his first major title at don valley stadium,the british masters welterweight title,he tops the bill in his own town for the first time ever and we would love all true manor folk to get behind him on the night,tickets are £30 or £55 vip ringside which includes hot food and waitress service to your tables,there are 8 more support fights on this dennis hobson promotions,call 07587320282 for details

[TREKKY]

hi

i lived on manor estate from 64 to around 86 and lived on alison crescent but cannot remember the redfearns. do you remember any other names from that time?

 

I lived on Alison crescent number 65 until they pulled it down garry Andrews did you know Richard and shaun grezick or the jacksons

[carnationman]

Did anyone know charlie spriggs, lived on fitzhubert rd in the fiftys.

 

Hello Roy, yes I knew Charlie ,he was my brother Barry Hunts close friend sadly they passed away quite few years ago. I am Jack Hunt and we lived on Woodthorpe Close and at the time I think you lived close by I remember the drinking parties we enjoyed when mom and dad were away on holiday I hope you are keeping well kind regards Jack Hunt

[haisydaisy]

i lived on alison cresent some years ago before they knocked them down i can remember a family called the bookers and i remember a family who lived close by to them i cant remember their name but there were 5 girls i think one was called janet they went to pipworth junior school ca anybody remember them

I was born on manor in 1953 and I had 4 sisters one called Janet we lived at 39 narlowe close till 1965 surname Hayes

[lazarus]

Remember the Malones, Graysons, Pheonix, Elbrett, Cardwell.

[Caz1]

Quote:Originally Posted by evodude

i lived on alison cresent some years ago before they knocked them down i can remember a family called the bookers and i remember a family who lived close by to them i cant remember their name but there were 5 girls i think one was called janet they went to pipworth junior school ca anybody remember them

 

 

I was born on manor in 1953 and I had 4 sisters one called Janet we lived at 39 narlowe close till 1965 surname Hayes

 

I wonder if evodude is referring to my family. The Eyre family at 112 alison Cres were good friends of the bookers. We were 5 sisters, Janet was the second to eldest. i am the youngest Carol.

[GVOWL]

Harold and Albert Avery anyone?

[ivy01]

Harold and Albert Avery anyone?

 

yes ,Harold lived on fitzhubert , but both sadly gone