The
building on the bottom right of the picture was for many years
"Slaterfield Methodist Church" Why it wasn't "Platt
St Methodist Church" I don't know.
At the end of the church building was a connecting - unnamed I
think - sidestreet runnig past Back Platt St,Venture St,Back Venture
St,Pitt St and Back Pitt St.It terminated in Back Pitt St which
was also Back Fletcher St.
My house -No 65 - is just off the picture across the unnamed sidestreet
past Maggie Phillips corner shop (No 61) and No 63 (Beaty &
Ben Fosters house who lived there with their children Albert @
Bernard) Actually my family also lived at No 63 but before I was
born.
At the end terraced house opposite the chuch and on the corner
of Platt St and Hobson St, (Hobson St ran from Platt St past Slaterfield,
Back Slaterfield, Holden St, Back Holden St, Resevoir St and Back
Resevoir St terminating at an entrance to "Bobby" Heywoods
Park.Back Resevoir St ran parallel with the southern boundary
of the park) lived Mr & Mrs Dan Bleakley a staunch member
of the church and next door to them was Mr & Mrs Ken Pollitt
another staunch church member (who like me later moved on to St
Marks).Ken was also secretary of the Sons of Temperance meeting
house that was on Swan Lane.
My mother and I were also members of the SOT,s and in accordance
with her wishes I still am!. Coincidentally Jack Entwistle (he
and his father before him owned the Coal yard adjacent to the
playground of St Marks school) he took over as secretary of the
SOT when Ken Pollitt retired.
Jacks widow Shirley took over form Jack when he passed on.
Another coincidence is that I am pretty sure that Lloyd Egertons
family lived in what was Ken Pollitts house after he had moved
home.
Thanks for the memories
Hindle Gregory Class of 1952 May 2009
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