It was Baileys Restaurant in the 1960s,my wife worked as a waitress there till 1964.The cafe over Pearks was the Carlton Cafe,I remember going in there a few times as a teenager.
I used to live in the yellowish house in Chyandour Barracks, the one with the balcony,till 1961 and spent many hours playing in the woods to the right of the lane.The lane bends to the left and passes a bungalow once owned by a teacher at the grammar school, a Mr Guard,then Mr Lanxon .It then...
My Dad was a Seargent Major in 1st Battalion DCLI.Some local fellas will no doubt remember him from their National Service days,and from 1956to 1961 inthe TA at Chyandour Barracks.His name was Claude Marston.
I was washing my boss s(Mr Roy Jenkin)car in the Western Hotel car park while England were winning the World Cup in 1966, soI missed all the excitement, Icould hear the cheering from the folks watching in Curry s and other TV shop windows.
Back row Peter May Duffy James ? Derek or Paul Ladner Roger Pearce David Marston(me) Mid row Mike Perkins ? Kieth Stirling Des Thomas ? Front row ?Gilbert Robert Clift Neil Birchenough Peter Trahair . Definitely 1950s ::15: