I'm so pleased to receive even more info on the Horse & Groom.
Thank you for the map of Sumner Street ReadyDale that just about sews it up because the relative positions of Horse & Groom pub and the school are just how I remember it to be all those years ago.
Also Thank you Gaie for the info on school and the photo of Sumner Street, I wouldn't be surprised if the Horse and Groom wasn't the building on the right with the large hanging lighting outside.
Despite the time lag, I remember going to a nursery class at the school and not being happy with the compulsory afternoon nap on a camp bed. I used to lie awake and it seemed ages before we could get back to playing with toys again. I recall the beer deliveries to the pub and watching the barrels roped down metal ramp to the cellar and then the a reverse for the empty barrels on to the cart. Sometimes I was allowed to sit on the top of one of the shire horses which seemed very high up to me.
I lost both my parents when I was quite young so thanks for helping me with glimpses of those early times.
Best wishes
Denis
