03-Nov-2010, 06:58 AM
Hello, Recently discovered Leyland Forum. My name is David Sumner and I went to Fox Lane primary and junior schools before Leyland Sec Modern from 1955 to 1959. Then onto Leyland Motors from school.
I can recall some teachers names i.e Butterworth (science),Hardy (TD),Jasper Lowe (history),Blackburn (Geography),Hall (music),Mr Farington (dep Head), Mr Church (Head) or ABC as we called him. Also have a few photographs of school. First day at school we were thrown into the "featherbed". I started in form 4 and was in Corinthians house.
Memories include being in the cubs and scouts at the Congs, we used to parade through the town one Sunday a month clicking the drum sticks - I think I can still do it! Lived in Clifton Avenue and well remember Damps garage with the smell of rubber as you went in, the gas works in operation, Chapel Brow CO-OP with its pneumatic system, Hough Lane when the buzzer went at midday and traffic had to stop because of so many workers went from North works to the canteen . Houses on Hough lane that still had gardens. Collecting train numbers on the field at the back of Clifton avenue which still had the circular dug outs from anti-aircraft guns during the war.
Now living in Australia but have just returned from the UK and time around Leyland. A lot has changed. If these memories mean anything you are as old as me. Look forward to chatting some more in the future about all things Leyland. Regards David
I can recall some teachers names i.e Butterworth (science),Hardy (TD),Jasper Lowe (history),Blackburn (Geography),Hall (music),Mr Farington (dep Head), Mr Church (Head) or ABC as we called him. Also have a few photographs of school. First day at school we were thrown into the "featherbed". I started in form 4 and was in Corinthians house.
Memories include being in the cubs and scouts at the Congs, we used to parade through the town one Sunday a month clicking the drum sticks - I think I can still do it! Lived in Clifton Avenue and well remember Damps garage with the smell of rubber as you went in, the gas works in operation, Chapel Brow CO-OP with its pneumatic system, Hough Lane when the buzzer went at midday and traffic had to stop because of so many workers went from North works to the canteen . Houses on Hough lane that still had gardens. Collecting train numbers on the field at the back of Clifton avenue which still had the circular dug outs from anti-aircraft guns during the war.
Now living in Australia but have just returned from the UK and time around Leyland. A lot has changed. If these memories mean anything you are as old as me. Look forward to chatting some more in the future about all things Leyland. Regards David
David Sumner
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