(All 18.8.1984 copyright Steve Sainsbury)
Back in 1984 Littlehampton's bus station (more correctly bus garage) was empty and waiting to be demolished. I took the opportunity to take a few pictures of the station and the twitten that ran behind it, which led to Field Place. There were some gardens on one side of a brick wall and a row of terraced houses. There was also a larger detached house called 'SESCO' next to the garage and this had been the house where one of my school friends, Alan Flint, lived. I often visited back in the late 60s and early 70s. Sadly he was killed in a car crash in 1977 on the Chichester ring road.
This little route was very familiar to me as it led from my school (Connaught Road) to the town, and was also a pretty natural route from home (Whitelea Road) to the town.
It's all now buried under featureless supermarkets, car parks and shops of course, but these pics prove that it was once there!
Vivid memories of Connaught junior school and using this link alleyway to walk home early 70s
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Also remember being one of 4 swimmers to be the first in the Connaught Junior School Pool when it was opened by The writer Michael Flanders and recall being terrified wearing a susses police divers air tank as they also did a demo for the opening. sadly there seems no record of the opening or its existence these days.
ReplyDeleteI also remember the old 'bus-mans cut' from East Street to Field Place & Connaught School used regularly. I was also 1 of the 4 pupils chosen to dive into the swimming pool on the official opening day. The excitement / fear of wearing the Police divers air tanks will remain a lasting memory! Happy days and thank you Mrs Powell.
ReplyDeleteSadly have fond memoriws of mrs powell also mrs Willie who was our teacher and whose name, as you can imagine was a constant focus of attention. Do Have you manmaged to find any pictures of the day. recall local paper took pics but never tracked down any copies.:(
ReplyDeleteCorrect, Bus Garage as Station an dTicket office was opposite next to the pub and flintstones. The gardens on the right up the twitten was a small allotment split in to 6 I recall. Many a time chasd out when grabbing a handful of goosberries from the bushes just the other side of the wall.
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