Wolverhampton, Warstones, Leasowes farm

[richy B]

I spoke to my cousin today, she lived on Warstones est. She can only remember one farm in that area, so I will check again with the farmer's grandson (John jnr.)
I keep getting side tracked though.

http://www.search.staffspasttrack.org.uk/engine/resource/default.asp?text=0&originator=%2Fengine%2Fsecure%2Falbum%2Fresource%2Fdefault.asp&album=5221&resource=22622

John jnr. B.I.L.s

Rich

[Willow 4873]

Brilliant site Rich!

I'm sure this is my Uncle Harry riding on the train. He used to build and repair them and had a track running round his back garden

http://www.search.staffspasttrack.org.uk/engine/resource/default.asp?txtKeywords=&lstContext=&lstResourceType=&lstExhibitionType=&chkPurchaseVisible=&rbAlphabeticalRecent=2&txtDateFrom=&txtDateTo=&originator=%2Fengine%2Fsearch%2Fdefault%5Fhndlr%2Easp&page=15&records=16565&direction=1&pointer=266&text=0&resource=24022

Willow x

[richy B]

Hi Willow,
Credit where credit is due, I did not find the site, Cati did the hard work. I just keep getting drawn to the old pictures, fascinating!

have you tried the Saffordshire Past Track site?

Cati - also in Penn...

Well done Cati

Rich

[Willow 4873]

Sorry Cati well done!

I'll get round to that ghost story now

My best friend at that time lived in one of the blocks of flats with her mum who was a nurse who worked nights sometimes. I sometime stopped with her when her mum was working to keep her company (this was bout 30 years ago)

The layout of the flat is that you open the front door onto a lenghtways corridor with the two bedrooms to the left and the bathroom to the right and the door to the living room at the end of the corridor on the right. The living room is the width of the flat with the kitchen off it and behind the bathroom

The one night my friends mum had gone to work and my friends boyfriend and I were stopping over. They went to bed and I went to sleep in the small bedroom but after much tossing and turning I gave up and went to make coffee

I was stood in the kitchen with the door behind and to the left of me when I saw what I took to be my friends boyfriend standing behind me in the doorway so asked him if he wanted coffee too

I didnt get a reply so I turned round fully and there was no one there  I dashed along to their bedroom and they were both asleep! It would have been impossible for him to get back into bed in the time I took to get there and without me hearing him opening the doors between the living room and bedroom

Needless to say I didnt get any sleep that night

Willow x

[richy B]

Jeepers! I never knew anything like that happpened around here. Thought you had to live out on the moors.
Was you're friends name Helen?
Incidentally I am still trying to make time to get to Wolverhampton Archives to check those records you found for me.

Rich

[Willow 4873]

Hiya Rich

No it was Lisa actually lol I'm not saying anything else in case someone new lives in the flat dont want to give them the heebee jeebees

Theres a farm still behind Highfields School (well there was when I last looked but that was about 10 years ago so I might be a housing estate now)

Willow x

[cati]

Hi again Rich

According to Dad (aged 83) there was a youth club on the site of Leasowes Farm - not certain when, but Dad was a plumber/builder and worked on the youth club building probably in the late 40s/50s:  the kids who used the club had spent a lot of time deorating the interior before some little Herbert (Dad's words) nicked the lead off the roof: Dad was employed to replace the lead: unfortunately there had been a heavy downpour and all the kids' hard work was ruined.

I'm afraid that that's all he can remember about it!

Regards

Cati

[richy B]

Hi Cati,
Thank your dad for me, every little helps to build up a picture. I keep hoping someone will show up with a photo from an old box on top of the wardrobe. Fingers crossed.
Rich

[cati]

Have you looked at Angus Dumphy's books?