The Streets Where We Lived

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jane666
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weenie wrote: Streets i lived are : Gamble Hill Drive, 79- 85Greenthorpe hill 85-90Heights Close 90-96 Cockshot lane 96-98Tong Way 98-99 Bruce Lawn 99-04 moved to Scarborough Town St Armley 08-09 I had a schoolmate who lived on gamble hill drive about the same time. Sharron. Her dad Charles was involved with the church. She had a few brothers and sisters.
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jim
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BLAKEY wrote: jim wrote: Valley Drive, Ben Rhydding, 1942-9.Jim Small World indeed Jim - I had several friends on Valley Drive in the years you mention, and I have a good friend now in Carrholm Crescent !! .....and my youngest daughter lived for a time on Queenswood Drive, where I had several other friends Blakey. I think that as one gets older the world seems to work in ever-diminishing circles which increase in number.    

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I thought I moved around a lot but not compared to some of you - anyway here goesCharlton Grove/Place Leeds 9 1950 -1959Kingston Gardens Leeds 15 1959 -1972Nowell Place Leeds 9 1972-1979Farnley 1979 -1982Leeming N Yorks 1982 -1990South Otterington N Yorks 1990- 2002Falkirk 2002 2004Ossett 2004 - 2006Knaresborough 2006-2010Gloucester 2011-2011Bournemouth 2011 - present
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DOBBO wrote: I thought I moved around a lot but not compared to some of you - anyway here goesCharlton Grove/Place Leeds 9 1950 -1959Kingston Gardens Leeds 15 1959 -1972Nowell Place Leeds 9 1972-1979Farnley 1979 -1982Leeming N Yorks 1982 -1990South Otterington N Yorks 1990- 2002Falkirk 2002 2004Ossett 2004 - 2006Knaresborough 2006-2010Gloucester 2011-2011Bournemouth 2011 - present I've done my fair share of moving too. My addresses for Dorset I haven't listed. I'm not surprised though to see that some folk end up back in Leeds. I really miss the place and its folk. The friendliest most down to earth folk I've known.

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Not as much as some of you, but here goesWykebecksCardigan RoadChelwoodsRedmiresUllingswick - HerefordOmagh - NIPergamos - CyprusWolfenbuttel - GermanyLeek StreetGarnetsMiddleton
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hicklingmick wrote: 1947-1950 CAS1950-1959 ALBURY RD HUNSLET1959-1965 OLD OAK LAWN LDS 161965-1968 QUENSWOOD DRIVE LDS 161968- 1971 KIRKSTALL RD1971-1973 SHAFTSBURY AVE LDS 81973-1984 MONTAGUE CRESCENT GARFORTH1984-DATE HICKLING NORFOLKDO MISS LEEDS BUT DONT THINK COULD PUT UP WITH TRAFFIC Everytime I visit back home it's a culture shock!!Poole's such a small sleepy hollow that being back in Leeds scares me to death..lol.

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BillyBritvic wrote: All in Leeds, dates approx:Consort Street off Belle Vue Road 1956-57Sissons Road LS10 57-59Chapel Hill LS10 59-61Well Close Mount Woodhaous 61North West Place Woodhouse 61-63Elford Place Harehills 63-66Pepper Terrace Hunslet 66-68Greenmount Street Beeston 68-69Garnet Grove Beeston (Poss Hunslet) 69-76Garnet Place Beeston 76-77Town Street Middleton 77-79SouthCroft Drive LS10 79-82Cottingley Towers 82-83Hardy Terrace Beeston 83-90Town Street Middleton 90 to present.As you can see, everytime the rentman came we moved house!!!!!As a matter of fact me n me dad used to play that old Japanese game.............when the rentman knocked on the door we used to hide under the table and shout "SHINTIN SHINTIN"Only joking but we did move quite a lot years ago hi there, i lived in pepper st. till 62, then in southcroft way till 72, happy days in both places.
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DOBBO wrote: I thought I moved around a lot but not compared to some of you - anyway here goesCharlton Grove/Place Leeds 9 1950 -1959Kingston Gardens Leeds 15 1959 -1972Nowell Place Leeds 9 1972-1979Farnley 1979 -1982Leeming N Yorks 1982 -1990South Otterington N Yorks 1990- 2002Falkirk 2002 2004Ossett 2004 - 2006Knaresborough 2006-2010Gloucester 2011-2011Bournemouth 2011 - present Charlton Place Leeds 9 1958 - presentcan't be doing with moving about all the timeWhen I win the lottery I'll move to the Dales or Windermere

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beast wrote: DOBBO wrote: I thought I moved around a lot but not compared to some of you - anyway here goesCharlton Grove/Place Leeds 9 1950 -1959Kingston Gardens Leeds 15 1959 -1972Nowell Place Leeds 9 1972-1979Farnley 1979 -1982Leeming N Yorks 1982 -1990South Otterington N Yorks 1990- 2002Falkirk 2002 2004Ossett 2004 - 2006Knaresborough 2006-2010Gloucester 2011-2011Bournemouth 2011 - present Charlton Place Leeds 9 1958 - presentcan't be doing with moving about all the timeWhen I win the lottery I'll move to the Dales or Windermere Hi beast that could be the start of a new thread.Who has lived in the same place the longest.
No matter were i end my days im an Hunslet lad with Hunslet ways.

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My first recollection is living in Bayswater Mount,then moved to                        Strathmore Street 1952 to 1953A short time at                        Somewhere in Beeston then to                                                Hustlers Row, Meanwood 1953 to 54Back to                                    Strathmore Street 1955 to 1965Final one in UK                         Branksome Gdns, Whimoor 1965 / 1969

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