photo © Anthony ‘Nan’ Morland
Paul Phillips… Moved to The Ridge and Seaside Rd moved to Bohemia Rd
Chris Pook… I remember the siren going off when I was at Priory Rd school.
Lloyd Johnson… Right next to the Priory Road school grounds
Carol Acott… I remember the sirens going off when lived in St Georges Road in the 50s….mum always said that’s the gorse on fire again on the East Hill. Usually was too.
Chris Meachen… There was a telephone on the outside wall covered by a glass door. As a kid my curiosity got the better of me and I opened it….. Alarms sounded, firemen came whizzing down the pole & they opened the doors asking ‘where’s the fire?’ – it frightened the life out of me…
Alan Esdaile… Oh that was you Chris. I got a vague memory of this, as used to live over the road.
Lucy Pappas… I’d forgotten the fire station! xx
Nick Rowland… I remember the fire station.
Angela Gardner… Castledown schools car park is now where this was situated.
Samantha Blake… We used to play up there when it was abandoned.
Raelia French… I used to walk past there a lot when I was a little girl and I always wanted to slide down their pole.
Jenny Bolt… Father- in – law Tom, was stationed there and hubby, Rick, has many stories of what he and his mates use to get up to there.
Mike King… I remember it well. I used to pass it at least twice a day when attending Priory Road School next door. A school mate and myself often discussed creeping in there and taking a sneeky peek around but we got around to it.
Sharon Holland… My dad was a fireman there in the 60’s
Eric Harmer… I lived op that. Such a shame that now a working man can’t afford a house
Jane Freund… Very familiar!