Games played as a kid.

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Originally Posted by Michael Morris

I'm from Archer Rd originally until I was 14 and then a few years next to the Racecourse before moving away and buying my own house

So Plymouth Woods through to St Fagans, Trelai, Birdie's Lane, The Regent, Grand Avenue, Ely Bridge, Victoria Park were all in walking / bike distance.

Town on the bus for Empire Pool, Sasparilla, Wimpy, Spillers, a platform ticket at Cardiff General/Central (can't remember when it changed).

School at St Francis then Mostyn.

Often ended up playing football off Heol Trelai on the park opposite The Highfields. That was a long haul home when it got dark and cold.

Our house in Archer Rd had an outside toilet (we had one inside as well in the upstairs bathroom).

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I went to the Church School at the bottom of Archer Rd and my Mum still attends the church. I’m a defector and heading to hell.

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Originally Posted by William Treseder

Bogeys!!! I forgot about them. Had a few of those over the yrs. scaffold plank, 4 wheels (sometimes all the same size,) cross frame with rope or string to steer, no brakes.!!

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I crashed mine that often, my old man welded a roll cage on it!

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Originally Posted by Des Parrot

I crashed mine that often, my old man welded a roll cage on it!

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spent many hours playing kerb ball as a nipper

not sure you could classify as a game but spent many hours down hills on my skateboard

Used to play British bulldog in the street as there wasn’t many cars in those days,used to use a old skate and a book to sit on to go down the hill days before skateboards

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Originally Posted by William Treseder

Did you live anywhere near the Fowlers, when you were at Archer Rd ?

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The Fowlers were on the corner wern't they. As you turned into Archer Rd at the top of Plymouthwood Rd, by the bus stop.

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Originally Posted by Tuerto

Scrumping in the large gardens of Cyncoed, usually before the fruit was ripe!

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Knobbing to us

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Originally Posted by Michael Morris

The Fowlers were on the corner wern't they. As you turned into Archer Rd at the top of Plymouthwood Rd, by the bus stop.

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St Francis, my first skool : thumbup: has conkers been mentioned ?

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Originally Posted by BLUETIT

Knobbing to us

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Pervert

Mostly playing football in the street or down Sevenoaks, or playing runout / mob around Grangetown. Playing basketball in grange gardens (low rim you could dunk) or the Marl for the full size hops.

In the summer we would jump off Boseys (not sure of spelling) down channel view into the mouth of the Taff. There are apartments there now. Or we'd jump off the black railway bridge we called Soapys, into the river Ely. Used to go to Splash in the empire pool, and fly off the top board. I dived off fourth board, but only jumped off top.

Riding bikes up to Castle Coch on the taff trail, and jumping in the taff at blackweir on the way.

Conkers, marbles, pogs, swapping stickers. We would graffiti with hair dye spray, that would usually wash off when it rained. Although the black spray would last a bit longer.

Good times.

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Originally Posted by Michael Morris

The Fowlers were on the corner wern't they. As you turned into Archer Rd at the top of Plymouthwood Rd, by the bus stop.

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That’s them. 👍

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Originally Posted by William Treseder

That’s them. 👍

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Tommy was my age. We went through junior and high school together. Usually when folk pass away, they’ll have one, maybe two notices/messages in the Echo obituary column.
When Tommy passed (RIP), he had over 30.
I’ve never seen more people at a funeral in Cardiff in my life. Think they closed Ely and Canton that day !