Bolehill Lane, Crookes

Image: © Dave Hitchborne Taken: 26 Aug 2008

One day I might discover why the first house my parents rented, was pulled down. It stood the furthest away in this gap. Although I have a very good memory for the past, I can't remember the inside of the house, even though it will have been almost identical to the one my wife and I bought, in Toftwood Road. I can recall the steep staircase, which scared me and I can remember it's dark green walls. I remember my father growing caterpillar infested nasturtiums in the raised garden and how could I forget the outside loo. There was a curler and headscarf clad neighbour who always seemed to be shouting for her daughter, "MARLENE"! Well we lived here from 1945 until 1949 and by then I was seven. I contacted T.B. in '48/'49 and when I came out of convalescent, in Southport, we'd moved to 239a Crookes - http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1232062 We obviously spent the winter of '47 here and I saw the snow up to the bedroom windows. I was taken for a walk through the hard packed snow one day and on part of the walk we saw the triangular top of a road sign at our feet.

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