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Walking my girlfriend home from school
by John Hutchings

What great memories I have of Patcham! I can remember walking my first girlfriend home from school (Patcham school at the top east side of Ladies Mile Road where Warmdene Road intersects) We used to walk across the back of Mackie Ave where there used to be a chalk pit years and years ago. I can remember playing with my friends up the far end of Mackie Ave (the "Dee Side"). I lived on Sanyhils Ave. #4.

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This page was added on 22/03/2006.

Comments:

I lived on Sanyhils Ave too. I remember the chalk pit, the chattri, Ghost Lane, the clock tower. John - I bet your piano teacher was Mrs Ashton. Maybe your friend Billy was my brother.
By Paula Taylor (nee Redhead) (28/03/2004)
I remember Paula (then Redhead) - yes, Billy and I were great friends. We used to play at each other's houses. Paula, you also have a sister Laura. Please contact me if ever you get to read this. My email is hutcj@perkinscoie.com. I even tried writing to Billy a number of years ago but the letter came back 'address unknown'.
By John Hutchings (01/07/2004)
I moved with my family to 51 Braeside Avenue in 1950 as a child of 4 years and lived there until I left for university in 1965. My parents continued to live there and I visited regularly until my mother died in 1997 when we sold the house. I loved Patcham and had a great childhood there - and still retain strong memories of all the places and people. I don't remember Ghost Lane though - tell me more.
By Brian Richards (21/07/2004)

I remember Brian Richards and his sister who lived next door to my late husband (49 Braeside). Was Ghost Lane the tiny steep alley that ran up nearly opposite the Old School in Old Patcham and came out somewhere near Patchdean, opposite Patcham School playingfields?

By Christine Martin (25/05/2007)

Does anyone remember Sweet Hill, I remember going on the bus with mum every year that the blackberries were in season to Sweet Hill. We used to take a picnic, which I enjoyed more than the blackberry picking! Wasn't there a murder commited at one of the pubs in Patcham?

By Sandie Waller (30/05/2007)

Yes Sandie, there was a murder. It was in the car park of the Black Lion pub. I was there that night - a woman was shot, I believe. It was I think in 1976.

By David Maynard (26/09/2007)

Please. If anyone remembers me, email me when you read this. I can remember quite a few friends that lived around Pacham: Raymond Berg, Sharon Kingman, Nigel Garbett, Judy Hardwick, Geoffrey Street (a cousin of mine), Andrew Hooper, Billy Redhead and his sister Paula. I could go on but, oh well. John Hutchings is me, and I lived at 4 Sanyhils Avenue from 1956 to February 1967. Went to school on Ladies Mile Road near the green roofed nursery.

By John Hutchings (22/02/2008)

Hi John. It's Andrew (Hooper) from 80 Mackie Avenue. I remember you very well and, if I recall correctly, you breaking your leg, care of Roger Black(?) trying something out on you after he had wanted to try it on me! I hope you are well. My grandparents lived in Sanyhils for a while and my grandmother is still going strong at 105! I still come back to Patcham as my mother lives there, although no longer in Mackie. Best regards.

By Andrew Hooper (24/04/2008)

Re Ghost Lane: Never heard of this place, but I wonder if its the twitten with the dog leg in it that drops down to The Old London Road from Highview Avenue South. I recall a derilict building there with what appeared to be a skull set into the window cill. I passed it again several years ago but can't tell whether the skull was still there because the window had been boarded up.

By Roy Grant (29/07/2008)

I happened upon your comments, very interesting! Although I am not Patcham born and bred I have lived here for 4 years and am very interested in local history. I am intrigued about the private house road on Old London Road at the back of the post office. Do you live there? How long for? Do you recall when there were more houses there? Also does anyone have any more information on the murder? Why did it happen?

By T Lloyd (31/07/2008)

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