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Post by davefnd on Feb 26, 2008 17:52:40 GMT
Can anyone remember the 2 gatehouses at the park which were situated near the junction of Bradford Road/Hardings Lane. I can remember an old lady living there,she used to cross over from one to the other where she slept. Anyone any information on her.
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Post by barcroftlad on Feb 29, 2008 0:02:47 GMT
Can anyone remember the 2 gatehouses at the park which were situated near the junction of Bradford Road/Hardings Lane. I can remember an old lady living there,she used to cross over from one to the other where she slept. Anyone any information on her. This sounds like a good story. I have never heard of this before. Someone will know more, bound to. Cheers. |
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Post by davefnd on May 2, 2009 21:12:20 GMT
Can anyone remember the 2 gatehouses at the park which were situated near the junction of Bradford Road/Hardings Lane. I can remember an old lady living there,she used to cross over from one to the other where she slept. Anyone any information on her. No one seems to know anything about this poor lady,shame seeing as we seem to know a lot about things from the past. |
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Post by fsharpminor on May 27, 2009 14:34:31 GMT
My father , who lived in Swallow St right by the park, said the gatehouse(s) were at the entrance at Victoria Ave (near some public loos), coming in from Lawkholme Lane. He doesnt remember gatehouses at either of the other main entrances (ie Bradford Rd/Hard Ings, and Bradford Rd/Parson St corners). In fact he thinks there was only one.
A rather portly gentleman lived in the gatehouse who used to chase after any lads slightly misbehaving. This would be late 1920's I think.
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Post by danewiss on May 27, 2009 21:38:12 GMT
Entering through the Victoria Avenue entrance, there was a cottage with a small garden to the left. This was just before the swings, slide, see-saw and roundabout in the children's playground. The main path then divided, The left path took you passed the stone oven (with embossed explanatory plaque), and led you to the glazed entrance to the museum. Once inside you moved passed the noisy (live) cockatoo on it's perch, just before the door into the Museum's main Hall . Back to the Main footpath, the right leg of the path led passed the shelter with "en suite" (smelly) toilets gents to the left and ladies to the right. Continuing on this path led to the path which circuited the park with an additional path diagonally across to the Bradford Road entrance with the gatehouses as explained by davefnd. Just as you set off on the diagonal path there was the superbly ornate drinking fountain just to the right. This was followed on the right by the "top" bandstand set back some 30 yards from the path. The bandstand was surrounded by a tarmacadam covered area for housing the seats and deck-chairs for the brass band enthusiasts This was the area used for cricket matches by the local schoolboys, the flat stone supports on either side of the stone steps of the bandstand were "chalked" with wickets for the purpose. To the left of the diagonal path approx 40 yards from this path was an identical "lower" bandstand, without the hard surface surround. From the lawn in front of the Mansion House towards the lower bandstand was a haha. to prevent grazing animals from climbing on to the lawn.  |
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Post by fsharpminor on May 28, 2009 7:35:07 GMT
Jeez, what an excellent memory Danewiss ! Yes I remember the HaHa now also.
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Post by danewiss on May 28, 2009 21:53:02 GMT
Missed out of my last posting was the caged aviary which was situated in the Museum entrance foyer, behind the Cockatoo perch which was free standing and sited in front of you immediately on entry through the entrance door. If the Cockatoo was so minded in would screech, raise it's comb and then open and flap its immense white wings. very Alfred Hitchcock-ish !! As youngsters it could be very frightening, until you had visited the scene often enough to "read" the signs of an imminent "flare-up"  |
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Post by Admin on May 28, 2009 22:32:20 GMT
I used to be fascinated by "The Mummy" inside the front door...................................it is now in Cliffe Castle and does not appear so large anymore.......................
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Post by barcroftlad on May 29, 2009 21:08:19 GMT
It was the Golden Eagle which did it for me. Every time I visited I had to head for that bird! Cheers.
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Post by davefnd on Jun 5, 2009 20:31:20 GMT
No one seems to have walked down to the other end of the Park where I can assure you there was 2 old gatehouses which were occupied by an old lady who lived in one and slept in the other.This was around 1948 I remember it vividly as we played football and cricket at the rear of the gatehouses opposite Hondura and Coxes Garage.
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Post by lawkholmelaner on Jun 9, 2009 23:28:50 GMT
Triffic recollection, Danewiss
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Post by lawkholmelaner on Jul 29, 2009 22:12:36 GMT
Despite its attraction, the drinking fountain was out of bounds for fear of getting "infantyperalisiss". Swine Flu had nowt on that. Remember the grizzly poster cautioning vaccination against diptheria?
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