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janet 31-01-2004 10:21

Thanks atarah, will have a look at it when weather gets better.

carlo 01-02-2004 17:34

it's only last year since i rode my bike down the old monkey steps... i used to go that way on the walk home from school .. hollins high.... if we walked down through oak hill park back in the late seventies....:dogrun:

Marl 25-10-2012 09:32

We used to cut through the monkey steps on our way to school ( woodnook Sec )

Bob Dobson 25-10-2012 18:36

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There can't be many threads which have gone on for as long as this one has. Started in January 2004 and active over 8yrs later.

kestrelx 25-10-2012 18:39

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That was one of my route's home from school on many days back in the days...:rolleyes::hothothot

ossy kid 19-01-2013 22:59

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Used to use the monkey steps to deliver papers every morning and night. Delivered for Sugdens on Plantation St and had one paper to Dr McGloughlins? just before Oakhill park gates. Don,t ask me how I remembered his name after 55 years. Didn,t the path come out on Sandy Lane by the "air raid" shelter?

Atarah 20-01-2013 08:46

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Just been smiling to myself as to how things change. This thread was started in 2004 and mentions using the Monkey Steps as a quick way to the college. Of course that doesnt apply now, because the main college entrance is now just around the corner, past the entrance to the steps and in on Broad Oak Road. Also the Hargreaves Arms pub was mentioned. This of course is now known as Grant's.

Retlaw 20-01-2013 11:14

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Originally Posted by ossy kid (Post 1037828)
Used to use the monkey steps to deliver papers every morning and night. Delivered for Sugdens on Plantation St and had one paper to Dr McGloughlins? just before Oakhill park gates. Don,t ask me how I remembered his name after 55 years. Didn,t the path come out on Sandy Lane by the "air raid" shelter?

The path came out behind the rear of Greensills dentists, and the loading area for the toffee works and Adelaide St back, it then led into the top of Adelaide St, the drive way into Highams was then on your right, don't remember any air raid shelter in that area.

hassy rvr 20-01-2013 12:14

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This brings back memories I used to go that way to school 56 to 60!

DaveinGermany 20-01-2013 12:50

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Originally Posted by Retlaw (Post 1037877)
The path came out behind the rear of Greensills dentists, and the loading area for the toffee works

How's that for ideal locating ? :D

steve2qec 20-01-2013 13:46

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Originally Posted by Retlaw (Post 1037877)
The path came out behind the rear of Greensills dentists, and the loading area for the toffee works and Adelaide St back, it then led into the top of Adelaide St, the drive way into Highams was then on your right, don't remember any air raid shelter in that area.

The air raid shelter is still there - it's at the bottom of one of my neighbour's garden on Queen Elizabeth Crescent. You can still see the entrance to it from Adelaide Street, it's a bricked-up former door in his garden wall. From what he's told me it seems that it was a communal shelter for local residents built by the owners of Bank house.

Retlaw 20-01-2013 18:12

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The air raid shelter is still there - it's at the bottom of one of my neighbour's garden on Queen Elizabeth Crescent. You can still see the entrance to it from Adelaide Street, it's a bricked-up former door in his garden wall. From what he's told me it seems that it was a communal shelter for local residents built by the owners of Bank house.

Went to have a looksee, seems the door in the wall has been restored back to its original state, couldn't get a photo, bloody cars parked on the kerb. Going round the back of Adelaide St, things have changed, part of the old toffee works has been knocked down for some reason, and the rear of Greensills has changed too. Its now over 65 years since I last went round there.

ossy kid 08-02-2013 06:32

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The "air raid shelter" as I remember, was at the fork in the road at the top of Adalaide st. as the road branched left in to Sandy Lane, the right branch going to the Monkey steps.


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