riding school lane by duffy newman/watkins 11 February 2010does anyone remember a garage down this lane? selling motor bikes. also a paint manufacture? used to stink,8 replies Re: riding school lane by Jeremy Homeward 11 February 2010Hi Tim, no surprises there then. Ha ha. When they were at Riding School Lane, opposite the Thurlow Arms, my Brother bought a Triumph Gloria from them, and backed it after a few days, I don’t think he ever drove it. Personally, I found him ok to deal with as a parts buyer. Do you remember the car breaker who operated from a shop at the junction with Edward Street and , I think, Devonshire Place. Windows full of old horns and headlamps, dynamoes, coils and goodness knows what. He had a Heath Robinson contraption up on the wall, inside, which was a DC Charger, working off the DC Mains. Re: riding school lane Correction by Jeremy Homeward 11 February 2010Correction, I meant Devonshire Street I think. It went from Edward Street to Carlton Hill, somewhere between High Street and Dorset Street. Re: riding school lane Correction by Joan 11 February 2010Please enlighten me. Where is Riding School Lane? Maybe I’m daft but cant find it. Re: riding school lane by Tim Sargeant 11 February 2010I remember those car breakers and car dealers down Rock Place. You often couldn’t get down there because of all the cars in various states of dis-repair spread about and they weren’t very polite if you asked them to move out of the way! TCS. Re: riding school lane Correction by Jeremy Homeward 11 February 2010Hi Joan, Riding School Lane is gone now, it used to be just above High Street and Henry Street, which has also gone in the slum clearance programme. It ran North, from Edward Street, in a position roughly opposit the area between George Stree and Dorset Gardens if I remember. Re: riding school lane by Jeremy Homeward 11 February 2010Hi Duffy, I do remember, Arthur Kennard having a car breakers there, before moving up to Rock Place. His premises in R S Lane was first in on left. Re: riding school lane Correction by Joan 12 February 2010Thank you Jeremy. I have an idea now of where it was. Re: riding school lane 1849 by Roy Grant 13 February 2010Thought I would add what Edward Cresy said about the Lane in 1849, just to add a bit of local colour. He wrote: Riding School Lane has an offensive slaughterhouse at the bottom where there is a large cesspool to receive all the offal. This is reported to be 80 feet deep and never needs emptying. (great for others in the neighbourhood still using water from their wells) Add your replyHiddenAdd your title Add your wordsWould you like to add some images (optional)? If so, how many images would you like to add? 1 2 3 4 5 6Your image files will be uploaded when you submit this form. They should be .jpg or .png files. The maximum filesize is 5Mb.First imageAccepted file types: jpg, jpeg, png, gif.FileTitleSecond imageAccepted file types: jpg, jpeg, png, gif.FileTitleThird imageAccepted file types: jpg, jpeg, png, gif.FileTitleFourth imageAccepted file types: jpg, jpeg, png, gif.FileTitleFifth imageAccepted file types: jpg, jpeg, png, gif.FileTitleSixth imageAccepted file types: jpg, jpeg, png, gif.FileTitleAbout youFinally, please tell us a few details about you, so we can contact you about your contribution if we need to. We won't use your contact details for any other purpose.Your name First Last Your e-mail address* SubmitThat's all. Thanks very much. You now just need to agree to our Terms of Use and press the Submit button. After that, please wait until your contribution is uploaded. You'll then see a 'Thankyou' page.Terms of Use* I accept this website's Terms of Use (opens in new window) and confirm that the material I am uploading does not infringe the copyright of any third party.Privacy* I consent to my name and e-mail address being stored along with this contribution, and to the website editors communicating with me by e-mail about the contribution if necessary. My name may be published alongside the contribution on the website, but my e-mail address will not be published. My information will not be shared with any third party (see our Privacy Statement - opens in a new window). *Δ Share thisFacebookPinterestTwitterLinkedin
