by Antie Em » Fri Feb 04, 2011 11:22 am
Just read through this Dennis - what a lovely piece of work. I know the Rowley Hills well - used to live at the top of Longbank Road, before we went to live on the new estate by the Quarry. In the winter we used to sledge down Longbank Road, not many cars around then. We used to have to stop on the bend because then the round went straight down to the Wolverhampton Road.
My mom's road leads up to the quarry and we used to take a shortcut through a little gully to get to school. It's all been redeveloped now and a new estate has been built on the filled up quarry.
I took my grandkids up there for a walk last summer and it really is very nice - you'd think you were in the middle of the countryside but for the spectacular view from the top.
I remember Rowley Grammer School, my best friend went there and I should have joined her the year after, but that's when they opened Tividale Comp and everyone had to go there, even if you'd passed the 11 Plus.
When we were kids there was a farm opposite our house, Lye Farm I think but we used to call it Old Hadley's farm. We used to play in his fields and take a shortcut to Bury Hill Park. I remember there being a stream and you had to be very careful where you walked - it was very boggy. Lost a shoe in there once - mom wasn't happy.
Thanks for the memories Dennis
There's no place like home ......