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Nostalgia - What are your memories of Stafford?
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Jade-clothing
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Me too, looks like 'they' are going to flatten it though, given the boarding. Such a shame
and probably cram 4 characterless houses on the piece of land
littleme
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That's the one, perhaps some kind person could move my previous post?
gon2seed
(and me! - Ed)
Certainly was, a top bloke, great shop, complete with pinball, and bliddy great lanlord he was too!
gon2seed
(and me! - Ed)
Me too, looks like 'they' are going to flatten it though, given the boarding. Such a shame
They have been preparing it for a couple of weeks now, go past on the way too my new job, on Parkside! Perhaps they are going to do something like they have opposite; Springfields, 214-216 Stone Road. Once did a night shift there when it was a care home, went to the house opposite later, when I was a Social Work Assistant! Now see it on may way to my job as a Support Worker for two folks with Learning Difficulties (LD).
Who were Springfields residents? Adults with LD (20 years and they are still letting the fecker loose!
Will they never learn? I've seen the Tele! At least he couldn't do much damage in the Fire Brigade! Apart from fires, floods, industrial accidents, chemical spills, traffic collisions Ed)
Graham
Graham
I was trying to find that thread the other day to say much the same thing - they have been digging up the hedges and trees around the perimeter for several days. I'm pretty sure someone must be developing the place to give me as a present as they have read on here how much I love that house
I quoted to do some tree work there when it was sold a few years ago. The proposals at the time were for a corner apartment block. It's stood empty since that day.
WhiteBakeCase
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Memories...
Fergies (and Annabelles) that later became KFC, they used to hold the SPACE scheme fancy dress contest there, and Nappy Nights at the collosseum on a sunday
Smoking a joint in the park on lunch break from Castle Works
Cant believe nobody has mentioned Russian Rob and his coconuts..
watch closely......
And playing in the urine drenched pillbox on wildwood fields that got bulldozed for the new estate, also remember the 'stock pond' before it became a 'nature reserve'
Wildwood woods... dead mans drop, the swamps, the huge metal container (in that bit of wasteland we used to call the tip?) and the BMX track.. oh and the other now derelict BMX track on what is now wildwood park, I remember when they had first built the crazy golf, activity course in the hills, and the basketball wall and the proper park with the firemans poles. Also remember the construction of white oaks and larchwood, playing in the huge concrete utilities pipes that were about to be laid
Kwik save, when you used to be able to walk round the side way past the coolers, and somebody had sprayed "suck tits baby" that remained for years
Bus into the market square, and the saturday Labour Club discos run by ernie till and some bloke called Kev, there was always a guy called Funky Phil doing the disco, when I say disco I mean a ghettoblaster and a set of them cheap chasers from maplins.
Fergies (and Annabelles) that later became KFC, they used to hold the SPACE scheme fancy dress contest there, and Nappy Nights at the collosseum on a sunday
Smoking a joint in the park on lunch break from Castle Works
Cant believe nobody has mentioned Russian Rob and his coconuts..
watch closely......
And playing in the urine drenched pillbox on wildwood fields that got bulldozed for the new estate, also remember the 'stock pond' before it became a 'nature reserve'
Wildwood woods... dead mans drop, the swamps, the huge metal container (in that bit of wasteland we used to call the tip?) and the BMX track.. oh and the other now derelict BMX track on what is now wildwood park, I remember when they had first built the crazy golf, activity course in the hills, and the basketball wall and the proper park with the firemans poles. Also remember the construction of white oaks and larchwood, playing in the huge concrete utilities pipes that were about to be laid
Kwik save, when you used to be able to walk round the side way past the coolers, and somebody had sprayed "suck tits baby" that remained for years
Bus into the market square, and the saturday Labour Club discos run by ernie till and some bloke called Kev, there was always a guy called Funky Phil doing the disco, when I say disco I mean a ghettoblaster and a set of them cheap chasers from maplins.
Gramaisc
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He has been a veritable mainstay of the Forum since its inception - http://www.staffordforum.com/xf/index.php?search/4577680/&q=robert russian&o=date ..
WhiteBakeCase
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"Cant believe nobody has mentioned Russian Rob and his coconuts..".. I meant on this thread...
Gramaisc
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I saw this today and the students that I was visiting commented on how intimidating the giant black fence looked. I was reminded of the Outlaws' house, which was nearly opposite where they are living and I don't think that they really believed me about what it was like. I have been unable to find any pictures of it - anybody got any ideas..?
littleme
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I thought the Outlaws house was on the same side of the road but further down nearer to the post office and co-op. Bright yellow and black? No pics unfortunately.
Andreas Rex
Banned for smiling
I was on the way back from Stoke Rugby Club with my dad the night that the gun fight happened. We stopped at the chippy about 10 mins before it kicked off, and it turned out the woman they held hostage (allegedly) was the wife of one of my teachers.
A few years later my friend rented one of the rooms in the house, once it had been renovated. Intriguing to think what might have gone on in there over the years before!
Andreas Rex
Banned for smiling
It's directly opposite the chippy...here.
Gramaisc
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Indeed. That's it - any pictures of the fortifications, though? That's what I'm after.
It must have been one of the first buildings in Stafford with a a security camera.
littleme
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That's the one I was thinking of
Sure it was yellow before they pebbles-coated it?
Gramaisc
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There's a lot of black in my memory...That's the one I was thinking of
Andreas Rex
Banned for smiling
The yellow doesn't ring any bells...the big gates were definitely very black.