The effects of WW2 were still evident back in the early to middle 50s. The area at the bottom of Unthank Terrace in New Brancepeth looked like a bomb site, but of course it was no such thing. Quite a few people were upset that a German goalkeeper was playing for Manchester City, however he won most of them over; Bert Trautmann was a fine player and literally broke his neck for City's cause in a memorable FA Cup Final.
Rationing was still in place and I believe that sweets did not come off the ration until 1953.
Meanwhile my clothes pegs were sending many a German machine into the sea or ten feet beneath a field. Hopefully the pilots would flutter down into pitchforks. The pegs were fine representatives of our Royal Air Force - one vertical and one horizontal peg enjoined - ready for battle on a floor at 20 Unthank Terrace!
WB
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I can vividly remember the "bomb site" you mention in your article. Eshwood Street when it was built at the bottom of New Brancepeth ran up both sides of the road. (With the aerriel flights passing above them). The left hand side of the street as you were leaving the village was pulled down before the Second World War.
ReplyDeleteBehind the remaining side of Eshwood Street was the remaining houses in Sleetburn Street. The middle section was demolished pre-war also. The Pit Stables were at the bottom of the street together with garages for the Pit lorries. My Grandfather and Grandmoth lived at 7 Sleetburn Street before moving to Farfalls Terrace.